Genus Heteropogon

Taxon ID: 32281

Summary

Maryland Biodiversity Project has documented 1 taxa in Genus Heteropogon.

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Species (1)

Eastern Twigsitter (Heteropogon macerinus)

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Eastern Twigsitter in Prince George's Co., Maryland (10/1/2024). (c) Benjamin Burgunder, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/'>CC BY</a>).

Eastern Twigsitter (Heteropogon macerinus (Walker, 1849)) Media by Benjamin Burgunder via iNaturalist View Record

Eastern Twigsitter in Prince George's Co., Maryland (10/1/2024). (c) Benjamin Burgunder, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/'>CC BY</a>).

Eastern Twigsitter (Heteropogon macerinus (Walker, 1849)) Media by Benjamin Burgunder via iNaturalist View Record

Eastern Twigsitter in Prince George's Co., Maryland (10/1/2024). (c) Benjamin Burgunder, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/'>CC BY</a>).

Eastern Twigsitter (Heteropogon macerinus (Walker, 1849)) Media by Benjamin Burgunder via iNaturalist View Record

An Eastern Twigsitter in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/19/2021). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>).

Eastern Twigsitter (Heteropogon macerinus (Walker, 1849)) Media by Frode Jacobsen View Record

Eastern Twigsitter in Prince George's Co., Maryland (10/1/2024). (c) Benjamin Burgunder, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/'>CC BY</a>).

Eastern Twigsitter (Heteropogon macerinus (Walker, 1849)) Media by Benjamin Burgunder via iNaturalist View Record

Eastern Twigsitter in Allegany Co. (8/18/2025). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Eastern Twigsitter (Heteropogon macerinus (Walker, 1849)) Media by Frode Jacobsen View Record

Eastern Twigsitter in Prince George's Co., Maryland (10/1/2024). (c) Benjamin Burgunder, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/'>CC BY</a>).

Eastern Twigsitter (Heteropogon macerinus (Walker, 1849)) Media by Benjamin Burgunder via iNaturalist View Record

Eastern Twigsitter in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/16/2024). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>).

Eastern Twigsitter (Heteropogon macerinus (Walker, 1849)) Media by Frode Jacobsen View Record

Eastern Twigsitter in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/13/2024). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>).

Eastern Twigsitter (Heteropogon macerinus (Walker, 1849)) Media by Frode Jacobsen View Record

Eastern Twigsitter in Prince George's Co., Maryland (10/1/2024). (c) Benjamin Burgunder, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/'>CC BY</a>).

Eastern Twigsitter (Heteropogon macerinus (Walker, 1849)) Media by Benjamin Burgunder via iNaturalist View Record

Eastern Twigsitter in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/13/2024). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>).

Eastern Twigsitter (Heteropogon macerinus (Walker, 1849)) Media by Frode Jacobsen View Record

Eastern Twigsitter in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/13/2024). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>).

Eastern Twigsitter (Heteropogon macerinus (Walker, 1849)) Media by Frode Jacobsen View Record

Eastern Twigsitter in Montgomery Co., Maryland (9/8/2021). (c) smiley beaver, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>).

Eastern Twigsitter (Heteropogon macerinus (Walker, 1849)) Media by smiley_beaver via iNaturalist View Record

An Eastern Twigsitter in Prince George's Co., Maryland (8/31/2023). (c) Jewel Tomasula, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/'>CC BY-SA</a>).

Eastern Twigsitter (Heteropogon macerinus (Walker, 1849)) Media by Jewel Tomasula via iNaturalist View Record

Eastern Twigsitter in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/29/2025). (c) wildlymistaken, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/'>CC BY-NC-SA</a>).

Eastern Twigsitter (Heteropogon macerinus (Walker, 1849)) Media by wildlymistaken via iNaturalist View Record

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Common Name	Scientific Name	Family	Order	Class	Kingdom
Eastern Twigsitter	Heteropogon macerinus	Asilidae	Diptera	Insecta	Animalia