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Fauna of Roosevelt,
Monmouth County,
New Jersey

[View complete background tile: Wood Turtle (Clemys insculpta), June, 2001, Borough of Roosevelt.]

The original of this list was extracted from checklists in the Roosevelt Field Guide (published by the Borough of Roosevelt Environmental Commission and available for purchase in the Borough Hall).

Introduced species are marked with an asterisk (*).

Species that are native to the eastern United States, but were probably introduced locally are marked with an "at sign" (@).

Vertebrates    Mollusks       Insects        Arachnids
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[Vertebrates]
[Amphibians]
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Bufo woodhousei fowleri [Fowler's Toad]
Eurycea bislineata bislineata [Northern Two-lined Salamander]
Hyla versicolor or chrysoscelis [Gray Treefrog]
Plethodon cinereus cinereus [Red Backed Salamander]
Pseudacris crucifer crucifer [Northern Spring Peeper]
Pseudacris triseriata kalmi [New Jersey Chorus Frog]
Pseudotriton ruber ruber [Northern Red Salamander]
Rana catesbeiana [Bull Frog]
Rana clamitans melanota [Green Frog]
Rana palustris [Pickerel Frog]
Rana sylvatica [Wood Frog]
Scaphiopus holbrooki holbrooki [Eastern Spadefoot Toad]

[Reptiles]
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Chelydra serpentina serpentina (fig. 1, above) [Common Snapping Turtle]
Chrysemys picta picta (fig. 3, above) [Eastern Painted Turtle]
Clemmys guttata [Spotted Turtle]
Clemmys insculpta [Wood Turtle]
Coluber constrictor constrictor [Northern Black Racer]
Diadophus punctatus edwarsi [Northern Ringneck Snake]
Lampropeltis triangulum triangulum [Eastern Milk Snake]
Nerodia sipedon sipedon [Northern Water Snake]
Opheodrys aestivus [Rough Green Snake]
Pseudemys (=Chrysemys) rubriventris [Red Bellied Turtle]
Terrepene carolina carolina (fig. 2, above) [Eastern Box Turtle]
Thamnophis sauritus sauritus [Eastern Ribbon Snake]
Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis [Eastern Garter Snake]
Trachemys scripta @ [Red-eared Slider]

[Freshwater animals not otherwise listed]
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Craspedacusta sowerbii Lankester [Freshwater Jellyfish]

[Mammals]
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M1

Blarina brevicauda [Short Tailed Shrew]
Condylura cristata [Starnose Mole]
Didelphis marsupialis [Opossum]
Eptesicus fuscus [Big Brown Bat]
Glaucomys volans [Southern Flying Squirrel]
Lasiurus borealis [Red Bat]
Marmota monax [Woodchuck, Groundhog]
Mephitis mephitis [Striped Skunk]
Microtus pennsylvanicus [Meadow Vole]
Mus musculus [House Mouse]
Mustela frenata [Longtail Weasel]
Mustela vison [Mink]
Myotis lucifugus [Little Brown Myotis]
Odocoileus virginianus [Whitetail Deer]
Ondatra zibethica [Muskrat]
Peromyscus leucopus [White Footed Mouse]
Pipistrellus subflavus [Eastern Pipistrelle Bat]
Procyon lotor [Raccoon]
Rattus norvegicus [Norway Rat]
Scalopus aquaticus [Eastern Mole]
Sciurus carolinensis  [figure M1] [Eastern Gray Squirrel]
Sylvilagus floridanus [Eastern Cottontail]
Tamias striatus [Eastern Chipmunk]
Tamiasciurus hudsonicus [Red Squirrel]
Urocyon cinereoargenteus [Gray Fox]
Vulpes fulva [Red Fox]
Zapus hudsonius [Meadow Jumping Mouse]

[Birds]
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B1Cooper's Hawk (immature) - Roosevelt, August, 2001 

Accipiter cooperi (Fig. B1, immature) [Cooper's Hawk]
Accipiter striatus [Sharp Shinned Hawk]
Actitus macularia [Spotted Sandpiper]
Agelaius phoeniceus [Red Winged Blackbird]
Aix sponsa [Wood Duck]
Anas platyrhyncos [Mallard]
Archilochus colubris [Ruby Throated Hummingbird]
Bombycilla cedrorum [Cedar Waxwing]
Branta canadensis [Canada Goose]
Bubo virginianus [Great Horned Owl]
Buteo jamaicensis [Red Tailed Hawk]
Butoroides striatus [Green Heron]
Cantopus virens [Eastern Peewee]
Carduelis flammea * [House Finch]
Carduelis tristis [American Goldfinch]
Cardinalis cardinalis [Northern Cardinal]
Cathartes aura [Turkey Vulture]
Catharus fuscescens [Veery]
Certhia familiaris [Brown Creeper]
Chaetura pelagica [Chimney Swift]
Charadrius vociferus [Killdeer]
Circus cyaneus [Northern Harrier]
Coccyzus americanus [Yellow Billed Cuckoo]
Colaptes auratus [Common or Yellow Shafted Flicker]
Colinus virginianus [Common Bobwhite]
Coragyps atratus [Black Vulture]
Corvus brachyrhyncos [American Crow]
Cyanocitta cristata [Blue Jay]
Cygnus columbianus [Whistling Swan]
Dendroica caerulescens [Black-throated Blue Warbler]
Dendroica coronata [Yellow Rumped Warbler]
Dendroica magnolia [Magnolia Warbler]
Dendroica palmarum [Palm Warbler]
Dendroica petechia [Yellow Warbler]
Dendroica tigrina [Cape May Warbler]
Dryocopus pileatus [Pileated Woodpecker]
Dumetella carolinensis [Gray Catbird]
Euphagus carolinus [Rusty Blackbird]
Euphagus cyanocephalus [Brewer's Blackbird]
Falco columbarius [Merlin]
Falco peregrinus [Peregrine Falcon]
Falco sparverius [American Kestrel]
Geothlypis trichas [Common Yellowthroat]
Guiraca caerulea [Blue Grosbeak]
Hesperiphona vespertina [Evening Grosbeak]
Hirundo rustica [Barn Swallow]
Hylocichla mustelina [Wood Thrush]
Icterus galbula Baltimore or Northern Oriole
Icterus spurius Orchard Oriole
Iridoprocne bicolor [Tree Swallow]
Junco hiemalis [Northern Junco]
Larus argentatus [Herring Gull]
Larus atricilla [Laughing Gull]
Megaceryle alcyon [Belted Kingfisher]
Meleagris gallopavo @ [Wild Turkey]
Melanerpes carolinus [Red Bellied Woodpecker
Melospiza melodia [Song Sparrow]
Mimus polyglottos [Northern Mockingbird]
Mniotilta varia NEW - 24.iv.2011  [Black and White Warbler]
Molothrus ater [Brown Headed Cowbird]
Otus asio [Common Screech Owl]
Parula americana [Northern Parula]
Parus atricapillus [Black Capped Chickadee]
Parus bicolor [Tufted Titmouse]
Parus carolinensis [Carolina Chickadee]
Passer domesticus * [House Sparrow]
Passerina cyanea [Indigo Bunting]
Phalacrocorax auritus [Double-Crested Cormorant]
Phasianus colchicus [Ring Necked Pheasant]
Pheucticus ludovicianus [Rose Breasted Grosbeak]
Philohela minor [American Woodcock]
Picoides pubescens [Downy Woodpecker]
Picoides villosus [Hairy Woodpecker]
Pipilo erythropthalmus [Rufus Sided Towhee]
Piranga olivacea [Scarlet Tanager]
Progne subis [Purple Martin]
Quiscalus quiscula [Common Grackle]
Regulus calendula [Ruby Crowned Kinglet]
Regulus satrapa [Golden Crowned Kinglet]
Sayornis phoebe [Eastern Phoebe]
Seiurus aurocapillus [Ovenbird]
Setophaga ruticilla [American Redstart]
Sitta canadensis  NEW - 7.xii.2007  [Red-Breasted Nuthatch] 
Sitta carolinensis [White- Breasted Nuthatch]
Sphyrapicus varius [Yellow Bellied Sapsucker]
Spizella arborea [American Tree Sparrow]
Spizella passerina [Chipping Sparrow]
Strix varia [Barred Owl]
Sturnus vulgaris * [European Starling]
Thryothorus ludovicianus [Carolina Wren]
Toxostoma rufum [Brown Thrasher]
Troglodytes aedon [House Wren]
Troglodytes troglodytes [Winter Wren]
Turdus migratorius [American Robin]
Tyrannus tyrannus [Eastern Kingbird]
Vireo solitarius [Solitary Vireo]
Zenaida macroura [Mourning Dove]
Zonotrichia albicollis [White Throated Sparrow]

[Invertebrates]
[Mollusks]
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Campeloma decisum (Say) [Pointed Campeloma, mystery snail]
Pyganodon cataracta (Say) [Eastern Floater, fresh water mussell]
species of Sphaeriidae [Fingernail Clam]

[Insects]
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[Diverse Groups]

DI-3

Amblycorypha oblongifolia - Fig. DI-3 Oblong-winged Katydid
Bittacomorpha clavipes (Fabricius)

[Phantom Crane Fly]
Corydalis cornutus (Linnaeus) [Dobsonfly, larvae & adults]
Cosmopepla lintneriana (Kirkaldy) [Twice-Stabbed Stink Bug]
Diapheromera femorata (Say) [Northern or Common Walkingstick]
Dissosteira carolina (Linnaeus) [Carolina Grasshopper]
Euchistus sp. [Brown Stink Bug]
Gryllus pennsylvanicus Burm. [Field Cricket]
Hexagonia sp. - Fig. DI-1 [Golden Mayfly]
Lygaeus sp. [Milkweed Bug]
Magicicada sp. [Periodical Cicada]
Mantis religiosa Linnaeus* [Praying Mantis]
Microcentrum sp. [Angular-Winged Katydid]
Musca domestica Lnnaeus* [House Fly]
Neolecanium cornuparvum (Thro) - Fig. DI-2 [Magnolia Scale]
Image shows association of plant, scale insect,
a black mildew on honeydew exuded by scale,
& a wasp eating honeydew.
Oncopeltus fasciatus (Dallas) [Large Milkweed Bug]
Pediculus humanus capitis De Geer [Human Head Louse]
Pterophylla camellifolia (Fabricius) [True Katydid]
Tibicen sp. [Annual Cicada]
Tipula sp. [Crane Fly]
species of Chironomidae [Midges, larvae & adults]
species of Forficulidae  [Common Earwig]
species of Gerridae [Water Strider]
species of Trichoptera [Caddisfly, as larvae]
species of Myrmeleontidae [Ant Lion]
species of Pentatomidae [Stink Bug]
species of Perlidae [Stonefly, as larvae]
species of Phymatidae [Ambush Bug]
species of Tabanidae [Horse and Deer Flies]

[Beetles]
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Alaus oculatus (Linnaeus) [Eyed Elator, Click Beetle]
Chrysochus auratus (Fabricius) [Dogbane Beetle]
Dineutes cf. americanus Linnaeus [Whirligig Beetle]
Elaphidion sp. [Cerambycinid Long-horned Beetle]
Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Say)* [Colorado Potato Beetle]
Orthosoma brunneum (Forst.) [Long-horned Woodboring Beetle]
Photurus pennsylvanicus (DeG.) [Firefly, Lightning Bug]
Phyllophaga sp. [May Beetle, June Beetle, "June Bug"]
Popillia japonica Newman* [Japanese Beetle]
species of Coccinellidae [Ladybird Beetles, "Ladybugs"]

[Butterflies and Moths]
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Acronicta americana (Harris) [American Dagger Moth]
Actias luna (Linnaeus) [Luna Moth]
Allagrapha aerea (Hübner) Unspotted Looper Moth
Ancyloxypha numitor (Fabricius) [Least Skipper]
Artogeia rapae (Linnaeus)* [Cabbage White]
Atalopedes campestris (Boisduval) [Sachem]
Atteva punctella (Cramer) [Ailanthus Webworm Moth]
Automeris io (Fabricius) [Io Moth]
Battus philenor (Linnaeus) [Pipevine Swallowtail/Blue Swallowtail]
Calycopis cecrops (Fabricius) [Red-banded Hairstreak]
Callosamia angulifera (Walker) [Tulip-tree Silk Moth]
Celastrina ladon (Cramer) [Spring Blue]
Celastrina sp. affin ladon (Cramer) [Northern Blue]
Chlosyne nycteis (Doubleday) - Fig. L-5 [Silvery Checkerspot]
Citheronia regalis (Fabricius) [Royal Walnut Moth]
Colias eurytheme Boisduval [Orange Sulfur]
Danaus plexippus (Linnaeus) - Fig. L-4 [Monarch]
Diatraea? sp. [Snout Moth]
Dryocampa rubicunda (Fabricius) [Rosy Maple Moth]
Eacles imperialis (Drury) - Fig. L-6 (male) [Imperial Moth]
Ecpantheria scribonia (Stoll) [Great Leopard Moth]
Epargyrus clarus (Cramer) [Silverspotted Skipper]
Epimecis hortaria (Fabricius) [Tulip-tree Beauty Moth]
Erynnis icelus (Scudder & Burgess) - Fig. L-1 [Dreamy Duskywing]
Erynnis juvenalis (Fabricius) [Juvenal's Duskywing]
Eulithis sp. [Grapevine Looper]
Euptoieta claudia (Cramer) [Variegated Fritillary]
Everes comyntas (Godart) [Eastern Tailed Blue]
Hemaris diffinis (Boisduval) [Snowberry Clearwing]
Hemaris thysbe (Fabricius) [Hummingbird Clearwing]
Hesperia metea Scudder [Cobweb Skipper]
Hyalophora cecropia (Linnaeus) [Cecropia Moth]
Hypagyrtis sp. [Geometrid moth]
Isia isabella (Smith) [Isabella Moth, Banded Woolly Bear]
Junonia coenia Hübner [Common Buckeye]
Lycaena phlaeas (Linnaeus) [American Copper]
Malacosoma americanum (Fabricius) [Eastern Tent Caterpillar moth]
Megisto cymela (Cramer) [Little Wood Satyr]
Noctua pronuba (Linnaeus) [Large Yellow Underwing]
Nymphalis antiopa (Linnaeus) [Mourning Cloak]
Papilio glaucus Linnaeus [Eastern Tiger Swallowtail]
Papilio polyxenes Fabricius [Eastern Black Swallowtail]
Papilio troilus Linnaeus [Spicebush Swallowtail]
Pholisora catullus (Fabricius) [Common Sootywing]
Phyciodes tharos (Drury) [Pearl Crescent]
Poanes hobomok (Harris) [Hobomok Skipper]
Poanes zabulon (Boisduval & LeConte) [Zabulon Skipper]
Polites peckius (Kirby) [Peck's Skipper]
Polites themistocles (Latreille) [Tawny-edged Skipper]
Polygonia interrogationis (Fabricius) [Questionmark]
Porthetria dispar (Linnaeus)* [Gypsy Moth]
Prionoxystus robiniae (Peck) - Fig. L-2 [Carpenter Worm Moth]
Pyrgus communis Grote [Common Checkered Skipper]
Sibine stimulea (Clemens) [Saddleback Caterpillar]
Speyeria cybele (Fabricius) - Fig. L-3 [Great Spangled Fritillary]
Synanthedon rhododendri Beautenmüller [Rhododendron Borer]
Synchlora aerata (Fabricius) [Wavy-lined Emerald]
Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformis (Haworth) [Evergreen Bagworm]
Udea rubigalis Guenée [Celery Leaftier]
Vanessa atalanta (Linnaeus) [Red Admiral]
Vannessa cardui (Linnaeus) [Painted Lady]
Vanessa virginiensis (Drury) [American Lady]
Xanthotype sp. ["Yellow Geometrid" Moth]

[Dragonflies and Damselflies]
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[Wasps, Bees, and Ants]
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Ammophila species [Thread-waisted Wasp]
Apis mellifera (Linnaeus) [Honey Bee]
Cerceris sp. [Weevil Wasp
Dolichovespula maculata (Linnaeus) [Bald-faced or White-faced Hornet]
Myxonis sp. [Tiphiid Wasp]
Polistes bellicosus Cresson [Paper Wasp]
Polistes ?fuscatus (Fabricius) [Common Paper Wasp]
Sphecius speciosus (Drury) [Cicada Killer]
Sphex ichneumoneus (Linnaeus) [Great Golden Digger Wasp]
Sphex pensylvanicus Linnaeus [Great Black Wasp/Katydid Hunter]
Trypoxylon politum Say [Organ Pipe Muddauber]
Xylocopa sp. [Large Carpenter Bee]
species of Cynipidae [Gall Wasps]
species of Formicinae (Formicidae) [Carpenter Ants]
species of Vespinae (Vespidae) [Yellow-Jacket]

[Arachnids]
[Spiders and Harvestmen]
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Araneus spp. [Barn Spider]
Archaearanea? sp.  
Argiope aurantia Lucas [Black & Yellow Argiope]
Loxosceles reclusa Gertsch & Mulaik
[N.B. This site offers information about identification,
behavior, and poisonings (bites). For further information,
click here.]		 [Brown Recluse Spider]
species of Opiliones [Daddy-long-legs]
Pisaurina cf mira [Nurseryweb Spider]
species of Theridiidae [Cobweb Weavers]

[Ticks]
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Dermacentor variabilis _ [Dog Tick]
Ixodes scapularis (Say) [Deer Tick]

[Land Isopods (Crustacea)]
[Wood Lice and Sow Bugs]
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Cylisticus convexus (de Geer) [Sow Bug]
Porcellio scaber Latreille [Sow Bug]
species of Porcellionidae [Sow Bug]

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Last updated 16 May 2012.
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