These species of insects have been observed at the refuge:

BUTTERFLIES (43 species)

• Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes)
• Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus)
• Spicebush Swallowtail (Papilio troilus)
• Cabbage White (Pieris rapae)
• Clouded Sulphur (Colias philodice)
• Orange Sulphur (Colias eurytheme)
• Banded Hairstreak (Satyrium calanus)
• Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus)
• Eastern Tailed-Blue (Everes comyntas)
• Spring Azure (Celastrina ladon)
• Summer Azure (Celastrina neglecta)
• Great Spangled Fritillary (Speyeria cybele)
• Aphrodite Fritillary (Speyeria aphrodite)
• Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos)
• Question Mark (Polygonia interrogationis)
• Eastern Comma (Polygonia comma)
• Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa)
• Milbert’s Tortoiseshell (Nymphalis milberti)
• American Lady (Vanessa virginiensis)
• Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)
• Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia)
• Red-spotted Admiral (Limenitis arthemis)
• Viceroy (Limenitis archippus)
• Little Wood-Satyr (Megisto cymela)
• Common Wood-Nymph (Cercyonia pegala)
• Northern Pearly-eye (Enodia anthedon)
• Monarch (Danaus plexippus)
• Silver-spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus)
• Dreamy Duskywing (Erynnis icelus)
• Juvenal’s Duskywing (Erynnis juvenalis)
• Wild Indigo Duskywing (Erynnis baptisiae)
• Swarthy Skipper (Nastra lherminier)
• Least Skipper (Ancyloxpha numitor)
• Peck’s Skipper (Polites peckius)
• Tawny-edged Skipper (Polites themistocles)
• Crossline Skipper (Polites origenes)
• Northern Broken-Dash (Wallengrenis egeremet)
• Little Glassywing (Pompeius verna)
• Delaware Skipper (Anatrytone logan)
• Hobomok Skipper (Poanes hobomok)
• Zabulon Skipper (Poanes zabulon)

  

  Banded Hairstreak

• Dun Skipper (Euphyes vestris)
• Common Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes vialis)

DRAGONFLIES (16 species)

• Common Green Darner (Anax junius)
• Black-shouldered Spinyleg (Dromogomphus spinosus)
• Lancet Clubtail (Gomphus exilis)
• Prince Baskettail (Epitheca princeps)
• Calico Pennant (Celithemis elisa)
• Eastern Pondhawk (Erythemis simplicicollis)
• Dot-tailed Whiteface (Leucorrhinia intacta)
• Spangled Skimmer (Libellula cyanea)
• Slaty Skimmer (Libellula incesta)
• Widow Skimmer (Libellula luctuosa)
• Twelve-spotted Skimmer (Libellula puchella)
• Blue Dasher (Pachydiplax longipennis)
• Common Whitetail (Plathemis lydia)
• Ruby Meadowhawk (Sympetrum rubicundulum) (tentative identification)
• Autumn Meadowhawk (Sympetrum vicinum)
• Black Saddlebags (Tramea abdominalis)

DAMSELFLIES (12 species)

• Ebony Jewelwing (Calopteryx maculata)
• Elegant Spreadwing (Lestes inaequalis)
• Slender Spreadwing (Lestes rectangularis)
• Swamp Spreadwing (Lestes vigilax)
• Eastern Red Damsel (Amphiagrion saucium)
• Variable Dancer (Argia fumipennis)
• Powdered Dancer (Argia moesta)
• Azure Bluet (Enallagma aspersum)
• Familiar Bluet (Enallagma civile)
• Orange Bluet (Enallagma signatum)
• Fragile Forktail (Ischnura posita)
• Eastern Forktail (Ischnura verticalis)

Bees (32 species)

Identification by Anita Collins. In addition to the species listed below, two unidentified Lasioglossum and one unidentified Osmia species have been found.

• Andrena carlini
• Andrena cressonii
• Anthidium oblongata
• Augochlorella arata
• Bombus impaciens
• Caliopsis andreniformis
• Ceratina calcarata
• Colletes inequalis
• Halictus confuses
• Halictus ligatus
• Halictus rubicundus
• Lasioglossum abanci
• Lasioglossum admirandum
• Lasioglossum albiventris
• Lasioglossum asteris
• Lasioglossum cressonii
• Lasioglossum foxli
• Lasioglossum heteregnathum
• Lasioglossum illinoense
• Lasioglossum imitatum
• Lasioglossum pectorale
• Lasioglossum pilosum
• Lasioglossum rohweri
• Lasioglossum tegulare
• Lithurgus chrysurus
• Megachile texana
• Nomada Form K
• Nomada pygmaea
• Osmia albeventris
• Osmia lignara
• Osmia pumila

Wasps (6 species)

Identification by Sam Droege. Wasps were collected at the LGNC as part of a study through the Unites States Geological Survey.

• Vespula maculifrons
• Vespula flavopilosa
• Vespula vidua
• Vespa crabro
• Dolichovespula maculata
• Polistes fuscatus

A study was completed using nocturnal insect light traps to evaluate the insect population at the refuge.  For more information on this study, and a list of species (moths, beetles, etc.) see the 2007 Lehigh Gap Nature Center Ecological Assessment Report (Large, 30MB pdf file).