Insects & Arthropods of Wyoming
The insects & arthropods most often spotted in Wyoming, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
Most-observed insects & arthropods in Wyoming
White-spotted Sawyer
Monochamus scutellatus
686 observations
Hunt's Bumble Bee
Bombus huntii
615 observations · iNaturalist
Rocky Mountain Parnassian
Parnassius smintheus
530 observations · iNaturalist
Mormon Cricket
Anabrus simplex
523 observations · iNaturalist
Painted Lady
Vanessa cardui
481 observations
Weidemeyer's Admiral
Limenitis weidemeyerii
444 observations
Spotted Tussock Moth
Lophocampa maculata
435 observations
Boisduval's Blue
Icaricia icarioides
393 observations · iNaturalist
Milbert's Tortoiseshell
Aglais milberti
371 observations · iNaturalist
Seven-spotted Lady Beetle
Coccinella septempunctata
346 observations
Mormon Fritillary
Argynnis mormonia
331 observations · iNaturalist
Transverse Lady Beetle
Coccinella transversoguttata
329 observations · iNaturalist
Ornate Checkered Beetle
Trichodes ornatus
328 observations
Nevada Bumble Bee
Bombus nevadensis
328 observations
Western Tent Caterpillar Moth
Malacosoma californica
328 observations · iNaturalist
Police Car Moth
Gnophaela vermiculata
327 observations · iNaturalist
Essex Skipper
Thymelicus lineola
319 observations · iNaturalist
Common Ringlet
Coenonympha california
294 observations
White-lined Sphinx
Hyles lineata
291 observations · iNaturalist
Blue Copper
Tharsalea heteronea
289 observations · iNaturalist
Flame Skimmer
Libellula saturata
285 observations · iNaturalist
Mourning Cloak
Nymphalis antiopa
281 observations
California Tortoiseshell
Nymphalis californica
280 observations
Red-belted Bumble Bee
Bombus rufocinctus
280 observations
Silvery Blue
Glaucopsyche lygdamus
274 observations
Common Alpine
Erebia epipsodea
269 observations · iNaturalist
Yellow Velvet Beetle
Lepturobosca chrysocoma
266 observations · iNaturalist
Hayden's Ringlet
Coenonympha haydenii
261 observations · iNaturalist
Western Honey Bee
Apis mellifera
249 observations
Anise Swallowtail
Papilio zelicaon
248 observations
Vancouver Bumble Bee
Bombus vancouverensis
245 observations · iNaturalist
Western Tiger Swallowtail
Papilio rutulus
240 observations
Two-striped Grasshopper
Melanoplus bivittatus
218 observations · iNaturalist
Indiscriminate Cuckoo Bumble Bee
Bombus insularis
218 observations · iNaturalist
Two-tailed Swallowtail
Papilio multicaudata
216 observations · iNaturalist
Julia Orangetip
Anthocharis julia
211 observations · iNaturalist
Small Wood-Nymph
Cercyonis oetus
206 observations · iNaturalist
Green Comma
Polygonia faunus
201 observations
Goldenrod Crab Spider
Misumena vatia
196 observations
Greenish Blue
Icaricia saepiolus
192 observations · iNaturalist
Western Pondhawk
Erythemis collocata
185 observations · iNaturalist
White-shouldered Bumble Bee
Bombus appositus
185 observations · iNaturalist
Edith's Copper
Tharsalea editha
175 observations · iNaturalist
Glover's Silkmoth
Hyalophora gloveri
171 observations · iNaturalist
Field Crescent
Phyciodes pulchella
166 observations · iNaturalist
Clodius Parnassian
Parnassius clodius
164 observations · iNaturalist
Western Pine Elfin
Callophrys eryphon
162 observations · iNaturalist
Mariposa Copper
Tharsalea mariposa
160 observations · iNaturalist
Convergent Lady Beetle
Hippodamia convergens
157 observations
Monarch
Danaus plexippus
154 observations