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Western Honey Bee
Apis mellifera
3,536 observations
White-lined Sphinx
Hyles lineata
3,332 observations
American Bumble Bee
Bombus pensylvanicus
2,364 observations
Convergent Lady Beetle
Hippodamia convergens
2,348 observations
Painted Lady
Vanessa cardui
2,197 observations
Arizona Mantis
Stagmomantis limbata
1,662 observations
Checkered White
Pontia protodice
1,524 observations
Two-tailed Swallowtail
Papilio multicaudata
1,450 observations
Rough Harvester Ant
Pogonomyrmex rugosus
1,448 observations
Variegated Fritillary
Euptoieta claudia
1,343 observations
Variegated Meadowhawk
Sympetrum corruptum
1,269 observations
Mourning Cloak
Nymphalis antiopa
1,212 observations
Flame Skimmer
Libellula saturata
1,161 observations
Western Pygmy-Blue
Brephidium exilis
1,150 observations
Blue Fungus Beetle
Cypherotylus californicus
988 observations
Marine Blue
Leptotes marina
939 observations
Black Swallowtail
Papilio polyxenes
924 observations
Dainty Sulphur
Nathalis iole
881 observations
Reakirt's Blue
Echinargus isola
867 observations
Plains Lubber Grasshopper
Brachystola magna
858 observations
Obscure Darkling Beetle
Eleodes obscura
858 observations
Monarch
Danaus plexippus
847 observations
Dasymutilla vestita
Dasymutilla vestita
810 observations
Gray Hairstreak
Strymon melinus
789 observations
Green Bird Grasshopper
Schistocerca shoshone
775 observations
Sleepy Orange
Eurema nicippe
756 observations
Blue Dasher
Pachydiplax longipennis
751 observations
Pallid-winged Grasshopper
Trimerotropis pallidipennis
747 observations
Hunt's Bumble Bee
Bombus huntii
744 observations
Queen
Danaus gilippus
715 observations
Differential Grasshopper
Melanoplus differentialis
682 observations
Small White
Pieris rapae
672 observations
Red-shouldered Bug
Jadera haematoloma
667 observations
Northwestern Fritillary
Argynnis hesperis
667 observations
Weidemeyer's Admiral
Limenitis weidemeyerii
654 observations
Juniper Hairstreak
Callophrys gryneus
653 observations
Five-spotted Hawk Moth
Manduca quinquemaculatus
617 observations
Orange Sulphur
Colias eurytheme
600 observations
Golden Paper Wasp
Polistes aurifer
589 observations
Figeater Beetle
Cotinis mutabilis
578 observations
Familiar Bluet
Enallagma civile
567 observations
Eastern Boxelder Bug
Boisea trivittata
557 observations
Ten-lined June Beetle
Polyphylla decemlineata
547 observations
Bubble-gall tephritid
Aciurina trixa
538 observations
Cottonwood Leaf Beetle
Chrysomela scripta
528 observations
Aztec Dancer
Argia nahuana
528 observations
American Rubyspot
Hetaerina americana
527 observations
Arizona Sister
Adelpha eulalia
525 observations
Mallophora fautrix
Mallophora fautrix
521 observations
Zephyr Eyed Silkmoth
Automeris zephyria
518 observations
Frequently Asked Questions
- The 10 most common insects in New Mexico are:
- Western Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)
- White-lined Sphinx (Hyles lineata)
- American Bumble Bee (Bombus pensylvanicus)
- Convergent Lady Beetle (Hippodamia convergens)
- Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui)
- Arizona Mantis (Stagmomantis limbata)
- Checkered White (Pontia protodice)
- Two-tailed Swallowtail (Papilio multicaudata)
- Rough Harvester Ant (Pogonomyrmex rugosus)
- Variegated Fritillary (Euptoieta claudia)
- The most observed insect in New Mexico is Western Honey Bee (Apis mellifera), with 3,536 recorded observations.
- Some of the most commonly observed native insects in New Mexico include:
- Northwestern Fritillary (Argynnis hesperis)