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Western Honey Bee
Apis mellifera
3,696 observations
White-lined Sphinx
Hyles lineata
3,402 observations
Convergent Lady Beetle
Hippodamia convergens
2,478 observations
American Bumble Bee
Bombus pensylvanicus
2,419 observations
Painted Lady
Vanessa cardui
2,242 observations
Arizona Mantis
Stagmomantis limbata
1,675 observations
Checkered White
Pontia protodice
1,633 observations
Two-tailed Swallowtail
Papilio multicaudata
1,505 observations
Rough Harvester Ant
Pogonomyrmex rugosus
1,472 observations
Variegated Fritillary
Euptoieta claudia
1,452 observations
Mourning Cloak
Nymphalis antiopa
1,296 observations
Variegated Meadowhawk
Sympetrum corruptum
1,282 observations
Flame Skimmer
Libellula saturata
1,223 observations
Western Pygmy-Blue
Brephidium exilis
1,159 observations
Blue Fungus Beetle
Cypherotylus californicus
1,067 observations
Marine Blue
Leptotes marina
1,058 observations
Black Swallowtail
Papilio polyxenes
947 observations
Reakirt's Blue
Echinargus isola
931 observations
Obscure Darkling Beetle
Eleodes obscura
924 observations
Dainty Sulphur
Nathalis iole
920 observations
Gray Hairstreak
Strymon melinus
891 observations
Plains Lubber Grasshopper
Brachystola magna
864 observations
Monarch
Danaus plexippus
851 observations
Dasymutilla vestita
Dasymutilla vestita
817 observations
Sleepy Orange
Eurema nicippe
794 observations
Green Bird Grasshopper
Schistocerca shoshone
782 observations
Pallid-winged Grasshopper
Trimerotropis pallidipennis
781 observations
Queen
Danaus gilippus
781 observations
Blue Dasher
Pachydiplax longipennis
761 observations
Hunt's Bumble Bee
Bombus huntii
759 observations
Small White
Pieris rapae
718 observations
Juniper Hairstreak
Callophrys gryneus
686 observations
Differential Grasshopper
Melanoplus differentialis
684 observations
Red-shouldered Bug
Jadera haematoloma
678 observations
Weidemeyer's Admiral
Limenitis weidemeyerii
675 observations
Northwestern Fritillary
Argynnis hesperis
671 observations
Five-spotted Hawk Moth
Manduca quinquemaculatus
625 observations
Orange Sulphur
Colias eurytheme
613 observations
Golden Paper Wasp
Polistes aurifer
597 observations
Cottonwood Leaf Beetle
Chrysomela scripta
593 observations
Figeater Beetle
Cotinis mutabilis
579 observations
Familiar Bluet
Enallagma civile
573 observations
Eastern Boxelder Bug
Boisea trivittata
568 observations
Arizona Sister
Adelpha eulalia
560 observations
Ten-lined June Beetle
Polyphylla decemlineata
559 observations
Bubble-gall tephritid
Aciurina trixa
554 observations
Aztec Dancer
Argia nahuana
541 observations
Zephyr Eyed Silkmoth
Automeris zephyria
535 observations
American Rubyspot
Hetaerina americana
531 observations
Black Bladder-bodied Meloid
Cysteodemus wislizeni
527 observations
Frequently Asked Questions
- The 10 most common insects in New Mexico are:
- Western Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)
- White-lined Sphinx (Hyles lineata)
- Convergent Lady Beetle (Hippodamia convergens)
- American Bumble Bee (Bombus pensylvanicus)
- 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 3,696 recorded observations.
- Some of the most commonly observed native insects in New Mexico include:
- Northwestern Fritillary (Argynnis hesperis)