Insects & Arthropods of Indiana Dunes National Park
The insects & arthropods most often spotted in Indiana Dunes, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
Most-observed insects & arthropods in Indiana Dunes
Monarch
Danaus plexippus
203 observations
Spicebush Swallowtail
Papilio troilus
119 observations
Red Admiral
Vanessa atalanta
111 observations
Common Eastern Bumble Bee
Bombus impatiens
108 observations
Asian Lady Beetle
Harmonia axyridis
106 observations
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
Papilio glaucus
93 observations
Large Milkweed Bug
Oncopeltus fasciatus
84 observations
Milkweed Tussock Moth
Euchaetes egle
79 observations
Banded Tussock Moth
Halysidota tessellaris
79 observations
Blue Dasher
Pachydiplax longipennis
78 observations
Ebony Jewelwing
Calopteryx maculata
74 observations
Eastern Pondhawk
Erythemis simplicicollis
63 observations
Ailanthus Webworm Moth
Atteva aurea
63 observations · iNaturalist
Red-spotted Admiral
Limenitis arthemis
54 observations
Silver-spotted Skipper
Epargyreus clarus
53 observations
Acanthocephala terminalis
Acanthocephala terminalis
51 observations · iNaturalist
Big Sand Tiger Beetle
Cicindela formosa
51 observations · iNaturalist
Six-spotted Tiger Beetle
Cicindela sexguttata
49 observations
Brown-belted Bumble Bee
Bombus griseocollis
49 observations
Spongy Moth
Lymantria dispar
48 observations
Bald-faced Hornet
Dolichovespula maculata
47 observations
Common Whitetail
Plathemis lydia
47 observations
American Nursery Web Spider
Pisaurina mira
46 observations · iNaturalist
Common Buckeye
Junonia coenia
45 observations
Little Wood Satyr
Megisto cymela
45 observations
American Dog Tick
Dermacentor variabilis
44 observations
Western Honey Bee
Apis mellifera
42 observations
Wool Sower Gall Wasp
Callirhytis seminator
42 observations · iNaturalist
Spring Fishfly
Chauliodes rastricornis
42 observations · iNaturalist
Spotted Pink Lady Beetle
Coleomegilla maculata
41 observations
Small White
Pieris rapae
40 observations
Appalachian Brown
Lethe appalachia
40 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern Comma
Polygonia comma
39 observations
Black Swallowtail
Papilio polyxenes
39 observations
Japanese Beetle
Popillia japonica
38 observations
Eastern Giant Swallowtail
Heraclides cresphontes
38 observations · iNaturalist
Viceroy
Limenitis archippus
37 observations
Autumn Meadowhawk
Sympetrum vicinum
37 observations
Dark Fishing Spider
Dolomedes tenebrosus
37 observations
Spotted Cucumber Beetle
Diabrotica undecimpunctata
36 observations
Red Milkweed Beetle
Tetraopes tetrophthalmus
36 observations
Isabella Tiger Moth
Pyrrharctia isabella
35 observations
Eastern Eyed Click Beetle
Alaus oculatus
35 observations
Hickory Tussock Moth
Lophocampa caryae
35 observations
Lone Star Tick
Amblyomma americanum
35 observations
Chinese Mantis
Tenodera sinensis
34 observations
Question Mark
Polygonia interrogationis
32 observations
Spined Micrathena
Micrathena gracilis
32 observations · iNaturalist
Two-spotted Bumble Bee
Bombus bimaculatus
31 observations
Common Green Darner
Anax junius
31 observations
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