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Western Honey Bee
Apis mellifera
3,736 observations
White-lined Sphinx
Hyles lineata
3,407 observations
Convergent Lady Beetle
Hippodamia convergens
2,491 observations
American Bumble Bee
Bombus pensylvanicus
2,427 observations
Painted Lady
Vanessa cardui
2,245 observations
Arizona Mantis
Stagmomantis limbata
1,686 observations
Checkered White
Pontia protodice
1,638 observations
Two-tailed Swallowtail
Papilio multicaudata
1,518 observations
Rough Harvester Ant
Pogonomyrmex rugosus
1,477 observations
Variegated Fritillary
Euptoieta claudia
1,462 observations
Mourning Cloak
Nymphalis antiopa
1,310 observations
Variegated Meadowhawk
Sympetrum corruptum
1,284 observations
Flame Skimmer
Libellula saturata
1,240 observations
Western Pygmy-Blue
Brephidium exilis
1,162 observations
Blue Fungus Beetle
Cypherotylus californicus
1,089 observations
Marine Blue
Leptotes marina
1,063 observations
Black Swallowtail
Papilio polyxenes
949 observations
Reakirt's Blue
Echinargus isola
949 observations
Obscure Darkling Beetle
Eleodes obscura
930 observations
Dainty Sulphur
Nathalis iole
926 observations
Gray Hairstreak
Strymon melinus
908 observations
Plains Lubber Grasshopper
Brachystola magna
864 observations
Monarch
Danaus plexippus
853 observations
Dasymutilla vestita
Dasymutilla vestita
821 observations
Sleepy Orange
Eurema nicippe
798 observations
Pallid-winged Grasshopper
Trimerotropis pallidipennis
794 observations
Queen
Danaus gilippus
789 observations
Green Bird Grasshopper
Schistocerca shoshone
783 observations
Blue Dasher
Pachydiplax longipennis
772 observations
Hunt's Bumble Bee
Bombus huntii
760 observations
Small White
Pieris rapae
723 observations
Juniper Hairstreak
Callophrys gryneus
694 observations
Weidemeyer's Admiral
Limenitis weidemeyerii
693 observations
Differential Grasshopper
Melanoplus differentialis
684 observations
Red-shouldered Bug
Jadera haematoloma
678 observations
Northwestern Fritillary
Argynnis hesperis
675 observations
Five-spotted Hawk Moth
Manduca quinquemaculatus
627 observations
Orange Sulphur
Colias eurytheme
616 observations
Golden Paper Wasp
Polistes aurifer
601 observations
Cottonwood Leaf Beetle
Chrysomela scripta
595 observations
Figeater Beetle
Cotinis mutabilis
582 observations
Familiar Bluet
Enallagma civile
575 observations
Eastern Boxelder Bug
Boisea trivittata
569 observations
Arizona Sister
Adelpha eulalia
567 observations
Ten-lined June Beetle
Polyphylla decemlineata
564 observations
Plains Forktail
Ischnura damula
558 observations
Zephyr Eyed Silkmoth
Automeris zephyria
556 observations
Bubble-gall tephritid
Aciurina trixa
554 observations
Aztec Dancer
Argia nahuana
543 observations
American Rubyspot
Hetaerina americana
532 observations
Frequently Asked Questions
- The 10 most common insects in New Mexico are:
- Western Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)
- White-lined Sphinx (Hyles lineata)
- Convergent Lady Beetle (Hippodamia convergens)
- American Bumble Bee (Bombus pensylvanicus)
- Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui)
- Arizona Mantis (Stagmomantis limbata)
- Checkered White (Pontia protodice)
- Two-tailed Swallowtail (Papilio multicaudata)
- Rough Harvester Ant (Pogonomyrmex rugosus)
- Variegated Fritillary (Euptoieta claudia)
- The most observed insect in New Mexico is Western Honey Bee (Apis mellifera), with 3,736 recorded observations.
- Some of the most commonly observed native insects in New Mexico include:
- Northwestern Fritillary (Argynnis hesperis)