Insects & Arthropods of Colorado Springs, CO
The insects & arthropods most often spotted near Colorado Springs, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
14,190
recent observations
50
species listed
50
insects & arthropods
Naturalists have logged 14,190 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species near Colorado Springs. The most frequently seen is the Convergent Lady Beetle, with 1,609 recorded sightings.
Most-observed insects & arthropods near Colorado Springs
Convergent Lady Beetle
Hippodamia convergens
1,609 observations
Western Honey Bee
Apis mellifera
1,019 observations
Bold Jumping Spider
Phidippus audax
756 observations
Seven-spotted Lady Beetle
Coccinella septempunctata
678 observations
Asian Lady Beetle
Harmonia axyridis
617 observations
Hunt's Bumble Bee
Bombus huntii
468 observations · iNaturalist
European Paper Wasp
Polistes dominula
438 observations
Painted Lady
Vanessa cardui
381 observations
White-lined Sphinx
Hyles lineata
378 observations · iNaturalist
Zebra Jumping Spider
Salticus scenicus
371 observations · iNaturalist
Blue Fungus Beetle
Cypherotylus californicus
305 observations · iNaturalist
Western Black Widow
Latrodectus hesperus
302 observations · iNaturalist
Two-striped Grasshopper
Melanoplus bivittatus
300 observations · iNaturalist
Habronattus festus
Habronattus festus
296 observations · iNaturalist
Western Conifer Seed Bug
Leptoglossus occidentalis
280 observations · iNaturalist
Asiatic Wall Jumping Spider
Attulus fasciger
267 observations · iNaturalist
Two-tailed Swallowtail
Papilio multicaudata
257 observations · iNaturalist
Small Milkweed Bug
Lygaeus kalmii
256 observations
European Harvestman
Phalangium opilio
241 observations · iNaturalist
Pelegrina aeneola
Pelegrina aeneola
238 observations · iNaturalist
Colorado Soldier Beetle
Chauliognathus basalis
238 observations · iNaturalist
Mourning Cloak
Nymphalis antiopa
218 observations
Weidemeyer's Admiral
Limenitis weidemeyerii
209 observations
European Mantis
Mantis religiosa
192 observations
Red-shouldered Bug
Jadera haematoloma
192 observations · iNaturalist
Strawberry Root Weevil
Otiorhynchus ovatus
183 observations · iNaturalist
Common Checkered-Skipper
Burnsius communis
182 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern Boxelder Bug
Boisea trivittata
178 observations
Western Yellowjacket
Vespula pensylvanica
174 observations · iNaturalist
Monarch
Danaus plexippus
172 observations
Apache Jumping Spider
Phidippus apacheanus
166 observations · iNaturalist
Taxiles Skipper
Lon taxiles
164 observations · iNaturalist
Small White
Pieris rapae
155 observations
Cottonwood Stag Beetle
Lucanus mazama
152 observations · iNaturalist
Variegated Fritillary
Euptoieta claudia
151 observations
Douglas-fir tussock moth
Orgyia pseudotsugata
150 observations · iNaturalist
American Dun-bar Moth
Cosmia calami
147 observations · iNaturalist
Punctured Tiger Beetle
Cicindelidia punctulata
147 observations · iNaturalist
Margined Calligrapher
Toxomerus marginatus
142 observations · iNaturalist
Bumble Flower Beetle
Euphoria inda
140 observations · iNaturalist
North American Wheel Bug
Arilus cristatus
139 observations
Variegated Meadowhawk
Sympetrum corruptum
138 observations · iNaturalist
Reakirt's Blue
Echinargus isola
136 observations · iNaturalist
Black Swallowtail
Papilio polyxenes
135 observations
Dainty Sulphur
Nathalis iole
134 observations
Phidippus arizonensis
Phidippus arizonensis
132 observations · iNaturalist
Field Crescent
Phyciodes pulchella
127 observations · iNaturalist
Checkered White
Pontia protodice
117 observations · iNaturalist
Gray Hairstreak
Strymon melinus
114 observations
Transverse Lady Beetle
Coccinella transversoguttata
109 observations · iNaturalist
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