Insects & Arthropods of Custer State Park
The insects & arthropods most often spotted in Custer, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
Most-observed insects & arthropods in Custer
Spotted Pine Sawyer
Monochamus clamator
22 observations · iNaturalist
Common Ringlet
Coenonympha california
19 observations
Pale Snaketail
Ophiogomphus severus
19 observations · iNaturalist
Half-black Bumble Bee
Bombus vagans
19 observations · iNaturalist
Brown-belted Bumble Bee
Bombus griseocollis
18 observations
Edwards's Fritillary
Argynnis edwardsii
18 observations · iNaturalist
Common Wood-Nymph
Cercyonis pegala
15 observations
Weidemeyer's Admiral
Limenitis weidemeyerii
14 observations
Punctured Tiger Beetle
Cicindelidia punctulata
14 observations · iNaturalist
Red Admiral
Vanessa atalanta
13 observations
Melissa Blue
Plebejus melissa
13 observations
Hunt's Bumble Bee
Bombus huntii
13 observations · iNaturalist
Painted Lady
Vanessa cardui
12 observations
Common Checkered-Skipper
Burnsius communis
12 observations · iNaturalist
Aphrodite Fritillary
Argynnis aphrodite
12 observations · iNaturalist
Small Milkweed Bug
Lygaeus kalmii
11 observations
Two-striped Grasshopper
Melanoplus bivittatus
10 observations · iNaturalist
Bold Jumping Spider
Phidippus audax
9 observations
Mourning Cloak
Nymphalis antiopa
9 observations
Western Conifer Seed Bug
Leptoglossus occidentalis
9 observations · iNaturalist
River Jewelwing
Calopteryx aequabilis
9 observations
Red-blue Checkered Beetle
Trichodes nuttalli
9 observations · iNaturalist
Widow Skimmer
Libellula luctuosa
8 observations
Clouded Sulphur
Colias philodice
8 observations
Variegated Fritillary
Euptoieta claudia
8 observations
Reakirt's Blue
Echinargus isola
8 observations · iNaturalist
Red-belted Bumble Bee
Bombus rufocinctus
8 observations
Plains Bee Assassin
Apiomerus spissipes
8 observations · iNaturalist
Asian Lady Beetle
Harmonia axyridis
7 observations
Orange Sulphur
Colias eurytheme
7 observations
Ebony Jewelwing
Calopteryx maculata
7 observations
European Paper Wasp
Polistes dominula
7 observations
American Lady
Vanessa virginiensis
6 observations
Convergent Lady Beetle
Hippodamia convergens
6 observations
Dainty Sulphur
Nathalis iole
6 observations
Four-spotted Skimmer
Libellula quadrimaculata
6 observations · iNaturalist
Variegated Meadowhawk
Sympetrum corruptum
6 observations · iNaturalist
Two-tailed Swallowtail
Papilio multicaudata
6 observations · iNaturalist
Twelve-spotted Skimmer
Libellula pulchella
6 observations
Ten-lined June Beetle
Polyphylla decemlineata
6 observations
Striped Fishing Spider
Dolomedes scriptus
6 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern Tumblebug
Canthon pilularius
6 observations · iNaturalist
Nevada Bumble Bee
Bombus nevadensis
6 observations
Black Blister Beetle
Epicauta pensylvanica
6 observations · iNaturalist
Polyphemus Moth
Antheraea polyphemus
5 observations
European Mantis
Mantis religiosa
5 observations
Dun Skipper
Euphyes vestris
5 observations
Gray Comma
Polygonia progne
5 observations · iNaturalist
California Root Borer
Prionus californicus
5 observations
Blue-eyed Darner
Rhionaeschna multicolor
5 observations · iNaturalist
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