Insects around Toronto
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Every measure here is worked out per 5 degree square, so this covers the wider area around Toronto (40° to 45° latitude, -80° to -75° longitude, about 550 km across), not the city alone. Counts are shares of all insects records in the same weeks, so busier stations do not inflate them (methods).
Arrived in the last four weeks
No insects arrived here in these weeks last year, as far as the records show.
Expected in the next six weeks
No arrivals expected here in the next six weeks, going by last year.
Dates are last year's first regular records after at least six weeks away, with each species' own uncertainty on its page. Each species page can email you when it turns up.
Most recorded, last eight weeks
| Species | Records | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Fall Field Cricket Gryllus pennsylvanicus | 36,220 | 820.1 |
| Columbian Trig Cyrtoxipha columbiana | 2,194 | 49.7 |
| Snowy Tree Cricket Oecanthus fultoni | 1,759 | 39.8 |
| Carolina Ground Cricket Eunemobius carolinus | 1,183 | 26.8 |
| Southeastern Field Cricket Gryllus rubens | 840 | 19.0 |
| Short-winged Meadow Katydid Conocephalus brevipennis | 520 | 11.8 |
| Slender Meadow Katydid Conocephalus fasciatus | 124 | 2.8 |
| Common Eastern Bumble Bee Bombus impatiens | 101 | 2.3 |
| Honey Bee Apis mellifera | 92 | 2.1 |
| Monarch Danaus plexippus | 69 | 1.6 |
| Japanese Beetle Popillia japonica | 49 | 1.1 |
| Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis | 32 | 0.7 |
| Carpenter Bee Xylocopa virginica | 32 | 0.7 |
| Hickory Tussock Moth Lophocampa caryae | 28 | 0.6 |
| Northern Paper Wasp Polistes fuscatus | 21 | 0.5 |
How well this area is covered
Watched in 11 of the last 12 weeks for insects (enough records to count; unwatched weeks say nothing about absence). Active stations here in the last 30 days: 509 BirdWeather. Add a station to fill the gap.