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	Flora & Fauna

Common Green Darner

Lepidoptera
Eastern Tailed-Blue Photo by June Tveekrem

Eastern Tailed-Blue Photo by June Tveekrem

Photographs of Insects
LeafHoppers

LeafHoppers

Flowers	Click on the picture for more information.	Other animals

Odonata
	Odonates of Maryland/D.C. Compiled by Richard Orr; a listing by family of accepted records for Washington D.C. and counties in Maryland; includes brief habitat description.
County Distribution Maps One outline map for Maryland/D.C. for each species shown in "Odonates of Maryland/D.C. Dragonflies & Damselflies - Checklist" showing relative abundance.	Odonates of Maryland/D.C. Checklists Links to checklists for each Maryland county and D.C.
Howard County Dragonflies & Damselflies Annually updated from “Odonates of Maryland/D.C.; includes all accepted records for Howard County. On the same web page is a link to download "Selected Howard County Odonates" [Pictorial guide to 24 common odonates. 6 pages]	Dragonflies & Damselflies Links Links to Dragonfly Society of the Americas (DSA), International Odonata Research Institute (IORI), accepted names of the dragonflies & damselflies of North America, distribution summary of the dragonflies of North America and damselflies of North America.

Lepidoptera
	Howard County Butterflies Listing for Howard County, Maryland prepared by Richard Smith for the Howard County Bird Club. On the same web page is a link to download "Howard County Butterflies - Checklist" [PDF file].
Washington Area Butterfly Club Butterfly Checklists, Field Guides Online, Maryland Butterfly Big Year 2010, Other Resources, information about the Washington Area Butterfly Club	Electronic Resources for Lepidoptera This site offers both information about butterflies and moths as well as a comprehensive set of pointers to other sources of electronic information on lepidoptera.

Photographs of Insects
	June Tveekrem’s photos of odonates and butterflies in Howard County. Also includes recommended field guides. Dave Czaplak’s photos of dragonflies, butterflies, and moths. Potomac River, western Maryland, other states. Larry Line’s moths of Maryland (plus others). Most of the Maryland moths were photographed in Clarksville, MD. Richard Orr: Photographs of Mid-Altantic Dragonflies and Damselflies National reference for identifying insects (includes photos): BugGuide

Flowers
	Endangered Plants in Maryland Download PDF file. The report identifies those native Maryland plants that are among the rarest and most in need of conservation efforts as elements of Maryland's natural diversity. Compiled by Wildlife and Heritage Service staff as a result of over 20 years of data gathering.
National Wildflower Research Center The mission of the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center is to educate people about the environmental necessity, economic value, and natural beauty of native plants. The Wildflower Center is a botanical garden in Austin, Texas, dedicated to native plants. The vision for the future is to preserve and restore the natural beauty and biological richness of North America by inspiring people to love the land.	Howard County Wildflowers The report identifies those plants that were found in Howard County in the 1970s-1980s. Compiled by Howard County Bird Club. Link to download PDF version of Howard County Plant List.

Other Animals
Endangered Animals in Maryland Download PDF file. Identifies those native Maryland animals among the rarest and most in need of conservation as elements of Maryland’s natural diversity. Compiled byWildlife and Heritage Service staff as a result of over 20 years of data gathering.	Journey North: Wildlife Migration Journey North engages students in a global study of wildlife migration and seasonal change. K-12 students share their own field observations with classmates across North America. They track the coming of spring through the migration patterns of monarch butterflies, Bald Eagles, American Robins, hummingbirds, manatees, Whooping Cranes and other birds and mammals, the budding of plants, changing sunlight and other natural events.