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Western Honey Bee
Apis mellifera
1,658 observations
White-lined Sphinx
Hyles lineata
1,587 observations
Painted Lady
Vanessa cardui
1,042 observations
Monarch
Danaus plexippus
936 observations
Large Creosote Gall Midge
Asphondylia auripila
818 observations
Mormon Cricket
Anabrus simplex
782 observations
Western Pygmy-Blue
Brephidium exilis
739 observations
Pallid-winged Grasshopper
Trimerotropis pallidipennis
730 observations
Seven-spotted Lady Beetle
Coccinella septempunctata
683 observations
Variegated Meadowhawk
Sympetrum corruptum
675 observations
Blue Dasher
Pachydiplax longipennis
643 observations
Convergent Lady Beetle
Hippodamia convergens
604 observations
Flame Skimmer
Libellula saturata
544 observations
Vivid Dancer
Argia vivida
469 observations
Small Milkweed Bug
Lygaeus kalmii
465 observations
Western Tiger Swallowtail
Papilio rutulus
430 observations
Queen
Danaus gilippus
399 observations
Checkered White
Pontia protodice
377 observations
Ornate Checkered Beetle
Trichodes ornatus
361 observations
European Mantis
Mantis religiosa
360 observations
Mourning Cloak
Nymphalis antiopa
337 observations
Yellow-faced Bumble Bee
Bombus vosnesenskii
313 observations
Gray Hairstreak
Strymon melinus
304 observations
Hunt's Bumble Bee
Bombus huntii
301 observations
Golden Paper Wasp
Polistes aurifer
293 observations
Marine Blue
Leptotes marina
281 observations
Weidemeyer's Admiral
Limenitis weidemeyerii
273 observations
Small White
Pieris rapae
272 observations
European Paper Wasp
Polistes dominula
272 observations
Armored Stink Beetle
Eleodes armata
254 observations
Echo Azure
Celastrina echo
245 observations
Master Blister Beetle
Lytta magister
241 observations
Green Bird Grasshopper
Schistocerca shoshone
232 observations
California Tortoiseshell
Nymphalis californica
230 observations
Powdered Dancer
Argia moesta
230 observations
Red-femured Milkweed Borer
Tetraopes femoratus
225 observations
Sagebrush Checkerspot
Chlosyne acastus
224 observations
Black Swallowtail
Papilio polyxenes
223 observations
West Coast Lady
Vanessa annabella
219 observations
Mexican Amberwing
Perithemis intensa
217 observations
Western Tent Caterpillar Moth
Malacosoma californica
208 observations
Invasive
Mediterranean Mantis
Iris oratoria
203 observations
Western Carpenter Bee
Xylocopa californica
199 observations
Boisduval's Blue
Icaricia icarioides
198 observations
Western Pondhawk
Erythemis collocata
192 observations
Blue-ringed Dancer
Argia sedula
192 observations
Edrotes ventricosus
Edrotes ventricosus
175 observations
Two-tailed Swallowtail
Papilio multicaudata
171 observations
Arizona Sister
Adelpha eulalia
170 observations
Obscure Darkling Beetle
Eleodes obscura
170 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)
- Variegated Meadowhawk (Sympetrum corruptum)
- The most observed insect in Nevada is Western Honey Bee (Apis mellifera), with 1,658 recorded observations.
- Some of the most commonly observed invasive insects in Nevada include:
- Mediterranean Mantis (Iris oratoria)