Insects & Arthropods of Mesa Verde National Park
The insects & arthropods most often spotted in Mesa Verde, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
Most-observed insects & arthropods in Mesa Verde
Grand Canyon Black Tarantula
Aphonopelma marxi
45 observations · iNaturalist
Cotton-gall Tephritid
Aciurina bigeloviae
32 observations · iNaturalist
Obscure Darkling Beetle
Eleodes obscura
29 observations · iNaturalist
Dasymutilla vestita
Dasymutilla vestita
19 observations · iNaturalist
White-lined Sphinx
Hyles lineata
17 observations · iNaturalist
Weidemeyer's Admiral
Limenitis weidemeyerii
17 observations
Melissa Blue
Plebejus melissa
14 observations
Hunt's Bumble Bee
Bombus huntii
14 observations · iNaturalist
Red-shanked Grasshopper
Xanthippus corallipes
14 observations · iNaturalist
Putnam's Cicada
Platypedia putnami
13 observations · iNaturalist
Checkered White
Pontia protodice
12 observations · iNaturalist
Juniper Hairstreak
Callophrys gryneus
12 observations
Common Checkered-Skipper
Burnsius communis
12 observations · iNaturalist
Canyonland Satyr
Cyllopsis pertepida
10 observations · iNaturalist
Painted Lady
Vanessa cardui
9 observations
Sagebrush Checkerspot
Chlosyne acastus
9 observations · iNaturalist
Silver-spotted Tiger Moth
Lophocampa argentata
9 observations · iNaturalist
Red and Black Long-horned Beetle
Crossidius coralinus
9 observations · iNaturalist
Convergent Lady Beetle
Hippodamia convergens
8 observations
Arizona Sister
Adelpha eulalia
8 observations · iNaturalist
Two-tailed Swallowtail
Papilio multicaudata
8 observations · iNaturalist
Dasymutilla pseudopappus
Dasymutilla pseudopappus
8 observations · iNaturalist
Western Honey Bee
Apis mellifera
7 observations
Two-striped Grasshopper
Melanoplus bivittatus
7 observations · iNaturalist
Morrison's Bumble Bee
Bombus morrisoni
7 observations · iNaturalist
Western Tent Caterpillar Moth
Malacosoma californica
7 observations · iNaturalist
Orange-tipped Woodborer
Lithurgopsis apicalis
7 observations · iNaturalist
Monarch
Danaus plexippus
6 observations
Great Purple Hairstreak
Atlides halesus
6 observations
Becker's White
Pontia beckerii
6 observations · iNaturalist
Cucullia dorsalis
Cucullia dorsalis
6 observations · iNaturalist
Pinyon Spindlegall Midge
Pinyonia edulicola
6 observations · iNaturalist
Seven-spotted Lady Beetle
Coccinella septempunctata
5 observations
Spiny Tachina Fly
Paradejeania rutilioides
5 observations · iNaturalist
Xanthoteras eburneum
Xanthoteras eburneum
5 observations · iNaturalist
Western Tiger Swallowtail
Papilio rutulus
4 observations
Western Black Widow
Latrodectus hesperus
4 observations · iNaturalist
Horace's Duskywing
Erynnis horatius
4 observations · iNaturalist
European Mantis
Mantis religiosa
4 observations
Urbane Digger Bee
Anthophora urbana
4 observations · iNaturalist
Variegated Fritillary
Euptoieta claudia
4 observations
Western Paper Wasp
Mischocyttarus flavitarsis
4 observations · iNaturalist
Western Harvester Ant
Pogonomyrmex occidentalis
4 observations · iNaturalist
Glover's Silkmoth
Hyalophora gloveri
4 observations · iNaturalist
European Paper Wasp
Polistes dominula
4 observations
American Branded Skipper
Hesperia colorado
4 observations · iNaturalist
Zopherus elegans
Zopherus elegans
4 observations · iNaturalist
Mormon Cricket
Anabrus simplex
4 observations · iNaturalist
Klug's Velvet Ant
Dasymutilla klugii
4 observations · iNaturalist
Golden Paper Wasp
Polistes aurifer
4 observations · iNaturalist
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