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Insects & Arthropods of Aurora, CO

The insects & arthropods most often spotted near Aurora, ranked by recent research-grade observations.

45,528
recent observations
50
species listed
50
insects & arthropods

Naturalists have logged 45,528 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species near Aurora. The most frequently seen is the Western Honey Bee, with 3,588 recorded sightings.

Rarer finds confirmed near Aurora include Ambush Bug - uncommon enough that a sighting is worth logging.

Ambush Bug

Most-observed insects & arthropods near Aurora

Western Honey Bee
Apis mellifera
3,588 observations
Bold Jumping Spider
Phidippus audax
2,408 observations
Painted Lady
Vanessa cardui
2,136 observations
Japanese Beetle
Popillia japonica
1,747 observations
Monarch
Danaus plexippus
1,639 observations
Seven-spotted Lady Beetle
Coccinella septempunctata
1,628 observations
European Paper Wasp
Polistes dominula
1,464 observations
Hunt's Bumble Bee
Bombus huntii
1,328 observations · iNaturalist
Two-tailed Swallowtail
Papilio multicaudata
1,200 observations · iNaturalist
Two-striped Grasshopper
Melanoplus bivittatus
1,200 observations · iNaturalist
Golden Northern Bumble Bee
Bombus fervidus
1,187 observations
Convergent Lady Beetle
Hippodamia convergens
1,152 observations
Four-spotted Moth
Tyta luctuosa
1,119 observations · iNaturalist
Common Checkered-Skipper
Burnsius communis
1,032 observations · iNaturalist
Small White
Pieris rapae
1,009 observations
White-lined Sphinx
Hyles lineata
996 observations · iNaturalist
Asian Lady Beetle
Harmonia axyridis
961 observations
Brown-belted Bumble Bee
Bombus griseocollis
943 observations
European Mantis
Mantis religiosa
916 observations
Western Black Widow
Latrodectus hesperus
900 observations
Great Spreadwing
Archilestes grandis
886 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern Boxelder Bug
Boisea trivittata
721 observations
Red-femured Milkweed Borer
Tetraopes femoratus
703 observations · iNaturalist
Variegated Meadowhawk
Sympetrum corruptum
695 observations · iNaturalist
Widow Skimmer
Libellula luctuosa
667 observations
Apache Jumping Spider
Phidippus apacheanus
653 observations · iNaturalist
Greater Anglewing
Microcentrum rhombifolium
640 observations · iNaturalist
Jagged Ambush Bug
Phymata americana
637 observations
Colorado Soldier Beetle
Chauliognathus basalis
627 observations · iNaturalist
Small Milkweed Bug
Lygaeus kalmii
626 observations
Variegated Fritillary
Euptoieta claudia
614 observations
Taxiles Skipper
Lon taxiles
589 observations · iNaturalist
Band-winged Meadowhawk
Sympetrum semicinctum
574 observations · iNaturalist
Woodlouse Spider
Dysdera crocata
546 observations
Western Conifer Seed Bug
Leptoglossus occidentalis
545 observations · iNaturalist
Common Whitetail
Plathemis lydia
543 observations
Corn Earworm Moth
Helicoverpa zea
542 observations · iNaturalist
Checkered White
Pontia protodice
535 observations · iNaturalist
Differential Grasshopper
Melanoplus differentialis
534 observations
Gray Hairstreak
Strymon melinus
528 observations
Dainty Sulphur
Nathalis iole
510 observations
American Bumble Bee
Bombus pensylvanicus
491 observations
Red-backed Darkling Beetle
Eleodes suturalis
483 observations · iNaturalist
Sutured Longhorn Beetle
Batyle suturalis
477 observations · iNaturalist
Nevada Bumble Bee
Bombus nevadensis
465 observations
Twelve-spotted Skimmer
Libellula pulchella
448 observations
Orange Sulphur
Colias eurytheme
432 observations
Eurasian Drone Fly
Eristalis arbustorum
430 observations · iNaturalist
Reakirt's Blue
Echinargus isola
418 observations · iNaturalist
European Harvestman
Phalangium opilio
416 observations · iNaturalist

Built from recent research-grade iNaturalist observations. Identifications are community-sourced and may occasionally be wrong, and the ranking reflects where people record and photograph wildlife, so a species seen often here is not necessarily rare elsewhere. Some plants and animals are only out in certain seasons. Treat this as a lively snapshot of what people are finding, not a formal checklist.

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