Monarch Butterfly
Scientific Name Danaus Plexippus
Family Nymphalidae
Order Lepidoptera
Size: Wingspan 8.9 - 10.2 cm
Season: Monarchs mate in the spring
Food: Monarch caterpillars almost exclusively eat milkweed. Adult monarchs eat from about 18 different nectar plants.
Location Found: On the island between the car line and 159th street.
Scientific Name Danaus Plexippus
Family Nymphalidae
Order Lepidoptera
Size: Wingspan 8.9 - 10.2 cm
Season: Monarchs mate in the spring
Food: Monarch caterpillars almost exclusively eat milkweed. Adult monarchs eat from about 18 different nectar plants.
Location Found: On the island between the car line and 159th street.
High Plains Grasshopper
Scientific Name Dissosteira longipennis
Family Acrididae
Order Orthoptera
Size: 1.2 to 1.7 inches long.
Season: They mate in the fall, and nymphs begin maturing in spring.
Food: High Plains Grasshoppers feed on most short and mid-height grasses.
Location Found: on the football practice field neighboring the baseball diamond.
Scientific Name Dissosteira longipennis
Family Acrididae
Order Orthoptera
Size: 1.2 to 1.7 inches long.
Season: They mate in the fall, and nymphs begin maturing in spring.
Food: High Plains Grasshoppers feed on most short and mid-height grasses.
Location Found: on the football practice field neighboring the baseball diamond.
American Carrion Beetle
Scientific Name Necrophila americana
Family Silphidae
Order Coleoptera
Size: 13-22 mm in length
Season: They are active in the Summer.
Food: Carrion beetles feed on dead and decaying flesh.
Location Found: InsectIdentification.org
Scientific Name Necrophila americana
Family Silphidae
Order Coleoptera
Size: 13-22 mm in length
Season: They are active in the Summer.
Food: Carrion beetles feed on dead and decaying flesh.
Location Found: InsectIdentification.org
Green Darner
Scientific Name Anax junius
Family Aeshnidae
Order Odanata
Size: Wingspan up to 80mm
Season: They mate in the summer
Food: Green Darners eat flying insects, including other dragonflies.
Location Found: Arkive.org
Scientific Name Anax junius
Family Aeshnidae
Order Odanata
Size: Wingspan up to 80mm
Season: They mate in the summer
Food: Green Darners eat flying insects, including other dragonflies.
Location Found: Arkive.org
Wheel bug
Scientific Name Arilus cristatus
Family Reduviidae
Order Hemiptera
Size: Up to 1.5 inches in length
Season: Their reproductive cycle begins in autumn.
Food: Soft-Bodied Insects
Location Found: In a cage in Mr. Driskell's Room
Scientific Name Arilus cristatus
Family Reduviidae
Order Hemiptera
Size: Up to 1.5 inches in length
Season: Their reproductive cycle begins in autumn.
Food: Soft-Bodied Insects
Location Found: In a cage in Mr. Driskell's Room
Prairie Yellowjacket
Scientific Name Vespula atropilosa
Family Vespidae
Order Hymenoptera
Size: 10-15 mm
Season: The colony starts in late April or May and decline in late September or October and the nest remain from spring to fall.
Food: They eat many types of small insects and spiders.
Location Found: Encyclopedia of Life
Scientific Name Vespula atropilosa
Family Vespidae
Order Hymenoptera
Size: 10-15 mm
Season: The colony starts in late April or May and decline in late September or October and the nest remain from spring to fall.
Food: They eat many types of small insects and spiders.
Location Found: Encyclopedia of Life
Horse Fly
Scientific Name Tabanus atratus
Family Tabanidae
Order Diptera
Size: 20-25 mm
Season: late spring, summer
Food: Both males and females feed on nectar. The female supplements her diet with blood.
Location Found: Ninnescah Life
Scientific Name Tabanus atratus
Family Tabanidae
Order Diptera
Size: 20-25 mm
Season: late spring, summer
Food: Both males and females feed on nectar. The female supplements her diet with blood.
Location Found: Ninnescah Life
Periodical Cicada
Scientific Name Magicicada septendecim
Family Cicadidae
Order Homoptera
Size: 2.4-3.3 cm long
Season: Periodical Cicadas emerge either every 13 or 17 years, usually in spring and summer.
Food: Cicada nymphs underground live off of juice from tree roots, while adults live off tree sap.
Location Found: Wikipedia
Scientific Name Magicicada septendecim
Family Cicadidae
Order Homoptera
Size: 2.4-3.3 cm long
Season: Periodical Cicadas emerge either every 13 or 17 years, usually in spring and summer.
Food: Cicada nymphs underground live off of juice from tree roots, while adults live off tree sap.
Location Found: Wikipedia