Bugs of Cheyenne Mountain State Park
Cheyenne Mountain State Park is geographically situated just south of Colorado Springs. It lies beneath the eastern flank of Cheyenne Mountain, and borders the plains of Colorado. The park occupies an important transitional zone between Great Plains grassland communities and montane coniferous ...more ↓
Boxwood Leaftier Moth
Galasa nigrinodis, the boxwood leaftier moth or boxwood webworm, is moth of the family Pyralidae. It is found in eastern North America.
Spring Petrophila
Petrophila avernalis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Grote in 1878. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, South Dakota and Wyoming.
Fractured Western Snout
Diastictis fracturalis, the fractured western snout moth, is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Zeller in 1872. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from California to South Dakota, Colorado and Louisiana. It is also found in Mexico (Sonora, Guerrero, Jalisco).
Lucerne Moth
Nomophila nearctica, the lucerne moth, clover nomophila, false webworm, celery stalkworm or American celery webworm, is a moth of the Crambidae family. It is known from southern Canada and all of the United States, south to Mexico and the Neotropics.
Interrupted Lineodes Moth
Lineodes interrupta is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Zeller in 1873. It is found in Mexico and the United States, where it has been recorded from Florida, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas.
Alfalfa Webworm Moth
Loxostege cereralis, the alfalfa webworm, is a species of moth of the Crambidae family. It is found from Quebec to British Columbia, south to Mexico in the west.
Beet Webworm Moth
Loxostege sticticalis is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It was described by Linnaeus in 1761. It is found in the Palearctic ecozone and Nearctic ecozone.
Raspberry Pyrausta Moth
Pyrausta signatalis, the raspberry pyrausta moth, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1866. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from British Columbia to Ontario, south to North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas and Arizona. The habitat consists of aspen parkland and grasslands.
Dimorphic Sitochroa Moth
Sitochroa chortalis, the dimorphic sitochroa moth, is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Grote in 1873. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Nova Scotia to southern British Columbia, south to New Jersey, Arizona and northern California. The habitat consists of grassland and prairie areas.
Western Grapeleaf Skeletonizer Moth
Harrisina metallica, the western grapeleaf skeletonizer, is a species of moth of the Zygaenidae family. It is found in the Southwestern United States, from California to Texas, north to Colorado and Utah and in northern Mexico.
Early Button Slug Moth
The warm-chevroned moth (Tortricidia testacea) is a moth of the Limacodidae family. It is found from Nova Scotia west and south to Manitoba, Missouri and Mississippi. There is also a record from South Carolina.
Diamondback Moth
The diamondback moth (Plutella xylostella), sometimes called the cabbage moth, is a moth species belonging to the Plutellidae family and Plutella genus. The small, grayish-brown moth sometimes has a cream-colored band that forms a diamond along its back. It's believed that the species may have originated in Europe, South Africa, or the Mediterranean region, but it ...more ↓
Four-spotted Yellowneck Moth
Oegoconia novimundi is a moth of the family Symmocidae. It is found in Spain, France, Germany, Austria, Slovakia, Croatia, former Serbia and Montenegro, Italy, Bulgaria, Hungary, the Republic of Macedonia, Greece and on Corsica and the Azores.
Mourning Ethmia
Ethmia semilugens is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It is found in the United States and Mexico in the arid parts of Colorado through central Texas, New Mexico, northern Chihuahua, Arizona and southern California.
Mountain-mahogany Moth
Ethmia discostrigella (mountain-mahogany moth) is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It is found from the western United States, south into Mexico.
Rifseria fuscotaeniaella
Rifseria is a genus of moth in the family Gelechiidae. It contains only one species, Rifseria fuscotaeniaella, which is found in North America from Manitoba and British Columbia to eastern Colorado, Utah, Nevada, Arizona and coastal California.
Aristotelia hexacopa
Aristotelia hexacopa is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1929. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Arizona, California and New Mexico.
Sweet Clover Root Borer Moth
Walshia miscecolorella, the sweetclover root borer moth, is a moth in the Cosmopterigidae family. It was described by Chambers in 1875. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from southern Canada south to Florida and Texas.
Large Tolype Moth
Tolype velleda, the large tolype moth or velleda lappet moth, is a species of moth of the Lasiocampidae family. It is found from Nova Scotia to central Florida, west to Texas and north to Ontario.
American Lappet Moth
Phyllodesma americana, the American lappet moth, is a moth of the family Lasiocampidae. It is found from Nova Scotia to Georgia, west through Texas to California, north to British Columbia and Yukon.
Western Tent Caterpillar
Malacosoma californicum, the western tent caterpillar, is a moth of the family Lasiocampidae. It is a tent caterpillar. It is found in the western part of the Nearctic ecozone.
Forest Tent Caterpillar Moth
The forest tent caterpillar moth (Malacosoma disstria) is a North American moth found throughout the United States and Canada, especially in the eastern regions.
Colorado Short-horn Walkingstick
Parabacillus coloradus, the Colorado short-horn walkingstick, is a species of walkingstick in the family Heteronemiidae. It is found in North America.
Pepsis grossa
Pepsis grossa, formerly and perhaps better known as Pepsis formosa, is a very large species of pepsid spider wasp from the southern part of North America, south to northern South America. It preys on tarantula spiders, giving rise to the name tarantula hawk for the wasps in the genus Pepsis and the related Hemipepsis. Only the females hunt so only they are ...more ↓
Blue-winged Wasp
Scolia dubia, also known as the blue-winged wasp, is a 2.0–2.5-centimeter (0.8–1.0 in) long wasp that ranges from New England to Florida and west to the Rocky Mountains in North America. The head, thorax, and first two abdominal segments are black, while the remainder of the abdomen is red with two bright yellow spots on the third abdominal segment. The distal section of ...more ↓
Great Black Wasp
Sphex pensylvanicus is a species of digger wasp, commonly known as the great black wasp. It lives across most of North America and grows to a size of 20–35 mm (0.8–1.4 in). The larvae feed on living insects that the females paralyze and carry to the underground nest.
Black and Yellow Mud Dauber
Black and yellow mud dauber is a common name for the sphecid wasp species Sceliphron caementarium. They are solitary insects that build nests out of mud, in sheltered locations, frequently on man-made structure such as bridges, barns, open porches or under the eaves of houses. These nests are not aggressively defended, and stings are rare.
Asian Mud-dauber Wasp
Sceliphron curvatum is an insect of the Sceliphron genus, of the Sphecidae family of wasps. Like all wasps of this genus, it is a solitary species and builds nests out of mud. S. curvatum is native to some regions of Asia and invasive to Europe.
Blue Mud Dauber
The blue mud dauber is a metallic blue species of mud dauber wasp that preys primarily on black widow spiders. It does not build a nest, but uses nests abandoned by other mud dauber wasps. Like other mud daubers, it is rarely aggressive.
Steniolia elegans
Steniolia elegans is a species of sand wasp in the family Crabronidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
White-Shouldered Bumble Bee
Bombus appositus is a species of bumblebee known commonly as the white-shouldered bumblebee. It is native to western North America, including western Canada and the western United States.
Black and Gold Bumblebee
Bombus auricomus is a species of bumblebee known by the common name black and gold bumblebee. It is native to eastern North America, including Ontario and Saskatchewan in Canada and much of the eastern United States, as far west as the Great Plains.
Nevada Bumble Bee
The Nevada bumblebee (Bombus nevadensis) is a species of bumblebee. It is native to North America, where it occurs from Alaska to California in the west, and east to Wisconsin, and in Arizona, New Mexico, and Mexico.
Brown-belted Bumblebee
Bombus griseocollis is a species of bumblebee known commonly as the brown-belted bumblebee. It is native to much of the United States except for the Southwest, and to the southernmost regions of several of the provinces of Canada.
Black-notched Bumble Bee
Bombus bifarius, the two-form bumblebee, is a common species of eusocial bumblebee of the subgenus Pyrobombus. B. bifarius inhabits mountainous regions of western North America. Its common name refers to the two dominant color polymorphisms, the nominate and nearcticus polymorphisms, present in the species. B. bifarius has been identified as one of ...more ↓
Hunt's Bumble Bee
Bombus huntii is a species of bumblebee. It is native to western North America, where it occurs in western Canada and the United States as far east as Manitoba and Minnesota, and in Mexico as far south as the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt. It is known commonly as the Hunt bumblebee or Hunt's bumblebee.
Western Honey Bee
The western honey bee or European honey bee (Apis mellifera) is the most common of the 7–12 species of honey bee worldwide. The genus name Apis is Latin for "bee", and mellifera is the Latin for "honey-bearing", referring to the species' production of honey for the winter.
Ligated Furrow Bee
Halictus ligatus is a species of sweat bee from the family Halictidae, characterized by those bees that mine or burrow into the ground to create their nests. Moreover, As a member of the Halictidae, H. ligatus is commonly categorized a sweat bee due to its attraction to the salts of human perspiration. H. ligatus, like Lasioglossum zephyrum, is a ...more ↓
European Paper Wasp
The European paper wasp (Polistes dominula often misspelled as dominulus) is one of the more common and well-known species of social wasps in Europe. Polistes dominula is often referred to as the European Paper Wasp because of its native distribution and its nests, which are constructed from paper and saliva. Its diet is more versatile than that of most Polistes ...more ↓
Golden Paper Wasp
Polistes aurifer, the golden paper wasp, is a species of paper wasp in the family Vespidae.
Western Paper Wasp
Mischocyttarus flavitarsis is a social paper wasp found in western North America. Their nests can be found both in forests close to rivers or in close proximity to human life under the eaves of roofs. Despite the fact that M. flavitarsis nests are frequently in close contact with humans, M. flavitarsis typically will not sting, but rather ram into the threatening ...more ↓
Bald-faced Hornet
Dolichovespula maculata is a eusocial wasp of the cosmopolitan family Vespidae. Its colloquial names include the bald-faced hornet, bald hornet, white-faced hornet, white-tailed hornet, spruce wasp, blackjacket, and bull wasp. This species is a yellowjacket wasp, not a true hornet (genus Vespa). Colonies contain 400 to 700 ...more ↓
Prairie Yellowjacket
Vespula atropilosa, also known as the prairie yellowjacket, is a black and yellow social wasp that forms annual colonies. Vespula atropilosa was formerly a member of the Vespa family. Males have either xanthic (yellow) or melanic (black) abdominal coloring. The prairie yellowjacket can be found in the Western and Midwestern United States as well as parts of ...more ↓
Western Yellowjacket
The western yellowjacket (Vespula pensylvanica) is a Nearctic species of wasp in the genus Vespula. It is native to regions of North America, largely in areas with northern temperate climates. Its reproductive behavior is constrained by cold weather, which successfully reduces the number of western yellowjackets in cold months. However, in the absence of cold weather, ...more ↓
Hedgehog Gall Wasp
Acraspis erinacei, the hedgehog gall wasp, is a species of gall wasp in the family Cynipidae.
Green Claybank Tiger Beetle
Cicindela denverensis, the green claybank tiger beetle, is a species of flashy tiger beetle in the family Carabidae. It is found in North America.
Six-spotted Tiger Beetle
The six-spotted tiger beetle, also known as the six-spotted green tiger beetle (Cicindela sexguttata), is a common North American species of ground beetle in the Cicindelinae subfamily.
Murky Ground Beetle
Harpalus caliginosus is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily Harpalinae. It was described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1775.
Rhantus gutticollis
Rhantus gutticollis is a species of predaceous diving beetle in the family Dytiscidae. It is found in the Caribbean, Central America, and North America.
Sunflower Beetle
Zygogramma exclamationis, commonly known as the sunflower beetle, is a species of leaf beetle belonging to the family Zygogramma. It is regarded as a pest of sunflower crops in North America.
Zygogramma heterothecae
Zygogramma heterothecae is a species of beetle belonging to the family Zygogramma.
Common Asparagus Beetle
The common asparagus beetle (Crioceris asparagi) is an important pest of asparagus crops both in Europe and in North America. Asparagus is its only food plant. The beetle is about half a centimeter long, metallic blue-black in color with cream or yellow spots on its red-bordered elytra. The larvae are fat gray grubs with dark heads.
Fifteen-spotted Lady Beetle
Anatis labiculata, known generally as the fifteen-spotted lady beetle or fifteen-spotted ladybird beetle, is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
Ashy Gray Ladybeetle
Olla v-nigrum is a species in the family Coccinellidae ("lady beetles"), in the suborder Polyphaga ("water, rove, scarab, long-horned, leaf and snout beetles"). The species is known generally as the "ashy gray lady beetle". The distribution range of Olla v-nigrum includes Central America, North America, and Oceania.
Asian Lady Beetle
Harmonia axyridis, most commonly known as the harlequin, multicolored Asian, or simply Asian ladybeetle, is a large coccinellid beetle. This is one of the most variable species in the world, with an exceptionally wide range of color forms. It is native to eastern Asia, but has been artificially introduced to North America and Europe to control aphids and ...more ↓
Convergent Lady Beetle
Hippodamia convergens, commonly known as the convergent lady beetle, is one of the most common lady beetles in North America and is found throughout the continent. Aphids form their main diet and they are used for the biological control of these pests.
Parenthesis Lady Beetle
Hippodamia parenthesis, the parenthesis lady beetle, is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
Nine-spotted Lady Beetle
Coccinella novemnotata, the nine-spotted ladybug or nine-spotted lady beetle, is a species of ladybug native to North America.
Seven-spotted Ladybird
Coccinella septempunctata, the seven-spot ladybird (or, in North America, seven-spotted ladybug or "C-7"), is the most common ladybird in Europe. Its elytra are of a red colour, but punctuated with three black spots each, with one further spot being spread over the junction of the two, making a total of seven spots, from which the species derives both its ...more ↓
Red-backed Darkling Beetle
Eleodes suturalis, or the red-backed darkling beetle is a species of darkling beetle in the genus Eleodes. Their known range extends from South Dakota to Texas, and are not known to exist west of the Rocky Mountains. They can be easily identified by the distinctive red stripe which goes down the center of their decently flat elytra.
Strawberry Root Weevil
Otiorhynchus ovatus, also called the Strawberry Root Weevil, occurs across Canada and the northern United States and is one of the many species in the weevil family (Curculionidae). Its name comes from its affinity for strawberry plants, which form a large part of its diet. They are, however, known to feed on other plants as well. Occasionally the larvae cause serious damage to ...more ↓
Red Sunflower Seed Weevil
The red sunflower seed weevil Smicronyx fulvus is a weevil in the Curculionidae family.
Prionus fissicornis
Prionus fissicornis is a species of long-horned beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It is found in North America.
Prionus heriocus
Prionus heroicus is a species of long-horned beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It is found in North America.
Batyle suturalis
Batyle suturalis is a species of beetle in the Cerambycidae family. It was described by Thomas Say in 1824.
Tragidion coquus
Tragidion coquus is a species of beetle in the Cerambycidae family. It was described by Linnaeus in 1758.
Arhopalus asperatus
Arhopalus asperatus is a species of beetle in the Cerambycidae family. It was described by LeConte in 1859.
Spotted Pine Sawyer
The Spotted pine sawyer (Monochamus clamator) is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by LeConte in 1852.
Red-femured Milkweed Borer
Tetraopes femoratus is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by LeConte in 1847.
Yellow-necked firefly
Ellychnia flavicollis is a species of firefly in the beetle family Lampyridae. It is found in North America.
Chauliognathus deceptus
Chauliognathus deceptus is a species of soldier beetle in the family Cantharidae. It is found in North America.
