Insects & Arthropods of Wyoming
The insects & arthropods most often spotted in Wyoming, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
17,301
recent observations
50
species listed
50
insects & arthropods
Naturalists have logged 17,301 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Wyoming. The most frequently seen is the Mormon Fritillary, with 810 recorded sightings.
Most-observed insects & arthropods in Wyoming
Mormon Fritillary
Argynnis mormonia
810 observations · iNaturalist
White-spotted Sawyer
Monochamus scutellatus
714 observations
Hunt's Bumble Bee
Bombus huntii
622 observations · iNaturalist
Rocky Mountain Parnassian
Parnassius smintheus
601 observations · iNaturalist
Mormon Cricket
Anabrus simplex
562 observations
Weidemeyer's Admiral
Limenitis weidemeyerii
526 observations
Painted Lady
Vanessa cardui
515 observations
Blue Copper
Tharsalea heteronea
491 observations · iNaturalist
Boisduval's Blue
Icaricia icarioides
462 observations · iNaturalist
Spotted Tussock Moth
Lophocampa maculata
458 observations
Small Wood-Nymph
Cercyonis oetus
445 observations · iNaturalist
Seven-spotted Lady Beetle
Coccinella septempunctata
438 observations
Milbert's Tortoiseshell
Aglais milberti
410 observations · iNaturalist
Essex Skipper
Thymelicus lineola
388 observations · iNaturalist
Transverse Lady Beetle
Coccinella transversoguttata
371 observations · iNaturalist
Ornate Checkered Beetle
Trichodes ornatus
370 observations
Flame Skimmer
Libellula saturata
367 observations · iNaturalist
Western Tent Caterpillar Moth
Malacosoma californica
350 observations · iNaturalist
Police Car Moth
Gnophaela vermiculata
344 observations · iNaturalist
Nevada Bumble Bee
Bombus nevadensis
336 observations
Green Comma
Polygonia faunus
319 observations
Common Ringlet
Coenonympha california
318 observations
Hayden's Ringlet
Coenonympha haydenii
309 observations · iNaturalist
California Tortoiseshell
Nymphalis californica
306 observations
Mourning Cloak
Nymphalis antiopa
306 observations
White-lined Sphinx
Hyles lineata
304 observations · iNaturalist
Common Alpine
Erebia epipsodea
295 observations · iNaturalist
Silvery Blue
Glaucopsyche lygdamus
289 observations
Edith's Copper
Tharsalea editha
285 observations · iNaturalist
Western Honey Bee
Apis mellifera
284 observations
Red-belted Bumble Bee
Bombus rufocinctus
283 observations
Yellow Velvet Beetle
Lepturobosca chrysocoma
273 observations · iNaturalist
Anise Swallowtail
Papilio zelicaon
270 observations
Clouded Sulphur
Colias philodice
270 observations
Western Tiger Swallowtail
Papilio rutulus
261 observations
Two-striped Grasshopper
Melanoplus bivittatus
256 observations · iNaturalist
Vancouver Bumble Bee
Bombus vancouverensis
248 observations · iNaturalist
Two-tailed Swallowtail
Papilio multicaudata
245 observations · iNaturalist
Callippe Fritillary
Argynnis callippe
245 observations · iNaturalist
Julia Orangetip
Anthocharis julia
226 observations · iNaturalist
Indiscriminate Cuckoo Bumble Bee
Bombus insularis
225 observations · iNaturalist
Greenish Blue
Icaricia saepiolus
223 observations · iNaturalist
White-shouldered Bumble Bee
Bombus appositus
221 observations · iNaturalist
Hoary Comma
Polygonia gracilis
218 observations
Mariposa Copper
Tharsalea mariposa
218 observations · iNaturalist
Goldenrod Crab Spider
Misumena vatia
217 observations
Clodius Parnassian
Parnassius clodius
210 observations · iNaturalist
Western Pondhawk
Erythemis collocata
209 observations · iNaturalist
Field Crescent
Phyciodes pulchella
208 observations · iNaturalist
Glover's Silkmoth
Hyalophora gloveri
180 observations · iNaturalist
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