Insects & Arthropods of Lassen Volcanic National Park
The insects & arthropods most often spotted in Lassen Volcanic, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
Most-observed insects & arthropods in Lassen Volcanic
California Tortoiseshell
Nymphalis californica
398 observations
Sedge Sprite
Nehalennia irene
184 observations · iNaturalist
Clodius Parnassian
Parnassius clodius
134 observations · iNaturalist
Four-spotted Skimmer
Libellula quadrimaculata
112 observations · iNaturalist
White-spotted Sawyer
Monochamus scutellatus
110 observations
Crimson-ringed Whiteface
Leucorrhinia glacialis
97 observations · iNaturalist
Yellow-faced Bumble Bee
Bombus vosnesenskii
90 observations · iNaturalist
Chalk-fronted Corporal
Ladona julia
85 observations · iNaturalist
American Emerald
Cordulia shurtleffii
80 observations · iNaturalist
Hoary Comma
Polygonia gracilis
74 observations
Crackling Forest Grasshopper
Trimerotropis verruculata
73 observations · iNaturalist
Norton's Giant Ichneumonid Wasp
Megarhyssa nortoni
64 observations · iNaturalist
Pacific Fritillary
Boloria epithore
61 observations · iNaturalist
Anna's Blue
Plebejus anna
61 observations · iNaturalist
Painted Lady
Vanessa cardui
55 observations
White-lined Sphinx
Hyles lineata
53 observations · iNaturalist
Greenish Blue
Icaricia saepiolus
52 observations · iNaturalist
Monochamus obtusus
Monochamus obtusus
51 observations · iNaturalist
Western Black Carpenter Ant
Camponotus modoc
48 observations · iNaturalist
Orange Sulphur
Colias eurytheme
47 observations
Western Tiger Beetle
Cicindela oregona
46 observations · iNaturalist
Twelve-spotted Skimmer
Libellula pulchella
43 observations
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
Vivid Dancer
Argia vivida
39 observations · iNaturalist
Spotted Pine Sawyer
Monochamus clamator
39 observations · iNaturalist
Pale Swallowtail
Papilio eurymedon
38 observations
Edith's Checkerspot
Euphydryas editha
36 observations
Hydaspe Fritillary
Argynnis hydaspe
36 observations · iNaturalist
Spotted Tussock Moth
Lophocampa maculata
35 observations
Variable Darner
Aeshna interrupta
35 observations · iNaturalist
White-faced Meadowhawk
Sympetrum obtrusum
35 observations
Variegated Meadowhawk
Sympetrum corruptum
34 observations · iNaturalist
Great Basin Fritillary
Argynnis egleis
32 observations · iNaturalist
Common Green Darner
Anax junius
31 observations
Pacific Forktail
Ischnura cervula
30 observations · iNaturalist
Western Red Damsel
Amphiagrion abbreviatum
30 observations · iNaturalist
Boisduval's Blue
Icaricia icarioides
30 observations · iNaturalist
Field Crescent
Phyciodes pulchella
29 observations · iNaturalist
Dispirited Tiger Beetle
Cicindela depressula
28 observations · iNaturalist
Western Eyed Click Beetle
Alaus melanops
28 observations · iNaturalist
Mountain Lady Beetle
Coccinella monticola
28 observations · iNaturalist
Lilac-bordered Copper
Tharsalea nivalis
27 observations · iNaturalist
Northern Spreadwing
Lestes disjunctus
26 observations
Emerald Spreadwing
Lestes dryas
26 observations · iNaturalist
Striped Meadowhawk
Sympetrum pallipes
26 observations · iNaturalist
Echo Azure
Celastrina echo
25 observations · iNaturalist
Mylitta Crescent
Phyciodes mylitta
25 observations · iNaturalist