Minnesota Seasons
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These are locations in Minnesota where native plants, birds, and other wildlife can be viewed. With very few exceptions, these destinations are open to the public. Visitors can share their own photos, videos, plant and wildlife sightings, and other observations. |
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Plants |
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Native, naturalized, invasive, or simply planted—any plant growing outside of cultivation in Minnesota. More than 800 plant pages include photos, a description, a multi-sourced distribution map, and a list of sites where the plant has been found. |
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Insects and Arachnids |
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Insects and arachnids found in Minnesota. More than 700 insect and arachnid pages include photos, a description, a list of sightings by MinnesotaSeasons.com, visitor sightings, and distribution maps. |
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Wildlife |
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Birds and bears, snakes and squirrels, toads and turtles—wildlife found in Minnesota. Wildlife pages include photos, a description, and a list of sightings, as well as distribution maps for amphibians, mammals, and reptiles. |
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Fungi and Lichens |
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Mushrooms, lichens, and other fungi found in Minnesota. More than 150 fungi and lichen pages include photos, a description, a list of sightings by MinnesotaSeasons.com, visitor sightings, and distribution maps. |
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Download free high resolution wallpapers (screen backgrounds). These are photos of destinations featured on MinnesotaSeasons.com. The wallpapers are grouped by ecological season. Each wallpaper is optimized for the screen resolutions used most often on desktops, laptops, and tablets. |
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* Species pages may represent a species, subspecies, variety, genus, family, or other taxonmomic group, or an unidentified organism. Using the word “taxa” here would be more accurate but less widely understood.
Drought Monitor
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The estival ecological season corresponds roughly to the the first half of the summer calendar season. In Minnesota, it usually begins about June 15 and ends about August 15. Trees are in full leaf. Birds hatch and raise their offspring. |
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Mike Poeppe uploaded 1 photo of four-humped stink bug 6/24/2022. Mike Poeppe uploaded 1 photo of green cone-headed planthopper 8/8/2022. Mike Poeppe uploaded 1 photo of hunchback bee fly 8/8/2022. Mike Poeppe uploaded 1 photo of red admiral 8/8/2022. Maureen Burkle uploaded 1 photo of northern paper wasp 8/8/2022. Alfredo Colon uploaded 2 photos of cloudy-winged mining bee 10/27/2019. Alfredo Colon uploaded 2 photos of slender smoothtail 7/8/2021. Greg Watson uploaded 2 photos of longlegged fly (Condylostylus patibulatus) Luciearl uploaded 1 photo of Indianpipe 8/6/2022. Dan W. Andree uploaded 1 photo of monarch 8/5/2022. AHesse uploaded 1 photo of white-lined sphinx 8/5/2022. Dan W. Andree uploaded 1 photo of regal fritillary 8/5/2022. LMG uploaded 1 video of great black digger wasp and
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Dan W. Andree uploaded 1 photo of viceroy 8/4/2022. Dan W. Andree uploaded 1 photo of jagged ambush bug and Dan W. Andree uploaded 1 photo of monarch 8/3/2022. Mike Poeppe uploaded 1 photo of pasture grass-veneer 6/24/2022. Alfredo Colon uploaded 1 photo of buttercup blood bee 8/23/2019. Greg Watson uploaded 1 photo of white-flowered leafcup 6/30/2022. Matthaak uploaded 1 photo of black-sided meadow katydid 8/1/2022. S. Boggie & B. Sweet uploaded 3 photos of white-marked tussock moth Alfredo Colon uploaded 3 photos of whitespotted sawyer 7/8/2021
Joan Miller uploaded 2 photos of red-spotted purple 7/31/2022. Nelson uploaded 1 photo of Dekay’s brown snake 7/31/2022. Glen Young uploaded 1 photo of dogbane beetle 7/30/2022. Vikki Selix uploaded 2 photos of limber honeysuckle 7/30/2022. Mike Poeppe uploaded 1 photo of dogbane beetle 7/30/2022. Luciearl uploaded 1 photo of two-striped grasshopper 7/29/2022. Mike Poeppe uploaded 1 photo of northern paper wasp 7/28/2022. Mike Poeppe uploaded 1 photo of ants (Family Formicidae) 7/28/2022. Mike Poeppe uploaded 1 photo of citrus flatid planthopper 7/28/2022. Luciearl uploaded 2 photos of broadleaf enchanter’s nightshade 7/28/2022. Luciearl uploaded 3 photos of American stickseed 7/28/2022. DebMN uploaded 1 photo of American red squirrel 7/28/2022. Stacey Wilber uploaded 1 photo of Parker’s thread-waisted wasp 7/28/2022. Kerry uploaded 1 photo and 1 video of curve-tailed bush katydid 7/27/2022. Robert Ewert uploaded 1 photo of white-lined sphinx 7/26/2022. Nathaniel Morris uploaded 1 video of whitespotted sawyer 7/25/2022. Cheryl TeHennepe uploaded 1 video of variegated fritillary 7/25/2022. Honey Fae (Farah S.) uploaded 2 photos of Orange Peel Fungus 7/25/2022. Honey Fae (Farah S.) uploaded 2 photos of Crown-tipped Coral 7/25/2022. Honey Fae (Farah S.) uploaded 2 photos of Deer Mushroom 7/25/2022. Honey Fae (Farah S.) uploaded 2 photos of Smooth Axil-bristle Lichen Honey Fae (Farah S.) uploaded 2 photos of Chicken of the Woods 7/25/2022. Honey Fae (Farah S.) uploaded 1 video of Common Eyelash 7/25/2022. Honey Fae (Farah S.) uploaded 2 videos of Violet-toothed Polypore 7/25/2022. Greg Watson uploaded 1 photo of red milkweed beetle 7/24/2022. Greg Watson uploaded 1 photo of predatory stink bug (Podisus placidus) Greg Watson uploaded 1 photo of wild indigo duskywing 7/24/2022. Greg Watson uploaded 2 photos of bronze copper 7/24/2022. Honey Fae (Farah S.) uploaded 1 photo of Common Eyelash 7/24/2022. Kirk Nelson uploaded 1 video of Trumpeter Swan 7/23/2022. Alfredo Colon uploaded 1 photo of twice-stabbed stink bug 7/8/2021 Alfredo Colon uploaded 5 photos of non-biting midge (Axarus festivus) Alfredo Colon uploaded 2 photos of multicolored Asian lady beetle 7/8/2021 Alfredo Colon uploaded 1 photo of pale green assassin bug 7/8/2021 Alfredo Colon uploaded 1 photo of striped cucumber beetle 7/8/2021 Alfredo Colon uploaded 1 photo of two-spotted grass bug 7/8/2021 Alfredo Colon uploaded 1 photo of goldenrod crab spider 7/8/2021 Alfredo Colon uploaded 1 photo of rhubarb weevil 7/8/2021 Joshua Smith uploaded 6 photos of Hintapink 7/22/2022. Mike Poeppe uploaded 1 photo of American copper 7/22/2022. Mike Poeppe uploaded 1 photo of hickory hairstreak 7/22/2022. Mike Poeppe uploaded 2 photos of white-banded crab spider 7/22/2022. Alfredo Colon uploaded 1 photo of grimmia dry rock moss 10/27/2019. Lucy Morrissey uploaded 3 photos of blinded sphinx 7/21/2022. Jane Harper uploaded 3 photos of Black Trumpet 7/21/2022. Honey Fae (Farah S.) uploaded 1 photo of Silky Rosegill 7/20/2022. Honey Fae (Farah S.) uploaded 2 photos of Wrinkled Psathyrella 7/20/2022. Brittany Z. uploaded 1 video of spiny assassin bug 7/20/2022. Tiffany Lindley uploaded 1 photo of elm sawfly 7/20/2022. Honey Fae (Farah S.) uploaded 1 photo of Jelly Rot 7/20/2022. Honey Fae (Farah S.) uploaded 2 photos of Dead Man’s Fingers 7/20/2022. Laura Perttula uploaded 1 photo of dark fishing spider 7/20/2022. Alfredo Colon uploaded 2 photos of bronze jumping spider 7/1/2021. Alfredo Colon uploaded 2 photos of pale green assassin bug 7/1/2021. Alfredo Colon uploaded 1 photo of wide ribbon meshweaver 7/1/2021. Mike Poeppe uploaded 1 photo of American copper 7/19/2022. Mike Poeppe uploaded 1 photo of large lace-border 7/19/2022. Margot Avey uploaded 3 photos of orbweavers (Family Araneidae) 7/18/2022. Dan W. Andree uploaded 1 photo of whitetail deer 7/12/2022. Margot Avey uploaded 2 photos of Dryad’s Saddle 7/18/2022. Margot Avey uploaded 1 photo of Green Heron 7/18/2022. Mike Poeppe uploaded 1 photo of Scudder’s bush katydids (Scudderia spp.) Mike Poeppe uploaded 1 photo of Japanese beetle 7/17/2022. Mike Poeppe uploaded 1 photo of eastern tailed-blue 7/17/2022. AGShep uploaded 2 photos of False Death Cap 7/17/2022. Megan uploaded 1 photo of Green Heron 7/17/2022. Libbs uploaded 1 photo of fraternal potter wasp 7/16/2022. Terry O'Brien uploaded 1 photo of Acadian hairstreak 7/15/2022. Lisa Lokken uploaded 1 photo of goldenrod crab spider 7/15/2022. Lucy Morrissey uploaded 3 photos of snowberry clearwing 7/15/2022. Amber Rathman uploaded 2 photos of Red-cracking Bolete 7/14/2022. Brian S uploaded 1 photo of American White Pelican 7/14/2022. Alfredo Colon uploaded 2 photos of argid sawflies (Arge spp.) 10/27/2019. Stephanie Burley uploaded 1 photo of red-spotted purple 7/12/2022. Dan W. Andree uploaded 1 photo of white-banded crab spider 7/12/2022. Luciearl uploaded 3 photos of Fairy Fingers 7/12/2022. Luciearl uploaded 2 photos of Golden Chanterelle 7/12/2022. Molly Stoddard uploaded 2 photos of Banasa stink bug 7/12/2022. Luciearl uploaded 1 photo of forest locust 7/10/2022. Brandi uploaded 1 photo of camel crickets (Ceuthophilus spp.) 7/10/2022. Whitey Com uploaded 1 photo of Mexican grass-carrying wasp 7/10/2022. Luciearl uploaded 1 photo of bee-mimic beetle 7/10/2022. TC uploaded 3 photos of plum finger gall mite 7/10/2022. Dan W. Andree uploaded 2 photos of Upland Sandpiper 7/10/2022. Dan W. Andree uploaded 2 photos of heart-leaved four o'clock 7/10/2022. Dan W. Andree uploaded 1 photo of swift crab spider 7/10/2022. Dan W. Andree uploaded 2 photos of goldenrod crab spider 7/8/2022. Dan W. Andree uploaded 1 photo of northern crab spider 7/8/2022. Luciearl uploaded 2 photos of New Jersey tea 7/7/2022. Alfredo Colon uploaded 1 photo of sand wasps (Gorytes spp.) 10/27/2019. Alfredo Colon uploaded 1 photo of downy yellowjacket 10/27/2019. Alfredo Colon uploaded 7 photos of great black digger wasp 10/27/2019. Alfredo Colon uploaded 2 photos of potter and mason wasps Alfredo Colon uploaded 1 photo of Hooded Sunburst Lichen 10/27/2019. Luciearl uploaded 1 photo of common self-heal (ssp. vulgaris) 7/7/2022. Dan W. Andree uploaded 2 photos of northern crab spider 7/6/2022. Karyn uploaded 1 photo of eye-spotted lady beetle 7/6/2022. Sierra Quinn uploaded 2 photos of jagged ambush bugs (Phymata spp.) KC Paulson uploaded 1 photo of Potter’s grass spider 7/5/2022. Luciearl uploaded 2 photos of lance-leaf coreopsis 7/4/2022. Kathy Yahr uploaded 1 photo of dark fishing spider 7/4/2022. Luciearl uploaded 1 photo of smooth rose 7/4/2022. Luciearl uploaded 1 photo of veiny pea 7/4/2022. Molly and Robert Power uploaded 1 photo of brown and orange predatory Molly and Robert Power uploaded 1 photo of Abbott’s sphinx 7/3/2022. Cynthia Cavanaugh uploaded 1 photo and 2 videos of Tree Swallow 7/2/2022. Paulette G uploaded 1 photo of banded hairstreak 7/2/2022. Alissa H. uploaded 1 photo of zebra jumper 7/2/2022. Alfredo Colon uploaded 1 photo of ichneumonid wasps Anita Hall uploaded 1 photo of great spangled fritillary 7/1/2022. Greg Watson uploaded 5 photos of King’s and Queen’s Bluff SNA 7/1/2022. Greg Watson uploaded 8 photos of Great River Bluffs State Park 7/1/2022. |
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broadleaf enchanter’s nightshade name changed from (Circaea canadensis ssp. canadensis) to (Circaea canadensis) |
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maple-basswood leafroller moth (Cenopis pettitana) | Greg Watson | |||
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confusing bumble bee (Bombus perplexus) | Luciearl | |||
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Orange Mycena (Mycena leaiana) | Honey Fae (Farah S.) | |||
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crabonid wasp (Astata unicolor) |
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double-banded scoliid wasp (Scolia bicincta) | Maureen Burkle | |||
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yellow-horned flower longhorn beetle (Strangalia luteicornis) | Mike Poeppe | |||
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small carpenter bees (Ceratina spp.) | LMG | |||
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black firefly (Lucidota atra) | Greg Watson | |||
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blue stain fungi | Honey Fae (Farah S.) | |||
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ichneumon wasp (Colpotrochia trifasciata) |
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smiling mason wasp (Ancistrocerus campestris) | Maureen Burkle | |||
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tule bluet (Enallagma carunculatum) | Mike Poeppe | |||
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broad-headed marsh fly (Helophilus latifrons) | Greg Watson | |||
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Black Velvet Bolete (Tylopilus alboater) | Honey Fae (Farah S.) | |||
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harvestman (Leiobunum politum) |
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American snout (Libytheana carinenta) | Mike Poeppe | |||
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potter wasp (Parazumia symmorpha) | Greg Watson | |||
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Scarlet Elf Cup (Sarcoscypha coccinea) | Honey Fae (Farah S.) | |||
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Kansas lady beetle (Scymnus kansanus) |
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robber fly (Asilus sericeus) | Mike Poeppe | |||
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one-spotted variant (Hypagyrtis unipunctata) | Greg Watson | |||
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Scaly Ink Cap (Coprinopsis variegata) | Honey Fae (Farah S.) | |||
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spurred carpenter bee (Ceratina calcarata) |
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dark-veined long-horned bee (Melissodes trinodis) | Mike Poeppe | |||
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deer mushroom (Pluteus granularis) | Honey Fae (Farah S.) | |||
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tachinid fly (Subfamily Exoristinae) |
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Summer Oyster Mushroom (Pleurotus pulmonarius) | Honey Fae (Farah S.) | |||
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potter wasp (Leptochilus spp.) |
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Orange Faint Foot Mushroom (Xeromphalina tenuipes) | Honey Fae (Farah S.) | |||
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square-headed wasp (Ectemnius maculosus) |
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Goblet Funnel Cap (Pseudoclitocybe cyathiformis) | Honey Fae (Farah S.) | |||
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square-headed wasp (Tribe Crabronini) |
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short-winged meadow katydid (Conocephalus brevipennis) |
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dark-winged fungus gnat (Eugnoriste spp.) |
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narcissus bulb fly (Merodon equestris) |
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large crane fly (Tipula trivittata) |
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treehopper (Cyrtolobus tuberosus) |
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marsh fly (Tetanocera plebeja) |
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bee-like robber fly (Laphria sericea complex) |
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European pine sawfly (Neodiprion sertifer) |
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pale green weevil (Polydrusus impressifrons) |
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leaf miner flies (Liriomyza spp.) |
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chalcid wasp (Family Torymidae) |
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gall midges and wood midges (Family Cecidomyiidae) |
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bluish borer (Agrilus cyanescens) |
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horned spanworm moth (Nematocampa resistaria) |
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undivided lucent (Didea fuscipes) |
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linden looper (Erannis tiliaria) |
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dwarf spider (Ceraticelus fissiceps) |
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braconid wasp (Meteorus spp.) |
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small red midge (Microtendipes pedellus) |
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black-dotted glyph (Maliattha synochitis) |
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white-jawed jumping spider (Hentzia mitrata) |
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giant lady beetles (Anatis spp.) |
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spring tree-top flasher (Pyractomena borealis) |
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leafhopper (Macropsis osborni) |
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picture-winged fly (Pseudoseioptera albipes) |
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treehopper (Telamona monticola) |
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plant bug (Neurocolpus spp.) |
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broad-banded meadow fly (Chrysotoxum plumeum) | Alfredo Colon | |||
Created 12/13/2003
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