Insects & Arthropods of Death Valley National Park
The insects & arthropods most often spotted in Death Valley, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
Most-observed insects & arthropods in Death Valley
White-lined Sphinx
Hyles lineata
815 observations · iNaturalist
Large Creosote Gall Midge
Asphondylia auripila
283 observations · iNaturalist
Smeringurus vachoni
Smeringurus vachoni
274 observations · iNaturalist
Painted Lady
Vanessa cardui
209 observations
Pallid-winged Grasshopper
Trimerotropis pallidipennis
203 observations
Western Pygmy-Blue
Brephidium exilis
185 observations · iNaturalist
Master Blister Beetle
Lytta magister
168 observations · iNaturalist
Desert Tarantula
Aphonopelma iodius
162 observations · iNaturalist
Beck's Desert Scorpion
Paruroctonus becki
136 observations · iNaturalist
Veromessor pergandei
Veromessor pergandei
131 observations · iNaturalist
Ornate Checkered Beetle
Trichodes ornatus
130 observations
Sagebrush Checkerspot
Chlosyne acastus
130 observations · iNaturalist
Western Honey Bee
Apis mellifera
125 observations
Giuliani's Dune Scarab
Pseudocotalpa giulianii
120 observations · iNaturalist
Variegated Meadowhawk
Sympetrum corruptum
118 observations · iNaturalist
Seven-spotted Lady Beetle
Coccinella septempunctata
111 observations
Desert Hairy Scorpion
Hadrurus arizonensis
98 observations
Convergent Lady Beetle
Hippodamia convergens
95 observations
Inflated Beetle
Cysteodemus armatus
93 observations · iNaturalist
Vivid Dancer
Argia vivida
86 observations · iNaturalist
Yellow Devil Scorpion
Paravaejovis confusus
81 observations · iNaturalist
Mojave Dunes Scorpion
Paruroctonus arenicola
80 observations · iNaturalist
Armored Stink Beetle
Eleodes armata
75 observations · iNaturalist
Western Black Horse Fly
Tabanus punctifer
73 observations · iNaturalist
Flame Skimmer
Libellula saturata
72 observations · iNaturalist
Desert Ironclad Beetle
Asbolus verrucosus
66 observations · iNaturalist
Acmaeodera tuta
Acmaeodera tuta
60 observations · iNaturalist
Syspira longipes
Syspira longipes
51 observations · iNaturalist
Paruroctonus shulovi
Paruroctonus shulovi
47 observations · iNaturalist
Large-tailed Aphideater
Eupeodes volucris
45 observations · iNaturalist
Alkali Grasshopper
Anconia integra
44 observations · iNaturalist
Edrotes ventricosus
Edrotes ventricosus
43 observations · iNaturalist
Eupompha schwarzi
Eupompha schwarzi
43 observations · iNaturalist
Western Pondhawk
Erythemis collocata
42 observations · iNaturalist
Eusattus muricatus
Eusattus muricatus
42 observations · iNaturalist
Stahnkeus deserticola
Stahnkeus deserticola
36 observations · iNaturalist
Black Swallowtail
Papilio polyxenes
35 observations
Monarch
Danaus plexippus
34 observations
Schinia ligeae
Schinia ligeae
34 observations · iNaturalist
Lineostriastiria hutsoni
Lineostriastiria hutsoni
33 observations · iNaturalist
Nevada Tiger Beetle
Ellipsoptera nevadica
32 observations · iNaturalist
American Rubyspot
Hetaerina americana
28 observations
Desert Long-horned Grasshopper
Tanaocerus koebelei
28 observations · iNaturalist
Checkered White
Pontia protodice
27 observations · iNaturalist
Phodaga alticeps
Phodaga alticeps
27 observations · iNaturalist
Dune Scorpion
Smeringurus mesaensis
27 observations · iNaturalist
Blue-ringed Dancer
Argia sedula
22 observations · iNaturalist
Arizona Bird-dropping Moth
Ponometia elegantula
22 observations · iNaturalist
Schizopus laetus
Schizopus laetus
22 observations · iNaturalist
Mediterranean Mantis
Iris oratoria
20 observations · iNaturalist