Wisconsin Native Species Gallery

Masked Bee on a native rose flower

The Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) is a unique type of woodpecker, known for its vibrant markings and preference for foraging on the ground rather than in trees!

Rusty-patched Bumblebee (federally endangered)

American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla)

Great Golden Digger Wasp on Rattlesnake Master

Yellow-legged Mud-dauber Wasp

Rusty-patched Bumblebee (federally endangered)

Yellow Garden Spider

Gold-marked Thread-waisted Wasp

Bald-faced Hornet (Dolichovespula maculata) on Stiff goldenrod flowers

White-spined Bladetail (Machimus erythocnemius) robber fly

Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) in Black Willow tree (Salix nigra), in Mequon WI

Gray Goggle Eye (Holcocephala calva) robber fly

Chipmunk eating seeds off Cup plant

Wilson's Warbler (Cardellina pusilla)

Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus) on Blazing star flower

Mourning dove (Zenaida macroura)

Eastern carpenter bee on Blue sage (Salvia azurea) flower

Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor)

Green-striped Grasshopper (Chortophaga viridifasciata)

 Possible Spurred Ceratina (Ceratina calcarata) native bee on Orange Coneflower in Wisconsin

Two-spotted Longhorn Bee (Melissodes bimaculatus) on Purple Giant Hyssop flower in Wisconsin 

Northern House Wren (Troglodytes aedon)

Blue Vervain (Verbena hastata) flowers

Goldenrod Soldier Beetle (Chauliognathus pensylvanicus) on Orange Coneflower

Large Milkweed Bug (Oncopeltus fasciatus) on Common Milkweed seedpod

Possible Spurred Ceratina (Ceratina calcarata) on Prairie Onion flower

Native wasp reflecting on a glass window

Brown-belted Bumble Bee (Bombus griseocollis) on (Monarda fistulosa) Wild Bergamot

Two-spotted Longhorn Bee (Melissodes bimaculatus) on Purple Giant Hyssop flower

Possible Dark-veined Longhorn Bee (Melissodes trinodis) on Orange Coneflower

Dark-veined Longhorn Bee (Melissodes trinodis) on Goldenrod flowers

Possible (Cerceris nigrescens) wasp on Goldenrod flower

Red-belted Bumble Bee (Bombus rufocinctus) on Goldenrod flower

Possible Bellflower Resin Bee (Megachile campanulae) on Goldenrod flower

Native sweat bee on Prairie onion flower

Banded Longhorn Beetle (Typocerus velutinus) on Purple coneflower (Echinacea purpurea)

Jagged Ambush Bug (Phymata americana) on Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta) flower

Possible Weevil wasp (Cerceris nigrescens) on Goldenrod flower

Blue Vervain (Verbena hastata) flowers

Jagged Ambush Bug (Phymata americana) on Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta) flower

Red Milkweed Beetle (Tetraopes tetrophthalmus) on Swamp milkweed (Asclepias incarnata) flower

Tiny Orange-headed Callima Moth (Callima argenticinctella), total length: ~5 mm

Pure Green Sweat Bee (Augochlora pura) on Butterfly milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa) flowers

Two-spotted Bumble Bee (Bombus bimaculatus) on (Monarda fistulosa) Wild Bergamot flower

Brown-belted Bumble Bee (Bombus griseocollis) on Swamp milkweed (Asclepias incarnata) flower with pollinia stuck to its legs

Brown-belted Bumble Bee (Bombus griseocollis) on Swamp milkweed (Asclepias incarnata) flower

Prairie Onion (Allium stellatum) flowers

Spot-sided Dark Bee (Stelis lateralis) on Daisy fleabane flower

Ligated Furrow Bee (Halictus ligatus) on Purple coneflower

Mexican Grass-carrying Wasp (Isodontia mexicana) on goldenrod flowers

Two-marked Treehopper Complex Complex (Enchenopa binotata) on Eastern redbud leaves

Native wasp on goldenrod flower

Six-spotted Tiger Beetle (Cicindela sexguttata)

Six-spotted Tiger Beetle (Cicindela sexguttata)

Common Eastern Firefly (Photinus pyralis)

Common Picture-winged Fly (Delphinia picta)

Milkweed Stem Weevil (Rhyssomatus lineaticollis) on Common milkweed

Striped Horse Fly (Tabanus lineola)

Six-marked Jewel Beetle (Chrysobothris sexsignata)

Ligated Furrow Bee (Halictus ligatus) on Daisy fleabane flower

Himmelman's and Busck's Plume Moths Complex (Geina tenuidactylus)

Possible Mock-orange Scissor Bee (Chelostoma philadelphi) on fleabane flower

Native bumble bee on native flower

(Harmostes reflexulus) a scentless plant bug on fleabane flowers

Small native carpenter bee on fleabane flower

Possible Cresson's Mining Bee (Andrena cressonii) on goldenrod flowers

Spot-sided Dark Bee (Stelis lateralis) on fleabane flower

Eastern Black Carpenter Ant (Camponotus pennsylvanicus)

Eastern Parson Spider (Herpyllus ecclesiasticus)

(Condylostylus patibulatus) a Long-legged Fly

(Condylostylus patibulatus) a Long-legged fly

Eastern bluebird (Sialia sialis) pair bringing insects to the nest to feed their young

Common Whitetail (Plathemis lydia) dragonfly

Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta) laying eggs in the soil

Red Milkweed Beetle (Tetraopes tetrophthalmus)

Native fly

Halloween Pennant (Celithemis eponina)

Marsh Snipe Fly (Rhagio tringarius) not native to North America

Jumping spider

(Condylostylus flavipes) a Long-legged fly

(Nemotelus kansensis) a Soldier fly

Twice-stabbed Stink Bug (Cosmopepla lintneriana)

Pale Green Assassin Bug (Zelus luridus)

Native bee on Prairie onion flower

Brown-belted Bumble Bee (Bombus griseocollis) on Swamp milkweed flower

Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes)

Two-spotted Bumble Bee (Bombus bimaculatus) on Blazing star flower

Tiny native bee. Possibly Plasterer Bees (Family Colletidae)

Forked Scorpionfly (Panorpa subfurcata)

Yellow-collared Scape Moth (Cisseps fulvicollis)

Striped Sweat Bees (Genus Agapostemon)

Orchard Oriole (Icterus spurius) in native meadow

Buffalo Treehopper (Stictocephala bisonia) nymph

Small native carpenter bee on fleabane flower

Eastern Boxelder Bug (Boisea trivittata) nymphs

Crab spider

(Isthmocoris piceus) a Big-eyed bug

Small native bee on goldenrod flower

Wedge-shaped beetle

Black-throated Blue Warbler (Setophaga caerulescens)

Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius)

Canada Warbler (Cardellina canadensis)

Canada Warbler (Cardellina canadensis)

Red-headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus)

Common Whitetail (Plathemis lydia) dragonfly

Softshell turtle

Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater)

Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas)

Sora (Porzana carolina) catching a bloodsucker

Common garter snake

Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata)

Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)

Common Gallinule (Gallinula galeata) with chick

Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens)

Leaf-footed bug

American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)

Eastern Flower Fly (Syrphus knabi)

Eastern Wood-Pewee (Contopus virens)

Barred Owl (Strix varia)

Yellow-collared Scape Moth (Cisseps fulvicollis) on Dense Blazing Star (Liatris spicata)

Autumn Meadowhawk (Sympetrum vicinum)

Northern Paper Wasp (Polistes fuscatus) on Swamp milkweed flowers

Dragonfly and damselfly

Monarch caterpillar (Danaus plexippus) on Swamp milkweed leaves

Sandhill Crane (Antigone canadensis)

Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes) on Purple coneflower

Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia)

Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes) caterpillar

Green Stink Bug (Chinavia hilaris) 

Clouded Yellows (Genus Colias) buttterfly

Monarch caterpillar (Danaus plexippus) on Swamp milkweed

Stylogaster neglecta

Therion circumflexum

Jagged Ambush Bug (Phymata americana)

Eastern Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa virginica)

Blackberry Looper Moth (Chlorochlamys chloroleucaria) caterpillar

Obedient plant

American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) eating Purple coneflower seeds in winter

White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis)

Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula)

Thin-legged Wolf Spider (Genus Pardosa)

Running Crab Spiders (Genus Philodromus) on Red-osier dogwood flower buds

Grape and Sheppard's Plume Moth

Greater Bee Fly (Bombylius major)

Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis)

Question Mark (Polygonia interrogationis) butterfly

Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula)

Great Black Digger Wasp (Sphex pensylvanicus) on Dotted mint flowers

Stink Lacewings (Genus Chrysopa) on Purple coneflower at night

Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Corthylio calendula)

Pitted Mason Wasp (Euodynerus foraminatus) on goldenrod flowers

Hummingbird Clearwing (Hemaris thysbe) nectaring on Swamp milkweed (Asclepias incarnata)

Four-banded Stink Bug Wasp (Bicyrtes quadrifasciatus) on goldenrod flowers

Silphium flower

Crested Sedge (Carex cristatella)

Longhorn Bees on Blazing star flower

Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta) flower getting ready to open

Purple coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) preparing to bloom

Patchwork Leafcutter Bee (Megachile centuncularis) on Blazing star flower

The Great spangled fritillary (Speyeria cybele)

Eastern Carpenter bee on Swamp milkweed in Wisconsin

Green heron

Thin-legged Wolf Spider

Grass-Veneers moth

Bald-faced wasp nest

Locust Borer beetle feasting on Canada goldenrod in August.