Insects & Arthropods of Aurora, CO
The insects & arthropods most often spotted near Aurora, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
41,806
recent observations
50
species listed
50
insects & arthropods
Naturalists have logged 41,806 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species near Aurora. The most frequently seen is the Western Honey Bee, with 3,341 recorded sightings.
Rarer finds confirmed near Aurora include Ambush Bug - uncommon enough that a sighting is worth logging.
Most-observed insects & arthropods near Aurora
Western Honey Bee
Apis mellifera
3,341 observations
Bold Jumping Spider
Phidippus audax
2,272 observations
Japanese Beetle
Popillia japonica
1,691 observations
Seven-spotted Lady Beetle
Coccinella septempunctata
1,516 observations
Painted Lady
Vanessa cardui
1,426 observations
European Paper Wasp
Polistes dominula
1,370 observations
Hunt's Bumble Bee
Bombus huntii
1,309 observations · iNaturalist
Monarch
Danaus plexippus
1,302 observations
Two-tailed Swallowtail
Papilio multicaudata
1,178 observations · iNaturalist
Golden Northern Bumble Bee
Bombus fervidus
1,170 observations
Two-striped Grasshopper
Melanoplus bivittatus
1,164 observations · iNaturalist
Four-spotted Moth
Tyta luctuosa
1,098 observations · iNaturalist
Convergent Lady Beetle
Hippodamia convergens
1,072 observations
Small White
Pieris rapae
957 observations
Brown-belted Bumble Bee
Bombus griseocollis
934 observations
White-lined Sphinx
Hyles lineata
930 observations · iNaturalist
Asian Lady Beetle
Harmonia axyridis
929 observations
Common Checkered-Skipper
Burnsius communis
867 observations · iNaturalist
European Mantis
Mantis religiosa
854 observations
Western Black Widow
Latrodectus hesperus
787 observations · iNaturalist
Great Spreadwing
Archilestes grandis
769 observations · iNaturalist
Red-femured Milkweed Borer
Tetraopes femoratus
683 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern Boxelder Bug
Boisea trivittata
665 observations
Widow Skimmer
Libellula luctuosa
660 observations
Variegated Meadowhawk
Sympetrum corruptum
623 observations · iNaturalist
Greater Anglewing
Microcentrum rhombifolium
612 observations · iNaturalist
Apache Jumping Spider
Phidippus apacheanus
587 observations · iNaturalist
Taxiles Skipper
Lon taxiles
585 observations · iNaturalist
Colorado Soldier Beetle
Chauliognathus basalis
577 observations · iNaturalist
Jagged Ambush Bug
Phymata americana
570 observations
Small Milkweed Bug
Lygaeus kalmii
567 observations
Band-winged Meadowhawk
Sympetrum semicinctum
560 observations · iNaturalist
Variegated Fritillary
Euptoieta claudia
539 observations
Common Whitetail
Plathemis lydia
537 observations
Woodlouse Spider
Dysdera crocata
522 observations
Western Conifer Seed Bug
Leptoglossus occidentalis
511 observations · iNaturalist
Differential Grasshopper
Melanoplus differentialis
505 observations
Checkered White
Pontia protodice
477 observations · iNaturalist
American Bumble Bee
Bombus pensylvanicus
473 observations
Sutured Longhorn Beetle
Batyle suturalis
473 observations · iNaturalist
Gray Hairstreak
Strymon melinus
472 observations
Red-backed Darkling Beetle
Eleodes suturalis
456 observations · iNaturalist
Twelve-spotted Skimmer
Libellula pulchella
444 observations
Nevada Bumble Bee
Bombus nevadensis
428 observations
European Harvestman
Phalangium opilio
415 observations · iNaturalist
Eurasian Drone Fly
Eristalis arbustorum
414 observations · iNaturalist
Margined Calligrapher
Toxomerus marginatus
391 observations · iNaturalist
Blue Dasher
Pachydiplax longipennis
377 observations
Plains Cicada
Megatibicen dealbatus
376 observations · iNaturalist
Western Yellowjacket
Vespula pensylvanica
371 observations · iNaturalist
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