Insects & Arthropods of North Dakota
The insects & arthropods most often spotted in North Dakota, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
8,868
recent observations
50
species listed
50
insects & arthropods
Naturalists have logged 8,868 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in North Dakota. The most frequently seen is the Monarch, with 634 recorded sightings.
Most-observed insects & arthropods in North Dakota
Monarch
Danaus plexippus
634 observations
Brown-belted Bumble Bee
Bombus griseocollis
497 observations
Two-spotted Bumble Bee
Bombus bimaculatus
474 observations
Leafy Spurge Hawkmoth
Hyles euphorbiae
368 observations · iNaturalist
Hunt's Bumble Bee
Bombus huntii
329 observations · iNaturalist
Asian Lady Beetle
Harmonia axyridis
319 observations
Painted Lady
Vanessa cardui
303 observations
Red Admiral
Vanessa atalanta
292 observations
Melissa Blue
Plebejus melissa
266 observations
Western Honey Bee
Apis mellifera
255 observations
Seven-spotted Lady Beetle
Coccinella septempunctata
249 observations
Common Eastern Bumble Bee
Bombus impatiens
242 observations
Tricolored Bumble Bee
Bombus ternarius
236 observations · iNaturalist
Margined Calligrapher
Toxomerus marginatus
217 observations · iNaturalist
Two-striped Grasshopper
Melanoplus bivittatus
204 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern Boxelder Bug
Boisea trivittata
203 observations
Common Wood-Nymph
Cercyonis pegala
187 observations
Banded Garden Spider
Argiope trifasciata
184 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
Papilio glaucus
167 observations
Small White
Pieris rapae
142 observations
Two-spotted Longhorn Bee
Melissodes bimaculatus
141 observations
Clouded Sulphur
Colias philodice
137 observations
Common Ringlet
Coenonympha california
137 observations
American Dog Tick
Dermacentor variabilis
134 observations
Twelve-spotted Skimmer
Libellula pulchella
129 observations
Red Milkweed Beetle
Tetraopes tetrophthalmus
124 observations
Common Green Darner
Anax junius
119 observations
Bicolored Striped Sweat Bee
Agapostemon virescens
117 observations
Northern Amber Bumble Bee
Bombus borealis
117 observations · iNaturalist
Isabella Tiger Moth
Pyrrharctia isabella
114 observations
Golden Northern Bumble Bee
Bombus fervidus
112 observations
Long Dash
Limochores mystic
109 observations · iNaturalist
Variegated Fritillary
Euptoieta claudia
108 observations
Goldenrod Soldier Beetle
Chauliognathus pensylvanicus
105 observations · iNaturalist
Bold Jumping Spider
Phidippus audax
104 observations
Carolina Grasshopper
Dissosteira carolina
103 observations · iNaturalist
Zebra Jumping Spider
Salticus scenicus
95 observations · iNaturalist
Common Checkered-Skipper
Burnsius communis
95 observations · iNaturalist
European Paper Wasp
Polistes dominula
93 observations
Viceroy
Limenitis archippus
91 observations
Common Drone Fly
Eristalis tenax
89 observations
Nuttall's blister beetle
Lytta nuttalli
87 observations · iNaturalist
Chickweed Geometer Moth
Haematopis grataria
86 observations · iNaturalist
Yellow-shouldered Drone Fly
Eristalis stipator
84 observations · iNaturalist
Variable Darner
Aeshna interrupta
82 observations · iNaturalist
White-lined Sphinx
Hyles lineata
81 observations · iNaturalist
Band-winged Meadowhawk
Sympetrum semicinctum
79 observations · iNaturalist
Variegated Meadowhawk
Sympetrum corruptum
78 observations · iNaturalist
Orange-legged Furrow Bee
Halictus rubicundus
77 observations
Eastern Comma
Polygonia comma
73 observations
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