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Western Honey Bee
Apis mellifera
7,251 observations
Convergent Lady Beetle
Hippodamia convergens
4,083 observations
Invasive
Seven-spotted Lady Beetle
Coccinella septempunctata
3,950 observations
White-lined Sphinx
Hyles lineata
3,920 observations
Hunt's Bumble Bee
Bombus huntii
3,688 observations
Painted Lady
Vanessa cardui
3,685 observations
European Paper Wasp
Polistes dominula
3,033 observations
Two-tailed Swallowtail
Papilio multicaudata
2,894 observations
Invasive
Asian Lady Beetle
Harmonia axyridis
2,822 observations
Two-striped Grasshopper
Melanoplus bivittatus
2,780 observations
Monarch
Danaus plexippus
2,745 observations
Invasive
Japanese Beetle
Popillia japonica
2,632 observations
European Mantis
Mantis religiosa
2,537 observations
Weidemeyer's Admiral
Limenitis weidemeyerii
2,313 observations
Police Car Moth
Gnophaela vermiculata
2,252 observations
Small White
Pieris rapae
2,212 observations
Common Checkered-Skipper
Burnsius communis
2,202 observations
Invasive
Four-spotted Moth
Tyta luctuosa
2,090 observations
Blue Fungus Beetle
Cypherotylus californicus
1,929 observations
Brown-belted Bumble Bee
Bombus griseocollis
1,925 observations
Variegated Fritillary
Euptoieta claudia
1,869 observations
Eastern Boxelder Bug
Boisea trivittata
1,788 observations
Rocky Mountain Parnassian
Parnassius smintheus
1,764 observations
Mourning Cloak
Nymphalis antiopa
1,718 observations
Western Conifer Seed Bug
Leptoglossus occidentalis
1,714 observations
Band-winged Meadowhawk
Sympetrum semicinctum
1,687 observations
Nevada Bumble Bee
Bombus nevadensis
1,630 observations
Widow Skimmer
Libellula luctuosa
1,585 observations
Golden Northern Bumble Bee
Bombus fervidus
1,585 observations
Variegated Meadowhawk
Sympetrum corruptum
1,567 observations
Small Milkweed Bug
Lygaeus kalmii
1,530 observations
Western Tiger Swallowtail
Papilio rutulus
1,525 observations
Colorado Soldier Beetle
Chauliognathus basalis
1,520 observations
Taxiles Skipper
Lon taxiles
1,463 observations
American Bumble Bee
Bombus pensylvanicus
1,428 observations
Checkered White
Pontia protodice
1,405 observations
Hoary Comma
Polygonia gracilis
1,361 observations
Differential Grasshopper
Melanoplus differentialis
1,321 observations
Red-femured Milkweed Borer
Tetraopes femoratus
1,262 observations
Jagged Ambush Bug
Phymata americana
1,208 observations
Greater Anglewing
Microcentrum rhombifolium
1,207 observations
Spotted Tussock Moth
Lophocampa maculata
1,205 observations
White-spotted Sawyer
Monochamus scutellatus
1,185 observations
Red Admiral
Vanessa atalanta
1,176 observations
Ornate Checkered Beetle
Trichodes ornatus
1,160 observations
Gray Hairstreak
Strymon melinus
1,120 observations
Punctured Tiger Beetle
Cicindelidia punctulata
1,108 observations
Western Yellowjacket
Vespula pensylvanica
1,069 observations
Great Spreadwing
Archilestes grandis
1,055 observations
Orange Sulphur
Colias eurytheme
1,005 observations
Frequently Asked Questions
- The 10 most common insects in Colorado are:
- Western Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)
- Convergent Lady Beetle (Hippodamia convergens)
- Seven-spotted Lady Beetle (Coccinella septempunctata)
- White-lined Sphinx (Hyles lineata)
- Hunt's Bumble Bee (Bombus huntii)
- Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui)
- European Paper Wasp (Polistes dominula)
- Two-tailed Swallowtail (Papilio multicaudata)
- Asian Lady Beetle (Harmonia axyridis)
- Two-striped Grasshopper (Melanoplus bivittatus)
- The most observed insect in Colorado is Western Honey Bee (Apis mellifera), with 7,251 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)