Entomological Consulting Service
The Mid-Atlantic Invertebrate Field Studies
(MAIFS) Consulting Service is a specialized
business that provides expertise and field
work on the survey, identification and
conservation of terrestrial and fresh water
invertebrates in the Mid-Atlantic including
Maryland, Delaware, Southern Pennsylvania,
Southern New Jersey, Northern Virginia,
Northern West Virginia, and the District of
Columbia.
MAIFS clients include:

  • Conservation and Environmental Organizations -- surveys or evaluations of insects and other
    invertebrates

  • Federal Agencies -- surveys or evaluations of insects and other invertebrates

  • State/County Agencies -- surveys or evaluations of insects and other invertebrates

  • Environmental Consulting Firms -- targeted invertebrate surveys

  • Private industry -- endangered invertebrate surveys and evaluations

  • Individuals -- identification of insects and/or the conservation of invertebrate biodiversity on their
    property
Mid-Atlantic Invertebrate
Field Studies (MAIFS)
MAIFS provides field surveys, identification, wildlife photography, advice and
analysis for:
dragonflies, damselflies, butterflies, stoneflies, tiger beetles, bees, ants, grasshoppers,
katydids, crickets, spiders, and most other arthropod groups;  federal and state endangered/threatened
arthropods;  Indicator species for freshwater wetland/terrestrial habitats and  analysis/identification of invasive or
pestilent arthropods.
What is new:

June 24, 2009 -- Added photograph of the Clymene Moth Haploa clymene (Arctiidae)

June 12, 2009 -- Added photographs of the Long-horned Beetle
Brachyleptura rubica and the Spittlebug larval
                       foam nest (Cercopidae)

June 8, 2009 -- Added photographs of a Harvester Butterfly (
Feniseca tarquinius), Robber Fly (Laphria
                    thoracica),
Syrphid Fly (Mollota sp.) and Velvet Mite (Trombidium sp.)

June 3, 2009 -- Added new Harford County record of the Southern Pygmy Clubtail dragonfly (
Lanthus vernalis)
                 thanks to Rick Cheicante.  New Allegany County record of the Delta-spotted Spiketail
                 
Cordulegaster diastatops thanks to Jim McCann.  Also added a photograph of the Bee Fly
                 
Bombulius incanus.

June 1, 2009 -- Updated the Sable Clubtail
Gomphus rogersi records for Maryland
Last update:  June 24, 2009