Insects & Arthropods of Gillette Castle State Park
The insects & arthropods most often spotted in Gillette Castle, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
Most-observed insects & arthropods in Gillette Castle
Silver-spotted Skipper
Epargyreus clarus
12 observations
Common Eastern Bumble Bee
Bombus impatiens
7 observations
Monarch
Danaus plexippus
6 observations
Common Whitetail
Plathemis lydia
6 observations
Broad-necked Root Borer
Prionus laticollis
6 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern Carpenter Bee
Xylocopa virginica
5 observations
Spicebush Swallowtail
Papilio troilus
4 observations
Zebra Jumping Spider
Salticus scenicus
4 observations · iNaturalist
Ebony Jewelwing
Calopteryx maculata
4 observations
Horned Passalus Beetle
Odontotaenius disjunctus
4 observations
Winter Firefly
Photinus corruscus
4 observations · iNaturalist
American Lady
Vanessa virginiensis
3 observations
Blue Dasher
Pachydiplax longipennis
3 observations
Eastern Eyed Click Beetle
Alaus oculatus
3 observations
Hickory Tussock Moth
Lophocampa caryae
3 observations
Eastern Forktail
Ischnura verticalis
3 observations
Two-striped Grasshopper
Melanoplus bivittatus
3 observations · iNaturalist
Pale Green Assassin Bug
Zelus luridus
3 observations
Spotted Lanternfly
Lycorma delicatula
3 observations · iNaturalist
blackberry seed gall wasp
Diastrophus cuscutaeformis
3 observations · iNaturalist
Orchard Orbweaver
Leucauge venusta
3 observations
Huron Skipper
Atalopedes huron
3 observations · iNaturalist
Western Honey Bee
Apis mellifera
2 observations
North American Luna Moth
Actias luna
2 observations
Red Admiral
Vanessa atalanta
2 observations
Blinded Sphinx
Paonias excaecata
2 observations · iNaturalist
Northern Paper Wasp
Polistes fuscatus
2 observations
Least Skipper
Ancyloxypha numitor
2 observations · iNaturalist
Broad-winged Skipper
Poanes viator
2 observations · iNaturalist
Black Swallowtail
Papilio polyxenes
2 observations
Acanthocephala terminalis
Acanthocephala terminalis
2 observations · iNaturalist
Forest Tent Caterpillar Moth
Malacosoma disstria
2 observations · iNaturalist
Megalodacne heros
Megalodacne heros
2 observations · iNaturalist
American Nursery Web Spider
Pisaurina mira
2 observations · iNaturalist
Great Golden Digger Wasp
Sphex ichneumoneus
2 observations · iNaturalist
Common True Katydid
Pterophylla camellifolia
2 observations
Marbled Orbweaver
Araneus marmoreus
2 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern Tailed-Blue
Cupido comyntas
2 observations · iNaturalist
Rabid Wolf Spider
Rabidosa rabida
2 observations
Whitman's Jumping Spider
Phidippus whitmani
2 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern Cave Long-jawed Spider
Meta ovalis
2 observations
Blood-winged Blister Beetle
Tricrania sanguinipennis
2 observations · iNaturalist
Common Snipe Fly
Rhagio mystaceus
2 observations · iNaturalist
Snowberry Clearwing
Hemaris diffinis
2 observations · iNaturalist
Great Spangled Fritillary
Argynnis cybele
2 observations · iNaturalist
Long-tailed Giant Ichneumonid Wasp
Megarhyssa macrurus
1 observation
Asian Lady Beetle
Harmonia axyridis
1 observation
Great Black Digger Wasp
Sphex pensylvanicus
1 observation · iNaturalist
Six-spotted Tiger Beetle
Cicindela sexguttata
1 observation
Eastern Comma
Polygonia comma
1 observation
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