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Insects & Arthropods of Aurora, CO

The insects & arthropods most often spotted near Aurora, ranked by recent research-grade observations.

45,082
recent observations
50
species listed
50
insects & arthropods

Naturalists have logged 45,082 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species near Aurora. The most frequently seen is the Western Honey Bee, with 3,581 recorded sightings.

Rarer finds confirmed near Aurora include Ambush Bug - uncommon enough that a sighting is worth logging.

Ambush Bug

Most-observed insects & arthropods near Aurora

Western Honey Bee
Apis mellifera
3,581 observations
Bold Jumping Spider
Phidippus audax
2,392 observations
Painted Lady
Vanessa cardui
2,104 observations
Japanese Beetle
Popillia japonica
1,747 observations
Monarch
Danaus plexippus
1,620 observations
Seven-spotted Lady Beetle
Coccinella septempunctata
1,616 observations
European Paper Wasp
Polistes dominula
1,464 observations
Hunt's Bumble Bee
Bombus huntii
1,328 observations · iNaturalist
Two-striped Grasshopper
Melanoplus bivittatus
1,199 observations · iNaturalist
Two-tailed Swallowtail
Papilio multicaudata
1,198 observations · iNaturalist
Golden Northern Bumble Bee
Bombus fervidus
1,183 observations
Convergent Lady Beetle
Hippodamia convergens
1,134 observations
Four-spotted Moth
Tyta luctuosa
1,119 observations · iNaturalist
Small White
Pieris rapae
1,008 observations
Common Checkered-Skipper
Burnsius communis
1,000 observations · iNaturalist
White-lined Sphinx
Hyles lineata
991 observations · iNaturalist
Asian Lady Beetle
Harmonia axyridis
952 observations
Brown-belted Bumble Bee
Bombus griseocollis
942 observations
European Mantis
Mantis religiosa
898 observations
Western Black Widow
Latrodectus hesperus
888 observations
Great Spreadwing
Archilestes grandis
878 observations · iNaturalist
Red-femured Milkweed Borer
Tetraopes femoratus
703 observations · iNaturalist
Variegated Meadowhawk
Sympetrum corruptum
694 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern Boxelder Bug
Boisea trivittata
676 observations
Widow Skimmer
Libellula luctuosa
667 observations
Apache Jumping Spider
Phidippus apacheanus
650 observations · iNaturalist
Greater Anglewing
Microcentrum rhombifolium
637 observations · iNaturalist
Jagged Ambush Bug
Phymata americana
636 observations
Colorado Soldier Beetle
Chauliognathus basalis
627 observations · iNaturalist
Small Milkweed Bug
Lygaeus kalmii
600 observations
Variegated Fritillary
Euptoieta claudia
600 observations
Taxiles Skipper
Lon taxiles
589 observations · iNaturalist
Band-winged Meadowhawk
Sympetrum semicinctum
569 observations · iNaturalist
Woodlouse Spider
Dysdera crocata
545 observations
Common Whitetail
Plathemis lydia
543 observations
Western Conifer Seed Bug
Leptoglossus occidentalis
539 observations · iNaturalist
Differential Grasshopper
Melanoplus differentialis
533 observations
Corn Earworm Moth
Helicoverpa zea
530 observations · iNaturalist
Gray Hairstreak
Strymon melinus
524 observations
Checkered White
Pontia protodice
516 observations · iNaturalist
American Bumble Bee
Bombus pensylvanicus
488 observations
Red-backed Darkling Beetle
Eleodes suturalis
483 observations · iNaturalist
Sutured Longhorn Beetle
Batyle suturalis
477 observations · iNaturalist
Dainty Sulphur
Nathalis iole
475 observations
Twelve-spotted Skimmer
Libellula pulchella
448 observations
Nevada Bumble Bee
Bombus nevadensis
436 observations
Eurasian Drone Fly
Eristalis arbustorum
427 observations · iNaturalist
European Harvestman
Phalangium opilio
416 observations · iNaturalist
Reakirt's Blue
Echinargus isola
409 observations · iNaturalist
Plains Bee Assassin
Apiomerus spissipes
403 observations · iNaturalist

Built from recent research-grade iNaturalist observations. Identifications are community-sourced and may occasionally be wrong, and the ranking reflects where people record and photograph wildlife, so a species seen often here is not necessarily rare elsewhere. Some plants and animals are only out in certain seasons. Treat this as a lively snapshot of what people are finding, not a formal checklist.

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