Insects & Arthropods of Bluff Lake Nature Center
The insects & arthropods most often spotted in Bluff Lake, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
930
recent observations
50
species listed
50
insects & arthropods
Naturalists have logged 930 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Bluff Lake. The most frequently seen is the Convergent Lady Beetle, with 36 recorded sightings.
Rarer finds confirmed in Bluff Lake include Ambush Bug - uncommon enough that a sighting is worth logging.
Most-observed insects & arthropods in Bluff Lake
Convergent Lady Beetle
Hippodamia convergens
36 observations
Western Honey Bee
Apis mellifera
34 observations
Bold Jumping Spider
Phidippus audax
34 observations
Variegated Meadowhawk
Sympetrum corruptum
34 observations · iNaturalist
Two-striped Grasshopper
Melanoplus bivittatus
30 observations · iNaturalist
Seven-spotted Lady Beetle
Coccinella septempunctata
28 observations
European Mantis
Mantis religiosa
28 observations
Red-femured Milkweed Borer
Tetraopes femoratus
27 observations · iNaturalist
European Paper Wasp
Polistes dominula
25 observations
Apache Jumping Spider
Phidippus apacheanus
25 observations · iNaturalist
Monarch
Danaus plexippus
23 observations
Small White
Pieris rapae
23 observations
Harlequin Bug
Murgantia histrionica
23 observations · iNaturalist
Familiar Bluet
Enallagma civile
23 observations
Brown-belted Bumble Bee
Bombus griseocollis
23 observations
Western Black Widow
Latrodectus hesperus
22 observations
Blue Dasher
Pachydiplax longipennis
22 observations
Western Harvester Ant
Pogonomyrmex occidentalis
21 observations · iNaturalist
Asian Lady Beetle
Harmonia axyridis
20 observations
Golden Northern Bumble Bee
Bombus fervidus
20 observations
Large Milkweed Bug
Oncopeltus fasciatus
20 observations
Plains Cicada
Megatibicen dealbatus
20 observations · iNaturalist
Painted Lady
Vanessa cardui
18 observations
Japanese Beetle
Popillia japonica
18 observations
Rabbitbrush Beetle
Trirhabda nitidicollis
17 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern Boxelder Bug
Boisea trivittata
16 observations
Corn Earworm Moth
Helicoverpa zea
16 observations · iNaturalist
Widow Skimmer
Libellula luctuosa
15 observations
Eastern Cicada-killer Wasp
Sphecius speciosus
15 observations
Checkered White
Pontia protodice
15 observations · iNaturalist
Common Green Darner
Anax junius
15 observations
Carolina Grasshopper
Dissosteira carolina
15 observations · iNaturalist
Cotton-gall Tephritid
Aciurina bigeloviae
15 observations · iNaturalist
Isabella Tiger Moth
Pyrrharctia isabella
14 observations
Small Milkweed Bug
Lygaeus kalmii
13 observations
Differential Grasshopper
Melanoplus differentialis
13 observations
Colorado Soldier Beetle
Chauliognathus basalis
13 observations · iNaturalist
Philolithus elatus
Philolithus elatus
13 observations · iNaturalist
Black Saddlebags
Tramea lacerata
12 observations
Common Whitetail
Plathemis lydia
12 observations
Nine-spotted Lady Beetle
Coccinella novemnotata
12 observations · iNaturalist
Hunt's Bumble Bee
Bombus huntii
12 observations · iNaturalist
Two-spotted Lady Beetle
Adalia bipunctata
11 observations · iNaturalist
Twelve-spotted Skimmer
Libellula pulchella
11 observations
Scarlet Malachite Beetle
Malachius aeneus
10 observations · iNaturalist
Jagged Ambush Bug
Phymata americana
10 observations
Parenthesis Lady Beetle
Hippodamia parenthesis
10 observations · iNaturalist
Red-backed Darkling Beetle
Eleodes suturalis
10 observations · iNaturalist
Black Swallowtail
Papilio polyxenes
9 observations
Striped Meadowhawk
Sympetrum pallipes
9 observations · iNaturalist
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