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Insects & Arthropods of Everglades National Park

The insects & arthropods most often spotted in Everglades, ranked by recent research-grade observations.

25,484
recent observations
50
species listed
50
insects & arthropods

Naturalists have logged 25,484 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Everglades. The most frequently seen is the Eastern Lubber Grasshopper, with 3,288 recorded sightings.

Rarer finds confirmed in Everglades include Atala Butterfly - uncommon enough that a sighting is worth logging.

Atala Butterfly

Most-observed insects & arthropods in Everglades

Eastern Lubber Grasshopper
Romalea microptera
3,288 observations
Halloween Pennant
Celithemis eponina
2,008 observations · iNaturalist
White Peacock
Anartia jatrophae
1,311 observations · iNaturalist
Gulf Fritillary
Dione vanillae
1,041 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern Pondhawk
Erythemis simplicicollis
1,000 observations
Band-winged Dragonlet
Erythrodiplax umbrata
850 observations · iNaturalist
Zebra Longwing
Heliconius charithonia
796 observations
Rambur's Forktail
Ischnura ramburii
691 observations · iNaturalist
Blue Dasher
Pachydiplax longipennis
668 observations
Needham's Skimmer
Libellula needhami
592 observations · iNaturalist
Spinybacked Orbweaver
Gasteracantha cancriformis
583 observations
Leucauge argyra
Leucauge argyra
538 observations · iNaturalist
Western Honey Bee
Apis mellifera
524 observations
Queen
Danaus gilippus
504 observations · iNaturalist
Julia Heliconian
Dryas iulia
480 observations · iNaturalist
Tropical Orbweaver
Eriophora ravilla
476 observations · iNaturalist
Four-spotted Pennant
Brachymesia gravida
465 observations · iNaturalist
Ceraunus Blue
Hemiargus ceraunus
464 observations
Southern Two-striped Walkingstick
Anisomorpha buprestoides
423 observations
Great Southern White
Ascia monuste
416 observations · iNaturalist
Monarch
Danaus plexippus
397 observations
Florida Carpenter Ant
Camponotus floridanus
391 observations · iNaturalist
Scarlet Skimmer
Crocothemis servilia
381 observations · iNaturalist
Viceroy
Limenitis archippus
374 observations
Faithful Beauty
Composia fidelissima
369 observations · iNaturalist
Atala
Eumaeus atala
343 observations
Southern Carpenter Bee
Xylocopa micans
329 observations · iNaturalist
Golden Silk Spider
Trichonephila clavipes
329 observations · iNaturalist
Barred Yellow
Eurema daira
325 observations
Phaon Crescent
Phyciodes phaon
319 observations · iNaturalist
Monk Skipper
Choranthus capucinus
309 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern Amberwing
Perithemis tenera
296 observations · iNaturalist
Cassius Blue
Leptotes cassius
279 observations
Spanish Moth
Xanthopastis regnatrix
268 observations · iNaturalist
Gray Wall Jumping Spider
Menemerus bivittatus
267 observations · iNaturalist
Io Moth
Automeris io
267 observations
Common Buckeye
Junonia coenia
259 observations
Ornate Bella Moth
Utetheisa ornatrix
259 observations · iNaturalist
Large Orange Sulphur
Phoebis agarithe
247 observations · iNaturalist
Baracoa Skipper
Polites baracoa
244 observations · iNaturalist
Florida Woods Cockroach
Eurycotis floridana
236 observations · iNaturalist
Milkweed Assassin Bug
Zelus longipes
226 observations
Tropical Checkered-Skipper
Burnsius oileus
218 observations · iNaturalist
Dainty Sulphur
Nathalis iole
214 observations
Dorantes Longtail
Cecropterus dorantes
211 observations · iNaturalist
Seaside Dragonlet
Erythrodiplax berenice
210 observations · iNaturalist
Polka-Dot Wasp Moth
Syntomeida epilais
208 observations · iNaturalist
Mabel Orchard Orbweaver
Leucauge argyrobapta
199 observations · iNaturalist
Everglades Sprite
Nehalennia pallidula
196 observations · iNaturalist
West Indian Mangrove Buckeye
Junonia neildi
196 observations · iNaturalist

Built from recent research-grade iNaturalist observations. Identifications are community-sourced and may occasionally be wrong, and the ranking reflects where people record and photograph wildlife, so a species seen often here is not necessarily rare elsewhere. Some plants and animals are only out in certain seasons. Treat this as a lively snapshot of what people are finding, not a formal checklist.

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