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Insects & Arthropods of Bluff Lake Nature Center

The insects & arthropods most often spotted in Bluff Lake, ranked by recent research-grade observations.

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Naturalists have logged 978 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Bluff Lake. The most frequently seen is the Variegated Meadowhawk, with 38 recorded sightings.

Rarer finds confirmed in Bluff Lake include Ambush Bug - uncommon enough that a sighting is worth logging.

Ambush Bug

Most-observed insects & arthropods in Bluff Lake

Variegated Meadowhawk
Sympetrum corruptum
38 observations · iNaturalist
Western Honey Bee
Apis mellifera
36 observations
Convergent Lady Beetle
Hippodamia convergens
36 observations
Bold Jumping Spider
Phidippus audax
35 observations
Painted Lady
Vanessa cardui
33 observations
Two-striped Grasshopper
Melanoplus bivittatus
30 observations · iNaturalist
Monarch
Danaus plexippus
29 observations
Seven-spotted Lady Beetle
Coccinella septempunctata
28 observations
European Mantis
Mantis religiosa
28 observations
Red-femured Milkweed Borer
Tetraopes femoratus
27 observations · iNaturalist
European Paper Wasp
Polistes dominula
26 observations
Small White
Pieris rapae
25 observations
Harlequin Bug
Murgantia histrionica
25 observations · iNaturalist
Apache Jumping Spider
Phidippus apacheanus
25 observations · iNaturalist
Familiar Bluet
Enallagma civile
23 observations
Corn Earworm Moth
Helicoverpa zea
23 observations · iNaturalist
Brown-belted Bumble Bee
Bombus griseocollis
23 observations
Western Black Widow
Latrodectus hesperus
22 observations
Blue Dasher
Pachydiplax longipennis
22 observations
Western Harvester Ant
Pogonomyrmex occidentalis
22 observations · iNaturalist
Golden Northern Bumble Bee
Bombus fervidus
21 observations
Plains Cicada
Megatibicen dealbatus
21 observations · iNaturalist
Asian Lady Beetle
Harmonia axyridis
20 observations
Large Milkweed Bug
Oncopeltus fasciatus
20 observations
Japanese Beetle
Popillia japonica
18 observations
Rabbitbrush Beetle
Trirhabda nitidicollis
17 observations · iNaturalist
Widow Skimmer
Libellula luctuosa
16 observations
Eastern Boxelder Bug
Boisea trivittata
16 observations
Checkered White
Pontia protodice
16 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern Cicada-killer Wasp
Sphecius speciosus
15 observations
Common Green Darner
Anax junius
15 observations
Carolina Grasshopper
Dissosteira carolina
15 observations · iNaturalist
Cotton-gall Tephritid
Aciurina bigeloviae
15 observations · iNaturalist
Isabella Tiger Moth
Pyrrharctia isabella
14 observations
Colorado Soldier Beetle
Chauliognathus basalis
14 observations · iNaturalist
Black Saddlebags
Tramea lacerata
13 observations
Small Milkweed Bug
Lygaeus kalmii
13 observations
Differential Grasshopper
Melanoplus differentialis
13 observations
Philolithus elatus
Philolithus elatus
13 observations · iNaturalist
Common Whitetail
Plathemis lydia
12 observations
Nine-spotted Lady Beetle
Coccinella novemnotata
12 observations · iNaturalist
Hunt's Bumble Bee
Bombus huntii
12 observations · iNaturalist
Two-spotted Lady Beetle
Adalia bipunctata
11 observations · iNaturalist
Twelve-spotted Skimmer
Libellula pulchella
11 observations
Red-backed Darkling Beetle
Eleodes suturalis
11 observations · iNaturalist
Scarlet Malachite Beetle
Malachius aeneus
10 observations · iNaturalist
Jagged Ambush Bug
Phymata americana
10 observations
Parenthesis Lady Beetle
Hippodamia parenthesis
10 observations · iNaturalist
White-lined Sphinx
Hyles lineata
9 observations · iNaturalist
Black Swallowtail
Papilio polyxenes
9 observations

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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