HIGHLIGHTS OF NEW SPECIES DISCOVERIES IN 2023 in JERICHO, VERMONT

HIGHLIGHTS OF NEW SPECIES DISCOVERIES IN 2023

This year, iNaturalists added hundreds of new species to the database for Vermont; many of these are perhaps completely new discoveries for Vermont.

You can explore iNaturalist and find who and when the first record was reported for a species yourself. Just use the place tool for Vermont, search for a species, and mouse over the image. It will display the first observer. Click on it, and you will get a popup with the first and last sighting and more information to explore.

Here are just a few highlights of species observed in Jericho as 1st for Vermont. Observations and posts by Bernie unless otherwise stated. 

The common name is linked to the original post on iNaturalist. The Species name is linked to the place tool for Vermont. 

Date Observed	Common name or description	Species	Location	First for VT
8/6/2023	Red-shouldered Stink Bug	Thyanta custator.	Charlotte, VT	1ST
7/5/2023	Beetle	Tomoxia inclusa	Jericho, VT	1ST
6/25/2023	Wasp	Pleolophus indistinctus	Jericho, VT	1ST
5/27/2023	Denticulate Nomad	Nomada denticulata	Jericho, VT	1ST
5/4/2023	Cherry acrobat ant	Crematogaster cerasi	Jericho, VT	1ST
9/2/2022	Aquatic leaf beetle	Donacia cincticornis	Ferrisburg, VT	1ST
7/3/2022	Silver-tailed Petalcutter	Megachile montivaga	Jericho, VT	1ST
6/20/22	Moth	Menesta tortriciformella	Jericho, VT	1ST
4/15/2022	Short-horned ankle-headed fly	Sphyracephala brevicornis	Jericho, VT	1ST
6/23/2021	Mock-orange Scissor Bee	Chelostoma philadelphi	Jericho, VT	1ST
7/26/2020	Blotch-winged Honeysuckle Sawfly	Abia fasciata By Sabina E.	Jericho, VT	1ST

 If you want to find the firsts of some exact species in some exact location, use this - species and location then sort by date observed.