Insects & Arthropods of Joshua Tree National Park
The insects & arthropods most often spotted in Joshua Tree, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
Most-observed insects & arthropods in Joshua Tree
Western Honey Bee
Apis mellifera
653 observations
White-lined Sphinx
Hyles lineata
649 observations · iNaturalist
Large Creosote Gall Midge
Asphondylia auripila
564 observations · iNaturalist
Veromessor pergandei
Veromessor pergandei
401 observations · iNaturalist
Inflated Beetle
Cysteodemus armatus
309 observations · iNaturalist
Painted Lady
Vanessa cardui
301 observations
California Patch
Chlosyne californica
279 observations · iNaturalist
Pallid-winged Grasshopper
Trimerotropis pallidipennis
255 observations
Armored Stink Beetle
Eleodes armata
231 observations · iNaturalist
Seven-spotted Lady Beetle
Coccinella septempunctata
225 observations
Master Blister Beetle
Lytta magister
193 observations · iNaturalist
Queen
Danaus gilippus
191 observations · iNaturalist
Western Tent Caterpillar Moth
Malacosoma californica
191 observations · iNaturalist
Sagebrush Checkerspot
Chlosyne acastus
190 observations · iNaturalist
California Harvester Ant
Pogonomyrmex californicus
183 observations · iNaturalist
Black Swallowtail
Papilio polyxenes
179 observations
Variegated Meadowhawk
Sympetrum corruptum
179 observations · iNaturalist
Beaked Twig Gall Wasp
Burnettweldia plumbella
169 observations · iNaturalist
Checkered White
Pontia protodice
163 observations · iNaturalist
California Gall Wasp
Andricus quercuscalifornicus
143 observations · iNaturalist
Convergent Lady Beetle
Hippodamia convergens
141 observations
Great Purple Hairstreak
Atlides halesus
136 observations
Western Pygmy-Blue
Brephidium exilis
135 observations · iNaturalist
Rough Harvester Ant
Pogonomyrmex rugosus
128 observations · iNaturalist
Oak Wax Scale
Cerococcus quercus
117 observations · iNaturalist
Marine Blue
Leptotes marina
103 observations · iNaturalist
Desert Tarantula
Aphonopelma iodius
98 observations · iNaturalist
Western Leaf-footed Bug
Leptoglossus clypealis
96 observations · iNaturalist
Variable Checkerspot
Euphydryas chalcedona
92 observations · iNaturalist
Loki Hairstreak
Callophrys loki
89 observations · iNaturalist
Sleepy Orange
Eurema nicippe
84 observations · iNaturalist
Gray Bird Grasshopper
Schistocerca nitens
83 observations · iNaturalist
Ceraunus Blue
Hemiargus ceraunus
78 observations
Western Black Widow
Latrodectus hesperus
73 observations · iNaturalist
White Checkered-Skipper
Burnsius albezens
71 observations · iNaturalist
Cream Grasshopper
Cibolacris parviceps
70 observations · iNaturalist
Sara Orangetip
Anthocharis sara
69 observations
Gray Hairstreak
Strymon melinus
68 observations
California Bordered Plant Bug
Largus californicus
68 observations · iNaturalist
Ornate Checkered Beetle
Trichodes ornatus
68 observations
Creosote Lac Scale
Tachardiella larreae
68 observations · iNaturalist
Creosote Cone Gall Midge
Asphondylia rosetta
67 observations · iNaturalist
Dainty Sulphur
Nathalis iole
66 observations
Funereal Duskywing
Erynnis funeralis
66 observations · iNaturalist
Oleander Aphid
Aphis nerii
65 observations
Mexican Metalmark
Apodemia mejicanus
64 observations · iNaturalist
American Snout
Libytheana carinenta
63 observations
Mediterranean Mantis
Iris oratoria
62 observations · iNaturalist
Eleodes grandicollis
Eleodes grandicollis
62 observations · iNaturalist
Tanaostigmodes howardii
Tanaostigmodes howardii
58 observations · iNaturalist