Insects & Arthropods of Living Coast Discovery Center
The insects & arthropods most often spotted in the Living Coast Discovery Center, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
1,196
recent observations
50
species listed
50
insects & arthropods
Naturalists have logged 1,196 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in the Living Coast Discovery Center. The most frequently seen is the Western Honey Bee, with 125 recorded sightings.
Most-observed insects & arthropods in the Living Coast Discovery Center
Western Honey Bee
Apis mellifera
125 observations
Harlequin Bug
Murgantia histrionica
112 observations · iNaturalist
Silver Garden Orbweaver
Argiope argentata
111 observations · iNaturalist
Salt Marsh Moth
Estigmene acrea
100 observations · iNaturalist
Western Pygmy-Blue
Brephidium exilis
47 observations · iNaturalist
Gray Hairstreak
Strymon melinus
39 observations
Gray Bird Grasshopper
Schistocerca nitens
39 observations · iNaturalist
S-banded Tiger Beetle
Cicindelidia trifasciata
39 observations · iNaturalist
Mourning Cloak
Nymphalis antiopa
34 observations
Figeater Beetle
Cotinis mutabilis
31 observations · iNaturalist
Ligated Furrow Bee
Halictus ligatus
31 observations · iNaturalist
Seven-spotted Lady Beetle
Coccinella septempunctata
30 observations
Yellow-faced Bumble Bee
Bombus vosnesenskii
24 observations · iNaturalist
Noble False Widow
Steatoda nobilis
23 observations · iNaturalist
Monarch
Danaus plexippus
21 observations
Anise Swallowtail
Papilio zelicaon
21 observations
Spotless Lady Beetle
Cycloneda sanguinea
21 observations · iNaturalist
Asian Lady Beetle
Harmonia axyridis
20 observations
White-lined Sphinx
Hyles lineata
19 observations · iNaturalist
Fiery Skipper
Hylephila phyleus
17 observations · iNaturalist
Green Lynx Spider
Peucetia viridans
15 observations · iNaturalist
Eight-barred Lygropia Moth
Conchylodes octonalis
15 observations · iNaturalist
California Mantis
Stagmomantis wheelerii
15 observations · iNaturalist
Sonoran Bumble Bee
Bombus sonorus
13 observations · iNaturalist
Painted Lady
Vanessa cardui
12 observations
Honey-tailed Striped Sweat Bee
Agapostemon melliventris
12 observations · iNaturalist
West Coast Lady
Vanessa annabella
12 observations · iNaturalist
Western Black Widow
Latrodectus hesperus
11 observations
Red Admiral
Vanessa atalanta
11 observations
Gray Wall Jumping Spider
Menemerus bivittatus
11 observations · iNaturalist
Small White
Pieris rapae
10 observations
Coyote Brush Bud Gall Midge
Rhopalomyia californica
10 observations · iNaturalist
Wandering Skipper
Panoquina errans
10 observations · iNaturalist
American Sand Wasp
Bembix americana
9 observations
Checkered White
Pontia protodice
9 observations · iNaturalist
Argentine Ant
Linepithema humile
9 observations
Great Golden Digger Wasp
Sphex ichneumoneus
9 observations · iNaturalist
Mexigonus minutus
Mexigonus minutus
9 observations · iNaturalist
Convergent Lady Beetle
Hippodamia convergens
8 observations
Dainty Sulphur
Nathalis iole
8 observations
Johnson's Jumping Spider
Phidippus johnsoni
8 observations · iNaturalist
Long-bodied Cellar Spider
Pholcus phalangioides
8 observations
Western Spotted Orbweaver
Neoscona oaxacensis
8 observations · iNaturalist
Hogna antelucana
Hogna antelucana
8 observations · iNaturalist
Buttonhook Leafbeetle Jumping Spider
Sassacus vitis
8 observations · iNaturalist
California Digger Bee
Anthophora californica
8 observations · iNaturalist
Western Tussock Moth
Orgyia vetusta
7 observations · iNaturalist
Forficula mediterranea
Forficula mediterranea
7 observations · iNaturalist
Eufala Skipper
Lerodea eufala
6 observations · iNaturalist
Black Witch
Ascalapha odorata
6 observations · iNaturalist
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