Insects & Arthropods of Dead Horse Point State Park
The insects & arthropods most often spotted in Dead Horse Point, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
Most-observed insects & arthropods in Dead Horse Point
Obscure Darkling Beetle
Eleodes obscura
6 observations · iNaturalist
Hairy Bear Scarab Beetle
Paracotalpa granicollis
5 observations · iNaturalist
Painted Lady
Vanessa cardui
3 observations
White-lined Sphinx
Hyles lineata
3 observations · iNaturalist
Western Carpenter Bee
Xylocopa californica
3 observations · iNaturalist
Cat-faced Orbweaver
Araneus gemmoides
3 observations · iNaturalist
Northern Scorpion
Paruroctonus boreus
3 observations · iNaturalist
Giant Crab Spider
Olios giganteus
3 observations · iNaturalist
Morrison's Bumble Bee
Bombus morrisoni
3 observations · iNaturalist
Chauliognathus fasciatus
Chauliognathus fasciatus
3 observations · iNaturalist
Western Honey Bee
Apis mellifera
2 observations
Seven-spotted Lady Beetle
Coccinella septempunctata
2 observations
Mormon Metalmark
Apodemia mormo
2 observations · iNaturalist
Hammertails
Efferia
2 observations · iNaturalist
Black Hairy Scorpion
Hadrurus spadix
2 observations · iNaturalist
Dasymutilla vestita
Dasymutilla vestita
2 observations · iNaturalist
Serradigitus wupatkiensis
Serradigitus wupatkiensis
2 observations · iNaturalist
Cotton-gall Tephritid
Aciurina bigeloviae
2 observations · iNaturalist
Arizona Lappet
Gloveria arizonensis
2 observations · iNaturalist
Philolithus elatus
Philolithus elatus
2 observations · iNaturalist
California Mantis
Stagmomantis wheelerii
2 observations · iNaturalist
Pallid-winged Grasshopper
Trimerotropis pallidipennis
1 observation
Horse-fly Carpenter Bee
Xylocopa tabaniformis
1 observation
Checkered White
Pontia protodice
1 observation · iNaturalist
Great Basin Wood-Nymph
Cercyonis sthenele
1 observation · iNaturalist
California Root Borer
Prionus californicus
1 observation
Variegated Fritillary
Euptoieta claudia
1 observation
Indra Swallowtail
Papilio indra
1 observation · iNaturalist
Bicolored Pyramid Ant
Dorymyrmex bicolor
1 observation · iNaturalist
Western Harvester Ant
Pogonomyrmex occidentalis
1 observation · iNaturalist
Acute-lined Flower Moth
Schinia acutilinea
1 observation · iNaturalist
Western Leaf-footed Bug
Leptoglossus clypealis
1 observation · iNaturalist
Snakeweed Grasshopper
Hesperotettix viridis
1 observation · iNaturalist
Spotted Datana Moth
Datana perspicua
1 observation · iNaturalist
Western Tree Cricket
Oecanthus californicus
1 observation · iNaturalist
Red-shanked Grasshopper
Xanthippus corallipes
1 observation · iNaturalist
Common Cactus Dodger
Cacama valvata
1 observation
Sacken's Antlion
Brachynemurus sackeni
1 observation · iNaturalist
Conchuela Bug
Chlorochroa ligata
1 observation · iNaturalist
Acmaeodera pubiventris
Acmaeodera pubiventris
1 observation · iNaturalist
Red-and-white Asagena
Asagena fulva
1 observation · iNaturalist
Sooty Longwing
Capnobotes fuliginosus
1 observation · iNaturalist
Geolycosa rafaelana
Geolycosa rafaelana
1 observation · iNaturalist
Eleodes pilosa
Eleodes pilosa
1 observation · iNaturalist
Paraterellia superba
Paraterellia superba
1 observation · iNaturalist
Acmaeodera diffusa
Acmaeodera diffusa
1 observation · iNaturalist
Cimbocera conspersa
Cimbocera conspersa
1 observation · iNaturalist
Common Checkered-Skipper
Burnsius communis
1 observation · iNaturalist
Philtraea utahensis
Philtraea utahensis
1 observation · iNaturalist
Feron scutellum
Feron scutellum
1 observation · iNaturalist
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