Insects & Arthropods of Theodore Roosevelt National Park
The insects & arthropods most often spotted in Theodore Roosevelt, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
Most-observed insects & arthropods in Theodore Roosevelt
Leafy Spurge Hawkmoth
Hyles euphorbiae
93 observations · iNaturalist
Two-striped Grasshopper
Melanoplus bivittatus
54 observations · iNaturalist
Sagebrush Checkerspot
Chlosyne acastus
53 observations · iNaturalist
Banded Garden Spider
Argiope trifasciata
49 observations · iNaturalist
Brown-belted Bumble Bee
Bombus griseocollis
44 observations
Punctured Tiger Beetle
Cicindelidia punctulata
39 observations · iNaturalist
Melissa Blue
Plebejus melissa
36 observations
Clouded Sulphur
Colias philodice
35 observations
Purple Tiger Beetle
Cicindela purpurea
34 observations · iNaturalist
Variegated Fritillary
Euptoieta claudia
31 observations
Big Sand Tiger Beetle
Cicindela formosa
31 observations · iNaturalist
Crimson Saltflat Tiger Beetle
Cicindela fulgida
29 observations · iNaturalist
Red Admiral
Vanessa atalanta
28 observations
Western Harvester Ant
Pogonomyrmex occidentalis
28 observations · iNaturalist
Carolina Grasshopper
Dissosteira carolina
28 observations · iNaturalist
Common Wood-Nymph
Cercyonis pegala
26 observations
Common Ringlet
Coenonympha california
23 observations
Green Claybank Tiger Beetle
Cicindela denverensis
22 observations · iNaturalist
Stenomorpha opaca
Stenomorpha opaca
22 observations · iNaturalist
Golden Paper Wasp
Polistes aurifer
21 observations · iNaturalist
Blowout Tiger Beetle
Cicindela lengi
21 observations · iNaturalist
Bronzed Tiger Beetle
Cicindela repanda
20 observations
Common Checkered-Skipper
Burnsius communis
20 observations · iNaturalist
Juniper Hairstreak
Callophrys gryneus
19 observations
Eastern Tumblebug
Canthon pilularius
19 observations · iNaturalist
Ten-lined June Beetle
Polyphylla decemlineata
17 observations
Seven-spotted Lady Beetle
Coccinella septempunctata
15 observations
Eleodes carbonaria
Eleodes carbonaria
15 observations · iNaturalist
Red-winged Grasshopper
Arphia pseudonietana
15 observations · iNaturalist
Rainbow Grasshopper
Dactylotum bicolor
13 observations · iNaturalist
Yellow-shouldered Drone Fly
Eristalis stipator
13 observations · iNaturalist
Extricated Darkling Beetle
Eleodes extricata
13 observations · iNaturalist
Black Blister Beetle
Epicauta pensylvanica
13 observations · iNaturalist
Weidemeyer's Admiral
Limenitis weidemeyerii
12 observations
Gorgone Checkerspot
Chlosyne gorgone
12 observations · iNaturalist
Rough-lipped Darkling Beetle
Eleodes hispilabris
12 observations · iNaturalist
Three-ribbed Darkling Beetle
Eleodes tricostata
12 observations · iNaturalist
Golden Northern Bumble Bee
Bombus fervidus
11 observations
Variegated Meadowhawk
Sympetrum corruptum
11 observations · iNaturalist
Margined Calligrapher
Toxomerus marginatus
11 observations · iNaturalist
Nuttall's blister beetle
Lytta nuttalli
11 observations · iNaturalist
Baird's Swallowtail
Papilio bairdii
11 observations · iNaturalist
Painted Lady
Vanessa cardui
10 observations
Western White
Pontia occidentalis
10 observations
Snowberry Clearwing
Hemaris diffinis
10 observations · iNaturalist
Aphrodite Fritillary
Argynnis aphrodite
10 observations · iNaturalist
Convergent Lady Beetle
Hippodamia convergens
9 observations
Eastern Boxelder Bug
Boisea trivittata
9 observations
Small Milkweed Bug
Lygaeus kalmii
9 observations
Ashgray blister beetle
Epicauta fabricii
9 observations · iNaturalist
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