Insects & Arthropods of North Dakota
The insects & arthropods most often spotted in North Dakota, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
9,841
recent observations
50
species listed
50
insects & arthropods
Naturalists have logged 9,841 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in North Dakota. The most frequently seen is the Monarch, with 780 recorded sightings.
Most-observed insects & arthropods in North Dakota
Monarch
Danaus plexippus
780 observations
Brown-belted Bumble Bee
Bombus griseocollis
546 observations
Two-spotted Bumble Bee
Bombus bimaculatus
481 observations
Hunt's Bumble Bee
Bombus huntii
409 observations · iNaturalist
Leafy Spurge Hawkmoth
Hyles euphorbiae
387 observations · iNaturalist
Painted Lady
Vanessa cardui
383 observations
Asian Lady Beetle
Harmonia axyridis
360 observations
Red Admiral
Vanessa atalanta
309 observations
Western Honey Bee
Apis mellifera
286 observations
Common Eastern Bumble Bee
Bombus impatiens
285 observations
Melissa Blue
Plebejus melissa
284 observations
Tricolored Bumble Bee
Bombus ternarius
264 observations · iNaturalist
Seven-spotted Lady Beetle
Coccinella septempunctata
256 observations
Margined Calligrapher
Toxomerus marginatus
239 observations · iNaturalist
Two-striped Grasshopper
Melanoplus bivittatus
228 observations · iNaturalist
Banded Garden Spider
Argiope trifasciata
225 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern Boxelder Bug
Boisea trivittata
224 observations
Common Wood-Nymph
Cercyonis pegala
201 observations
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
Papilio glaucus
191 observations
Small White
Pieris rapae
166 observations
Two-spotted Longhorn Bee
Melissodes bimaculatus
153 observations
Clouded Sulphur
Colias philodice
144 observations
Common Ringlet
Coenonympha california
137 observations
American Dog Tick
Dermacentor variabilis
135 observations
Goldenrod Soldier Beetle
Chauliognathus pensylvanicus
135 observations · iNaturalist
Common Green Darner
Anax junius
129 observations
Twelve-spotted Skimmer
Libellula pulchella
129 observations
Red Milkweed Beetle
Tetraopes tetrophthalmus
128 observations
Northern Amber Bumble Bee
Bombus borealis
125 observations · iNaturalist
Isabella Tiger Moth
Pyrrharctia isabella
120 observations
Bold Jumping Spider
Phidippus audax
119 observations
Bicolored Striped Sweat Bee
Agapostemon virescens
118 observations
Golden Northern Bumble Bee
Bombus fervidus
116 observations
Common Drone Fly
Eristalis tenax
112 observations
Variegated Fritillary
Euptoieta claudia
112 observations
Long Dash
Limochores mystic
111 observations · iNaturalist
Viceroy
Limenitis archippus
107 observations
Carolina Grasshopper
Dissosteira carolina
107 observations · iNaturalist
Common Checkered-Skipper
Burnsius communis
107 observations · iNaturalist
European Paper Wasp
Polistes dominula
106 observations
Yellow-shouldered Drone Fly
Eristalis stipator
104 observations · iNaturalist
Chickweed Geometer Moth
Haematopis grataria
98 observations · iNaturalist
Zebra Jumping Spider
Salticus scenicus
96 observations · iNaturalist
Nuttall's blister beetle
Lytta nuttalli
88 observations · iNaturalist
Variegated Meadowhawk
Sympetrum corruptum
86 observations · iNaturalist
White-lined Sphinx
Hyles lineata
85 observations · iNaturalist
Band-winged Meadowhawk
Sympetrum semicinctum
85 observations · iNaturalist
Variable Darner
Aeshna interrupta
82 observations · iNaturalist
Orange-legged Furrow Bee
Halictus rubicundus
82 observations
Eastern Comma
Polygonia comma
81 observations
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