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Western Honey Bee
Apis mellifera
6,469 observations
Convergent Lady Beetle
Hippodamia convergens
3,715 observations
White-lined Sphinx
Hyles lineata
3,695 observations
Hunt's Bumble Bee
Bombus huntii
3,576 observations
Invasive
Seven-spotted Lady Beetle
Coccinella septempunctata
3,564 observations
Painted Lady
Vanessa cardui
3,406 observations
Invasive
Asian Lady Beetle
Harmonia axyridis
2,657 observations
European Paper Wasp
Polistes dominula
2,639 observations
Two-striped Grasshopper
Melanoplus bivittatus
2,621 observations
Two-tailed Swallowtail
Papilio multicaudata
2,437 observations
Monarch
Danaus plexippus
2,386 observations
European Mantis
Mantis religiosa
2,288 observations
Invasive
Japanese Beetle
Popillia japonica
2,173 observations
Small White
Pieris rapae
2,131 observations
Weidemeyer's Admiral
Limenitis weidemeyerii
2,111 observations
Police Car Moth
Gnophaela vermiculata
2,100 observations
Invasive
Four-spotted Moth
Tyta luctuosa
1,896 observations
Brown-belted Bumble Bee
Bombus griseocollis
1,876 observations
Blue Fungus Beetle
Cypherotylus californicus
1,846 observations
Variegated Fritillary
Euptoieta claudia
1,775 observations
Common Checkered-Skipper
Burnsius communis
1,717 observations
Eastern Boxelder Bug
Boisea trivittata
1,714 observations
Mourning Cloak
Nymphalis antiopa
1,671 observations
Western Conifer Seed Bug
Leptoglossus occidentalis
1,666 observations
Band-winged Meadowhawk
Sympetrum semicinctum
1,593 observations
Nevada Bumble Bee
Bombus nevadensis
1,591 observations
Rocky Mountain Parnassian
Parnassius smintheus
1,557 observations
Colorado Soldier Beetle
Chauliognathus basalis
1,485 observations
Widow Skimmer
Libellula luctuosa
1,439 observations
Small Milkweed Bug
Lygaeus kalmii
1,420 observations
Golden Northern Bumble Bee
Bombus fervidus
1,412 observations
Western Tiger Swallowtail
Papilio rutulus
1,393 observations
American Bumble Bee
Bombus pensylvanicus
1,386 observations
Checkered White
Pontia protodice
1,353 observations
Variegated Meadowhawk
Sympetrum corruptum
1,352 observations
Taxiles Skipper
Lon taxiles
1,335 observations
Hoary Comma
Polygonia gracilis
1,326 observations
Differential Grasshopper
Melanoplus differentialis
1,235 observations
Greater Anglewing
Microcentrum rhombifolium
1,169 observations
Spotted Tussock Moth
Lophocampa maculata
1,160 observations
White-spotted Sawyer
Monochamus scutellatus
1,132 observations
Red Admiral
Vanessa atalanta
1,121 observations
Ornate Checkered Beetle
Trichodes ornatus
1,080 observations
Jagged Ambush Bug
Phymata americana
1,079 observations
Western Yellowjacket
Vespula pensylvanica
1,030 observations
Gray Hairstreak
Strymon melinus
1,027 observations
Red-femured Milkweed Borer
Tetraopes femoratus
997 observations
Orange Sulphur
Colias eurytheme
961 observations
Great Spreadwing
Archilestes grandis
905 observations
Mormon Cricket
Anabrus simplex
876 observations
Frequently Asked Questions
- The 10 most common insects in Colorado are:
- Western Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)
- Convergent Lady Beetle (Hippodamia convergens)
- White-lined Sphinx (Hyles lineata)
- Hunt's Bumble Bee (Bombus huntii)
- Seven-spotted Lady Beetle (Coccinella septempunctata)
- Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui)
- Asian Lady Beetle (Harmonia axyridis)
- European Paper Wasp (Polistes dominula)
- Two-striped Grasshopper (Melanoplus bivittatus)
- Two-tailed Swallowtail (Papilio multicaudata)
- The most observed insect in Colorado is Western Honey Bee (Apis mellifera), with 6,469 recorded observations.
- Some of the most commonly observed invasive insects in Colorado include:
- Seven-spotted Lady Beetle (Coccinella septempunctata)
- Asian Lady Beetle (Harmonia axyridis)
- Japanese Beetle (Popillia japonica)
- Four-spotted Moth (Tyta luctuosa)
- Some of the most commonly observed native insects in Colorado include:
- Convergent Lady Beetle (Hippodamia convergens)
- Hunt's Bumble Bee (Bombus huntii)
- Two-tailed Swallowtail (Papilio multicaudata)
- Brown-belted Bumble Bee (Bombus griseocollis)
- Band-winged Meadowhawk (Sympetrum semicinctum)