Insects & Arthropods of Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park
The insects & arthropods most often spotted in Porcupine Mountains, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
Most-observed insects & arthropods in Porcupine Mountains
Spongy Moth
Lymantria dispar
26 observations
Red-spotted Admiral
Limenitis arthemis
25 observations
Mourning Cloak
Nymphalis antiopa
13 observations
Ebony Jewelwing
Calopteryx maculata
9 observations
Perplexing Bumble Bee
Bombus perplexus
9 observations · iNaturalist
Six-spotted Tiger Beetle
Cicindela sexguttata
8 observations
American Carrion Beetle
Necrophila americana
8 observations
Tricolored Bumble Bee
Bombus ternarius
8 observations · iNaturalist
Black-and-yellow Lichen Moth
Lycomorpha pholus
8 observations · iNaturalist
Asian Lady Beetle
Harmonia axyridis
7 observations
North American Common Water Strider
Aquarius remigis
7 observations · iNaturalist
Common Whitetail
Plathemis lydia
7 observations
Monarch
Danaus plexippus
6 observations
Black Giant Ichneumonid Wasp
Megarhyssa atrata
5 observations · iNaturalist
Waved Sphinx
Ceratomia undulosa
5 observations · iNaturalist
Yellow-banded Bumble Bee
Bombus terricola
5 observations · iNaturalist
Crackling Forest Grasshopper
Trimerotropis verruculata
5 observations · iNaturalist
Thimbleberry Gall Wasp
Diastrophus kincaidii
5 observations · iNaturalist
Forest Tent Caterpillar Moth
Malacosoma disstria
4 observations · iNaturalist
Dark Fishing Spider
Dolomedes tenebrosus
4 observations
Northern Walkingstick
Diapheromera femorata
4 observations
Dragonhunter
Hagenius brevistylus
4 observations
Nordmann's Orbweaver Spider
Araneus nordmanni
4 observations · iNaturalist
Green Immigrant Leaf Weevil
Polydrusus formosus
4 observations · iNaturalist
Saddled Prominent
Cecrita guttivitta
4 observations · iNaturalist
Long-tailed Giant Ichneumonid Wasp
Megarhyssa macrurus
3 observations
American Dog Tick
Dermacentor variabilis
3 observations
Canadian Tiger Swallowtail
Papilio canadensis
3 observations
American Pelecinid Wasp
Pelecinus polyturator
3 observations · iNaturalist
Cecropia Moth
Hyalophora cecropia
3 observations
White-spotted Sawyer
Monochamus scutellatus
3 observations
Megalodacne heros
Megalodacne heros
3 observations · iNaturalist
American Emerald
Cordulia shurtleffii
3 observations · iNaturalist
Bruce Spanworm Moth
Operophtera bruceata
3 observations · iNaturalist
Great Ash Sphinx
Sphinx chersis
3 observations
Banded Longhorn Beetle
Typocerus velutinus
3 observations
Saw-combed Fishfly
Nigronia serricornis
3 observations · iNaturalist
New York Carpenter Ant
Camponotus novaeboracensis
3 observations · iNaturalist
White-collared Chafer
Dichelonyx albicollis
3 observations · iNaturalist
Pale Homochlodes Moth
Homochlodes fritillaria
3 observations · iNaturalist
Hollow-spotted Plagodis Moth
Plagodis alcoolaria
3 observations · iNaturalist
Ocellate Gall Midge
Acericecis ocellaris
3 observations · iNaturalist
Twin-spotted Spiketail
Zoraena maculata
3 observations · iNaturalist
Polyphemus Moth
Antheraea polyphemus
2 observations
Rosy Maple Moth
Dryocampa rubicunda
2 observations · iNaturalist
American Lady
Vanessa virginiensis
2 observations
Blinded Sphinx
Paonias excaecata
2 observations · iNaturalist
Seven-spotted Lady Beetle
Coccinella septempunctata
2 observations
Bald-faced Hornet
Dolichovespula maculata
2 observations
Bronze Ground Beetle
Carabus nemoralis
2 observations · iNaturalist
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