Insects & Arthropods of Mass Audubon Habitat Education Center
The insects & arthropods most often spotted in Habitat, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
4,543
recent observations
50
species listed
50
insects & arthropods
Naturalists have logged 4,543 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Habitat. The most frequently seen is the Common Eastern Bumble Bee, with 749 recorded sightings.
Most-observed insects & arthropods in Habitat
Common Eastern Bumble Bee
Bombus impatiens
749 observations
Western Honey Bee
Apis mellifera
503 observations
Asian Lady Beetle
Harmonia axyridis
336 observations
Winter Firefly
Photinus corruscus
225 observations · iNaturalist
Monarch
Danaus plexippus
146 observations
Small White
Pieris rapae
137 observations
Common Whitetail
Plathemis lydia
130 observations
Locust Borer
Megacyllene robiniae
113 observations
Red Milkweed Beetle
Tetraopes tetrophthalmus
83 observations
Black Swallowtail
Papilio polyxenes
82 observations
Brown-belted Bumble Bee
Bombus griseocollis
79 observations
Blue Dasher
Pachydiplax longipennis
75 observations
Eastern Carpenter Bee
Xylocopa virginica
69 observations
Eastern Forktail
Ischnura verticalis
68 observations
Northern Paper Wasp
Polistes fuscatus
67 observations
Bold Jumping Spider
Phidippus audax
65 observations
Peck's Skipper
Polites peckius
64 observations · iNaturalist
Japanese Beetle
Popillia japonica
63 observations
Transverse-banded Flower Fly
Eristalis transversa
61 observations · iNaturalist
Margined Calligrapher
Toxomerus marginatus
60 observations · iNaturalist
Oriental Beetle
Exomala orientalis
59 observations · iNaturalist
Goldenrod Soldier Beetle
Chauliognathus pensylvanicus
58 observations · iNaturalist
Twice-stabbed Stink Bug
Cosmopepla lintneriana
57 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern Calligrapher
Toxomerus geminatus
57 observations
Oleander Aphid
Aphis nerii
55 observations
Bald-faced Hornet
Dolichovespula maculata
54 observations
Isabella Tiger Moth
Pyrrharctia isabella
53 observations
Reddish-brown Stag Beetle
Lucanus capreolus
49 observations
Chinese Mantis
Tenodera sinensis
49 observations
American Nursery Web Spider
Pisaurina mira
49 observations · iNaturalist
Ebony Jewelwing
Calopteryx maculata
49 observations
Eastern Black Carpenter Ant
Camponotus pennsylvanicus
48 observations
American Lady
Vanessa virginiensis
47 observations
Cross Orbweaver
Araneus diadematus
45 observations
Red-headed Bush Cricket
Phyllopalpus pulchellus
45 observations · iNaturalist
American Copper
Lycaena hypophlaeas
45 observations · iNaturalist
Zabulon Skipper
Lon zabulon
44 observations · iNaturalist
Red-legged Grasshopper
Melanoplus femurrubrum
43 observations
Coppery Leafhopper
Jikradia olitoria
43 observations · iNaturalist
European Earwig
Forficula auricularia
43 observations
Tan Jumping Spider
Platycryptus undatus
41 observations · iNaturalist
Citrus Flatid Planthopper
Metcalfa pruinosa
41 observations · iNaturalist
Fourteen-spotted Lady Beetle
Propylea quatuordecimpunctata
40 observations · iNaturalist
Bicolored Striped Sweat Bee
Agapostemon virescens
40 observations
Brown Marmorated Stink Bug
Halyomorpha halys
37 observations
Black-shouldered Drone Fly
Eristalis dimidiata
37 observations · iNaturalist
Northeastern Hammertail
Efferia aestuans
36 observations · iNaturalist
Common Aerial Yellowjacket
Dolichovespula arenaria
36 observations
Ligated Furrow Bee
Halictus ligatus
34 observations · iNaturalist
Green Stink Bug
Chinavia hilaris
34 observations · iNaturalist
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