Insects & Arthropods of Wrangell–St. Elias National Park
The insects & arthropods most often spotted in Wrangell–St. Elias, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
Most-observed insects & arthropods in Wrangell–St. Elias
Forest Bumble Bee
Bombus sylvicola
55 observations · iNaturalist
frigid bumble bee
Bombus frigidus
47 observations · iNaturalist
Yellow-fronted Bumble Bee
Bombus flavifrons
46 observations · iNaturalist
Arctic Fritillary
Boloria chariclea
45 observations
Red-spotted Admiral
Limenitis arthemis
38 observations
Alaskan Fritillary
Boloria alaskensis
31 observations · iNaturalist
Fuzzy-Horned Bumble Bee
Bombus mixtus
31 observations · iNaturalist
McKay's Western Bumble Bee
Bombus mckayi
31 observations · iNaturalist
Canadian Tiger Swallowtail
Papilio canadensis
30 observations
Aspen Serpentine Leafminer Moth
Phyllocnistis populiella
28 observations · iNaturalist
Freija Fritillary
Boloria freija
25 observations · iNaturalist
Cryptic Bumble Bee
Bombus cryptarum
24 observations · iNaturalist
White-veined Arctic
Oeneis bore
23 observations · iNaturalist
Black-tailed Bumble Bee
Bombus melanopygus
21 observations · iNaturalist
Variable Darner
Aeshna interrupta
19 observations · iNaturalist
Northern Blue
Plebejus idas
19 observations · iNaturalist
Yellowish Cuckoo Bumble bee
Bombus flavidus
19 observations · iNaturalist
White-spotted Sawyer
Monochamus scutellatus
16 observations
Moorland Clouded Yellow
Colias palaeno
16 observations · iNaturalist
Old World Swallowtail
Papilio machaon
14 observations · iNaturalist
Lake Darner
Aeshna eremita
14 observations · iNaturalist
Ross's Alpine
Erebia rossii
14 observations · iNaturalist
Arctic White
Pieris angelika
14 observations · iNaturalist
Vancouver Bumble Bee
Bombus vancouverensis
13 observations · iNaturalist
Large Heath
Coenonympha tullia
12 observations
Dingy Fritillary
Boloria improba
12 observations · iNaturalist
Active Bumble Bee
Bombus neoboreus
12 observations · iNaturalist
Sedge Darner
Aeshna juncea
11 observations · iNaturalist
Emerald Spreadwing
Lestes dryas
11 observations · iNaturalist
Whitmer's Grass-veneer
Crambus whitmerellus
11 observations · iNaturalist
Heath Bumble Bee
Bombus jonellus
11 observations · iNaturalist
Mourning Cloak
Nymphalis antiopa
10 observations
Western Tailed-Blue
Cupido amyntula
10 observations · iNaturalist
Dorcas Copper
Tharsalea dorcas
10 observations · iNaturalist
Narrow-collared Snail-eating Beetle
Scaphinotus angusticollis
9 observations · iNaturalist
Hercules Carpenter Ant
Camponotus herculeanus
9 observations · iNaturalist
Hecla Sulphur
Colias hecla
9 observations · iNaturalist
Hoary Comma
Polygonia gracilis
8 observations
Indiscriminate Cuckoo Bumble Bee
Bombus insularis
8 observations · iNaturalist
Golden-belted Bumble Bee
Bombus kirbiellus
8 observations · iNaturalist
Wood Tiger
Arctia plantaginis
8 observations · iNaturalist
Spear-marked and White-banded Black Moths
Rheumaptera hastata
8 observations
Silvery Blue
Glaucopsyche lygdamus
7 observations
Four-spotted Skimmer
Libellula quadrimaculata
7 observations · iNaturalist
Green Comma
Polygonia faunus
7 observations
Spiny Leaf Gall Wasp
Diplolepis polita
7 observations · iNaturalist
Northern Spreadwing
Lestes disjunctus
7 observations
Willow Leaf Blotch Miner Moth
Micrurapteryx salicifoliella
7 observations · iNaturalist
Rusty Speranza Moth
Speranza brunneata
7 observations · iNaturalist
Arctic Blue
Agriades glandon
7 observations · iNaturalist
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