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Western Honey Bee
Apis mellifera
1,740 observations
White-lined Sphinx
Hyles lineata
1,605 observations
Painted Lady
Vanessa cardui
1,053 observations
Monarch
Danaus plexippus
946 observations
Large Creosote Gall Midge
Asphondylia auripila
835 observations
Mormon Cricket
Anabrus simplex
813 observations
Western Pygmy-Blue
Brephidium exilis
749 observations
Pallid-winged Grasshopper
Trimerotropis pallidipennis
748 observations
Seven-spotted Lady Beetle
Coccinella septempunctata
695 observations
Blue Dasher
Pachydiplax longipennis
690 observations
Variegated Meadowhawk
Sympetrum corruptum
689 observations
Convergent Lady Beetle
Hippodamia convergens
642 observations
Flame Skimmer
Libellula saturata
591 observations
Vivid Dancer
Argia vivida
491 observations
Small Milkweed Bug
Lygaeus kalmii
480 observations
Western Tiger Swallowtail
Papilio rutulus
450 observations
Queen
Danaus gilippus
406 observations
Checkered White
Pontia protodice
386 observations
Ornate Checkered Beetle
Trichodes ornatus
378 observations
European Mantis
Mantis religiosa
377 observations
Mourning Cloak
Nymphalis antiopa
350 observations
Yellow-faced Bumble Bee
Bombus vosnesenskii
316 observations
Gray Hairstreak
Strymon melinus
310 observations
Hunt's Bumble Bee
Bombus huntii
304 observations
Golden Paper Wasp
Polistes aurifer
298 observations
Weidemeyer's Admiral
Limenitis weidemeyerii
297 observations
Marine Blue
Leptotes marina
285 observations
European Paper Wasp
Polistes dominula
281 observations
California Tortoiseshell
Nymphalis californica
279 observations
Small White
Pieris rapae
275 observations
Armored Stink Beetle
Eleodes armata
263 observations
Master Blister Beetle
Lytta magister
249 observations
Mexican Amberwing
Perithemis intensa
249 observations
Echo Azure
Celastrina echo
246 observations
Green Bird Grasshopper
Schistocerca shoshone
245 observations
Powdered Dancer
Argia moesta
241 observations
Red-femured Milkweed Borer
Tetraopes femoratus
236 observations
Sagebrush Checkerspot
Chlosyne acastus
226 observations
Black Swallowtail
Papilio polyxenes
225 observations
West Coast Lady
Vanessa annabella
223 observations
Western Pondhawk
Erythemis collocata
209 observations
Western Tent Caterpillar Moth
Malacosoma californica
209 observations
Invasive
Mediterranean Mantis
Iris oratoria
205 observations
Western Carpenter Bee
Xylocopa californica
202 observations
Boisduval's Blue
Icaricia icarioides
199 observations
Blue-ringed Dancer
Argia sedula
195 observations
Two-tailed Swallowtail
Papilio multicaudata
185 observations
Carolina Sphinx
Manduca sexta
176 observations
Edrotes ventricosus
Edrotes ventricosus
175 observations
Obscure Darkling Beetle
Eleodes obscura
175 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)
- Blue Dasher (Pachydiplax longipennis)
- The most observed insect in Nevada is Western Honey Bee (Apis mellifera), with 1,740 recorded observations.
- Some of the most commonly observed invasive insects in Nevada include:
- Mediterranean Mantis (Iris oratoria)