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Western Honey Bee
Apis mellifera
1,614 observations
White-lined Sphinx
Hyles lineata
1,553 observations
Painted Lady
Vanessa cardui
1,020 observations
Monarch
Danaus plexippus
926 observations
Large Creosote Gall Midge
Asphondylia auripila
804 observations
Mormon Cricket
Anabrus simplex
770 observations
Western Pygmy-Blue
Brephidium exilis
723 observations
Pallid-winged Grasshopper
Trimerotropis pallidipennis
708 observations
Variegated Meadowhawk
Sympetrum corruptum
667 observations
Seven-spotted Lady Beetle
Coccinella septempunctata
635 observations
Blue Dasher
Pachydiplax longipennis
615 observations
Convergent Lady Beetle
Hippodamia convergens
539 observations
Flame Skimmer
Libellula saturata
527 observations
Vivid Dancer
Argia vivida
455 observations
Small Milkweed Bug
Lygaeus kalmii
448 observations
Western Tiger Swallowtail
Papilio rutulus
413 observations
Queen
Danaus gilippus
385 observations
European Mantis
Mantis religiosa
357 observations
Checkered White
Pontia protodice
349 observations
Mourning Cloak
Nymphalis antiopa
334 observations
Ornate Checkered Beetle
Trichodes ornatus
315 observations
Yellow-faced Bumble Bee
Bombus vosnesenskii
310 observations
Hunt's Bumble Bee
Bombus huntii
300 observations
Gray Hairstreak
Strymon melinus
299 observations
Golden Paper Wasp
Polistes aurifer
291 observations
European Paper Wasp
Polistes dominula
272 observations
Small White
Pieris rapae
271 observations
Weidemeyer's Admiral
Limenitis weidemeyerii
263 observations
Marine Blue
Leptotes marina
251 observations
Armored Stink Beetle
Eleodes armata
248 observations
Echo Azure
Celastrina echo
243 observations
Green Bird Grasshopper
Schistocerca shoshone
231 observations
Powdered Dancer
Argia moesta
229 observations
Master Blister Beetle
Lytta magister
227 observations
Sagebrush Checkerspot
Chlosyne acastus
224 observations
California Tortoiseshell
Nymphalis californica
222 observations
Red-femured Milkweed Borer
Tetraopes femoratus
218 observations
Black Swallowtail
Papilio polyxenes
216 observations
West Coast Lady
Vanessa annabella
213 observations
Western Tent Caterpillar Moth
Malacosoma californica
208 observations
Mexican Amberwing
Perithemis intensa
207 observations
Western Carpenter Bee
Xylocopa californica
198 observations
Invasive
Mediterranean Mantis
Iris oratoria
197 observations
Boisduval's Blue
Icaricia icarioides
196 observations
Blue-ringed Dancer
Argia sedula
189 observations
Western Pondhawk
Erythemis collocata
184 observations
Edrotes ventricosus
Edrotes ventricosus
175 observations
Obscure Darkling Beetle
Eleodes obscura
167 observations
American Rubyspot
Hetaerina americana
165 observations
Rough Harvester Ant
Pogonomyrmex rugosus
165 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)
- Variegated Meadowhawk (Sympetrum corruptum)
- Seven-spotted Lady Beetle (Coccinella septempunctata)
- The most observed insect in Nevada is Western Honey Bee (Apis mellifera), with 1,614 recorded observations.
- Some of the most commonly observed invasive insects in Nevada include:
- Mediterranean Mantis (Iris oratoria)