Insects & Arthropods of Sacramento, California
The insects & arthropods most often spotted near Sacramento, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
Most-observed insects & arthropods near Sacramento
Western Honey Bee
Apis mellifera
3,675 observations
Pipevine Swallowtail
Battus philenor
2,938 observations
Horse-fly Carpenter Bee
Xylocopa tabaniformis
2,224 observations
Asian Lady Beetle
Harmonia axyridis
1,987 observations
Valley Carpenter Bee
Xylocopa sonorina
1,825 observations · iNaturalist
Arizona Mantis
Stagmomantis limbata
1,802 observations · iNaturalist
Bold Jumping Spider
Phidippus audax
1,749 observations
California Gall Wasp
Andricus quercuscalifornicus
1,584 observations · iNaturalist
Seven-spotted Lady Beetle
Coccinella septempunctata
1,297 observations
Variegated Meadowhawk
Sympetrum corruptum
1,182 observations · iNaturalist
Gulf Fritillary
Dione vanillae
1,126 observations · iNaturalist
Convergent Lady Beetle
Hippodamia convergens
1,081 observations
Western Tiger Swallowtail
Papilio rutulus
1,068 observations
Western Black Widow
Latrodectus hesperus
1,051 observations · iNaturalist
Half-edged Wall Jumping Spider
Menemerus semilimbatus
1,045 observations · iNaturalist
Fiery Skipper
Hylephila phyleus
971 observations · iNaturalist
Flame Skimmer
Libellula saturata
953 observations · iNaturalist
Painted Lady
Vanessa cardui
896 observations
Red Cone Gall Wasp
Feron kingi
893 observations · iNaturalist
European Paper Wasp
Polistes dominula
884 observations
Colonus hesperus
Colonus hesperus
863 observations · iNaturalist
Black-tailed Bumble Bee
Bombus melanopygus
824 observations · iNaturalist
Small White
Pieris rapae
812 observations
Gray Buckeye
Junonia grisea
770 observations · iNaturalist
Gray Hairstreak
Strymon melinus
761 observations
Western Aphideater
Eupeodes fumipennis
729 observations · iNaturalist
Leptoglossus zonatus
Leptoglossus zonatus
723 observations · iNaturalist
Leafhopper Assassin Bug
Zelus renardii
720 observations · iNaturalist
Marbled Cellar Spider
Holocnemus pluchei
670 observations · iNaturalist
Common Green Darner
Anax junius
669 observations
Harlequin Bug
Murgantia histrionica
665 observations · iNaturalist
Margined Calligrapher
Toxomerus marginatus
648 observations · iNaturalist
Yellow-faced Bumble Bee
Bombus vosnesenskii
626 observations · iNaturalist
Orange Sulphur
Colias eurytheme
608 observations
Western Boxelder Bug
Boisea rubrolineata
599 observations · iNaturalist
Mournful Duskywing
Erynnis tristis
585 observations
White-lined Sphinx
Hyles lineata
529 observations · iNaturalist
Monarch
Danaus plexippus
526 observations
Black-margined Flower Fly
Syrphus opinator
515 observations · iNaturalist
Acmon Blue
Icaricia acmon
485 observations · iNaturalist
Small Milkweed Bug
Lygaeus kalmii
464 observations
Western Spotted Orbweaver
Neoscona oaxacensis
447 observations · iNaturalist
Pacific Forktail
Ischnura cervula
446 observations · iNaturalist
Spined Turban Gall Wasp
Antron douglasii
446 observations · iNaturalist
Blue Dasher
Pachydiplax longipennis
442 observations
Large-tailed Aphideater
Eupeodes volucris
441 observations · iNaturalist
Western Lynx Spider
Oxyopes scalaris
434 observations · iNaturalist
European Mantis
Mantis religiosa
424 observations
Ligated Furrow Bee
Halictus ligatus
403 observations · iNaturalist
Turkestan Cockroach
Periplaneta lateralis
396 observations · iNaturalist