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Eastern Pondhawk
Erythemis simplicicollis
20,140 observations
Eastern Forktail
Ischnura verticalis
19,481 observations
Blue Dasher
Pachydiplax longipennis
19,311 observations
Monarch
Danaus plexippus
17,878 observations
Fragile Forktail
Ischnura posita
16,205 observations
Common Eastern Bumble Bee
Bombus impatiens
15,651 observations
Widow Skimmer
Libellula luctuosa
15,020 observations
Common Whitetail
Plathemis lydia
15,009 observations
Eastern Amberwing
Perithemis tenera
12,869 observations
Western Honey Bee
Apis mellifera
12,615 observations
Ebony Jewelwing
Calopteryx maculata
10,620 observations
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
Papilio glaucus
10,543 observations
Autumn Meadowhawk
Sympetrum vicinum
9,999 observations
Asian Lady Beetle
Harmonia axyridis
9,672 observations
Eastern Carpenter Bee
Xylocopa virginica
8,959 observations
Brown-belted Bumble Bee
Bombus griseocollis
8,753 observations
Variable Dancer
Argia fumipennis
8,730 observations
Pearl Crescent
Phyciodes tharos
7,856 observations
Blue-fronted Dancer
Argia apicalis
7,643 observations
Silver-spotted Skipper
Epargyreus clarus
7,355 observations
Familiar Bluet
Enallagma civile
7,276 observations
Black Swallowtail
Papilio polyxenes
6,893 observations
Common Green Darner
Anax junius
6,572 observations
Powdered Dancer
Argia moesta
6,317 observations
Double-striped Bluet
Enallagma basidens
6,284 observations
Slaty Skimmer
Libellula incesta
6,234 observations
Red Admiral
Vanessa atalanta
6,067 observations
Zabulon Skipper
Lon zabulon
5,905 observations
Blue-tipped Dancer
Argia tibialis
5,824 observations
Stream Bluet
Enallagma exsulans
5,601 observations
Isabella Tiger Moth
Pyrrharctia isabella
5,448 observations
Small White
Pieris rapae
5,367 observations
Halloween Pennant
Celithemis eponina
5,211 observations
Large Milkweed Bug
Oncopeltus fasciatus
4,996 observations
American Rubyspot
Hetaerina americana
4,965 observations
Spotted Lanternfly
Lycorma delicatula
4,883 observations
Peck's Skipper
Polites peckius
4,881 observations
Slender Spreadwing
Lestes rectangularis
4,863 observations
Skimming Bluet
Enallagma geminatum
4,752 observations
Red-spotted Admiral
Limenitis arthemis
4,636 observations
Orange Bluet
Enallagma signatum
4,540 observations
Ailanthus Webworm Moth
Atteva aurea
4,540 observations
Two-spotted Bumble Bee
Bombus bimaculatus
4,490 observations
Black Saddlebags
Tramea lacerata
4,220 observations
Spicebush Swallowtail
Papilio troilus
4,211 observations
Eastern Tailed-Blue
Cupido comyntas
4,078 observations
Twelve-spotted Skimmer
Libellula pulchella
3,839 observations
Viceroy
Limenitis archippus
3,783 observations
Six-spotted Tiger Beetle
Cicindela sexguttata
3,780 observations
Calico Pennant
Celithemis elisa
3,658 observations
Frequently Asked Questions
- The 10 most common insects in Ohio are:
- Eastern Pondhawk (Erythemis simplicicollis)
- Eastern Forktail (Ischnura verticalis)
- Blue Dasher (Pachydiplax longipennis)
- 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 20,140 recorded observations.
- Some of the most commonly observed native insects in Ohio include:
- Peck's Skipper (Polites peckius)