Insects & Arthropods of Itasca State Park
The insects & arthropods most often spotted in Itasca, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
Most-observed insects & arthropods in Itasca
Chalk-fronted Corporal
Ladona julia
82 observations · iNaturalist
Tricolored Bumble Bee
Bombus ternarius
57 observations · iNaturalist
Red-spotted Admiral
Limenitis arthemis
48 observations
River Jewelwing
Calopteryx aequabilis
39 observations
Virginia Ctenucha Moth
Ctenucha virginica
38 observations
Blue Dasher
Pachydiplax longipennis
31 observations
Autumn Meadowhawk
Sympetrum vicinum
30 observations
Eastern Pondhawk
Erythemis simplicicollis
26 observations
Compton Tortoiseshell
Nymphalis l-album
24 observations · iNaturalist
American Carrion Beetle
Necrophila americana
21 observations
Monarch
Danaus plexippus
18 observations
Eastern Forktail
Ischnura verticalis
18 observations
Eastern Black-legged Tick
Ixodes scapularis
16 observations
Common Whitetail
Plathemis lydia
16 observations
American Emerald
Cordulia shurtleffii
16 observations · iNaturalist
Brown-belted Bumble Bee
Bombus griseocollis
16 observations
Hobomok Skipper
Lon hobomok
16 observations · iNaturalist
Canadian Tiger Swallowtail
Papilio canadensis
15 observations
American Nursery Web Spider
Pisaurina mira
15 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern Tent Caterpillar Moth
Malacosoma americana
15 observations · iNaturalist
Silvery Checkerspot
Chlosyne nycteis
14 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern Phantom Crane Fly
Bittacomorpha clavipes
14 observations · iNaturalist
Dark Fishing Spider
Dolomedes tenebrosus
13 observations
Asian Lady Beetle
Harmonia axyridis
12 observations
American Dog Tick
Dermacentor variabilis
11 observations
Io Moth
Automeris io
11 observations
Banded Tussock Moth
Halysidota tessellaris
11 observations
Northern Pearly-eye
Lethe anthedon
11 observations · iNaturalist
Northern Azure
Celastrina lucia
10 observations · iNaturalist
Horned Clubtail
Arigomphus cornutus
10 observations · iNaturalist
White-faced Meadowhawk
Sympetrum obtrusum
10 observations
Willow Pinecone Gall Midge
Rabdophaga strobiloides
10 observations · iNaturalist
Polyphemus Moth
Antheraea polyphemus
9 observations
Eastern Comma
Polygonia comma
9 observations
Northern Crescent
Phyciodes cocyta
9 observations · iNaturalist
Garden Tiger
Arctia caja
9 observations · iNaturalist
Rusty Snaketail
Ophiogomphus rupinsulensis
9 observations · iNaturalist
Atlantis Fritillary
Argynnis atlantis
9 observations · iNaturalist
Widow Skimmer
Libellula luctuosa
8 observations
Isabella Tiger Moth
Pyrrharctia isabella
8 observations
Maple Spindle Gall Mite
Vasates aceriscrumena
8 observations · iNaturalist
American Lappet Moth
Phyllodesma americana
8 observations · iNaturalist
Painted Lady
Vanessa cardui
7 observations
Four-spotted Skimmer
Libellula quadrimaculata
7 observations · iNaturalist
Introduced Pine Sawfly
Diprion similis
7 observations · iNaturalist
Spotted Tussock Moth
Lophocampa maculata
7 observations
Common Green Darner
Anax junius
7 observations
White-spotted Sawyer
Monochamus scutellatus
7 observations
Stream Bluet
Enallagma exsulans
7 observations · iNaturalist
One-eyed Sphinx
Smerinthus cerisyi
7 observations · iNaturalist
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