Insects & Arthropods of Deception Pass State Park
The insects & arthropods most often spotted in Deception Pass, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
Most-observed insects & arthropods in Deception Pass
Western Tent Caterpillar Moth
Malacosoma californica
90 observations · iNaturalist
Silver-spotted Tiger Moth
Lophocampa argentata
46 observations · iNaturalist
Echo Azure
Celastrina echo
29 observations · iNaturalist
Pacific Forktail
Ischnura cervula
18 observations · iNaturalist
Spiny Leaf Gall Wasp
Diplolepis polita
18 observations · iNaturalist
Narrow-collared Snail-eating Beetle
Scaphinotus angusticollis
17 observations · iNaturalist
Sierra Dome Spider
Neriene litigiosa
17 observations · iNaturalist
Yellowish Cuckoo Bumble bee
Bombus flavidus
15 observations · iNaturalist
Yellow-fronted Bumble Bee
Bombus flavifrons
14 observations · iNaturalist
Fuzzy-Horned Bumble Bee
Bombus mixtus
12 observations · iNaturalist
Small White
Pieris rapae
11 observations
Madrone Skin Miner
Marmara arbutiella
11 observations · iNaturalist
Woodland Skipper
Ochlodes sylvanoides
10 observations · iNaturalist
gaultheria leafminer moth
Cameraria gaultheriella
10 observations · iNaturalist
Cross Orbweaver
Araneus diadematus
9 observations
Red Net-winged Beetle
Dictyoptera simplicipes
9 observations · iNaturalist
Eight-spotted Skimmer
Libellula forensis
9 observations
Black-tailed Bumble Bee
Bombus melanopygus
9 observations · iNaturalist
Sitka Bumble Bee
Bombus sitkensis
9 observations · iNaturalist
Cardinal Meadowhawk
Sympetrum illotum
8 observations · iNaturalist
Pale Swallowtail
Papilio eurymedon
8 observations
Spotted Tussock Moth
Lophocampa maculata
8 observations
Vancouver Bumble Bee
Bombus vancouverensis
8 observations · iNaturalist
Lorquin's Admiral
Limenitis lorquini
7 observations
American Sand Wasp
Bembix americana
7 observations
Western Yellowjacket
Vespula pensylvanica
7 observations · iNaturalist
Western White-Ribboned Carpet
Mesoleuca gratulata
7 observations · iNaturalist
Painted Lady
Vanessa cardui
6 observations
Red Admiral
Vanessa atalanta
6 observations
California Darner
Rhionaeschna californica
6 observations · iNaturalist
Variable Duskyface Fly
Melanostoma mellinum
6 observations · iNaturalist
Western Tiger Swallowtail
Papilio rutulus
5 observations
California Tortoiseshell
Nymphalis californica
5 observations
Western Black Carpenter Ant
Camponotus modoc
5 observations · iNaturalist
Large Yellow Underwing
Noctua pronuba
5 observations
Tule Bluet
Enallagma carunculatum
5 observations · iNaturalist
Intertidal Red Mite
Neomolgus littoralis
5 observations · iNaturalist
Common six-spotted cobweaver
Rugathodes sexpunctatus
5 observations · iNaturalist
Douglas Fir Adelgid
Adelges cooleyi
5 observations · iNaturalist
Orange-spotted Drone Fly
Eristalis anthophorina
5 observations · iNaturalist
Purplish Copper
Tharsalea helloides
5 observations · iNaturalist
Seven-spotted Lady Beetle
Coccinella septempunctata
4 observations
Common Drone Fly
Eristalis tenax
4 observations
Four-spotted Skimmer
Libellula quadrimaculata
4 observations · iNaturalist
Blue Dasher
Pachydiplax longipennis
4 observations
Paddle-tailed Darner
Aeshna palmata
4 observations · iNaturalist
Blue-eyed Darner
Rhionaeschna multicolor
4 observations · iNaturalist
Western Pond Fly
Sericomyia chalcopyga
4 observations · iNaturalist
Great Golden Digger Wasp
Sphex ichneumoneus
4 observations · iNaturalist
Striped Meadowhawk
Sympetrum pallipes
4 observations · iNaturalist
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