Posts About Latest Discoveries
Three Rare Native Bees Found in Vermont for the First Time
Three rare native bees found for the first time in Vermont by VCE biologist Spencer Hardy in June in a powerline right-of-way in southeastern Vermont. These bees forage on just one species of plant and are rare throughout their range.
New Beetle Genus Documented for Vermont
A genus of beetle has been documented for the first time in Vermont during a project aimed at documenting orchid pollinators with automated cameras.
New Moss Species Discovered in Vermont
A new species of moss for Vermont was recently discovered by high school student. Donn’s Rock-Bristle (Seligeria donniana) was confirmed by an expert and added as the 471st moss species known from the state.
Shortnose Sturgeon confirmed in Vermont for first time in decades
For years, reports have come in from southern Vermont of potential sightings of a prehistoric fish called Shortnose Sturgeon. The species is covered with bumpy ridges, can grow nearly the length of a bathtub. But no sightings of the federally endangered fish had been confirmed, until this summer.
Zabulon Skipper Discovered in Vermont
It took less than a month for Terri Armata, one of our star butterfly atlas volunteers, to find and document the 119th butterfly species for Vermont and her 4th state record, a Zabulon Skipper (Lon zabulon).
Sachem Skipper is the Latest New Butterfly Species Recorded for Vermont
Terri Armata, one of Vermont’s most ardent butterfly watchers, has done it yet again, recording her third state record butterfly! She found a vagrant Sachem Skipper (Atalopedes huron) in Wilmington, Vermont while surveying butterflies for the Second Vermont Butterfly Atlas.
New Moth Species Recorded for Vermont
A new moth species for the state, Hops Anglewing (Niphonyx segregata) was photographed during the Vermont Moth Blitz week and shared to our iNaturalist project.
By a Stream in Vermont, a Glimpse of a Plant Last Seen a Century Ago
The State of Vermont announced last month that a plant thought to be locally extinct — False Mermaid-weed — had been found through a chain of events that seemed stolen from a fairy tale.
Bumblebee Photographed in Backyard is a New Species for Vermont
It took a photo, a drawing, a naturalist’s boundless curiosity, and bee experts from across the nation for Vermont to claim a new bumblebee species for the state last week.
New Native Bee Species Discovered for Vermont
A mystery red bee visiting an uncommon willow tree in bloom becomes Vermont’s latest native bee species discovery by biologist Spencer Hardy.
