Insects & Arthropods of Mount Greylock State Reservation
The insects & arthropods most often spotted in Mount Greylock, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
574
recent observations
50
species listed
50
insects & arthropods
Naturalists have logged 574 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Mount Greylock. The most frequently seen is the Red-spotted Admiral, with 45 recorded sightings.
Rarer finds confirmed in Mount Greylock include Early Hairstreak - uncommon enough that a sighting is worth logging.
Most-observed insects & arthropods in Mount Greylock
Red-spotted Admiral
Limenitis arthemis
45 observations
Early Hairstreak
Erora laeta
40 observations
Hickory Tussock Moth
Lophocampa caryae
33 observations
Mourning Cloak
Nymphalis antiopa
28 observations
West Virginia White
Pieris virginiensis
27 observations · iNaturalist
Hobomok Skipper
Lon hobomok
26 observations · iNaturalist
Common Eastern Bumble Bee
Bombus impatiens
25 observations
Canadian Tiger Swallowtail
Papilio canadensis
20 observations
Pepper and Salt Skipper
Amblyscirtes hegon
19 observations · iNaturalist
White-spotted Sable
Anania funebris
17 observations · iNaturalist
Monarch
Danaus plexippus
13 observations
Atlantis Fritillary
Argynnis atlantis
13 observations · iNaturalist
Asian Lady Beetle
Harmonia axyridis
12 observations
Common Ringlet
Coenonympha california
11 observations
White-striped Black
Trichodezia albovittata
10 observations · iNaturalist
Hemlock Woolly Adelgid
Adelges tsugae
10 observations · iNaturalist
Saddled Prominent
Cecrita guttivitta
10 observations · iNaturalist
Red Admiral
Vanessa atalanta
9 observations
Eastern Boxelder Bug
Boisea trivittata
9 observations
Virginia Ctenucha Moth
Ctenucha virginica
9 observations
Bluish Spring Moth
Lomographa semiclarata
9 observations · iNaturalist
Green-legged Spur-throat Grasshopper
Melanoplus viridipes
9 observations · iNaturalist
Six-spotted Tiger Beetle
Cicindela sexguttata
8 observations
Black Swallowtail
Papilio polyxenes
8 observations
Yellow-banded Bumble Bee
Bombus terricola
8 observations · iNaturalist
Aphrodite Fritillary
Argynnis aphrodite
8 observations · iNaturalist
North American Luna Moth
Actias luna
7 observations
Eastern Carpenter Bee
Xylocopa virginica
7 observations
Arched Hooktip Moth
Drepana arcuata
7 observations · iNaturalist
Small Brown Quaker
Pseudorthodes vecors
7 observations · iNaturalist
Compton Tortoiseshell
Nymphalis l-album
7 observations · iNaturalist
Isabella Tiger Moth
Pyrrharctia isabella
6 observations
Common Carpet Moth
Epirrhoe alternata
6 observations · iNaturalist
Reticulated Net-winged Beetle
Calopteron reticulatum
6 observations · iNaturalist
Oblique-banded Pond Fly
Sericomyia chrysotoxoides
6 observations · iNaturalist
Parasitic Aerial Yellowjacket
Dolichovespula arctica
6 observations · iNaturalist
Spear-marked and White-banded Black Moths
Rheumaptera hastata
6 observations
Great Spangled Fritillary
Argynnis cybele
6 observations · iNaturalist
Winter Firefly
Photinus corruscus
6 observations · iNaturalist
Western Honey Bee
Apis mellifera
5 observations
Spongy Moth
Lymantria dispar
5 observations
American Lady
Vanessa virginiensis
5 observations
Common Drone Fly
Eristalis tenax
5 observations
Juvenal's Duskywing
Erynnis juvenalis
5 observations · iNaturalist
Clouded Sulphur
Colias philodice
5 observations
Bristly Cutworm Moth
Lacinipolia renigera
5 observations
Pale Beauty
Campaea perlata
5 observations · iNaturalist
Blackjacket
Vespula consobrina
5 observations · iNaturalist
Banded Tussock Moth
Halysidota tessellaris
5 observations
Brown-hooded Owlet
Cucullia convexipennis
5 observations · iNaturalist
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