Insects & Arthropods of Glacier Bay National Park
The insects & arthropods most often spotted in Glacier Bay, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
Most-observed insects & arthropods in Glacier Bay
Black-tailed Bumble Bee
Bombus melanopygus
19 observations · iNaturalist
Rusty Tussock Moth
Orgyia antiqua
17 observations · iNaturalist
Nordmann's Orbweaver Spider
Araneus nordmanni
9 observations · iNaturalist
California Lady Beetle
Coccinella californica
6 observations · iNaturalist
Spotted Tussock Moth
Lophocampa maculata
5 observations
Dispirited Tiger Beetle
Cicindela depressula
5 observations · iNaturalist
Western Black-headed Budworm
Acleris gloveranus
5 observations · iNaturalist
Margined White
Pieris marginalis
4 observations · iNaturalist
Variable Carpet Moth
Anticlea vasiliata
4 observations · iNaturalist
Sharp-lined Yellow
Sicya macularia
4 observations · iNaturalist
McKay's Western Bumble Bee
Bombus mckayi
4 observations · iNaturalist
Meadow Spittlebug
Philaenus spumarius
3 observations · iNaturalist
Narrow-collared Snail-eating Beetle
Scaphinotus angusticollis
3 observations · iNaturalist
Western Pond Fly
Sericomyia chalcopyga
3 observations · iNaturalist
Long-lipped Miner
Andrena barbilabris
3 observations · iNaturalist
Callobius pictus
Callobius pictus
3 observations · iNaturalist
Gray Spruce Looper Moth
Caripeta divisata
3 observations · iNaturalist
Variable Duskyface Fly
Melanostoma mellinum
3 observations · iNaturalist
Trichalophus alternatus
Trichalophus alternatus
3 observations · iNaturalist
Seven-spotted Lady Beetle
Coccinella septempunctata
2 observations
Goldenrod Crab Spider
Misumena vatia
2 observations
Mourning Cloak
Nymphalis antiopa
2 observations
Paddle-tailed Darner
Aeshna palmata
2 observations · iNaturalist
Milbert's Tortoiseshell
Aglais milberti
2 observations · iNaturalist
Six-spotted Orbweaver
Araniella displicata
2 observations · iNaturalist
Intertidal Red Mite
Neomolgus littoralis
2 observations · iNaturalist
Tufted Thyatirine Moth
Pseudothyatira cymatophoroides
2 observations · iNaturalist
Small Phoenix
Ecliptopera silaceata
2 observations · iNaturalist
Lettered Habrosyne Moth
Habrosyne scripta
2 observations · iNaturalist
Brown-tipped Thorn
Selenia alciphearia
2 observations · iNaturalist
Northern Thallophaga
Thallophaga hyperborea
2 observations · iNaturalist
Banded Thintail
Meliscaeva cinctella
2 observations · iNaturalist
Punicealis hamata
Punicealis hamata
2 observations · iNaturalist
North American Elm Sawfly
Cimbex americanus
2 observations · iNaturalist
Spear-marked and White-banded Black Moths
Rheumaptera hastata
2 observations
Bluets
Enallagma
1 observation · iNaturalist
Western Tiger Beetle
Cicindela oregona
1 observation · iNaturalist
Burying Beetles
Nicrophorus
1 observation · iNaturalist
Variable Darner
Aeshna interrupta
1 observation · iNaturalist
Red Net-winged Beetle
Dictyoptera simplicipes
1 observation · iNaturalist
Pale Beauty
Campaea perlata
1 observation · iNaturalist
Large Yellow Underwing
Noctua pronuba
1 observation
Dytiscus
Dytiscus
1 observation · iNaturalist
Lake Darner
Aeshna eremita
1 observation · iNaturalist
Sedge Darner
Aeshna juncea
1 observation · iNaturalist
Zigzag Darner
Aeshna sitchensis
1 observation · iNaturalist
Hudsonian Whiteface
Leucorrhinia hudsonica
1 observation · iNaturalist
Bedstraw Hawkmoth
Hyles gallii
1 observation · iNaturalist
Common Aerial Yellowjacket
Dolichovespula arenaria
1 observation
Shamrock Orbweaver
Araneus trifolium
1 observation · iNaturalist
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