Insects & Arthropods of Salt Lake City, Utah
The insects & arthropods most often spotted near Salt Lake City, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
Most-observed insects & arthropods near Salt Lake City
Western Honey Bee
Apis mellifera
1,928 observations
Bold Jumping Spider
Phidippus audax
1,481 observations
Brown-belted Bumble Bee
Bombus griseocollis
1,356 observations
Seven-spotted Lady Beetle
Coccinella septempunctata
1,336 observations
Hunt's Bumble Bee
Bombus huntii
1,295 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern Boxelder Bug
Boisea trivittata
1,239 observations
European Paper Wasp
Polistes dominula
1,077 observations
European Firebug
Pyrrhocoris apterus
1,036 observations · iNaturalist
Asian Lady Beetle
Harmonia axyridis
802 observations
Painted Lady
Vanessa cardui
795 observations
Western Black Widow
Latrodectus hesperus
693 observations · iNaturalist
European Mantis
Mantis religiosa
685 observations
Western Conifer Seed Bug
Leptoglossus occidentalis
685 observations · iNaturalist
Western Spotted Orbweaver
Neoscona oaxacensis
668 observations · iNaturalist
Small White
Pieris rapae
662 observations
White-lined Sphinx
Hyles lineata
603 observations · iNaturalist
Golden Northern Bumble Bee
Bombus fervidus
603 observations
Differential Grasshopper
Melanoplus differentialis
598 observations
Monarch
Danaus plexippus
534 observations
Zebra Jumping Spider
Salticus scenicus
491 observations · iNaturalist
Convergent Lady Beetle
Hippodamia convergens
462 observations
Weidemeyer's Admiral
Limenitis weidemeyerii
435 observations
California Tortoiseshell
Nymphalis californica
433 observations
Two-tailed Swallowtail
Papilio multicaudata
432 observations · iNaturalist
Horse-fly Carpenter Bee
Xylocopa tabaniformis
409 observations
Woodlouse Spider
Dysdera crocata
395 observations
Variegated Meadowhawk
Sympetrum corruptum
354 observations · iNaturalist
Western Yellowjacket
Vespula pensylvanica
342 observations · iNaturalist
Red-femured Milkweed Borer
Tetraopes femoratus
340 observations · iNaturalist
LeConte's Giant Lady Beetle
Anatis lecontei
315 observations · iNaturalist
Chinese Mantis
Tenodera sinensis
292 observations
Immigrant Pavement Ant
Tetramorium immigrans
290 observations · iNaturalist
Anise Swallowtail
Papilio zelicaon
270 observations
Two-striped Grasshopper
Melanoplus bivittatus
267 observations · iNaturalist
Large-tailed Aphideater
Eupeodes volucris
261 observations · iNaturalist
Bald-faced Hornet
Dolichovespula maculata
259 observations
Nevada Bumble Bee
Bombus nevadensis
259 observations
Greater Anglewing
Microcentrum rhombifolium
255 observations · iNaturalist
Gray Hairstreak
Strymon melinus
251 observations
Triangulate Combfoot
Steatoda triangulosa
246 observations · iNaturalist
Western Tiger Swallowtail
Papilio rutulus
243 observations
Ligated Furrow Bee
Halictus ligatus
243 observations · iNaturalist
Two-spotted Lady Beetle
Adalia bipunctata
241 observations · iNaturalist
Obscure Darkling Beetle
Eleodes obscura
235 observations · iNaturalist
California Flattened Jumping Spider
Platycryptus californicus
229 observations · iNaturalist
Sandhill Skipper
Polites sabuleti
227 observations · iNaturalist
Mountain Bee Assassin
Apiomerus montanus
225 observations · iNaturalist
Habronattus festus
Habronattus festus
222 observations · iNaturalist
Eight-spotted Skimmer
Libellula forensis
220 observations
Rough-lipped Darkling Beetle
Eleodes hispilabris
205 observations · iNaturalist