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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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 found in Minnesota. Species pages include photos, a description, a list of sightings by MinnesotaSeasons.com, visitor sightings, and distribution maps. |
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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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Mushrooms, lichens, and other fungi found in Minnesota. 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.
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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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plains wild indigo (Baptisia bracteata var. leucophaea) |
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longhorned beetle (Neoclytus mucronatus) |
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yellow-banded bumble bee (Bombus terricola) |
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gorgone checkerspot (Chlosyne gorgone) |
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virgin tiger moth (Apantesis virgo) |
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wedge-shaped beetle (Macrosiagon flavipennis) |
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spiny softshell turtle (Apalone spinifera) |
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spurge hawkmoth (Hyles euphorbiae) |
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bristly sedge (Carex comosa) |
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northern crab spider (Mecaphesa asperata) |
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silver flower longhorn beetle (Grammoptera subargentata) |
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mason wasp (Zethus spinipes spinipes) |
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buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis) |
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American green crab spider (Misumessus oblongus) |
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olive-shaded bird-dropping moth (Ponometia candefacta) |
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signal fly (Rivellia spp.) |
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hammock spider (Pityohyphantes costatus) |
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cellophane bees (Colletes spp.) |
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woolly aphids and gall-making aphids (Subfamily Eriosomatinae) |
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boreal combfoot (Steatoda borealis) |
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large lace-border (Scopula limboundata) |
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crabonid wasp (Astata unicolor) |
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grapeleaf skeletonizer (Harrisina americana) |
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knot-horn moths (Tribe Phycitini) |
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great St. Johnswort (Hypericum ascyron ssp. pyramidatum) |
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horned spanworm (Nematocampa resistaria) |
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European pine sawfly (Neodiprion sertifer) |
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hybotid dance fly (Platypalpus spp.) |
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half-wing (Phigalia titea) |
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snout mite (Family Bdellidae) |
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northern bluet (Enallagma annexum) |
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