Insects & Arthropods of Providence Canyon State Park
The insects & arthropods most often spotted in Providence Canyon, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
Most-observed insects & arthropods in Providence Canyon
Golden Silk Spider
Trichonephila clavipes
15 observations · iNaturalist
Red-spotted Admiral
Limenitis arthemis
14 observations
Gulf Fritillary
Dione vanillae
11 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
Papilio glaucus
11 observations
North American Luna Moth
Actias luna
10 observations
Six-spotted Tiger Beetle
Cicindela sexguttata
8 observations
Rainbow Scarab
Phanaeus vindex
8 observations
Blood-winged Blister Beetle
Tricrania sanguinipennis
8 observations · iNaturalist
Pearl Crescent
Phyciodes tharos
6 observations
Spicebush Swallowtail
Papilio troilus
6 observations
Horned Passalus Beetle
Odontotaenius disjunctus
6 observations
Cloudless Sulphur
Phoebis sennae
5 observations
Horace's Duskywing
Erynnis horatius
5 observations · iNaturalist
Summer Azure
Celastrina neglecta
5 observations · iNaturalist
Yellow-sided Skimmer
Libellula flavida
5 observations · iNaturalist
Common Eastern Velvet Ant
Dasymutilla occidentalis
5 observations
Common Eastern Bumble Bee
Bombus impatiens
5 observations
Eastern Carpenter Bee
Xylocopa virginica
4 observations
Yellow Garden Spider
Argiope aurantia
4 observations
Woolly Alder Aphid
Prociphilus tessellatus
4 observations · iNaturalist
One-spotted Tiger Beetle
Apterodela unipunctata
4 observations · iNaturalist
Asian Lady Beetle
Harmonia axyridis
3 observations
Common Buckeye
Junonia coenia
3 observations
Spinybacked Orbweaver
Gasteracantha cancriformis
3 observations
American Snout
Libytheana carinenta
3 observations
Question Mark
Polygonia interrogationis
3 observations
Blue Dasher
Pachydiplax longipennis
3 observations
Carolina Satyr
Hermeuptychia sosybius
3 observations
Eastern Pondhawk
Erythemis simplicicollis
3 observations
Marbled Orbweaver
Araneus marmoreus
3 observations · iNaturalist
Clouded Skipper
Lerema accius
3 observations
Tile-horned Prionus
Prionus imbricornis
3 observations · iNaturalist
Tropical Checkered-Skipper
Burnsius oileus
3 observations · iNaturalist
Hoary Edge
Cecropterus lyciades
3 observations · iNaturalist
Striped Hairstreak
Satyrium liparops
2 observations · iNaturalist
Viceroy
Limenitis archippus
2 observations
Hackberry Emperor
Asterocampa celtis
2 observations
Magnolia Green Jumping Spider
Lyssomanes viridis
2 observations · iNaturalist
Silver-spotted Skipper
Epargyreus clarus
2 observations
Eastern Eyed Click Beetle
Alaus oculatus
2 observations
Walnut Sphinx
Amorpha juglandis
2 observations · iNaturalist
Northern Walkingstick
Diapheromera femorata
2 observations
Gray Petaltail
Tachopteryx thoreyi
2 observations · iNaturalist
Carolina Mantis
Stagmomantis carolina
2 observations
Banded Tussock Moth
Halysidota tessellaris
2 observations
Audouin's Trapdoor Spider
Ummidia audouini
2 observations · iNaturalist
Red-banded Hairstreak
Calycopis cecrops
2 observations
Fall Webworm Moth
Hyphantria cunea
2 observations
Virginia Giant Hover Fly
Milesia virginiensis
2 observations · iNaturalist
Southern Pine Sphinx
Lapara coniferarum
2 observations · iNaturalist
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