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14,190 species in Iowa

Salt Marsh Moth

🦀 Exoskeleton 🦋 Metamorphosis

Salt Marsh Moth

Estigmene acrea

green ash

green ash

Fraxinus pennsylvanica

North American Wheel Bug

🦀 Exoskeleton

North American Wheel Bug

Arilus cristatus

Great Golden Digger Wasp

🦀 Exoskeleton ⚡ Stinging

Great Golden Digger Wasp

Sphex ichneumoneus

black cherry

black cherry

Prunus serotina

Summer Azure

🦀 Exoskeleton 🦋 Metamorphosis

Summer Azure

Celastrina neglecta

buttonbush

buttonbush

Cephalanthus occidentalis

showy orchis

showy orchis

Galearis spectabilis

Sabine's Gull

Sabine's Gull

Xema sabini

rosy sedge

rosy sedge

Carex rosea

Meadow Fritillary

🦀 Exoskeleton 🦋 Metamorphosis

Meadow Fritillary

Boloria bellona

Tawny-edged Skipper

🦀 Exoskeleton 🦋 Metamorphosis

Tawny-edged Skipper

Polites themistocles

Banded Garden Spider

🕸️ Ambush predator 🦀 Exoskeleton

Banded Garden Spider

Argiope trifasciata

Virginia wildrye

Virginia wildrye

Elymus virginicus

Silver Carp

Silver Carp

Hypophthalmichthys molitrix

foxglove beardtongue

foxglove beardtongue

Penstemon digitalis

Prairie Junegrass

Prairie Junegrass

Koeleria macrantha

Wingstem

🐝 Pollinator

Wingstem

Verbesina alternifolia

aniseroot

aniseroot

Osmorhiza longistylis

Polyphemus Moth

🦀 Exoskeleton 🦋 Metamorphosis

Polyphemus Moth

Antheraea polyphemus

Nodding Fescue

Nodding Fescue

Festuca subverticillata

Eastern Cicada-killer Wasp

🦀 Exoskeleton ⚡ Stinging

Eastern Cicada-killer Wasp

Sphecius speciosus

Butterfly Mussel

🐋 Filter feeder 🐚 Shell-bearing

Butterfly Mussel

Ellipsaria lineolata

Ghost Pipe

🐸 Aquatic larva

Ghost Pipe

Monotropa uniflora

showy tick-trefoil

Nitrogen-fixing

showy tick-trefoil

Desmodium canadense