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Western Honey Bee
Apis mellifera
1,789 observations
White-lined Sphinx
Hyles lineata
1,613 observations
Painted Lady
Vanessa cardui
1,071 observations
Monarch
Danaus plexippus
981 observations
Large Creosote Gall Midge
Asphondylia auripila
849 observations
Mormon Cricket
Anabrus simplex
846 observations
Pallid-winged Grasshopper
Trimerotropis pallidipennis
829 observations
Western Pygmy-Blue
Brephidium exilis
763 observations
Blue Dasher
Pachydiplax longipennis
742 observations
Variegated Meadowhawk
Sympetrum corruptum
701 observations
Seven-spotted Lady Beetle
Coccinella septempunctata
698 observations
Convergent Lady Beetle
Hippodamia convergens
654 observations
Flame Skimmer
Libellula saturata
608 observations
Vivid Dancer
Argia vivida
503 observations
Small Milkweed Bug
Lygaeus kalmii
489 observations
Western Tiger Swallowtail
Papilio rutulus
453 observations
Queen
Danaus gilippus
414 observations
European Mantis
Mantis religiosa
411 observations
Checkered White
Pontia protodice
388 observations
Ornate Checkered Beetle
Trichodes ornatus
379 observations
Mourning Cloak
Nymphalis antiopa
351 observations
Green Bird Grasshopper
Schistocerca shoshone
324 observations
Yellow-faced Bumble Bee
Bombus vosnesenskii
320 observations
Hunt's Bumble Bee
Bombus huntii
315 observations
Gray Hairstreak
Strymon melinus
314 observations
European Paper Wasp
Polistes dominula
305 observations
Weidemeyer's Admiral
Limenitis weidemeyerii
304 observations
Golden Paper Wasp
Polistes aurifer
301 observations
California Tortoiseshell
Nymphalis californica
296 observations
Marine Blue
Leptotes marina
286 observations
Small White
Pieris rapae
280 observations
Armored Stink Beetle
Eleodes armata
279 observations
Mexican Amberwing
Perithemis intensa
267 observations
Master Blister Beetle
Lytta magister
260 observations
Powdered Dancer
Argia moesta
255 observations
Echo Azure
Celastrina echo
248 observations
Red-femured Milkweed Borer
Tetraopes femoratus
248 observations
West Coast Lady
Vanessa annabella
232 observations
Invasive
Mediterranean Mantis
Iris oratoria
230 observations
Black Swallowtail
Papilio polyxenes
227 observations
Sagebrush Checkerspot
Chlosyne acastus
226 observations
Western Pondhawk
Erythemis collocata
212 observations
Western Tent Caterpillar Moth
Malacosoma californica
211 observations
Western Carpenter Bee
Xylocopa californica
205 observations
Blue-ringed Dancer
Argia sedula
201 observations
Boisduval's Blue
Icaricia icarioides
201 observations
Two-tailed Swallowtail
Papilio multicaudata
188 observations
Sonoran Bumble Bee
Bombus sonorus
184 observations
Carolina Sphinx
Manduca sexta
179 observations
Citrus Cicada
Diceroprocta apache
179 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)
- Pallid-winged Grasshopper (Trimerotropis pallidipennis)
- Western Pygmy-Blue (Brephidium exilis)
- Blue Dasher (Pachydiplax longipennis)
- Variegated Meadowhawk (Sympetrum corruptum)
- The most observed insect in Nevada is Western Honey Bee (Apis mellifera), with 1,789 recorded observations.
- Some of the most commonly observed invasive insects in Nevada include:
- Mediterranean Mantis (Iris oratoria)