NO. 001
Butterflies
Monarch
Orange wings with black veins
Southeastern Wisconsin
Meet your
tiny neighbors.
Look closely. There’s a whole world of little creatures waiting to be found.
Explore the creatures50 tiny neighbors
+ 3 reptile guestsIn gardens, under logs,
and just outside your door.
+ 3 reptile guestsIn gardens, under logs,
and just outside your door.
A familiar faceMonarchMeet this butterfly
The field guide
Who will you find?
Big eyes. Tiny legs. Amazing wings.
Pick a creature and take a closer look.
53 creatures to explore
NO. 002
Butterflies
Viceroy
Black line crosses each hindwing
NO. 003
Butterflies
Eastern tiger swallowtail
Yellow wings with black stripes
NO. 004
Butterflies
Black swallowtail
Black wings with yellow spots
NO. 005
Butterflies
Red admiral
Red bands across dark wings
NO. 006
Butterflies
Mourning cloak
Pale yellow wing borders
NO. 007
Butterflies
Cabbage white
White wings with dark tips
NO. 008
Moths
Cecropia moth
Red body with white bands
NO. 009
Moths
Luna moth
Pale green wings
NO. 010
Moths
Hummingbird clearwing moth
Clear centers in the wings
NO. 011
Caterpillars
Banded woolly bear
Black bristles at both ends
NO. 012
Beetles
Multicolored Asian lady beetle
Dark M-shaped mark behind head
NO. 013
Beetles
Japanese beetle
Metallic green head and thorax
NO. 014
Beetles
May/June beetle
Rounded brown body
NO. 015
Beetles
Flashing firefly
Head tucked beneath a shield
NO. 016
Beetles
Six-spotted tiger beetle
Brilliant metallic green body
NO. 017
Beetles
Eastern eyed click beetle
Two large false eyespots
NO. 018
Beetles
Stag beetle
Short, strong jaws
NO. 019
Beetles
Red milkweed beetle
Four black spots on wing covers
NO. 020
Beetles
Golden tortoise beetle
Often metallic gold
NO. 021
Beetles
Dogbane beetle
Red-and-green metallic sheen
NO. 022
Bees & wasps
Common eastern bumblebee
First abdominal segment is yellow
NO. 023
Bees & wasps
Bicolored striped sweat bee
Metallic green head and thorax
NO. 024
Bees & wasps
Rusty-patched bumblebee
Rust patch surrounded by yellow hairs
NO. 025
Bees & wasps
Bald-faced hornet
White face on a black body
NO. 026
Bees & wasps
Giant ichneumon wasp
Long egg-laying tube
NO. 027
Flies
Hover fly
One pair of wings
NO. 028
Flies
Robber fly
Bristly beard on the face
NO. 029
Other insects
Green lacewing
Fine net-veined wings
NO. 030
Other insects
Antlion / doodlebug
Large sickle-shaped jaws
NO. 031
Other insects
Eastern dobsonfly
Male has huge curved jaws
NO. 032
Dragonflies & damselflies
Common green darner
Green thorax
NO. 033
Dragonflies & damselflies
Ebony jewelwing
Metallic green-blue body
NO. 034
Cicadas
Dog-day cicada
Large eyes
NO. 035
Jumpers & hiders
Red-legged grasshopper
Red hind shins
NO. 036
Jumpers & hiders
Bush katydid
Leaf-like green wings
NO. 037
Jumpers & hiders
Northern walkingstick
Body shaped like a twig
NO. 038
Jumpers & hiders
Chinese mantis
Spiny grasping front legs
NO. 039
True bugs
Boxelder bug
Black body with thin red lines
NO. 040
True bugs
Brown marmorated stink bug
Shield-shaped body
NO. 041
True bugs
Large milkweed bug
Orange-and-black wings
NO. 042
True bugs
Jagged ambush bug
Thick hooked front legs
NO. 043
True bugs
Giant water bug
Grasping front legs
NO. 044
True bugs
Water strider
Very long middle and hind legs
NO. 045
Spiders
Bold jumping spider
Two huge forward-facing eyes
NO. 046
Spiders
Black-and-yellow garden spider
Black-and-yellow abdomen
NO. 047
Spiders
Goldenrod crab spider
Front legs held out sideways
NO. 048
Other arthropods
Common pillbug / roly-poly
Adults have seven pairs of legs
NO. 049
Other arthropods
House centipede
Adults have fifteen pairs of legs
NO. 050
Other arthropods
Pseudoscorpion
Pincers like a tiny scorpion
A few bigger neighbors
Reptile guests.
Two rattlesnakes and a box turtle from Wisconsin.
Some live farther west; explore their habitats below.
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