Insects & Arthropods of Wyoming
The insects & arthropods most often spotted in Wyoming, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
16,842
recent observations
50
species listed
50
insects & arthropods
Naturalists have logged 16,842 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Wyoming. The most frequently seen is the Mormon Fritillary, with 776 recorded sightings.
Most-observed insects & arthropods in Wyoming
Mormon Fritillary
Argynnis mormonia
776 observations · iNaturalist
White-spotted Sawyer
Monochamus scutellatus
704 observations
Hunt's Bumble Bee
Bombus huntii
617 observations · iNaturalist
Rocky Mountain Parnassian
Parnassius smintheus
576 observations · iNaturalist
Mormon Cricket
Anabrus simplex
536 observations · iNaturalist
Weidemeyer's Admiral
Limenitis weidemeyerii
512 observations
Painted Lady
Vanessa cardui
500 observations
Blue Copper
Tharsalea heteronea
487 observations · iNaturalist
Boisduval's Blue
Icaricia icarioides
446 observations · iNaturalist
Spotted Tussock Moth
Lophocampa maculata
441 observations
Small Wood-Nymph
Cercyonis oetus
432 observations · iNaturalist
Seven-spotted Lady Beetle
Coccinella septempunctata
413 observations
Milbert's Tortoiseshell
Aglais milberti
397 observations · iNaturalist
Essex Skipper
Thymelicus lineola
383 observations · iNaturalist
Ornate Checkered Beetle
Trichodes ornatus
362 observations
Transverse Lady Beetle
Coccinella transversoguttata
362 observations · iNaturalist
Flame Skimmer
Libellula saturata
350 observations · iNaturalist
Western Tent Caterpillar Moth
Malacosoma californica
349 observations · iNaturalist
Police Car Moth
Gnophaela vermiculata
344 observations · iNaturalist
Nevada Bumble Bee
Bombus nevadensis
331 observations
Common Ringlet
Coenonympha california
316 observations
Green Comma
Polygonia faunus
309 observations
Hayden's Ringlet
Coenonympha haydenii
301 observations · iNaturalist
White-lined Sphinx
Hyles lineata
297 observations · iNaturalist
California Tortoiseshell
Nymphalis californica
295 observations
Mourning Cloak
Nymphalis antiopa
295 observations
Common Alpine
Erebia epipsodea
293 observations · iNaturalist
Silvery Blue
Glaucopsyche lygdamus
289 observations
Red-belted Bumble Bee
Bombus rufocinctus
282 observations
Edith's Copper
Tharsalea editha
281 observations · iNaturalist
Yellow Velvet Beetle
Lepturobosca chrysocoma
272 observations · iNaturalist
Anise Swallowtail
Papilio zelicaon
270 observations
Western Honey Bee
Apis mellifera
266 observations
Western Tiger Swallowtail
Papilio rutulus
256 observations
Clouded Sulphur
Colias philodice
256 observations
Vancouver Bumble Bee
Bombus vancouverensis
246 observations · iNaturalist
Two-tailed Swallowtail
Papilio multicaudata
236 observations · iNaturalist
Two-striped Grasshopper
Melanoplus bivittatus
235 observations · iNaturalist
Callippe Fritillary
Argynnis callippe
228 observations · iNaturalist
Julia Orangetip
Anthocharis julia
226 observations · iNaturalist
Indiscriminate Cuckoo Bumble Bee
Bombus insularis
224 observations · iNaturalist
Greenish Blue
Icaricia saepiolus
219 observations · iNaturalist
Mariposa Copper
Tharsalea mariposa
217 observations · iNaturalist
White-shouldered Bumble Bee
Bombus appositus
213 observations · iNaturalist
Hoary Comma
Polygonia gracilis
211 observations
Goldenrod Crab Spider
Misumena vatia
210 observations
Clodius Parnassian
Parnassius clodius
204 observations · iNaturalist
Field Crescent
Phyciodes pulchella
202 observations · iNaturalist
Western Pondhawk
Erythemis collocata
199 observations · iNaturalist
Glover's Silkmoth
Hyalophora gloveri
176 observations · iNaturalist
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