Insects & Arthropods of Makoshika State Park
The insects & arthropods most often spotted in Makoshika, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
Most-observed insects & arthropods in Makoshika
Woolly Bud Gall Midge
Rhopalomyia medusirrasa
7 observations · iNaturalist
Brown-belted Bumble Bee
Bombus griseocollis
6 observations
Two-striped Grasshopper
Melanoplus bivittatus
6 observations · iNaturalist
Golden Paper Wasp
Polistes aurifer
6 observations · iNaturalist
Hunt's Bumble Bee
Bombus huntii
6 observations · iNaturalist
Clouded Sulphur
Colias philodice
5 observations
Banded Garden Spider
Argiope trifasciata
4 observations · iNaturalist
Seven-spotted Lady Beetle
Coccinella septempunctata
3 observations
Sagebrush Checkerspot
Chlosyne acastus
3 observations · iNaturalist
Three-ribbed Darkling Beetle
Eleodes tricostata
3 observations · iNaturalist
Western Honey Bee
Apis mellifera
2 observations
Monarch
Danaus plexippus
2 observations
Bold Jumping Spider
Phidippus audax
2 observations
Mourning Cloak
Nymphalis antiopa
2 observations
Variegated Fritillary
Euptoieta claudia
2 observations
Two-tailed Swallowtail
Papilio multicaudata
2 observations · iNaturalist
Leafy Spurge Hawkmoth
Hyles euphorbiae
2 observations · iNaturalist
Big Sand Tiger Beetle
Cicindela formosa
2 observations · iNaturalist
Melissa Blue
Plebejus melissa
2 observations
Brown Wasp Mantidfly
Climaciella brunnea
2 observations · iNaturalist
Marbled Purple Jumping Spider
Phidippus purpuratus
2 observations · iNaturalist
Milwaukee Mining Bee
Andrena milwaukeensis
2 observations · iNaturalist
Mead’s Wood-Nymph
Cercyonis meadii
2 observations
Rough-lipped Darkling Beetle
Eleodes hispilabris
2 observations · iNaturalist
Red and Black Long-horned Beetle
Crossidius coralinus
2 observations · iNaturalist
Plains Cicada
Megatibicen dealbatus
2 observations · iNaturalist
Eleodes carbonaria
Eleodes carbonaria
2 observations · iNaturalist
Extricated Darkling Beetle
Eleodes extricata
2 observations · iNaturalist
Long-tailed Aphideater Complex
Eupeodes americanus
2 observations · iNaturalist
Common Checkered-Skipper
Burnsius communis
2 observations · iNaturalist
Red-winged Grasshopper
Arphia pseudonietana
2 observations · iNaturalist
Painted Lady
Vanessa cardui
1 observation
Convergent Lady Beetle
Hippodamia convergens
1 observation
Red Admiral
Vanessa atalanta
1 observation
Gray Hairstreak
Strymon melinus
1 observation
American Rubyspot
Hetaerina americana
1 observation
Two-spotted Bumble Bee
Bombus bimaculatus
1 observation
Pearl Crescent
Phyciodes tharos
1 observation
Eastern Boxelder Bug
Boisea trivittata
1 observation
Eastern Comma
Polygonia comma
1 observation
Goldenrod Crab Spider
Misumena vatia
1 observation
Dusted Skipper
Atrytonopsis hianna
1 observation · iNaturalist
Orange Sulphur
Colias eurytheme
1 observation
Celery Looper Moth
Anagrapha falcifera
1 observation · iNaturalist
Sand Hammertail
Efferia albibarbis
1 observation · iNaturalist
Small Milkweed Bug
Lygaeus kalmii
1 observation
Thistle Stem Gall Fly
Urophora cardui
1 observation · iNaturalist
Western Conifer Seed Bug
Leptoglossus occidentalis
1 observation · iNaturalist
Variegated Meadowhawk
Sympetrum corruptum
1 observation · iNaturalist
Common Ringlet
Coenonympha california
1 observation
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