Insects & Arthropods of Mount Mitchell State Park
The insects & arthropods most often spotted in Mount Mitchell, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
Most-observed insects & arthropods in Mount Mitchell
Pipevine Swallowtail
Battus philenor
95 observations
Common Eastern Bumble Bee
Bombus impatiens
42 observations
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
Papilio glaucus
26 observations
Yellowish Cuckoo Bumble bee
Bombus flavidus
25 observations · iNaturalist
Parasitic Aerial Yellowjacket
Dolichovespula arctica
24 observations · iNaturalist
Red Admiral
Vanessa atalanta
23 observations
Common Drone Fly
Eristalis tenax
22 observations
Wingless Mountain Grasshopper
Booneacris glacialis
20 observations · iNaturalist
Spotted Pink Lady Beetle
Coleomegilla maculata
18 observations
Marbled Carpet Moth
Dysstroma truncata
17 observations · iNaturalist
Lettered Habrosyne Moth
Habrosyne scripta
17 observations · iNaturalist
Great Spangled Fritillary
Argynnis cybele
16 observations · iNaturalist
Green Comma
Polygonia faunus
15 observations
Spotted Tussock Moth
Lophocampa maculata
13 observations
Gray Spruce Looper Moth
Caripeta divisata
12 observations · iNaturalist
Yellow Poplar Weevil
Odontopus calceatus
11 observations · iNaturalist
White-spotted Sawyer
Monochamus scutellatus
10 observations
Yellow-banded Bumble Bee
Bombus terricola
10 observations · iNaturalist
Wavy-lined Heterocampa Moth
Cecrita biundata
10 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern Elderberry Borer
Desmocerus palliatus
9 observations · iNaturalist
Pale Beauty
Campaea perlata
9 observations · iNaturalist
Ilia Underwing
Catocala ilia
9 observations · iNaturalist
Close-banded Yellowhorn
Colocasia propinquilinea
9 observations · iNaturalist
Large Snout
Hypena edictalis
9 observations · iNaturalist
Golden Net-winged Beetle
Dictyoptera coccinata
9 observations · iNaturalist
Winter Firefly
Photinus corruscus
9 observations · iNaturalist
Baltimore Snout
Hypena baltimoralis
8 observations · iNaturalist
Blinded Sphinx
Paonias excaecata
7 observations · iNaturalist
Perplexing Bumble Bee
Bombus perplexus
7 observations · iNaturalist
Pale Homochlodes Moth
Homochlodes fritillaria
7 observations · iNaturalist
Black-horned Smoothtail
Epistrophe grossulariae
7 observations · iNaturalist
Evacanthus ustanucha
Evacanthus ustanucha
7 observations · iNaturalist
Aphrodite Fritillary
Argynnis aphrodite
7 observations · iNaturalist
North American Luna Moth
Actias luna
6 observations
American Lady
Vanessa virginiensis
6 observations
Seven-spotted Lady Beetle
Coccinella septempunctata
6 observations
Eastern Comma
Polygonia comma
6 observations
Mourning Cloak
Nymphalis antiopa
6 observations
Eastern Tailed-Blue
Cupido comyntas
6 observations · iNaturalist
Northern Aerial Yellowjacket
Dolichovespula norvegicoides
6 observations · iNaturalist
Orange-barred Carpet Moth
Dysstroma hersiliata
6 observations · iNaturalist
Summer Hyppa Moth
Hyppa contrasta
6 observations · iNaturalist
Banded Thintail
Meliscaeva cinctella
6 observations · iNaturalist
Lesser Maple Spanworm Moth
Macaria pustularia
6 observations · iNaturalist
Asian Lady Beetle
Harmonia axyridis
5 observations
Boreal Burying Beetle
Nicrophorus defodiens
5 observations · iNaturalist
White-dotted Prominent
Nadata gibbosa
5 observations
Lined Longhorn Beetle
Analeptura lineola
5 observations · iNaturalist
Common Aerial Yellowjacket
Dolichovespula arenaria
5 observations
Marbled Orbweaver
Araneus marmoreus
5 observations · iNaturalist
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