Insects & Arthropods of Chadron State Park
The insects & arthropods most often spotted in Chadron, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
Most-observed insects & arthropods in Chadron
Green Claybank Tiger Beetle
Cicindela denverensis
46 observations · iNaturalist
Pine tree Spur-throat Grasshopper
Melanoplus punctulatus
45 observations · iNaturalist
Velvet-striped Grasshopper
Eritettix simplex
40 observations · iNaturalist
Purple Tiger Beetle
Cicindela purpurea
39 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern Comma
Polygonia comma
39 observations
Hobomok Skipper
Lon hobomok
39 observations · iNaturalist
Mourning Cloak
Nymphalis antiopa
31 observations
Big Sand Tiger Beetle
Cicindela formosa
30 observations · iNaturalist
Taxiles Skipper
Lon taxiles
30 observations · iNaturalist
Small White
Pieris rapae
28 observations
Green-striped Grasshopper
Chortophaga viridifasciata
26 observations · iNaturalist
Coral-winged Grasshopper
Pardalophora apiculata
21 observations · iNaturalist
Orange Sulphur
Colias eurytheme
19 observations
Red Admiral
Vanessa atalanta
16 observations
Plains Lubber Grasshopper
Brachystola magna
16 observations · iNaturalist
Speckle-winged Rangeland Grasshopper
Arphia conspersa
13 observations · iNaturalist
Painted Lady
Vanessa cardui
11 observations
American Dog Tick
Dermacentor variabilis
11 observations
Common Checkered-Skipper
Burnsius communis
10 observations · iNaturalist
Question Mark
Polygonia interrogationis
9 observations
Acanthocephala terminalis
Acanthocephala terminalis
9 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern Boxelder Bug
Boisea trivittata
8 observations
Little Wood Satyr
Megisto cymela
8 observations
Hackberry Emperor
Asterocampa celtis
8 observations
Brown-belted Bumble Bee
Bombus griseocollis
8 observations
White-whiskered grasshopper
Ageneotettix deorum
8 observations · iNaturalist
Common Roadside-Skipper
Amblyscirtes vialis
7 observations
Festive Tiger Beetle
Cicindela scutellaris
7 observations · iNaturalist
Splendid Tiger Beetle
Cicindela splendida
7 observations · iNaturalist
Hunt's Bumble Bee
Bombus huntii
7 observations · iNaturalist
Echo Azure
Celastrina echo
6 observations · iNaturalist
Isabella Tiger Moth
Pyrrharctia isabella
6 observations
Dingy Cutworm Moth
Feltia jaculifera
6 observations · iNaturalist
Snowberry Clearwing
Hemaris diffinis
6 observations · iNaturalist
Punctured Tiger Beetle
Cicindelidia punctulata
6 observations · iNaturalist
Monarch
Danaus plexippus
5 observations
Dainty Sulphur
Nathalis iole
5 observations
Golden Northern Bumble Bee
Bombus fervidus
5 observations
Clouded Sulphur
Colias philodice
5 observations
Common Wood-Nymph
Cercyonis pegala
5 observations
Leconte's Haploa Moth
Haploa lecontei
5 observations · iNaturalist
Western Red Damsel
Amphiagrion abbreviatum
5 observations · iNaturalist
Nessus Sphinx
Amphion floridensis
5 observations
Mottled Sand Grasshopper
Spharagemon collare
5 observations · iNaturalist
Plains Bee Assassin
Apiomerus spissipes
5 observations · iNaturalist
Fifteen-spotted Lady Beetle
Anatis labiculata
5 observations · iNaturalist
Kiowa Grasshopper
Trachyrhachys kiowa
5 observations · iNaturalist
Widow Skimmer
Libellula luctuosa
4 observations
Black Giant Ichneumonid Wasp
Megarhyssa atrata
4 observations · iNaturalist
Asian Lady Beetle
Harmonia axyridis
4 observations
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