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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Sumac Leaftier Moth (Episimus argutana) -
Pickerel Frog (Lithobates palustris) -
Cross-striped Cabbageworm Moth Larva (Evergestis rimosalis) -
Orangeback (Pterallastes thoracicus) -
Iridescent Bromeliad Fly (Copestylum vesicularium) -
Dark Fishing Spider (Dolomedes tenebrosus) -
Neighbor Moth (Haploa contigua) Larvae -
Odontosciara nigra -
Gray Ratsnake (Pantherophis spiloides) -
Goldenrod Soldier Beetle (Chauliognathus pensylvanicus) -
Double-banded Scoliid Wasp (Scolia bicincta) -
Glyptobaris lecontei -
Elephant Mosquito (Toxorhynchites rutilus) ♂ -
Elephant Mosquito (Toxorhynchites rutilus) -
Southeastern Sunflower Burrowing-Resin Bee (Paranthidium jugatorium ssp. lepidum) -
Ringed Paper Wasp (Polistes annularis) -
Cloudless Sulfur Larva (Phoebis sennae) -
Versute Sharpshooter (Graphocephala versuta) -
Goldenrod Soldier Beetle (Chauliognathus pensylvanicus) -
The Redbud Leaffolder (Fascista cercerisella) Larva -
Tile-horned Prionus (Prionus imbricornis) -
Dark Flower Scarab (Euphoria sepulcralis) -
Spotted Lady Beetle (Coleomegilla maculata) -
I Spy... A Cute Little Black Leafhopper (Acutalis tartarea)!