Insects & Arthropods of Silver Springs State Park
The insects & arthropods most often spotted in Silver Springs, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
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recent observations
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insects & arthropods
Naturalists have logged 955 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Silver Springs. The most frequently seen is the Eastern Lubber Grasshopper, with 77 recorded sightings.
Most-observed insects & arthropods in Silver Springs
Eastern Lubber Grasshopper
Romalea microptera
77 observations
Echo Moth
Seirarctia echo
62 observations · iNaturalist
Variable Dancer
Argia fumipennis
48 observations
Blue-ringed Dancer
Argia sedula
48 observations · iNaturalist
Pipevine Swallowtail
Battus philenor
30 observations
Golden Silk Spider
Trichonephila clavipes
29 observations · iNaturalist
Gulf Fritillary
Dione vanillae
27 observations · iNaturalist
Fir Tussock Moth
Orgyia detrita
26 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
Papilio glaucus
26 observations
Long-tailed Skipper
Urbanus proteus
26 observations
North American Wheel Bug
Arilus cristatus
25 observations
Western Honey Bee
Apis mellifera
24 observations
Eastern Pondhawk
Erythemis simplicicollis
21 observations
Eastern Giant Swallowtail
Heraclides cresphontes
21 observations · iNaturalist
Cloudless Sulphur
Phoebis sennae
19 observations
Phaon Crescent
Phyciodes phaon
19 observations · iNaturalist
Fall Webworm Moth
Hyphantria cunea
19 observations
Monarch
Danaus plexippus
18 observations
American Bumble Bee
Bombus pensylvanicus
18 observations
Spicebush Swallowtail
Papilio troilus
18 observations
Pearl Crescent
Phyciodes tharos
17 observations
Carolina Satyr
Hermeuptychia sosybius
17 observations
Smoky Rubyspot
Hetaerina titia
16 observations · iNaturalist
Blackwater Clubtail
Gomphurus dilatatus
16 observations · iNaturalist
Zebra Longwing
Heliconius charithonia
15 observations
Zebra Swallowtail
Eurytides marcellus
15 observations
Florida Harvester Ant
Pogonomyrmex badius
15 observations · iNaturalist
Mabel Orchard Orbweaver
Leucauge argyrobapta
15 observations · iNaturalist
Spinybacked Orbweaver
Gasteracantha cancriformis
13 observations
Southern Two-striped Walkingstick
Anisomorpha buprestoides
13 observations
Culex erraticus
Culex erraticus
12 observations · iNaturalist
Cypress Clubtail
Phanogomphus minutus
12 observations · iNaturalist
Black Swallowtail
Papilio polyxenes
11 observations
Little Wood Satyr
Megisto cymela
11 observations
Giant Leopard Moth
Hypercompe scribonia
11 observations · iNaturalist
Yellow Garden Spider
Argiope aurantia
11 observations
Palamedes Swallowtail
Papilio palamedes
11 observations · iNaturalist
North American Luna Moth
Actias luna
10 observations
Common Buckeye
Junonia coenia
10 observations
White Peacock
Anartia jatrophae
10 observations · iNaturalist
Red-spotted Admiral
Limenitis arthemis
10 observations
Purple Bluet
Enallagma cardenium
10 observations · iNaturalist
Polka-Dot Wasp Moth
Syntomeida epilais
10 observations · iNaturalist
Phanaeus igneus
Phanaeus igneus
10 observations · iNaturalist
American Bird Grasshopper
Schistocerca americana
9 observations
Great Blue Skimmer
Libellula vibrans
9 observations · iNaturalist
Horned Passalus Beetle
Odontotaenius disjunctus
9 observations
Red-banded Hairstreak
Calycopis cecrops
9 observations
Hackberry Dagger
Acronicta rubricoma
9 observations · iNaturalist
Asian Lady Beetle
Harmonia axyridis
8 observations
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