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Seven-spotted Lady Beetle
Coccinella septempunctata
3,799 observations
Northern Crescent
Phyciodes cocyta
2,964 observations
Mourning Cloak
Nymphalis antiopa
2,796 observations
Clouded Sulphur
Colias philodice
2,761 observations
Hunt's Bumble Bee
Bombus huntii
2,584 observations
Western Honey Bee
Apis mellifera
2,572 observations
Silvery Blue
Glaucopsyche lygdamus
2,106 observations
Police Car Moth
Gnophaela vermiculata
1,876 observations
Canadian Tiger Swallowtail
Papilio canadensis
1,848 observations
Red-belted Bumble Bee
Bombus rufocinctus
1,828 observations
Milbert's Tortoiseshell
Aglais milberti
1,809 observations
Two-striped Grasshopper
Melanoplus bivittatus
1,747 observations
Western White
Pontia occidentalis
1,610 observations
Essex Skipper
Thymelicus lineola
1,590 observations
Small White
Pieris rapae
1,559 observations
Red-spotted Admiral
Limenitis arthemis
1,544 observations
Two-spotted Lady Beetle
Adalia bipunctata
1,487 observations
Tricolored Bumble Bee
Bombus ternarius
1,441 observations
Common Drone Fly
Eristalis tenax
1,439 observations
Perplexing Bumble Bee
Bombus perplexus
1,375 observations
Northwestern Fritillary
Argynnis hesperis
1,277 observations
Green Comma
Polygonia faunus
1,271 observations
Western Tailed-Blue
Cupido amyntula
1,267 observations
Eastern Boxelder Bug
Boisea trivittata
1,250 observations
Satyr Comma
Polygonia satyrus
1,236 observations
Common Wood-Nymph
Cercyonis pegala
1,177 observations
Greenish Blue
Icaricia saepiolus
1,172 observations
White-spotted Sawyer
Monochamus scutellatus
1,105 observations
Common Ringlet
Coenonympha california
1,098 observations
Cryptic Bumble Bee
Bombus cryptarum
1,089 observations
Spotted Tussock Moth
Lophocampa maculata
1,075 observations
Arctic Fritillary
Boloria chariclea
1,073 observations
Nevada Bumble Bee
Bombus nevadensis
1,026 observations
Field Crescent
Phyciodes pulchella
1,025 observations
Northern Azure
Celastrina lucia
999 observations
Woodland Skipper
Ochlodes sylvanoides
924 observations
Great Basin Bumble Bee
Bombus centralis
921 observations
Common Alpine
Erebia epipsodea
904 observations
Anicia Checkerspot
Euphydryas anicia
880 observations
Arctic Skipper
Carterocephalus mandan
835 observations
Christina Sulphur
Colias christina
821 observations
Atlantis Fritillary
Argynnis atlantis
753 observations
Forest Tent Caterpillar Moth
Malacosoma disstria
742 observations
Alfalfa Looper
Autographa californica
717 observations
Great Spangled Fritillary
Argynnis cybele
713 observations
Melissa Blue
Plebejus melissa
708 observations
Virginia Ctenucha Moth
Ctenucha virginica
703 observations
Persius Duskywing
Erynnis persius
674 observations
Northern Blue
Plebejus idas
650 observations
Twice-stabbed Stink Bug
Cosmopepla lintneriana
643 observations
Frequently Asked Questions
- The 10 most common insects in Alberta are:
- Seven-spotted Lady Beetle (Coccinella septempunctata)
- Northern Crescent (Phyciodes cocyta)
- Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa)
- Clouded Sulphur (Colias philodice)
- Hunt's Bumble Bee (Bombus huntii)
- Western Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)
- Silvery Blue (Glaucopsyche lygdamus)
- Police Car Moth (Gnophaela vermiculata)
- Canadian Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio canadensis)
- Red-belted Bumble Bee (Bombus rufocinctus)
- The most observed insect in Alberta is Seven-spotted Lady Beetle (Coccinella septempunctata), with 3,799 recorded observations.
- Some of the most commonly observed native insects in Alberta include:
- Great Basin Bumble Bee (Bombus centralis)
- Twice-stabbed Stink Bug (Cosmopepla lintneriana)