Insects & Arthropods of Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park
The insects & arthropods most often spotted in Black Canyon of the Gunnison, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
Most-observed insects & arthropods in Black Canyon of the Gunnison
Weidemeyer's Admiral
Limenitis weidemeyerii
36 observations
Western Tent Caterpillar Moth
Malacosoma californica
20 observations · iNaturalist
Dasymutilla vestita
Dasymutilla vestita
18 observations · iNaturalist
Xanthoteras eburneum
Xanthoteras eburneum
16 observations · iNaturalist
Common Ringlet
Coenonympha california
13 observations
Woodland Skipper
Ochlodes sylvanoides
12 observations · iNaturalist
Ornate Checkered Beetle
Trichodes ornatus
11 observations
Painted Lady
Vanessa cardui
10 observations
Putnam's Cicada
Platypedia putnami
10 observations · iNaturalist
Pale Swallowtail
Papilio eurymedon
9 observations
Western Tailed-Blue
Cupido amyntula
9 observations · iNaturalist
Hunt's Bumble Bee
Bombus huntii
9 observations · iNaturalist
Boisduval's Blue
Icaricia icarioides
9 observations · iNaturalist
Silvery Blue
Glaucopsyche lygdamus
8 observations
Great Basin Wood-Nymph
Cercyonis sthenele
8 observations · iNaturalist
Small Wood-Nymph
Cercyonis oetus
8 observations · iNaturalist
Anise Swallowtail
Papilio zelicaon
7 observations
Spring White
Pontia sisymbrii
7 observations · iNaturalist
American Branded Skipper
Hesperia colorado
7 observations · iNaturalist
Pronotal Range Grasshopper
Cratypedes neglectus
7 observations · iNaturalist
Convergent Lady Beetle
Hippodamia convergens
6 observations
Common Wood-Nymph
Cercyonis pegala
6 observations
Great Spangled Fritillary
Argynnis cybele
6 observations · iNaturalist
Western Yellowjacket
Vespula pensylvanica
5 observations · iNaturalist
Ancilla Blue
Euphilotes ancilla
5 observations · iNaturalist
Field Crescent
Phyciodes pulchella
5 observations · iNaturalist
Juba Skipper
Hesperia juba
5 observations · iNaturalist
Melissa Blue
Plebejus melissa
5 observations
Shadowy Arches
Drasteria adumbrata
5 observations · iNaturalist
Litocala Moth
Litocala sexsignata
5 observations · iNaturalist
Callippe Fritillary
Argynnis callippe
5 observations · iNaturalist
Mourning Cloak
Nymphalis antiopa
4 observations
Variegated Meadowhawk
Sympetrum corruptum
4 observations · iNaturalist
Variegated Fritillary
Euptoieta claudia
4 observations
Garden Tiger
Arctia caja
4 observations · iNaturalist
Transverse Lady Beetle
Coccinella transversoguttata
4 observations · iNaturalist
Rocky Mountain Duskywing
Erynnis telemachus
4 observations · iNaturalist
Becker's White
Pontia beckerii
4 observations · iNaturalist
Colorado Hairstreak
Hypaurotis crysalus
4 observations · iNaturalist
Julia Orangetip
Anthocharis julia
4 observations · iNaturalist
Jewel Oak Gall Wasp
Acraspis quercushirta
4 observations · iNaturalist
Western Honey Bee
Apis mellifera
3 observations
Gray Hairstreak
Strymon melinus
3 observations
Greater Bee Fly
Bombylius major
3 observations
Eastern Boxelder Bug
Boisea trivittata
3 observations
Purple Tiger Beetle
Cicindela purpurea
3 observations · iNaturalist
Dun Skipper
Euphyes vestris
3 observations
Clouded Sulphur
Colias philodice
3 observations
Brown Elfin
Callophrys augustinus
3 observations
Two-tailed Swallowtail
Papilio multicaudata
3 observations · iNaturalist
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