39 insects, birds, mammals, and backyard bugs you can actually find in Northeast Wisconsin. Tap a photo to learn what to look for, then head outside and see what you spot.
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Monarch Butterfly
Danaus plexippus
Seven-Spot Ladybug
Coccinella septempunctata
Firefly
Photinus pyralis
Field Cricket
Gryllus pennsylvanicus
Dragonfly
Order Anisoptera
Praying Mantis
Mantis religiosa
Honeybee
Apis mellifera
Bumblebee
Genus Bombus
Paper Wasp
Genus Polistes
Yellow Jacket
Genus Vespula
Green Lacewing
Family Chrysopidae
Hoverfly
Family Syrphidae
Carpenter Ant
Genus Camponotus
Great Horned Owl
Bubo virginianus
Downy Woodpecker
Dryobates pubescens
American Kestrel
Falco sparverius
Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis
Big Brown Bat
Eptesicus fuscus
Red Fox
Vulpes vulpes
Striped Skunk
Mephitis mephitis
Virginia Opossum
Didelphis virginiana
Eastern Cottontail
Sylvilagus floridanus
American Toad
Anaxyrus americanus
Garden Spider
Araneus diadematus
Pillbug (Roly-Poly)
Armadillidium vulgare
Garter Snake
Thamnophis sirtalis
Tiger Swallowtail
Papilio glaucus
Woolly Bear Caterpillar
Pyrrharctia isabella
Dog-Day Cicada
Neotibicen canicularis
Katydid
Family Tettigoniidae
Blue Jay
Cyanocitta cristata
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Archilochus colubris
Black-capped Chickadee
Poecile atricapillus
Gray Squirrel
Sciurus carolinensis
Eastern Chipmunk
Tamias striatus
Raccoon
Procyon lotor
Painted Turtle
Chrysemys picta
Crayfish
Family Cambaridae
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