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Western Honey Bee
Apis mellifera
1,677 observations
White-lined Sphinx
Hyles lineata
1,590 observations
Painted Lady
Vanessa cardui
1,043 observations
Monarch
Danaus plexippus
939 observations
Large Creosote Gall Midge
Asphondylia auripila
820 observations
Mormon Cricket
Anabrus simplex
784 observations
Western Pygmy-Blue
Brephidium exilis
742 observations
Pallid-winged Grasshopper
Trimerotropis pallidipennis
734 observations
Seven-spotted Lady Beetle
Coccinella septempunctata
687 observations
Variegated Meadowhawk
Sympetrum corruptum
677 observations
Blue Dasher
Pachydiplax longipennis
650 observations
Convergent Lady Beetle
Hippodamia convergens
615 observations
Flame Skimmer
Libellula saturata
553 observations
Vivid Dancer
Argia vivida
477 observations
Small Milkweed Bug
Lygaeus kalmii
471 observations
Western Tiger Swallowtail
Papilio rutulus
438 observations
Queen
Danaus gilippus
405 observations
Checkered White
Pontia protodice
380 observations
Ornate Checkered Beetle
Trichodes ornatus
363 observations
European Mantis
Mantis religiosa
362 observations
Mourning Cloak
Nymphalis antiopa
341 observations
Yellow-faced Bumble Bee
Bombus vosnesenskii
313 observations
Gray Hairstreak
Strymon melinus
305 observations
Hunt's Bumble Bee
Bombus huntii
301 observations
Golden Paper Wasp
Polistes aurifer
293 observations
Marine Blue
Leptotes marina
282 observations
Weidemeyer's Admiral
Limenitis weidemeyerii
281 observations
Small White
Pieris rapae
274 observations
European Paper Wasp
Polistes dominula
272 observations
Armored Stink Beetle
Eleodes armata
254 observations
Echo Azure
Celastrina echo
245 observations
Master Blister Beetle
Lytta magister
242 observations
California Tortoiseshell
Nymphalis californica
233 observations
Green Bird Grasshopper
Schistocerca shoshone
233 observations
Powdered Dancer
Argia moesta
230 observations
Red-femured Milkweed Borer
Tetraopes femoratus
228 observations
Sagebrush Checkerspot
Chlosyne acastus
224 observations
Mexican Amberwing
Perithemis intensa
224 observations
Black Swallowtail
Papilio polyxenes
223 observations
West Coast Lady
Vanessa annabella
220 observations
Western Tent Caterpillar Moth
Malacosoma californica
208 observations
Invasive
Mediterranean Mantis
Iris oratoria
203 observations
Western Carpenter Bee
Xylocopa californica
200 observations
Boisduval's Blue
Icaricia icarioides
198 observations
Western Pondhawk
Erythemis collocata
194 observations
Blue-ringed Dancer
Argia sedula
192 observations
Edrotes ventricosus
Edrotes ventricosus
175 observations
Two-tailed Swallowtail
Papilio multicaudata
174 observations
Arizona Sister
Adelpha eulalia
170 observations
Obscure Darkling Beetle
Eleodes obscura
170 observations
Frequently Asked Questions
- The 10 most common insects in Nevada are:
- Western Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)
- White-lined Sphinx (Hyles lineata)
- Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui)
- Monarch (Danaus plexippus)
- Large Creosote Gall Midge (Asphondylia auripila)
- Mormon Cricket (Anabrus simplex)
- Western Pygmy-Blue (Brephidium exilis)
- Pallid-winged Grasshopper (Trimerotropis pallidipennis)
- Seven-spotted Lady Beetle (Coccinella septempunctata)
- Variegated Meadowhawk (Sympetrum corruptum)
- The most observed insect in Nevada is Western Honey Bee (Apis mellifera), with 1,677 recorded observations.
- Some of the most commonly observed invasive insects in Nevada include:
- Mediterranean Mantis (Iris oratoria)