Insects & Arthropods of North Dakota
The insects & arthropods most often spotted in North Dakota, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
9,258
recent observations
50
species listed
50
insects & arthropods
Naturalists have logged 9,258 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in North Dakota. The most frequently seen is the Monarch, with 699 recorded sightings.
Most-observed insects & arthropods in North Dakota
Monarch
Danaus plexippus
699 observations
Brown-belted Bumble Bee
Bombus griseocollis
510 observations
Two-spotted Bumble Bee
Bombus bimaculatus
478 observations
Leafy Spurge Hawkmoth
Hyles euphorbiae
376 observations · iNaturalist
Hunt's Bumble Bee
Bombus huntii
363 observations · iNaturalist
Asian Lady Beetle
Harmonia axyridis
338 observations
Painted Lady
Vanessa cardui
335 observations
Red Admiral
Vanessa atalanta
302 observations
Melissa Blue
Plebejus melissa
270 observations
Western Honey Bee
Apis mellifera
269 observations
Common Eastern Bumble Bee
Bombus impatiens
253 observations
Seven-spotted Lady Beetle
Coccinella septempunctata
251 observations
Tricolored Bumble Bee
Bombus ternarius
242 observations · iNaturalist
Margined Calligrapher
Toxomerus marginatus
224 observations · iNaturalist
Two-striped Grasshopper
Melanoplus bivittatus
218 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern Boxelder Bug
Boisea trivittata
212 observations
Common Wood-Nymph
Cercyonis pegala
194 observations
Banded Garden Spider
Argiope trifasciata
193 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
Papilio glaucus
189 observations
Small White
Pieris rapae
152 observations
Two-spotted Longhorn Bee
Melissodes bimaculatus
147 observations
Clouded Sulphur
Colias philodice
141 observations
Common Ringlet
Coenonympha california
137 observations
American Dog Tick
Dermacentor variabilis
135 observations
Twelve-spotted Skimmer
Libellula pulchella
129 observations
Red Milkweed Beetle
Tetraopes tetrophthalmus
128 observations
Northern Amber Bumble Bee
Bombus borealis
125 observations · iNaturalist
Common Green Darner
Anax junius
122 observations
Goldenrod Soldier Beetle
Chauliognathus pensylvanicus
118 observations · iNaturalist
Bicolored Striped Sweat Bee
Agapostemon virescens
117 observations
Golden Northern Bumble Bee
Bombus fervidus
116 observations
Isabella Tiger Moth
Pyrrharctia isabella
116 observations
Long Dash
Limochores mystic
111 observations · iNaturalist
Variegated Fritillary
Euptoieta claudia
110 observations
Bold Jumping Spider
Phidippus audax
106 observations
Carolina Grasshopper
Dissosteira carolina
105 observations · iNaturalist
Viceroy
Limenitis archippus
98 observations
European Paper Wasp
Polistes dominula
98 observations
Common Checkered-Skipper
Burnsius communis
98 observations · iNaturalist
Zebra Jumping Spider
Salticus scenicus
96 observations · iNaturalist
Common Drone Fly
Eristalis tenax
95 observations
Yellow-shouldered Drone Fly
Eristalis stipator
91 observations · iNaturalist
Chickweed Geometer Moth
Haematopis grataria
89 observations · iNaturalist
Nuttall's blister beetle
Lytta nuttalli
87 observations · iNaturalist
Variable Darner
Aeshna interrupta
82 observations · iNaturalist
White-lined Sphinx
Hyles lineata
81 observations · iNaturalist
Band-winged Meadowhawk
Sympetrum semicinctum
80 observations · iNaturalist
Variegated Meadowhawk
Sympetrum corruptum
79 observations · iNaturalist
Orange-legged Furrow Bee
Halictus rubicundus
77 observations
Eastern Comma
Polygonia comma
76 observations
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