Invertebrates of

Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge

2591 Whitehall Neck Road

Smyrna, Delaware 19977

302-653-9345

A Partial List
Terrestrial invertebrates

Insect Order - common name Family Genus/Species

Orthoptera

Praying mantis Mantidae Mantis religiosa

Field crickets Gryllidae

Slant-faced grasshopper Acrididae

Meadow grasshopper Tettigoniidae

Long-horned grasshopper Tettigoniidae

Short-horned grasshopper Acrididae

Pygmy grasshopper Tetrigidae

Cockroach Blattidae

Katydid Tettigoniidae

Plasimida

Walking stick Phasmatidae

Homoptera

Tree hoppers Membracidae

Leaf hoppers Cicadellidae

Aphids Aphidae

Cicada Cicadidae

Spittle bug Cercopidae

Hemiptera

Stink bug Pentatomidae

Seed bug Lygaeidae

Wheel bug Reduviidae

Assassin bug Reduviidae

Milkweed bug Lygaeidae

Ambush bug Phymatidae

Toad bug Gelastocoridae

Bed bug Cimicidae

Coleoptera

Ground beetle Carabidae

Rhinoceros beetle Scarabaeidae

Milkweed beetle Chrysomelidae Labidomera clivicollis

Click beetle Elateridae

Lady bird beetle Coccinellidae

June beetle Scarabaeidae

Potato beetle Chrysomelidae

Tiger beetle Cicindelidae

Engraver beetle Scolytidae

Black carpet beetle Dermestidae

Horn beetle Passalidae

Weevil Curculionidae

Wood borer Buprestidae

Isoptera

Termites Rhinotermitidae
Terrestrial invertebrates

Insect Order - common name Family Genus/Species

Lepidoptera

Viceroy butterfly Nymphalidae Basilarchia archippus

Mourning cloak butterfly Nymphalidae Nymphalis antiopa

Monarch butterfly Danaidae Danaus plexippus

Zebra swallowtail butterfly Papilionidae Eurytides marcellus

Black swallowtail Papilionidae Papilio polyxenes

Tiger swallowtail Papilionidae Pterourus glaucus

Yellow swallowtail Papilionidae Marchellus

Painted lady Cynthia virginiensis

Red Admiral Mymphalidae Vanessa atolanta

Cabbage butterfly Pieridae Pieris spp.

Sulphur butterfly Pieridae Colias philodice

Cloudless sulfer Pieridae Phoebis sennae

White butterfly Pieridae

Salt marsh skipper Hesperiidae Panoquina panoquin

Spring azure Lycaenidae Celastrina ladon

Luna moth Saturniidae Actias luna

Regal moth Saturniidae Citheronia regalis

Polyphemus moth Saturniidae Antheraea Polyphemus

Eastern tiger Archtiidae

Sphinx moth - Pandora Sphinx Sphingidae Eumorha pandorus

Imperial moth Saturniidae Eacles imperialis

Cecropia moth Saturniidae Hyalophora cecropia

Gypsy moth Lymantriidae Lymantria dispar

Isabella moth Pyrrharctia Isabella

Inch worm-cabbage looper moth caterpillar Noctuidae Trichoplusia ni

Banded woollybear caterpillar Notodontidae Isia isabella

Hymenoptera

Honey bee Apidae Apis mellifera

Bumble bee Apidae Bombus fervidus

Yellow jacket Vespidae Dolichovespula arenaria

Bald-faced hornet Vespidae Vespula maculata

Paper wasp Vespidae Polistes exclamans

Cuckoo wasp Chrysididae Trichrysis tridens

Mud dauber Sphecidae Sceliphron caementarium

Ants Formicidae

Velvet ant Mutillidae Dasymutilla bioculata
Terrestrial invertebrates

Insect Order - common name Family Genus/Species

Diptera

Sheep fly Oestridae Oestrus ovis

Green head fly Tabanidae Tabanus americanus

Deer fly Tabanidae Chrysops flavidus

House fly Muscidae Musca domestica

Horse fly Tabanidae Tabanus punctifer

Syrphid fly Syrphidae

Crane fly Tipulidae Tipula spp.

Gnats Heleidae

Fungus gnat Mycetophilidae Mycetophila spp.

Megaloptera

Dobsonfly Sialidae Corydalus cornutus

Collembola

Springtails Sminthuridae Sminthurus minutus

Class - Chilopoda

Order - Scutigeromorpha

Centipede Scutigeridae Scutigera coleoptrata

Class - Diplopoda

Order - Julida

Millipede Julidae Julus spp.

Arthropods

Acarina

Water mites Hydrachnellae Limnochares americana

Chiggers Trombiculidae Trombicula irritans

Ticks

 soft Argasidae

 hard (deer and dog) Ixodidae Dermacentor spp. - dog

Ixodes dammini - deer

Isopoda

Pill bug Armadillidae

Isopod Oniscidae

Annelida - phylum

Megadrili

Earthworms Oligochaeta - Lumbricidae

Nematodes

Phalangida (spiders)

Daddy longlegs Phalangiidae

Araneae

Wolf spider Lycosidae

Black and Yellow garden spider Araneidae Argiope aurantia

Black widow spider Theridiidae Latrodectus mactans
Aquatic invertebrates

Insect Order - common name Family Genus/Species

Odonata

Dragonfly Coenagrionidae

Common skimmer Libellulidae

Ephemeroptera

Mayfly Several families

Damselfly Several families

Narrow-winged damselfly Coenagrionida

Darner Aeschnidae

Hemiptera

Water boatman Corixidae Corixa spp.

Backswimmer Notonectidae Notonecta undulata

Ferocious waterbug Belostomatidae Abedus spp.

Creeping waterbug Naucoridae

Giant water bug Belostomatidae Lethocerus americanus

Toad bug Gelastocoridae Gelastocoris spp.

Coleoptera

Whirligig beetle Gyrinidae Large - Dineutes spp.

Small - Gyrinus spp.

Diving beetle Dytiscidae

Water scavenger beetle Hydrophilidae Hydrophilus obtusatus

Crawling water beetle Halipplidae

Water strider Gerridae Gerris remigis

Water scorpion Nepidae Ranatra fusca

Freshwater marsh mosquito Culicidae

Saltmarsh mosquito Culicidae

Coelenterates

Sea nettle Chrysaora quinquecirrha

Moon jellyfish Medusae Aurelia aurita

Comb jelly Medusae Bolinopsis infundibulum

Mollusks

Eastern oyster Crassostrea virginica

Bay Barnacle Balanus improvisus

N. Rock barnacle Balanus balanoides

Channeled whelk Busyconidae Busycotypus canaliculatum

Knobbed whelk Busyconidae Busycotypus aruanum

Northern quahog Veneridae Merceneria mercenaria
Gastropoda

Slug

Coffee-bean or Salt marsh snail

Freshwater snail

Periwinkle snail

Marsh crab Sesarma reticulatum

Blue crab Callinectes sapidus (gs)

Fiddler crab Uca pugilator, pugnax, and minox

Bivalva

Freshwater clam - order Veneroida Sphaeriidae Sphaerium solidulum

Hard-shell clam Pitar morrhuana

Razor clam Ensis directus

Angel wing Mactridae Cyrtopleura costata

Atlantic slippershell Calyptraeidae Crepidula fornicata

Atlantic ribbed mussels Mytilidae Geogensia demissa

Blue mussels Mytilidae Mytilus edulis

Arthropods

Shore shrimp Palaemonetes Spp.

Grass shrimp Palaemonetes Spp.

Mysid shrimp

Amphipods Gammaridae Gammarus fasciatus

Isopods Asellidae Asellus communis

Copepods

Crayfish Astacidae Cambarus bartoni

Water mites Hydryphantidae

Horseshoe crabs Limulidae Limulus polyphemus

Annelida

Leech Glossiphoniidae Placohdella parasitica

Aquatic invertebrates

Insect Order - common name Family Genus/Species