Insects & Arthropods of Great Basin National Park
The insects & arthropods most often spotted in Great Basin, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
Most-observed insects & arthropods in Great Basin
Weidemeyer's Admiral
Limenitis weidemeyerii
49 observations
Western Tiger Swallowtail
Papilio rutulus
45 observations
Hoary Comma
Polygonia gracilis
44 observations
Mourning Cloak
Nymphalis antiopa
41 observations
Milbert's Tortoiseshell
Aglais milberti
39 observations · iNaturalist
Field Crescent
Phyciodes pulchella
38 observations · iNaturalist
Police Car Moth
Gnophaela vermiculata
32 observations · iNaturalist
Boisduval's Blue
Icaricia icarioides
31 observations · iNaturalist
White-lined Sphinx
Hyles lineata
28 observations · iNaturalist
Melissa Blue
Plebejus melissa
26 observations
Great Basin Bumble Bee
Bombus centralis
25 observations · iNaturalist
Great Basin Wood-Nymph
Cercyonis sthenele
23 observations · iNaturalist
White-spotted Sawyer
Monochamus scutellatus
22 observations
Shasta Blue
Icaricia shasta
21 observations · iNaturalist
Painted Lady
Vanessa cardui
20 observations
Echo Azure
Celastrina echo
20 observations · iNaturalist
Seven-spotted Lady Beetle
Coccinella septempunctata
19 observations
West Coast Lady
Vanessa annabella
18 observations · iNaturalist
Behr's Hairstreak
Satyrium behrii
18 observations · iNaturalist
Mormon Cricket
Anabrus simplex
17 observations · iNaturalist
Two-tailed Swallowtail
Papilio multicaudata
16 observations · iNaturalist
Northern Scorpion
Paruroctonus boreus
16 observations · iNaturalist
Callippe Fritillary
Argynnis callippe
15 observations · iNaturalist
Western Pine Elfin
Callophrys eryphon
14 observations · iNaturalist
Great Basin Cave Pseudoscorpion
Microcreagris grandis
14 observations · iNaturalist
Glover's Silkmoth
Hyalophora gloveri
13 observations · iNaturalist
Small Wood-Nymph
Cercyonis oetus
13 observations · iNaturalist
Zerene Fritillary
Argynnis zerene
13 observations · iNaturalist
California Tortoiseshell
Nymphalis californica
12 observations
European Mantis
Mantis religiosa
12 observations
Silvery Blue
Glaucopsyche lygdamus
11 observations
American Branded Skipper
Hesperia colorado
11 observations · iNaturalist
Crackling Forest Grasshopper
Trimerotropis verruculata
11 observations · iNaturalist
LeConte's Giant Lady Beetle
Anatis lecontei
11 observations · iNaturalist
Spotted Pine Sawyer
Monochamus clamator
11 observations · iNaturalist
Sclerobunus ungulatus
Sclerobunus ungulatus
11 observations · iNaturalist
Common Checkered-Skipper
Burnsius communis
11 observations · iNaturalist
Woodland Skipper
Ochlodes sylvanoides
10 observations · iNaturalist
Ornate Checkered Beetle
Trichodes ornatus
10 observations
Western Conifer Seed Bug
Leptoglossus occidentalis
10 observations · iNaturalist
Arrowhead Blue
Glaucopsyche piasus
10 observations
Chryxus Arctic
Oeneis chryxus
10 observations · iNaturalist
Checkered White
Pontia protodice
9 observations · iNaturalist
Say's Stink Bug
Chlorochroa sayi
9 observations · iNaturalist
Juba Skipper
Hesperia juba
9 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern Swollenstinger Scorpion
Anuroctonus phaiodactylus
9 observations · iNaturalist
California Root Borer
Prionus californicus
8 observations
Speckle-winged Rangeland Grasshopper
Arphia conspersa
8 observations · iNaturalist
Yellow Velvet Beetle
Lepturobosca chrysocoma
8 observations · iNaturalist
Western Tent Caterpillar Moth
Malacosoma californica
8 observations · iNaturalist