Insects & Arthropods of New Mexico
The insects & arthropods most often spotted in New Mexico, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
Most-observed insects & arthropods in New Mexico
Western Honey Bee
Apis mellifera
4,858 observations
White-lined Sphinx
Hyles lineata
4,010 observations · iNaturalist
Convergent Lady Beetle
Hippodamia convergens
2,823 observations
Painted Lady
Vanessa cardui
2,503 observations
American Bumble Bee
Bombus pensylvanicus
2,438 observations
Checkered White
Pontia protodice
1,976 observations · iNaturalist
Two-tailed Swallowtail
Papilio multicaudata
1,910 observations · iNaturalist
Rough Harvester Ant
Pogonomyrmex rugosus
1,868 observations · iNaturalist
Arizona Mantis
Stagmomantis limbata
1,810 observations · iNaturalist
Variegated Fritillary
Euptoieta claudia
1,688 observations
Western Black Widow
Latrodectus hesperus
1,630 observations · iNaturalist
Variegated Meadowhawk
Sympetrum corruptum
1,549 observations · iNaturalist
Western Pygmy-Blue
Brephidium exilis
1,539 observations · iNaturalist
Queen
Danaus gilippus
1,527 observations · iNaturalist
Flame Skimmer
Libellula saturata
1,379 observations · iNaturalist
Mourning Cloak
Nymphalis antiopa
1,343 observations
Marine Blue
Leptotes marina
1,323 observations · iNaturalist
Blue Fungus Beetle
Cypherotylus californicus
1,113 observations · iNaturalist
Reakirt's Blue
Echinargus isola
1,112 observations · iNaturalist
Black Swallowtail
Papilio polyxenes
1,080 observations
Sleepy Orange
Eurema nicippe
1,079 observations · iNaturalist
Dainty Sulphur
Nathalis iole
1,071 observations
Gray Hairstreak
Strymon melinus
1,068 observations
Plains Lubber Grasshopper
Brachystola magna
1,021 observations · iNaturalist
Obscure Darkling Beetle
Eleodes obscura
982 observations · iNaturalist
Monarch
Danaus plexippus
974 observations
Blue Dasher
Pachydiplax longipennis
951 observations
Pallid-winged Grasshopper
Trimerotropis pallidipennis
948 observations
Texas Brown Tarantula
Aphonopelma hentzi
906 observations · iNaturalist
Dasymutilla vestita
Dasymutilla vestita
873 observations · iNaturalist
Small Milkweed Bug
Lygaeus kalmii
833 observations
Small White
Pieris rapae
811 observations
Green Bird Grasshopper
Schistocerca shoshone
789 observations · iNaturalist
Hunt's Bumble Bee
Bombus huntii
765 observations · iNaturalist
Five-spotted Hawk Moth
Manduca quinquemaculatus
751 observations · iNaturalist
Red-shouldered Bug
Jadera haematoloma
733 observations · iNaturalist
Valley Carpenter Bee
Xylocopa sonorina
723 observations · iNaturalist
Juniper Hairstreak
Callophrys gryneus
714 observations
Weidemeyer's Admiral
Limenitis weidemeyerii
706 observations
Differential Grasshopper
Melanoplus differentialis
699 observations
Sonoran Bumble Bee
Bombus sonorus
687 observations · iNaturalist
Northwestern Fritillary
Argynnis hesperis
678 observations · iNaturalist
Familiar Bluet
Enallagma civile
672 observations
Orange Sulphur
Colias eurytheme
662 observations
Fiery Skipper
Hylephila phyleus
651 observations · iNaturalist
Figeater Beetle
Cotinis mutabilis
642 observations · iNaturalist
Golden Paper Wasp
Polistes aurifer
636 observations · iNaturalist
Western Spotted Orbweaver
Neoscona oaxacensis
617 observations · iNaturalist
Rainbow Grasshopper
Dactylotum bicolor
614 observations · iNaturalist
Black Bladder-bodied Meloid
Cysteodemus wislizeni
610 observations · iNaturalist