Insects & Arthropods of Congaree National Park
The insects & arthropods most often spotted in Congaree, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
Most-observed insects & arthropods in Congaree
Golden Silk Spider
Trichonephila clavipes
445 observations · iNaturalist
Great Blue Skimmer
Libellula vibrans
198 observations · iNaturalist
Forest Tent Caterpillar Moth
Malacosoma disstria
157 observations · iNaturalist
Red-femured Spotted Orbweaver
Neoscona domiciliorum
138 observations · iNaturalist
Pearl Crescent
Phyciodes tharos
118 observations
Southern Pearly-eye
Lethe portlandia
116 observations · iNaturalist
Zebra Swallowtail
Eurytides marcellus
97 observations
Red-spotted Admiral
Limenitis arthemis
91 observations
Clouded Skipper
Lerema accius
91 observations
Fall Webworm Moth
Hyphantria cunea
82 observations
Dark Fishing Spider
Dolomedes tenebrosus
79 observations
White-marked Tussock Moth
Orgyia leucostigma
78 observations · iNaturalist
Carolina Satyr
Hermeuptychia sosybius
77 observations
North American Luna Moth
Actias luna
76 observations
Question Mark
Polygonia interrogationis
76 observations
Ebony Jewelwing
Calopteryx maculata
76 observations
Banded Tussock Moth
Halysidota tessellaris
76 observations
Lace-winged Roadside-Skipper
Amblyscirtes aesculapius
63 observations · iNaturalist
Creole Pearly-eye
Lethe creola
62 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern Eyed Click Beetle
Alaus oculatus
57 observations
Monarch
Danaus plexippus
53 observations
North American Wheel Bug
Arilus cristatus
52 observations
Hackberry Emperor
Asterocampa celtis
52 observations
Sleepy Orange
Eurema nicippe
50 observations · iNaturalist
Zabulon Skipper
Lon zabulon
48 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
Papilio glaucus
47 observations
Common Buckeye
Junonia coenia
44 observations
Six-spotted Tiger Beetle
Cicindela sexguttata
44 observations
White-banded Fishing Spider
Dolomedes albineus
43 observations · iNaturalist
Gulf Fritillary
Dione vanillae
42 observations · iNaturalist
Appalachian Brown
Lethe appalachia
41 observations · iNaturalist
Spinybacked Orbweaver
Gasteracantha cancriformis
40 observations
Horace's Duskywing
Erynnis horatius
39 observations · iNaturalist
Red Admiral
Vanessa atalanta
38 observations
Red-banded Hairstreak
Calycopis cecrops
38 observations
Georgia Wolf Spider
Tigrosa georgicola
38 observations · iNaturalist
Gray Hairstreak
Strymon melinus
37 observations
American Snout
Libytheana carinenta
37 observations
Spined Micrathena
Micrathena gracilis
37 observations · iNaturalist
Asian Lady Beetle
Harmonia axyridis
35 observations
Yellow Garden Spider
Argiope aurantia
35 observations
Silver-spotted Skipper
Epargyreus clarus
35 observations
Variegated Fritillary
Euptoieta claudia
34 observations
Common Eastern Velvet Ant
Dasymutilla occidentalis
34 observations
Eastern Tailed-Blue
Cupido comyntas
34 observations · iNaturalist
Little Yellow
Eurema lisa
33 observations · iNaturalist
Swamp Milkweed Leaf Beetle
Labidomera clivicollis
33 observations · iNaturalist
Common Whitetail
Plathemis lydia
33 observations
Virginia Giant Hover Fly
Milesia virginiensis
31 observations · iNaturalist
Fiery Skipper
Hylephila phyleus
30 observations · iNaturalist