Insects & Arthropods of Lassen Volcanic National Park
The insects & arthropods most often spotted in Lassen Volcanic, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
3,200
recent observations
50
species listed
50
insects & arthropods
Naturalists have logged 3,200 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Lassen Volcanic. The most frequently seen is the California Tortoiseshell, with 544 recorded sightings.
Most-observed insects & arthropods in Lassen Volcanic
California Tortoiseshell
Nymphalis californica
544 observations
Sedge Sprite
Nehalennia irene
184 observations · iNaturalist
Clodius Parnassian
Parnassius clodius
137 observations · iNaturalist
Four-spotted Skimmer
Libellula quadrimaculata
119 observations · iNaturalist
White-spotted Sawyer
Monochamus scutellatus
111 observations
Crimson-ringed Whiteface
Leucorrhinia glacialis
99 observations · iNaturalist
Yellow-faced Bumble Bee
Bombus vosnesenskii
97 observations · iNaturalist
Chalk-fronted Corporal
Ladona julia
86 observations · iNaturalist
American Emerald
Cordulia shurtleffii
86 observations · iNaturalist
Crackling Forest Grasshopper
Trimerotropis verruculata
78 observations · iNaturalist
Hoary Comma
Polygonia gracilis
74 observations
Western Tiger Beetle
Cicindela oregona
66 observations · iNaturalist
Norton's Giant Ichneumonid Wasp
Megarhyssa nortoni
65 observations · iNaturalist
Anna's Blue
Plebejus anna
62 observations · iNaturalist
Pacific Fritillary
Boloria epithore
61 observations · iNaturalist
Painted Lady
Vanessa cardui
55 observations
White-lined Sphinx
Hyles lineata
54 observations · iNaturalist
Dispirited Tiger Beetle
Cicindela depressula
53 observations · iNaturalist
Monochamus obtusus
Monochamus obtusus
53 observations · iNaturalist
Greenish Blue
Icaricia saepiolus
53 observations · iNaturalist
Western Black Carpenter Ant
Camponotus modoc
52 observations · iNaturalist
Orange Sulphur
Colias eurytheme
49 observations
Twelve-spotted Skimmer
Libellula pulchella
45 observations
Vivid Dancer
Argia vivida
44 observations · iNaturalist
Hudsonian Whiteface
Leucorrhinia hudsonica
43 observations · iNaturalist
Dot-tailed Whiteface
Leucorrhinia intacta
43 observations
Slow Mountain Grasshopper
Bradynotes obesa
43 observations · iNaturalist
Zerene Fritillary
Argynnis zerene
43 observations · iNaturalist
Pale Swallowtail
Papilio eurymedon
39 observations
Spotted Pine Sawyer
Monochamus clamator
39 observations · iNaturalist
Variable Darner
Aeshna interrupta
37 observations · iNaturalist
Edith's Checkerspot
Euphydryas editha
36 observations
Spotted Tussock Moth
Lophocampa maculata
36 observations
Hydaspe Fritillary
Argynnis hydaspe
36 observations · iNaturalist
Variegated Meadowhawk
Sympetrum corruptum
35 observations · iNaturalist
White-faced Meadowhawk
Sympetrum obtrusum
35 observations
Western Red Damsel
Amphiagrion abbreviatum
32 observations · iNaturalist
Mountain Lady Beetle
Coccinella monticola
32 observations · iNaturalist
Great Basin Fritillary
Argynnis egleis
32 observations · iNaturalist
Pacific Forktail
Ischnura cervula
31 observations · iNaturalist
Common Green Darner
Anax junius
31 observations
Western Eyed Click Beetle
Alaus melanops
30 observations · iNaturalist
Boisduval's Blue
Icaricia icarioides
30 observations · iNaturalist
Field Crescent
Phyciodes pulchella
29 observations · iNaturalist
Mylitta Crescent
Phyciodes mylitta
27 observations · iNaturalist
Lupine Blue
Icaricia lupini
27 observations · iNaturalist
Pink-faced jewel beetle
Buprestis lyrata
27 observations · iNaturalist
Wandering Tiger Moth
Spilosoma vagans
27 observations · iNaturalist
Lilac-bordered Copper
Tharsalea nivalis
27 observations · iNaturalist
Lorquin's Admiral
Limenitis lorquini
26 observations
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