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Common Watersnake (Nerodia sipedon)Observer
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Sitting on emergent vegetation.
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Milkweed Tussock Moth (Euchaetes egle)Observer
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Gregarious caterpillars on underside of milkweed leaf.
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Forage Looper Moth (Caenurgina erechtea)Observer
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On a mown trail through an old field approx. 100 m from woodland.
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Canadian Lousewort (Pedicularis canadensis)Observer
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In a prairie restoration.
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Ricaniid Planthoppers (Family Ricaniidae)Observer
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On vegetation growing around the edges of a sinkhole.
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Chinese Yellow Swallowtail (Papilio xuthus)Observer
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Nectaring on ornamental plants.
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Pandorus Sphinx (Eumorpha pandorus)Observer
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On honeysuckle in urban garden.
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Amanita Sect. Validae (Section Validae)Observer
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In managed woodland.
Amanita sp. I think?
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Clouded Yellows (Genus Colias)Observer
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Puddling on an artificial sandy beach.
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Virginia White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus ssp. virginianus)Observer
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Seen in a small prairie restoration
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Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)Observer
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Adults with goslings.
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Greater Ant-mimic Corinne Spider (Phrurotimpus borealis)Observer
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Female guarding egg sac. Found under loose bark of rotting hackberry log.
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Admirable Grasshopper (Syrbula admirabilis)Observer
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Female, dark form
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Mottled Sand Grasshopper (Spharagemon collare)Observer
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Label data:
USA: ILLINOIS: Will Co.
Braidwood Dunes & Savanna
1.5 km SE Braidwood on IL-113
sand prairie on S side of prsv
41.249525°N, 88.200725°W
18.viii.2012, S.W. Heads
Sample # 1045
Specimen # BRD10137
Illinois Natural History Survey
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Admirable Grasshopper (Syrbula admirabilis)Observer
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Pale form female
Label data:
USA: ILLINOIS: Will Co.
Braidwood Dunes & Savanna
1.5 km SE Braidwood on IL-113
sand prairie on S side of prsv
41.249525°N, 88.200725°W
18.viii.2012, S.W. Heads
Sample # 1045
Specimen # BRD10138
Illinois Natural History Survey
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Snakeweed Grasshopper (Hesperotettix viridis)Observer
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Label data:
USA: ILLINOIS: Will Co.
Braidwood Dunes & Savanna
1.5 km SE Braidwood on IL-113
sand prairie on S side of prsv
41.249525°N, 88.200725°W
18.viii.2012, S.W. Heads
Sample # 1045
Specimen # BRD10140
Illinois Natural History Survey
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Eastern Harvestman (Leiobunum vittatum)Observer
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Found among leaf litter along the wooded banks of McCullough Creek at Meadowbrook Park, Urbana, Illinois.
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Spotted Orbweavers (Genus Neoscona)Observer
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Male, found at night in a prairie remnant nr Wade Creek, Nachusa Grasslands.
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Chinese Mantis (Tenodera sinensis)Observer
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Female found on UIUC Research Park feeding on gravid female differential grasshopper. The mantis was kept in the laboratory and produced an ootheca on 18 October 2012.
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North American Wheel Bug (Arilus cristatus)Observer
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On sidewalk near Evers Building on the research park at the University of Illinois.
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Fall Field Cricket (Gryllus pennsylvanicus)Observer
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A mature female found on a grassy man-made earthen bank on W side of Evers Building, UIUC research park.
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Differential Grasshopper (Melanoplus differentialis)Observer
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Male found in grassy, "no-mow" zone on the research park at UIUC.
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Carolina Grasshopper (Dissosteira carolina)Observer
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Found amidst grass in a "no-mow" zone on the research park at UIUC.
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Straight-lanced Meadow Katydid (Conocephalus strictus)Observer
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A female Conocephalus strictus found on tall herbaceous vegetation in a prairie remnant at Nachusa Grasslands, nr Franklin Grove, IL.
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Black-legged Meadow Katydid (Orchelimum nigripes)Observer
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Male black-legged meadow katydid (Orchelimum nigripes) found on tall forbs at Meadowbrook Park prairie restoration.
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Peck's Skipper (Polites peckius)Observer
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Polites peckius (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae) or "Peck's skipper", nectaring from the flower head of a pasture thistle (Cirsium discolor) at Meadowbrook Park prairie restoration, Urbana, IL.
