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Eastern Pondhawk
Erythemis simplicicollis
21,156 observations
Blue Dasher
Pachydiplax longipennis
20,473 observations
Eastern Forktail
Ischnura verticalis
20,180 observations
Monarch
Danaus plexippus
19,973 observations
Fragile Forktail
Ischnura posita
16,681 observations
Common Eastern Bumble Bee
Bombus impatiens
15,937 observations
Widow Skimmer
Libellula luctuosa
15,818 observations
Common Whitetail
Plathemis lydia
15,497 observations
Eastern Amberwing
Perithemis tenera
13,541 observations
Western Honey Bee
Apis mellifera
13,156 observations
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
Papilio glaucus
11,107 observations
Ebony Jewelwing
Calopteryx maculata
10,884 observations
Autumn Meadowhawk
Sympetrum vicinum
10,512 observations
Asian Lady Beetle
Harmonia axyridis
10,129 observations
Eastern Carpenter Bee
Xylocopa virginica
9,450 observations
Variable Dancer
Argia fumipennis
9,120 observations
Brown-belted Bumble Bee
Bombus griseocollis
8,810 observations
Pearl Crescent
Phyciodes tharos
8,265 observations
Blue-fronted Dancer
Argia apicalis
7,940 observations
Silver-spotted Skipper
Epargyreus clarus
7,858 observations
Familiar Bluet
Enallagma civile
7,594 observations
Black Swallowtail
Papilio polyxenes
7,291 observations
Common Green Darner
Anax junius
6,962 observations
Slaty Skimmer
Libellula incesta
6,668 observations
Powdered Dancer
Argia moesta
6,662 observations
Double-striped Bluet
Enallagma basidens
6,560 observations
Zabulon Skipper
Lon zabulon
6,317 observations
Red Admiral
Vanessa atalanta
6,213 observations
Blue-tipped Dancer
Argia tibialis
5,893 observations
Small White
Pieris rapae
5,717 observations
Stream Bluet
Enallagma exsulans
5,699 observations
Isabella Tiger Moth
Pyrrharctia isabella
5,611 observations
Halloween Pennant
Celithemis eponina
5,558 observations
Peck's Skipper
Polites peckius
5,468 observations
Spotted Lanternfly
Lycorma delicatula
5,405 observations
Large Milkweed Bug
Oncopeltus fasciatus
5,269 observations
American Rubyspot
Hetaerina americana
5,215 observations
Slender Spreadwing
Lestes rectangularis
5,148 observations
Red-spotted Admiral
Limenitis arthemis
5,003 observations
Ailanthus Webworm Moth
Atteva aurea
4,989 observations
Skimming Bluet
Enallagma geminatum
4,964 observations
Orange Bluet
Enallagma signatum
4,727 observations
Black Saddlebags
Tramea lacerata
4,522 observations
Spicebush Swallowtail
Papilio troilus
4,498 observations
Two-spotted Bumble Bee
Bombus bimaculatus
4,491 observations
Eastern Tailed-Blue
Everes comyntas
4,311 observations
Viceroy
Limenitis archippus
4,026 observations
Twelve-spotted Skimmer
Libellula pulchella
3,952 observations
Six-spotted Tiger Beetle
Cicindela sexguttata
3,792 observations
Calico Pennant
Celithemis elisa
3,789 observations
Frequently Asked Questions
- The 10 most common insects in Ohio are:
- Eastern Pondhawk (Erythemis simplicicollis)
- Blue Dasher (Pachydiplax longipennis)
- Eastern Forktail (Ischnura verticalis)
- Monarch (Danaus plexippus)
- Fragile Forktail (Ischnura posita)
- Common Eastern Bumble Bee (Bombus impatiens)
- Widow Skimmer (Libellula luctuosa)
- Common Whitetail (Plathemis lydia)
- Eastern Amberwing (Perithemis tenera)
- Western Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)
- The most observed insect in Ohio is Eastern Pondhawk (Erythemis simplicicollis), with 21,156 recorded observations.
- Some of the most commonly observed native insects in Ohio include:
- Peck's Skipper (Polites peckius)