Insects & Arthropods of Ricketts Glen State Park
The insects & arthropods most often spotted in Ricketts Glen, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
Most-observed insects & arthropods in Ricketts Glen
Red-spotted Admiral
Limenitis arthemis
54 observations
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
Papilio glaucus
29 observations
Hickory Tussock Moth
Lophocampa caryae
28 observations
Chalk-fronted Corporal
Ladona julia
26 observations · iNaturalist
Calico Pennant
Celithemis elisa
26 observations
Great Spangled Fritillary
Argynnis cybele
26 observations · iNaturalist
Monarch
Danaus plexippus
21 observations
North American Luna Moth
Actias luna
17 observations
Eastern Forktail
Ischnura verticalis
17 observations
Baltimore Checkerspot
Euphydryas phaeton
16 observations
Megalodacne heros
Megalodacne heros
15 observations · iNaturalist
Dun Skipper
Euphyes vestris
14 observations
Ebony Jewelwing
Calopteryx maculata
14 observations
Common Eastern Bumble Bee
Bombus impatiens
14 observations
Banded Tussock Moth
Halysidota tessellaris
14 observations
Gray Spruce Looper Moth
Caripeta divisata
13 observations · iNaturalist
Long Dash
Limochores mystic
13 observations · iNaturalist
Red Admiral
Vanessa atalanta
12 observations
American Dagger
Acronicta americana
12 observations
Beech Blight Aphid
Grylloprociphilus imbricator
12 observations · iNaturalist
Brower's Vitula Moth
Vitula broweri
12 observations · iNaturalist
Little Glassywing
Vernia verna
12 observations · iNaturalist
Atlantis Fritillary
Argynnis atlantis
12 observations · iNaturalist
American Lady
Vanessa virginiensis
11 observations
Two-spotted Bumble Bee
Bombus bimaculatus
11 observations
Summer Azure
Celastrina neglecta
11 observations · iNaturalist
Yellow-banded Bumble Bee
Bombus terricola
11 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern Tailed-Blue
Cupido comyntas
11 observations · iNaturalist
Milkweed Tussock Moth
Euchaetes egle
10 observations
Common Whitetail
Plathemis lydia
10 observations
Skimming Bluet
Enallagma geminatum
10 observations · iNaturalist
Frosted Whiteface
Leucorrhinia frigida
10 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern Black Carpenter Ant
Camponotus pennsylvanicus
10 observations
Delaware Skipper
Anatrytone logan
9 observations
Autumn Meadowhawk
Sympetrum vicinum
9 observations
Hummingbird Clearwing
Hemaris thysbe
9 observations
Mottled Euchlaena Moth
Euchlaena tigrinaria
9 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern Tent Caterpillar Moth
Malacosoma americana
9 observations · iNaturalist
Asian Lady Beetle
Harmonia axyridis
8 observations
Blinded Sphinx
Paonias excaecata
8 observations · iNaturalist
Striped Hairstreak
Satyrium liparops
8 observations · iNaturalist
Horned Spanworm Moth
Nematocampa resistaria
8 observations · iNaturalist
Forest Tent Caterpillar Moth
Malacosoma disstria
8 observations · iNaturalist
Slaty Skimmer
Libellula incesta
8 observations · iNaturalist
Small Engrailed
Ectropis crepuscularia
8 observations · iNaturalist
Dotted Leaftier Moth
Psilocorsis reflexella
8 observations · iNaturalist
Yellow-shouldered Slug Moth
Lithacodes fasciola
8 observations · iNaturalist
Lesser Maple Spanworm Moth
Macaria pustularia
8 observations · iNaturalist
Orchard Orbweaver
Leucauge venusta
8 observations
Drab Condylolomia Moth
Condylolomia participialis
8 observations · iNaturalist
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