Insects & Arthropods of Great Smoky Mountains National Park
The insects & arthropods most often spotted in Great Smoky Mountains, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
Most-observed insects & arthropods in Great Smoky Mountains
Pipevine Swallowtail
Battus philenor
2,763 observations
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
Papilio glaucus
1,521 observations
Common Eastern Bumble Bee
Bombus impatiens
1,082 observations
Silver-spotted Skipper
Epargyreus clarus
952 observations
Eastern Carpenter Bee
Xylocopa virginica
897 observations
Megalodacne heros
Megalodacne heros
801 observations · iNaturalist
Great Spangled Fritillary
Argynnis cybele
784 observations · iNaturalist
Western Honey Bee
Apis mellifera
644 observations
Red-spotted Admiral
Limenitis arthemis
610 observations
Common Buckeye
Junonia coenia
565 observations
Asian Lady Beetle
Harmonia axyridis
562 observations
North American Luna Moth
Actias luna
541 observations
Huron Skipper
Atalopedes huron
519 observations · iNaturalist
Pearl Crescent
Phyciodes tharos
511 observations
Spicebush Swallowtail
Papilio troilus
430 observations
Ebony Jewelwing
Calopteryx maculata
404 observations
Eastern Comma
Polygonia comma
402 observations
Banded Tussock Moth
Halysidota tessellaris
382 observations
Pharaoh Cicada
Magicicada septendecim
345 observations
Tulip-tree Beauty
Epimecis hortaria
335 observations · iNaturalist
Six-spotted Tiger Beetle
Cicindela sexguttata
320 observations
Rosy Maple Moth
Dryocampa rubicunda
312 observations · iNaturalist
Diana Fritillary
Argynnis diana
311 observations · iNaturalist
West Virginia White
Pieris virginiensis
308 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern Tailed-Blue
Cupido comyntas
287 observations · iNaturalist
Variegated Fritillary
Euptoieta claudia
281 observations
Monarch
Danaus plexippus
280 observations
Gulf Fritillary
Dione vanillae
278 observations · iNaturalist
Carolina Satyr
Hermeuptychia sosybius
274 observations
Tulip-tree Silkmoth
Callosamia angulifera
272 observations
Imperial Moth
Eacles imperialis
271 observations
Common Whitetail
Plathemis lydia
267 observations
White-striped Black
Trichodezia albovittata
259 observations · iNaturalist
Dark Fishing Spider
Dolomedes tenebrosus
246 observations
Red Admiral
Vanessa atalanta
237 observations
Summer Azure
Celastrina neglecta
230 observations · iNaturalist
Japanese Beetle
Popillia japonica
227 observations
Fiery Skipper
Hylephila phyleus
219 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern Dobsonfly
Corydalus cornutus
206 observations
Io Moth
Automeris io
205 observations
Orchard Orbweaver
Leucauge venusta
205 observations
Pale Beauty
Campaea perlata
203 observations · iNaturalist
Leconte's Haploa Moth
Haploa lecontei
192 observations · iNaturalist
Orange-patched Smoky Moth
Pyromorpha dimidiata
189 observations · iNaturalist
Juvenal's Duskywing
Erynnis juvenalis
188 observations · iNaturalist
Giant Leopard Moth
Hypercompe scribonia
185 observations · iNaturalist
Beautiful Wood-nymph
Eudryas grata
183 observations · iNaturalist
Hemlock Woolly Adelgid
Adelges tsugae
177 observations · iNaturalist
Spotted Apatelodes Moth
Apatelodes torrefacta
176 observations · iNaturalist
Pocock's Lampshade-web Spider
Hypochilus pococki
170 observations · iNaturalist