Insects & Arthropods of Wind Cave National Park
The insects & arthropods most often spotted in Wind Cave, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
Most-observed insects & arthropods in Wind Cave
Common Checkered-Skipper
Burnsius communis
28 observations · iNaturalist
Brown-belted Bumble Bee
Bombus griseocollis
25 observations
Two-striped Grasshopper
Melanoplus bivittatus
23 observations · iNaturalist
Western Conifer Seed Bug
Leptoglossus occidentalis
22 observations · iNaturalist
Plains Bee Assassin
Apiomerus spissipes
21 observations · iNaturalist
Plains Lubber Grasshopper
Brachystola magna
19 observations · iNaturalist
Melissa Blue
Plebejus melissa
19 observations
Common Ringlet
Coenonympha california
18 observations
Common Wood-Nymph
Cercyonis pegala
17 observations
Weidemeyer's Admiral
Limenitis weidemeyerii
15 observations
Pale Snaketail
Ophiogomphus severus
15 observations · iNaturalist
Megacyllene powersi
Megacyllene powersi
15 observations · iNaturalist
Western Tent Caterpillar Moth
Malacosoma californica
15 observations · iNaturalist
Seven-spotted Lady Beetle
Coccinella septempunctata
14 observations
Western Black Widow
Latrodectus hesperus
13 observations · iNaturalist
Monarch
Danaus plexippus
12 observations
Red Admiral
Vanessa atalanta
12 observations
Eastern Tumblebug
Canthon pilularius
12 observations · iNaturalist
Red-blue Checkered Beetle
Trichodes nuttalli
12 observations · iNaturalist
European Mantis
Mantis religiosa
11 observations
Orange Sulphur
Colias eurytheme
11 observations
Variegated Meadowhawk
Sympetrum corruptum
11 observations · iNaturalist
Variegated Fritillary
Euptoieta claudia
11 observations
Prairie Walkingstick
Diapheromera velii
11 observations · iNaturalist
Ebony Jewelwing
Calopteryx maculata
10 observations
Margined Calligrapher
Toxomerus marginatus
10 observations · iNaturalist
Eight-spotted Flower Longhorn Beetle
Typocerus octonotatus
10 observations · iNaturalist
Aphrodite Fritillary
Argynnis aphrodite
10 observations · iNaturalist
Painted Lady
Vanessa cardui
9 observations
Leadplant Flower Moth
Schinia lucens
9 observations · iNaturalist
Rabdophaga rosacea
Rabdophaga rosacea
9 observations · iNaturalist
Punctured Tiger Beetle
Cicindelidia punctulata
9 observations · iNaturalist
White-lined Sphinx
Hyles lineata
8 observations · iNaturalist
Bold Jumping Spider
Phidippus audax
8 observations
Twelve-spotted Skimmer
Libellula pulchella
8 observations
Eight-spotted Forester Moth
Alypia octomaculata
8 observations
Golden Northern Bumble Bee
Bombus fervidus
7 observations
Dun Skipper
Euphyes vestris
7 observations
Reakirt's Blue
Echinargus isola
7 observations · iNaturalist
Half-black Bumble Bee
Bombus vagans
7 observations · iNaturalist
Golden Paper Wasp
Polistes aurifer
7 observations · iNaturalist
Northern Dog-day Cicada
Neotibicen canicularis
7 observations
Black Blister Beetle
Epicauta pensylvanica
7 observations · iNaturalist
Gray Hairstreak
Strymon melinus
6 observations
American Dog Tick
Dermacentor variabilis
6 observations
Vivid Dancer
Argia vivida
6 observations · iNaturalist
Dusted Skipper
Atrytonopsis hianna
6 observations · iNaturalist
Isabella Tiger Moth
Pyrrharctia isabella
6 observations
Small Milkweed Bug
Lygaeus kalmii
6 observations
Yellow Garden Spider
Argiope aurantia
6 observations
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