Insects & Arthropods of High Point State Park
The insects & arthropods most often spotted in High Point, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
656
recent observations
50
species listed
50
insects & arthropods
Naturalists have logged 656 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in High Point. The most frequently seen is the Spongy Moth, with 67 recorded sightings.
Most-observed insects & arthropods in High Point
Spongy Moth
Lymantria dispar
67 observations
Chalk-fronted Corporal
Ladona julia
57 observations · iNaturalist
Widow Skimmer
Libellula luctuosa
35 observations
Eastern Forktail
Ischnura verticalis
35 observations
Eastern Pondhawk
Erythemis simplicicollis
29 observations
Variable Dancer
Argia fumipennis
28 observations
Slaty Skimmer
Libellula incesta
28 observations · iNaturalist
Asian Lady Beetle
Harmonia axyridis
17 observations
Dot-tailed Whiteface
Leucorrhinia intacta
16 observations
Autumn Meadowhawk
Sympetrum vicinum
15 observations
Eastern Buck Moth
Hemileuca sandra
15 observations · iNaturalist
Calico Pennant
Celithemis elisa
14 observations
Banded Pennant
Celithemis fasciata
12 observations · iNaturalist
Fragile Forktail
Ischnura posita
12 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern Tent Caterpillar Moth
Malacosoma americana
12 observations · iNaturalist
Common Eastern Bumble Bee
Bombus impatiens
11 observations
Spotted Lanternfly
Lycorma delicatula
11 observations · iNaturalist
Lancet Clubtail
Phanogomphus exilis
11 observations · iNaturalist
Mourning Cloak
Nymphalis antiopa
10 observations
Blue Dasher
Pachydiplax longipennis
10 observations
Eastern Amberwing
Perithemis tenera
10 observations · iNaturalist
Skimming Bluet
Enallagma geminatum
10 observations · iNaturalist
American Dog Tick
Dermacentor variabilis
9 observations
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
Papilio glaucus
9 observations
Red-spotted Admiral
Limenitis arthemis
9 observations
Milkweed Tussock Moth
Euchaetes egle
9 observations
Aurora Damsel
Chromagrion conditum
9 observations · iNaturalist
Morbid Owlet
Chytolita morbidalis
9 observations · iNaturalist
Monarch
Danaus plexippus
8 observations
Twelve-spotted Skimmer
Libellula pulchella
8 observations
Spangled Skimmer
Libellula cyanea
8 observations · iNaturalist
Carolina Grasshopper
Dissosteira carolina
8 observations · iNaturalist
Decorated Owlet
Pangrapta decoralis
8 observations · iNaturalist
American Lady
Vanessa virginiensis
7 observations
Woolly Catkin Gall Wasp
Callirhytis quercusoperator
7 observations · iNaturalist
Halloween Pennant
Celithemis eponina
6 observations · iNaturalist
Spicebush Swallowtail
Papilio troilus
6 observations
Eastern Tailed-Blue
Everes comyntas
6 observations
Hickory Tussock Moth
Lophocampa caryae
6 observations
Common Whitetail
Plathemis lydia
6 observations
Slender Bluet
Enallagma traviatum
6 observations · iNaturalist
Peck's Skipper
Polites peckius
6 observations · iNaturalist
Green Stink Bug
Chinavia hilaris
6 observations · iNaturalist
Common Drone Fly
Eristalis tenax
5 observations
Common Ringlet
Coenonympha california
5 observations
Red-headed Bush Cricket
Phyllopalpus pulchellus
5 observations · iNaturalist
Wool Sower Gall Wasp
Callirhytis seminator
5 observations · iNaturalist
Reticulated Net-winged Beetle
Calopteron reticulatum
5 observations · iNaturalist
Dineutus
Dineutus
5 observations · iNaturalist
Witch-hazel Cone Gall Aphid
Hormaphis hamamelidis
5 observations · iNaturalist
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