Native Fauna of the Southern Appalachians
Animal species native to the Southern Appalachian region of the US, including the states of Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, North Carolina, Kentucky, Virginia, West Virginia, and South Carolina.
Photos primarily from the following ecoregions: the Southern Metasedimentary Mountains/Southern Shale Valleys of Georgia, the Southern Ridge and Valley of Georgia, and the Southern Table Plateaus of Alabama.
Flown Kimmerling created this list 7 years ago
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Elegant Grass-veneer - Microcrambus elegans -
Banded Tussock Moth larva (Halysidota tessellaris) -
Ailanthus Webworm Moth (Atteva aurea) -
Common Spragueia Moth (Spragueia leo) -
Spotted Phosphila Moth (Phosphila miselioides) -
Tiger Moth - Spilosoma sp. -
Orange-patched Smoky Moth (Pyromorpha dimidiata) -
Southern Devil Scorpion (Vaejovis carolinianus) -
American Toad - (Anaxyrus americanus) -
Silvery Checkerspot (Chlosyne nycteis) -
Dark Flower Scarab (Euphoria sepulcralis) -
Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)-Unfledged chicks -
Gray Ratsnake (Pantherophis spiloides) -
American Black Bear (Ursus americanus) Tracks -
Pachypsylla celtidismamma-Hackberry Nipple Gall -
Ocellate gall midge (Acericecis ocellaris)- -
Flat-Backed Millipede (Apheloria montana) -
Luna Moth (Actias luna) -
Carolina anole (Anolis carolinensis) -
Carolina anole (Anolis carolinensis) -
Hentz's Orbweaver (Neoscona crucifera ) -
Acris crepitans - Northern Cricket Frog -
Anolis caroliniensis - Carolina (green) Anole -
Tigrosa georgicola- Dark Wolf Spider