Insects & Arthropods of Cape Henlopen State Park
The insects & arthropods most often spotted in Cape Henlopen, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
Most-observed insects & arthropods in Cape Henlopen
Seaside Dragonlet
Erythrodiplax berenice
133 observations · iNaturalist
North American Wheel Bug
Arilus cristatus
48 observations
Yellow Garden Spider
Argiope aurantia
45 observations
Smooth Ox Beetle
Strategus antaeus
38 observations · iNaturalist
Common Buckeye
Junonia coenia
37 observations
Lone Star Tick
Amblyomma americanum
35 observations
Spotted Lanternfly
Lycorma delicatula
32 observations · iNaturalist
Vella americana
Vella americana
32 observations · iNaturalist
Asian Lady Beetle
Harmonia axyridis
28 observations
Sand Hammertail
Efferia albibarbis
25 observations · iNaturalist
Monarch
Danaus plexippus
23 observations
Spicebush Swallowtail
Papilio troilus
23 observations
Differential Grasshopper
Melanoplus differentialis
23 observations
Spotted Cucumber Beetle
Diabrotica undecimpunctata
21 observations
Chinese Mantis
Tenodera sinensis
20 observations
American Lady
Vanessa virginiensis
19 observations
Eastern Tent Caterpillar Moth
Malacosoma americana
19 observations · iNaturalist
Evergreen Bagworm Moth
Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformis
18 observations · iNaturalist
Groundselbush beetle
Trirhabda bacharidis
18 observations · iNaturalist
Large Four-spotted Scoliid Wasp
Pygodasis quadrimaculata
18 observations · iNaturalist
Gray Hairstreak
Strymon melinus
16 observations
Seaside Grasshopper
Trimerotropis maritima
16 observations · iNaturalist
Wandering Glider
Pantala flavescens
16 observations
Common Eastern Velvet Ant
Dasymutilla occidentalis
16 observations
Carolina Mantis
Stagmomantis carolina
16 observations
Black-shouldered Drone Fly
Eristalis dimidiata
16 observations · iNaturalist
Painted Skimmer
Libellula semifasciata
15 observations · iNaturalist
Seven-spotted Lady Beetle
Coccinella septempunctata
13 observations
Red-spotted Admiral
Limenitis arthemis
12 observations
Eastern Carpenter Bee
Xylocopa virginica
11 observations
Pearl Crescent
Phyciodes tharos
11 observations
Blue Dasher
Pachydiplax longipennis
11 observations
Tan Jumping Spider
Platycryptus undatus
11 observations · iNaturalist
Spotted Orbweaver
Neoscona crucifera
11 observations
American Copper
Lycaena hypophlaeas
11 observations · iNaturalist
Common Eastern Bumble Bee
Bombus impatiens
10 observations
Salt Marsh Skipper
Panoquina panoquin
10 observations · iNaturalist
Red Admiral
Vanessa atalanta
9 observations
Spinybacked Orbweaver
Gasteracantha cancriformis
9 observations
Halloween Pennant
Celithemis eponina
9 observations · iNaturalist
Black Saddlebags
Tramea lacerata
9 observations
Common Green Darner
Anax junius
9 observations
Ailanthus Webworm Moth
Atteva aurea
9 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern Tailed-Blue
Cupido comyntas
9 observations · iNaturalist
Clubbed Mydas Fly
Mydas clavatus
9 observations · iNaturalist
Northern Paper Wasp
Polistes fuscatus
8 observations
Small White
Pieris rapae
8 observations
Red-footed Cannibal Fly
Promachus rufipes
8 observations · iNaturalist
Green Cloverworm Moth
Hypena scabra
8 observations · iNaturalist
Horned Passalus Beetle
Odontotaenius disjunctus
8 observations
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