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Judging from numbers alone, Lenape Park - like the rest of the earth - belongs to the insects and their relatives. Sylvio Codella and his research students at Kean University counted a total of 333 species (50 percent of the Bio-Blitz total), ranging from the familiar grasshoppers, bees and butterflies to those that have only Latin names. In all, the team collected nearly 1300 specimens representing at least 42 families in 17 orders. Among the highlights were 32 species of beetles, 35 species of spiders, and 24 species of parasitic ichneumonid wasps, which help keep pest populations in check. And that's just the start. At the height of summer, when insects populations also reach their height, the numbers would have been even greater.
Non-Insects
Acari (Ticks & Mites): 8 species
Araneae (Spiders): 35 species
Chilopoda (Centipedes): 2 species
Diplopoda (Millipedes): 4 species
Isopoda (Pillbugs & Sowbugs): 6 species
Opiliones (Daddy-Longlegs, Harvestmen): 4 species
Insects
Coleoptera (Beetles): 32 species
Known families - Carabidae, Chrysomelidae, Curculionidae, Elateridae, Scarabeidae, Tenebrionidae
Collembola (Springtails): 4 species
Known families - Entomobryidae, Sminthuridae
Diptera (Flies): 103 species
Known families - Calliphoridae, Culicidae, Muscidae, Sarcophagidae, Syrphidae, Tipulidae
Hemiptera [Heteroptera] (True Bugs): 3 species
Known family - Coreidae
Hemiptera [Homoptera] (leafhoppers, etc.): 14 species
Hymenoptera (sawflies, wasps, ants, bees): 89 species, including Allanta mellipes (Tenthredinidae), 2 species of Holocampa (Tenthredinidae), Taxonus epicera (Tenthredinidae), Xiphydria maculata (Xiphydriidae), Campontus pennsylvanicus (Black Carpenter Ant; Formicidae), Crematogaster sp. (Formicidae), Formica sp. (Formicidae), Lasius sp. (Formicidae), 4 species of Myrmica (Formicidae), Paratrechina sp. (Formicidae), Polistes dominulus (European Paper Wasp; Vespidae)
Known families - Andrenidae, Anthophoridae, Braconidae, Cynipidae, Diapriidae, Formicidae, Halictidae, Ichneumonidae, Tenthredinidae, Vespidae, Xiphydriidae
Isoptera (Termites): 2 species
Lepidoptera (Moths & Butterflies): 14 species, including Colias philodice (Common Sulphur; Pieridae), Vanessa cardui (Painted Lady; Nymphalidae), Vanessa atalanta (Red Admiral; Nymphalidae), Limentis archippus (Viceroy; Nymphalidae)
Known families - Geometridae, Noctuidae, Nymphalidae, Pieridae
Odonata (Dragonflies & Damselflies): 3 species
Orthoptera (Grasshoppers, Crickets, etc.): 9 species
Known families - Acrididae, Tettigoniidae
Trichoptera (Caddisflies): 1 species
