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Smokies Most Wanted

We need iNaturalist observations of these species in Great Smoky Mountains National Park! Every observation you add gives us another datapoint about where and when these species occur in the Smokies. We use them to map and learn about these species, helping park officials make informed ...more ↓

Riley's Clearwing Moth ¹
Synanthedon rileyana

Abbott's Sphinx ²
Sphecodina abbottii

Laurel Sphinx Moth ³
Sphinx kalmiae

Hickory Horned Devil / Regal Moth ⁴
Citheronia regalis

Eastern Giant Swallowtail ⁵
Papilio cresphontes

Red-spotted Purple ⁶
Limenitis arthemis astyanax

Mourning Cloak ⁷
Nymphalis antiopa

Harvester ⁸
Feniseca tarquinius

The Neighbor ⁹
Haploa contigua

Spear-marked Black ¹⁰
Rheumaptera hastata

White-spotted Sable ¹¹
Anania funebris

Orange-patched Smoky Moth ¹²
Pyromorpha dimidiata

Nason's Slug Moth ¹³
Natada nasoni

Spun Glass Slug Moth ²
Isochaetes beutenmuelleri

Saddleback Caterpillar Moth ¹⁴
Acharia stimulea

Skiff Moth ¹⁵
Prolimacodes badia

Spotted Thyris Moth ⁸
Thyris maculata

European Hornet ¹⁶
Vespa crabro

Eastern Ironclad Beetle ¹⁷
Phellopsis obcordata

Red-banded Fungus Beetle ¹⁴
Megalodacne fasciata

Pleasing Fungus Beetle ¹⁷
Megalodacne heros

Riffle Beetle ¹⁸
Optioservus trivittatus

Emerald Ash Borer ¹⁹
Agrilus planipennis

Redlegged Grasshopper ²⁰
Melanoplus femurrubrum

Green Stink Bug ²¹
Chinavia hilaris

Great Blue Skimmer ¹⁰
Libellula vibrans

Brown Spiketail ²²
Cordulegaster bilineata

Ashy Clubtail ²³
Phanogomphus lividus

Sable Clubtail ²⁴
Stenogomphurus rogersi

Black-shouldered Spinyleg ²⁵
Dromogomphus spinosus

Zebra Clubtail ²³
Stylurus scudderi

Common Green Darner ²⁶
Anax junius

Superb Jewelwing ²⁷
Calopteryx amata

Appalachian Jewelwing ²³
Calopteryx angustipennis

Variable Dancer ²⁸
Argia fumipennis

Powdered Dancer ⁸
Argia moesta

Phortica variegata ²⁹

Fishfly ³⁰
Nigronia fasciata

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Smokies Most Wanted

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Riley's Clearwing Moth 1 Synanthedon rileyana

Abbott's Sphinx 2 Sphecodina abbottii

Laurel Sphinx Moth 3 Sphinx kalmiae

Hickory Horned Devil / Regal Moth 4 Citheronia regalis

Eastern Giant Swallowtail 5 Papilio cresphontes

Red-spotted Purple 6 Limenitis arthemis astyanax

Mourning Cloak 7 Nymphalis antiopa

Harvester 8 Feniseca tarquinius

The Neighbor 9 Haploa contigua

Spear-marked Black 10 Rheumaptera hastata

White-spotted Sable 11 Anania funebris

Orange-patched Smoky Moth 12 Pyromorpha dimidiata

Nason's Slug Moth 13 Natada nasoni

Spun Glass Slug Moth 2 Isochaetes beutenmuelleri

Saddleback Caterpillar Moth 14 Acharia stimulea

Skiff Moth 15 Prolimacodes badia

Spotted Thyris Moth 8 Thyris maculata

European Hornet 16 Vespa crabro

Eastern Ironclad Beetle 17 Phellopsis obcordata

Red-banded Fungus Beetle 14 Megalodacne fasciata

Pleasing Fungus Beetle 17 Megalodacne heros

Riffle Beetle 18 Optioservus trivittatus

Emerald Ash Borer 19 Agrilus planipennis

Redlegged Grasshopper 20 Melanoplus femurrubrum

Green Stink Bug 21 Chinavia hilaris

Great Blue Skimmer 10 Libellula vibrans

Brown Spiketail 22 Cordulegaster bilineata

Ashy Clubtail 23 Phanogomphus lividus

Sable Clubtail 24 Stenogomphurus rogersi

Black-shouldered Spinyleg 25 Dromogomphus spinosus

Zebra Clubtail 23 Stylurus scudderi

Common Green Darner 26 Anax junius

Superb Jewelwing 27 Calopteryx amata

Appalachian Jewelwing 23 Calopteryx angustipennis

Variable Dancer 28 Argia fumipennis

Powdered Dancer 8 Argia moesta

Phortica variegata 29

Fishfly 30 Nigronia fasciata