Insects & Arthropods of Utah
The insects & arthropods most often spotted in Utah, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
Most-observed insects & arthropods in Utah
Western Honey Bee
Apis mellifera
3,514 observations
Bold Jumping Spider
Phidippus audax
2,794 observations
Eastern Boxelder Bug
Boisea trivittata
2,306 observations
Seven-spotted Lady Beetle
Coccinella septempunctata
2,173 observations
Hunt's Bumble Bee
Bombus huntii
2,105 observations · iNaturalist
White-lined Sphinx
Hyles lineata
2,009 observations · iNaturalist
European Paper Wasp
Polistes dominula
1,872 observations
Brown-belted Bumble Bee
Bombus griseocollis
1,761 observations
European Firebug
Pyrrhocoris apterus
1,696 observations · iNaturalist
European Mantis
Mantis religiosa
1,652 observations
Painted Lady
Vanessa cardui
1,600 observations
Western Black Widow
Latrodectus hesperus
1,531 observations · iNaturalist
Asian Lady Beetle
Harmonia axyridis
1,502 observations
Monarch
Danaus plexippus
1,374 observations
Western Spotted Orbweaver
Neoscona oaxacensis
1,325 observations · iNaturalist
Western Conifer Seed Bug
Leptoglossus occidentalis
1,228 observations · iNaturalist
Small White
Pieris rapae
1,157 observations
Weidemeyer's Admiral
Limenitis weidemeyerii
1,133 observations
Differential Grasshopper
Melanoplus differentialis
1,070 observations
Two-tailed Swallowtail
Papilio multicaudata
1,030 observations · iNaturalist
Convergent Lady Beetle
Hippodamia convergens
1,021 observations
California Tortoiseshell
Nymphalis californica
937 observations
Zebra Jumping Spider
Salticus scenicus
911 observations · iNaturalist
Obscure Darkling Beetle
Eleodes obscura
899 observations · iNaturalist
Desert Tarantula
Aphonopelma iodius
853 observations · iNaturalist
Golden Northern Bumble Bee
Bombus fervidus
834 observations
Variegated Meadowhawk
Sympetrum corruptum
710 observations · iNaturalist
Woodlouse Spider
Dysdera crocata
691 observations
Mourning Cloak
Nymphalis antiopa
689 observations
Western Tiger Swallowtail
Papilio rutulus
666 observations
Two-striped Grasshopper
Melanoplus bivittatus
664 observations · iNaturalist
Red-femured Milkweed Borer
Tetraopes femoratus
647 observations · iNaturalist
Western Yellowjacket
Vespula pensylvanica
627 observations · iNaturalist
Cotton-gall Tephritid
Aciurina bigeloviae
607 observations · iNaturalist
Police Car Moth
Gnophaela vermiculata
605 observations · iNaturalist
LeConte's Giant Lady Beetle
Anatis lecontei
565 observations · iNaturalist
Dasymutilla vestita
Dasymutilla vestita
548 observations · iNaturalist
Anise Swallowtail
Papilio zelicaon
543 observations
Western Pygmy-Blue
Brephidium exilis
539 observations · iNaturalist
Greater Anglewing
Microcentrum rhombifolium
538 observations · iNaturalist
Bald-faced Hornet
Dolichovespula maculata
527 observations
Nevada Bumble Bee
Bombus nevadensis
510 observations
Horse-fly Carpenter Bee
Xylocopa tabaniformis
501 observations
California Flattened Jumping Spider
Platycryptus californicus
494 observations · iNaturalist
Ornate Checkered Beetle
Trichodes ornatus
472 observations
Immigrant Pavement Ant
Tetramorium immigrans
461 observations · iNaturalist
Vivid Dancer
Argia vivida
446 observations · iNaturalist
Checkered White
Pontia protodice
437 observations · iNaturalist
Rough-lipped Darkling Beetle
Eleodes hispilabris
434 observations · iNaturalist
Flame Skimmer
Libellula saturata
433 observations · iNaturalist