Insects & Arthropods of Baton Rouge, LA
The insects & arthropods most often spotted near Baton Rouge, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
21,884
recent observations
50
species listed
50
insects & arthropods
Naturalists have logged 21,884 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species near Baton Rouge. The most frequently seen is the Blue Dasher, with 1,224 recorded sightings.
Most-observed insects & arthropods near Baton Rouge
Blue Dasher
Pachydiplax longipennis
1,224 observations
Eastern Pondhawk
Erythemis simplicicollis
1,051 observations
Gulf Fritillary
Dione vanillae
918 observations · iNaturalist
Western Honey Bee
Apis mellifera
860 observations
Asian Lady Beetle
Harmonia axyridis
853 observations
Great Blue Skimmer
Libellula vibrans
782 observations · iNaturalist
Fall Webworm Moth
Hyphantria cunea
720 observations
Monarch
Danaus plexippus
649 observations
Pearl Crescent
Phyciodes tharos
630 observations
Milkweed Assassin Bug
Zelus longipes
603 observations
Gulf Coast Buck Moth
Hemileuca orleans
569 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern Lubber Grasshopper
Romalea microptera
533 observations
Eastern Giant Swallowtail
Heraclides cresphontes
474 observations · iNaturalist
Forest Tent Caterpillar Moth
Malacosoma disstria
466 observations · iNaturalist
Yellow Garden Spider
Argiope aurantia
462 observations
Black Swallowtail
Papilio polyxenes
457 observations
American Bumble Bee
Bombus pensylvanicus
444 observations
Twin-flagged Jumping Spider
Anasaitis canosus
432 observations · iNaturalist
Golden Silk Spider
Trichonephila clavipes
432 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern Carpenter Bee
Xylocopa virginica
430 observations
Common Buckeye
Junonia coenia
410 observations
Long-tailed Skipper
Urbanus proteus
394 observations
Giant leaf-footed bug
Acanthocephala declivis
382 observations · iNaturalist
Question Mark
Polygonia interrogationis
377 observations
Common Whitetail
Plathemis lydia
370 observations
Six-spotted Tiger Beetle
Cicindela sexguttata
334 observations
Fiery Skipper
Hylephila phyleus
333 observations · iNaturalist
Common Eastern Bumble Bee
Bombus impatiens
331 observations
Fragile Forktail
Ischnura posita
327 observations · iNaturalist
Viceroy
Limenitis archippus
321 observations
Common Lovebug
Plecia nearctica
315 observations
Eastern Black Carpenter Ant
Camponotus pennsylvanicus
304 observations
Red-banded Hairstreak
Calycopis cecrops
301 observations
Mabel Orchard Orbweaver
Leucauge argyrobapta
296 observations · iNaturalist
Spring Fishfly
Chauliodes rastricornis
283 observations · iNaturalist
Red-spotted Admiral
Limenitis arthemis
282 observations
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
Papilio glaucus
280 observations
Bold Jumping Spider
Phidippus audax
279 observations
Waterlily Leafcutter Moth
Elophila obliteralis
278 observations · iNaturalist
Scarlet-bodied Wasp Moth
Cosmosoma myrodora
274 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern Amberwing
Perithemis tenera
258 observations · iNaturalist
Spinybacked Orbweaver
Gasteracantha cancriformis
253 observations
Two-spotted Longhorn Bee
Melissodes bimaculatus
252 observations
Carolina Satyr
Hermeuptychia sosybius
251 observations
Red Imported Fire Ant
Solenopsis invicta
250 observations
Eastern Leaf-footed Bug
Leptoglossus phyllopus
240 observations · iNaturalist
Fir Tussock Moth
Orgyia detrita
234 observations · iNaturalist
Cloudless Sulphur
Phoebis sennae
232 observations
Banded Sphinx
Eumorpha fasciatus
230 observations
Magnolia Green Jumping Spider
Lyssomanes viridis
224 observations · iNaturalist
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