Insects & Arthropods of North Dakota
The insects & arthropods most often spotted in North Dakota, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
Most-observed insects & arthropods in North Dakota
Monarch
Danaus plexippus
556 observations
Brown-belted Bumble Bee
Bombus griseocollis
478 observations
Two-spotted Bumble Bee
Bombus bimaculatus
448 observations
Leafy Spurge Hawkmoth
Hyles euphorbiae
360 observations · iNaturalist
Hunt's Bumble Bee
Bombus huntii
323 observations · iNaturalist
Asian Lady Beetle
Harmonia axyridis
300 observations
Red Admiral
Vanessa atalanta
271 observations
Painted Lady
Vanessa cardui
264 observations
Seven-spotted Lady Beetle
Coccinella septempunctata
241 observations
Tricolored Bumble Bee
Bombus ternarius
237 observations · iNaturalist
Western Honey Bee
Apis mellifera
236 observations
Common Eastern Bumble Bee
Bombus impatiens
236 observations
Eastern Boxelder Bug
Boisea trivittata
200 observations
Margined Calligrapher
Toxomerus marginatus
200 observations · iNaturalist
Melissa Blue
Plebejus melissa
184 observations
Two-striped Grasshopper
Melanoplus bivittatus
184 observations · iNaturalist
Banded Garden Spider
Argiope trifasciata
177 observations · iNaturalist
Common Wood-Nymph
Cercyonis pegala
133 observations
Common Ringlet
Coenonympha california
129 observations
American Dog Tick
Dermacentor variabilis
126 observations
Two-spotted Longhorn Bee
Melissodes bimaculatus
126 observations
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
Papilio glaucus
123 observations
Small White
Pieris rapae
118 observations
Red Milkweed Beetle
Tetraopes tetrophthalmus
117 observations
Isabella Tiger Moth
Pyrrharctia isabella
114 observations
Northern Amber Bumble Bee
Bombus borealis
113 observations · iNaturalist
Common Green Darner
Anax junius
112 observations
Twelve-spotted Skimmer
Libellula pulchella
109 observations
Bicolored Striped Sweat Bee
Agapostemon virescens
108 observations
Golden Northern Bumble Bee
Bombus fervidus
107 observations
Variegated Fritillary
Euptoieta claudia
101 observations
Carolina Grasshopper
Dissosteira carolina
101 observations · iNaturalist
Bold Jumping Spider
Phidippus audax
93 observations
European Paper Wasp
Polistes dominula
93 observations
Common Checkered-Skipper
Burnsius communis
93 observations · iNaturalist
Zebra Jumping Spider
Salticus scenicus
91 observations · iNaturalist
Goldenrod Soldier Beetle
Chauliognathus pensylvanicus
91 observations · iNaturalist
Viceroy
Limenitis archippus
86 observations
Grass Spiders
Agelenopsis
86 observations · iNaturalist
Common Drone Fly
Eristalis tenax
84 observations
Nuttall's blister beetle
Lytta nuttalli
84 observations · iNaturalist
White-lined Sphinx
Hyles lineata
79 observations · iNaturalist
Yellow-shouldered Drone Fly
Eristalis stipator
79 observations · iNaturalist
Long Dash
Limochores mystic
79 observations · iNaturalist
Orange-legged Furrow Bee
Halictus rubicundus
77 observations
Variegated Meadowhawk
Sympetrum corruptum
73 observations · iNaturalist
Four-spotted Skimmer
Libellula quadrimaculata
72 observations · iNaturalist
Band-winged Meadowhawk
Sympetrum semicinctum
70 observations · iNaturalist
Chickweed Geometer Moth
Haematopis grataria
69 observations · iNaturalist
Variable Darner
Aeshna interrupta
68 observations · iNaturalist