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Western Honey Bee
Apis mellifera
7,600 observations
Painted Lady
Vanessa cardui
4,722 observations
Convergent Lady Beetle
Hippodamia convergens
4,255 observations
Invasive
Seven-spotted Lady Beetle
Coccinella septempunctata
4,184 observations
White-lined Sphinx
Hyles lineata
4,079 observations
Hunt's Bumble Bee
Bombus huntii
3,720 observations
Monarch
Danaus plexippus
3,283 observations
European Paper Wasp
Polistes dominula
3,069 observations
Two-tailed Swallowtail
Papilio multicaudata
2,955 observations
Invasive
Asian Lady Beetle
Harmonia axyridis
2,897 observations
Two-striped Grasshopper
Melanoplus bivittatus
2,821 observations
European Mantis
Mantis religiosa
2,697 observations
Invasive
Japanese Beetle
Popillia japonica
2,677 observations
Common Checkered-Skipper
Burnsius communis
2,492 observations
Weidemeyer's Admiral
Limenitis weidemeyerii
2,336 observations
Small White
Pieris rapae
2,292 observations
Police Car Moth
Gnophaela vermiculata
2,256 observations
Brown-belted Bumble Bee
Bombus griseocollis
2,153 observations
Invasive
Four-spotted Moth
Tyta luctuosa
2,099 observations
Variegated Fritillary
Euptoieta claudia
2,020 observations
Eastern Boxelder Bug
Boisea trivittata
1,990 observations
Blue Fungus Beetle
Cypherotylus californicus
1,956 observations
Western Conifer Seed Bug
Leptoglossus occidentalis
1,839 observations
Rocky Mountain Parnassian
Parnassius smintheus
1,779 observations
Nevada Bumble Bee
Bombus nevadensis
1,764 observations
Mourning Cloak
Nymphalis antiopa
1,728 observations
Band-winged Meadowhawk
Sympetrum semicinctum
1,714 observations
Small Milkweed Bug
Lygaeus kalmii
1,660 observations
Variegated Meadowhawk
Sympetrum corruptum
1,659 observations
Golden Northern Bumble Bee
Bombus fervidus
1,614 observations
Colorado Soldier Beetle
Chauliognathus basalis
1,614 observations
Widow Skimmer
Libellula luctuosa
1,596 observations
Western Tiger Swallowtail
Papilio rutulus
1,556 observations
American Bumble Bee
Bombus pensylvanicus
1,547 observations
Checkered White
Pontia protodice
1,519 observations
Taxiles Skipper
Lon taxiles
1,473 observations
Hoary Comma
Polygonia gracilis
1,373 observations
Differential Grasshopper
Melanoplus differentialis
1,361 observations
Greater Anglewing
Microcentrum rhombifolium
1,290 observations
Red-femured Milkweed Borer
Tetraopes femoratus
1,275 observations
Jagged Ambush Bug
Phymata americana
1,262 observations
Spotted Tussock Moth
Lophocampa maculata
1,237 observations
Red Admiral
Vanessa atalanta
1,191 observations
White-spotted Sawyer
Monochamus scutellatus
1,188 observations
Gray Hairstreak
Strymon melinus
1,180 observations
Ornate Checkered Beetle
Trichodes ornatus
1,175 observations
Dainty Sulphur
Nathalis iole
1,163 observations
Great Spreadwing
Archilestes grandis
1,163 observations
Western Yellowjacket
Vespula pensylvanica
1,143 observations
Punctured Tiger Beetle
Cicindelidia punctulata
1,121 observations
Frequently Asked Questions
- The 10 most common insects in Colorado are:
- Western Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)
- Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui)
- Convergent Lady Beetle (Hippodamia convergens)
- Seven-spotted Lady Beetle (Coccinella septempunctata)
- White-lined Sphinx (Hyles lineata)
- Hunt's Bumble Bee (Bombus huntii)
- Monarch (Danaus plexippus)
- European Paper Wasp (Polistes dominula)
- Two-tailed Swallowtail (Papilio multicaudata)
- Asian Lady Beetle (Harmonia axyridis)
- The most observed insect in Colorado is Western Honey Bee (Apis mellifera), with 7,600 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)
- Nevada Bumble Bee (Bombus nevadensis)