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Western Honey Bee
Apis mellifera
1,844 observations
White-lined Sphinx
Hyles lineata
1,625 observations
Painted Lady
Vanessa cardui
1,087 observations
Monarch
Danaus plexippus
1,005 observations
Pallid-winged Grasshopper
Trimerotropis pallidipennis
926 observations
Large Creosote Gall Midge
Asphondylia auripila
868 observations
Mormon Cricket
Anabrus simplex
849 observations
Western Pygmy-Blue
Brephidium exilis
829 observations
Variegated Meadowhawk
Sympetrum corruptum
760 observations
Blue Dasher
Pachydiplax longipennis
753 observations
Seven-spotted Lady Beetle
Coccinella septempunctata
721 observations
Convergent Lady Beetle
Hippodamia convergens
677 observations
Flame Skimmer
Libellula saturata
626 observations
Vivid Dancer
Argia vivida
506 observations
Small Milkweed Bug
Lygaeus kalmii
496 observations
Western Tiger Swallowtail
Papilio rutulus
473 observations
European Mantis
Mantis religiosa
443 observations
Queen
Danaus gilippus
427 observations
Checkered White
Pontia protodice
397 observations
Ornate Checkered Beetle
Trichodes ornatus
380 observations
Mourning Cloak
Nymphalis antiopa
353 observations
Green Bird Grasshopper
Schistocerca shoshone
345 observations
Gray Hairstreak
Strymon melinus
331 observations
Yellow-faced Bumble Bee
Bombus vosnesenskii
322 observations
California Tortoiseshell
Nymphalis californica
319 observations
Hunt's Bumble Bee
Bombus huntii
316 observations
Armored Stink Beetle
Eleodes armata
312 observations
European Paper Wasp
Polistes dominula
308 observations
Weidemeyer's Admiral
Limenitis weidemeyerii
305 observations
Golden Paper Wasp
Polistes aurifer
301 observations
Marine Blue
Leptotes marina
292 observations
Small White
Pieris rapae
287 observations
Mexican Amberwing
Perithemis intensa
285 observations
Master Blister Beetle
Lytta magister
265 observations
Powdered Dancer
Argia moesta
257 observations
Echo Azure
Celastrina echo
256 observations
Invasive
Mediterranean Mantis
Iris oratoria
254 observations
Red-femured Milkweed Borer
Tetraopes femoratus
250 observations
West Coast Lady
Vanessa annabella
240 observations
Black Swallowtail
Papilio polyxenes
238 observations
Sagebrush Checkerspot
Chlosyne acastus
227 observations
Boisduval's Blue
Icaricia icarioides
217 observations
Western Pondhawk
Erythemis collocata
215 observations
Western Tent Caterpillar Moth
Malacosoma californica
211 observations
Western Carpenter Bee
Xylocopa californica
208 observations
Blue-ringed Dancer
Argia sedula
208 observations
Sonoran Bumble Bee
Bombus sonorus
200 observations
Two-tailed Swallowtail
Papilio multicaudata
195 observations
Carolina Sphinx
Manduca sexta
190 observations
Obscure Darkling Beetle
Eleodes obscura
188 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)
- Pallid-winged Grasshopper (Trimerotropis pallidipennis)
- Large Creosote Gall Midge (Asphondylia auripila)
- Mormon Cricket (Anabrus simplex)
- Western Pygmy-Blue (Brephidium exilis)
- Variegated Meadowhawk (Sympetrum corruptum)
- Blue Dasher (Pachydiplax longipennis)
- The most observed insect in Nevada is Western Honey Bee (Apis mellifera), with 1,844 recorded observations.
- Some of the most commonly observed invasive insects in Nevada include:
- Mediterranean Mantis (Iris oratoria)