Envirothon 2014Envirothon 2014

Wetland & Aquatic SpeciesWetland & Aquatic Species

• pictures & taxonomy of organismspictures & taxonomy of organisms

• both scientific & common namesboth scientific & common names

• Order CarnivoraOrder Carnivora• Family MustelidaeFamily Mustelidae• Lutra canadensisLutra canadensis

River OtterRiver Otter

This social animal cracksThis social animal cracks

clams against rocks clams against rocks

to eat themto eat them

• Order CarnivoraOrder Carnivora• Family MustelidaeFamily Mustelidae• Mustela visonMustela vison

MinkMink

ThisThis

animalanimal

liveslives

nearnear

waterwater

and is and is

known known

for its for its

fine fine

furfur

• Order RodentiaOrder Rodentia• Family CastoridaeFamily Castoridae• Castor canadensisCastor canadensis

BeaverBeaver

This animal is known for This animal is known for chopping down treeschopping down trees

This small animal burrows into stream banksThis small animal burrows into stream banks

• Order CarnivoraOrder Carnivora• Family CricetidaeFamily Cricetidae• Ondatra zibethicusOndatra zibethicus

MuskratMuskrat

MaleMale FemaleFemale

• Order AnseriformesOrder Anseriformes• Family AnatinaeFamily Anatinae• Bucephala albeolaBucephala albeola

Bufflehead MerganserBufflehead Merganser

This is a kind This is a kind

of diving duckof diving duck

MaleMale FemaleFemale

• Order AnseriformesOrder Anseriformes• Family AnatinaeFamily Anatinae• Lophodytes cucullatusLophodytes cucullatus

Hooded MerganserHooded Merganser

This is a kind This is a kind

of diving duckof diving duck

MaleMale FemaleFemale

• Order AnseriformesOrder Anseriformes• Family AnatinaeFamily Anatinae• Mergus merganserMergus merganser

Common MerganserCommon Merganser

This is a kind This is a kind

of diving duckof diving duck

MaleMale FemaleFemale

• Order AnseriformesOrder Anseriformes• Family AnatinaeFamily Anatinae• Aix sponsaAix sponsa

Wood DuckWood Duck

This is a kind This is a kind

of puddle duckof puddle duck

MaleMale FemaleFemale

• Order AnseriformesOrder Anseriformes• Family AnatinaeFamily Anatinae• Anas acutaAnas acuta

Northern PintailNorthern Pintail

This is a kind This is a kind

of puddle duckof puddle duck

MaleMale FemaleFemale

• Order AnseriformesOrder Anseriformes• Family AnatinaeFamily Anatinae• Anas platyrhynchosAnas platyrhynchos

Mallard DuckMallard Duck

This is a kind This is a kind

of puddle duckof puddle duck

MaleMale FemaleFemale

• Order AnseriformesOrder Anseriformes• Family AnatinaeFamily Anatinae• Anas rubripesAnas rubripes

American Black DuckAmerican Black Duck

This is a kind This is a kind

of puddle duckof puddle duck

There are 12 There are 12

species of these species of these

birds that migrate birds that migrate

into and around into and around

PennsylvaniaPennsylvania

• Order CharadriiformesOrder Charadriiformes• Family ScolopacidaeFamily Scolopacidae• Actitis maculariaActitis macularia

Spotted SandpiperSpotted Sandpiper

The male and The male and

female of this bird female of this bird

species have the species have the

same appearancesame appearance

• Order CiconiiformesOrder Ciconiiformes• Family Ardeidae Family Ardeidae • Ardea albaArdea alba

Great EgretGreat Egret

These birds These birds

are infamous for are infamous for

raiding nearby raiding nearby

ponds and eating ponds and eating

all the goldfishall the goldfish

• Order CiconiiformesOrder Ciconiiformes• Family Ardeidae Family Ardeidae • Ardea herodiasArdea herodias

Great Blue HeronGreat Blue Heron

These birds are small, but stealthy!These birds are small, but stealthy!

• Order CiconiiformesOrder Ciconiiformes• Family Ardeidae Family Ardeidae • Butorides virescensButorides virescens

Green HeronGreen Heron

This little This little

bird dives bird dives

after fishafter fish

• Order CoraciiformesOrder Coraciiformes• Family AlccedinidaeFamily Alccedinidae• Ceryle alcyonCeryle alcyon

Belted KingfisherBelted Kingfisher

The male The male

and female and female

of this species of this species

look the samelook the same

• Order FalconiformesOrder Falconiformes• Family ButeoninaeFamily Buteoninae• Buteo lineatusButeo lineatus

Red Shouldered HawkRed Shouldered Hawk

This bird is alsoThis bird is also

known as the known as the

marsh hawkmarsh hawk

• Order FalconiformesOrder Falconiformes• Family ButeoninaeFamily Buteoninae• Circus cyaneusCircus cyaneus

Northern HarrierNorthern Harrier

This bird builds the This bird builds the

largest nest of any largest nest of any

bird in Americabird in America

• Order FalconiformesOrder Falconiformes• Family ButeoninaeFamily Buteoninae• Haliaeetus Haliaeetus

leucocephalusleucocephalus

Bald EagleBald Eagle

The male and femaleThe male and female

of this species of this species

look the samelook the same

• Order FalconiformesOrder Falconiformes• Family PandionidaeFamily Pandionidae• Pandion haliaetusPandion haliaetus

OspreyOsprey

This highly annoying invasive plant speciesThis highly annoying invasive plant species

often clogs boat often clogs boat propellerspropellers

• Order AlismatalesOrder Alismatales• Family HydrocharitaceaeFamily Hydrocharitaceae• Hydrilla verticillataHydrilla verticillata

HydrillaHydrilla

• Order SaxifragalesOrder Saxifragales• Family HaloragaceaeFamily Haloragaceae• Myriophyllum spicatumMyriophyllum spicatum

Eurasian WatermilfoilEurasian Watermilfoil

This is another invasive plant speciesThis is another invasive plant species

• Order MyrtalesOrder Myrtales• Family LythraceaeFamily Lythraceae• Lythrum salicariaLythrum salicaria

Purple LoosestrifePurple Loosestrife

This is pretty, but still anThis is pretty, but still an

invasive plant speciesinvasive plant species

• Order VeneroidaOrder Veneroida• Family DreissenidaeFamily Dreissenidae• Dreissena polymorphaDreissena polymorpha

Zebra MusselsZebra Mussels

This tiny invasive speciesThis tiny invasive species

clogs pipes & wreaks havocclogs pipes & wreaks havoc

• Order TestudinesOrder Testudines• Family EmydidaeFamily Emydidae• Trachemys scriptaTrachemys scripta

Red Eared Slider Red Eared Slider

This invasive species has become a popular petThis invasive species has become a popular pet

• Order TestudinesOrder Testudines• Family EmydidaeFamily Emydidae• Emys blandingiiEmys blandingii

Blanding TurtleBlanding TurtleThis is a common This is a common

species of turtlespecies of turtle

• Order TestudinesOrder Testudines• Family EmydidaeFamily Emydidae• Glyptemys muhlenbergiiGlyptemys muhlenbergii

Bog TurtleBog Turtle

This tiny species was actually first This tiny species was actually first

discovered in America in Lancaster, PA !discovered in America in Lancaster, PA !

• Order AnuraOrder Anura• Family RanidaeFamily Ranidae• Rana pipiensRana pipiens

Northern Leopard FrogNorthern Leopard Frog

This species is also known as a “meadow frog”This species is also known as a “meadow frog”

Pickerel Pickerel FrogFrog

Coastal Coastal PlainsPlains

Leopard Leopard FrogFrog

• Order CaudataOrder Caudata• Family AmbystomatidaeFamily Ambystomatidae• Ambystoma maculatumAmbystoma maculatum

Spotted SalamanderSpotted SalamanderThis speciesThis species

is an amphibianis an amphibian

• Order CaudataOrder Caudata• Family AmbystomatidaeFamily Ambystomatidae• Ambystoma opacumAmbystoma opacum

Marbled SalamanderMarbled SalamanderThis is another This is another

amphibian speciesamphibian species

• Order DecopodaOrder Decopoda• Family CambaridaeFamily Cambaridae• Cambarus bartoniiCambarus bartonii

Common CrayfishCommon Crayfish

……also called thealso called the

Eastern Crayfish…Eastern Crayfish…

This species often hides under rocks in coldThis species often hides under rocks in cold

mountain streams around Pennsylvaniamountain streams around Pennsylvania

• Order DecopodaOrder Decopoda• Family CambaridaeFamily Cambaridae• Orconectes obscurusOrconectes obscurus

Allegheny CrayfishAllegheny Crayfish

This species This species

lives under lives under rocks rocks

in streams in streams

with muddy with muddy

or sandy or sandy

bottoms bottoms

in central in central

and Western and Western

PennsylvaniaPennsylvania

• Order DipteraOrder Diptera• Family CulicidaeFamily Culicidae• Culex pipiensCulex pipiens

Common MosquitoCommon Mosquito

This species is a vector for the west nile virusThis species is a vector for the west nile virus

PupaPupa Adult Adult

LarvaLarva

• Order DipteraOrder Diptera• Family TipulidaeFamily Tipulidae• Tipula abdominalisTipula abdominalis

Giant CraneflyGiant Cranefly

This insect does This insect does notnot Larva Larva suck your suck your

blood !blood !

AdultAdult

PupaPupa

• Order OdonataOrder Odonata• Family CoenagrionidaeFamily Coenagrionidae• Schurna verticalisSchurna verticalis

DamselflyDamselfly

Part of thePart of the

““narrow winged” narrow winged”

family, the family, the EasternEastern

ForktailForktail is the is the

most commonmost common

kind of this insect kind of this insect

in Pennsylvaniain Pennsylvania

• Order Odonata Order Odonata • Family Libellulidae Family Libellulidae • Libellula pulchellaLibellula pulchella

Dragonfly Dragonfly

The The Twelve Spotted SkimmerTwelve Spotted Skimmer belongs to belongs to LibellulidaeLibellulidae, , the largest family of this the largest family of this type of insect in Pennsylvaniatype of insect in Pennsylvania

• Order Odonata Order Odonata • Family Libellulidae Family Libellulidae • This species is This species is

Common across PACommon across PA

Blue DasherBlue Dasher

Dragonfly Dragonfly

• Order OdonataOrder Odonata• Family LestidaeFamily Lestidae• This family closely This family closely

resembles dragonfliesresembles dragonflies

Great SpreadwingGreat Spreadwing

Damselfly Damselfly

WhichWhich

OneOne

Is ItIs It

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