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Insects & Arthropods of Grand Teton National Park

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

Most-observed insects & arthropods in Grand Teton

White-spotted Sawyer
Monochamus scutellatus
222 observations
Spotted Tussock Moth
Lophocampa maculata
198 observations
Weidemeyer's Admiral
Limenitis weidemeyerii
178 observations
Mormon Cricket
Anabrus simplex
173 observations · iNaturalist
Western Tent Caterpillar Moth
Malacosoma californica
153 observations · iNaturalist
Blue Copper
Tharsalea heteronea
134 observations · iNaturalist
California Tortoiseshell
Nymphalis californica
123 observations
Julia Orangetip
Anthocharis julia
107 observations · iNaturalist
Western Tiger Swallowtail
Papilio rutulus
106 observations
Boisduval's Blue
Icaricia icarioides
105 observations · iNaturalist
Red-belted Bumble Bee
Bombus rufocinctus
100 observations
Clodius Parnassian
Parnassius clodius
94 observations · iNaturalist
Green Comma
Polygonia faunus
93 observations
Yellow Velvet Beetle
Lepturobosca chrysocoma
88 observations · iNaturalist
Anise Swallowtail
Papilio zelicaon
82 observations
Mourning Cloak
Nymphalis antiopa
77 observations
Ornate Checkered Beetle
Trichodes ornatus
77 observations
Indiscriminate Cuckoo Bumble Bee
Bombus insularis
77 observations · iNaturalist
Vancouver Bumble Bee
Bombus vancouverensis
76 observations · iNaturalist
Painted Lady
Vanessa cardui
75 observations
Western Sheep Moth
Hemileuca eglanterina
73 observations
Mariposa Copper
Tharsalea mariposa
72 observations · iNaturalist
Hayden's Ringlet
Coenonympha haydenii
70 observations · iNaturalist
Nevada Bumble Bee
Bombus nevadensis
70 observations
Milbert's Tortoiseshell
Aglais milberti
68 observations · iNaturalist
White-shouldered Bumble Bee
Bombus appositus
65 observations · iNaturalist
Edith's Copper
Tharsalea editha
61 observations · iNaturalist
Glover's Silkmoth
Hyalophora gloveri
60 observations · iNaturalist
Mormon Fritillary
Argynnis mormonia
57 observations · iNaturalist
Black Meadowhawk
Sympetrum danae
56 observations · iNaturalist
Small Wood-Nymph
Cercyonis oetus
55 observations · iNaturalist
Pale Swallowtail
Papilio eurymedon
52 observations
Hunt's Bumble Bee
Bombus huntii
51 observations · iNaturalist
North American Common Water Strider
Aquarius remigis
49 observations · iNaturalist
Police Car Moth
Gnophaela vermiculata
49 observations · iNaturalist
Drowsy-eyed Sphinx
Smerinthus astarte
47 observations · iNaturalist
Goldenrod Crab Spider
Misumena vatia
46 observations
Margined White
Pieris marginalis
45 observations · iNaturalist
Western Pine Elfin
Callophrys eryphon
44 observations · iNaturalist
Field Crescent
Phyciodes pulchella
44 observations · iNaturalist
Woodland Skipper
Ochlodes sylvanoides
43 observations · iNaturalist
Bald-faced Hornet
Dolichovespula maculata
42 observations
Western Bumble Bee
Bombus occidentalis
42 observations
Purplish Copper
Tharsalea helloides
42 observations · iNaturalist
Transverse Lady Beetle
Coccinella transversoguttata
41 observations · iNaturalist
Two-striped Grasshopper
Melanoplus bivittatus
40 observations · iNaturalist
Mountain Lady Beetle
Coccinella monticola
40 observations · iNaturalist
Fuzzy-Horned Bumble Bee
Bombus mixtus
39 observations · iNaturalist
Callippe Fritillary
Argynnis callippe
39 observations · iNaturalist
Essex Skipper
Thymelicus lineola
38 observations · iNaturalist