Bugs in Arizona

1099 bugs with full pages have records in Arizona. House pests come first, then the bugs people report most.

House and yard pests in Arizona

Western Honey BeeWestern Honey BeeApis melliferaCan stingConvergent Lady BeetleConvergent Lady BeetleHippodamia convergensCan biteRed Harvester AntRed Harvester AntPogonomyrmex barbatusVenomousWestern Black WidowWestern Black WidowLatrodectus hesperusVenomousArizona Bark ScorpionArizona Bark ScorpionCentruroides sculpturatusVenomousCommon Desert CentipedeCommon Desert CentipedeScolopendra polymorphaCan biteLeafhopper Assassin BugLeafhopper Assassin BugZelus renardiiCan biteSeven-spotted Lady BeetleSeven-spotted Lady BeetleCoccinella septempunctataCommon Pill WoodlouseCommon Pill WoodlouseArmadillidium vulgareHarmlessTropical House CricketTropical House CricketGryllodes sigillatusNuisance, not dangerousGiant Desert CentipedeGiant Desert CentipedeScolopendra herosCan biteAmerican CockroachAmerican CockroachPeriplaneta americanaCan spread germs or diseaseOdorous House AntOdorous House AntTapinoma sessileCan damage your homeDark Rover AntDark Rover AntBrachymyrmex patagonicusNuisance, not dangerousYellow-legged Mud-dauber WaspYellow-legged Mud-dauber WaspSceliphron caementariumCan stingWestern YellowjacketWestern YellowjacketVespula pensylvanicaCan stingCarolina Wolf SpiderCarolina Wolf SpiderHogna carolinensisCan biteDesert Subterranean TermiteDesert Subterranean TermiteHeterotermes aureusCan damage your homeSpotted Cucumber BeetleSpotted Cucumber BeetleDiabrotica undecimpunctataDamages trees, gardens or cropsThripsThripsThysanopteraCan biteWestern Black Carpenter AntWestern Black Carpenter AntCamponotus modocCan damage your homeSouthern Flannel MothSouthern Flannel MothMegalopyge opercularisVenomousLonghorn Crazy AntLonghorn Crazy AntParatrechina longicornisNuisance, not dangerousIndian-Meal MothIndian-Meal MothPlodia interpunctellaCan damage your home

Other bugs seen in Arizona

Senecio Gall FlySenecio Gall FlySphenella fascigeraDamages trees, gardens or cropsPriest CicadaPriest CicadaSinfonia opaliferaDead-nettle Leaf BeetleDead-nettle Leaf BeetleFasta fastuosaDotted Paropsine Leaf BeetleDotted Paropsine Leaf BeetleParopsis atomariaDamages trees, gardens or cropsAustralian CockroachAustralian CockroachValidiblatta australasiaeCommon Mime SwallowtailCommon Mime SwallowtailPapilio clytiaButterfliesButterfliesIpana junctilineaEurasian White AdmiralEurasian White AdmiralLimenitis camillaTripartite Sweat BeeTripartite Sweat BeeHalictus tripartitusFine striped sweat beeFine striped sweat beeAgapostemon subtiliorQueenQueenDanaus gilippusMarine BlueMarine BlueLeptotes marinaWhite-lined SphinxWhite-lined SphinxHyles lineataDamages trees, gardens or cropsPipevine SwallowtailPipevine SwallowtailBattus philenorAmerican SnoutAmerican SnoutLibytheana carinentaDamages trees, gardens or cropsPallid-winged GrasshopperPallid-winged GrasshopperTrimerotropis pallidipennisAngeles Striped Sweat BeeAngeles Striped Sweat BeeAgapostemon angelicusCan stingPainted LadyPainted LadyVanessa carduiFlame SkimmerFlame SkimmerLibellula saturataEmpress LeiliaEmpress LeiliaAsterocampa leiliaSleepy OrangeSleepy OrangeEurema nicippeBlue DasherBlue DasherPachydiplax longipennisDesert Blonde TarantulaDesert Blonde TarantulaAphonopelma chalcodesDainty SulphurDainty SulphurNathalis ioleSonoran Tiger MantisSonoran Tiger MantisStagmomantis clauseniPacific Velvet AntPacific Velvet AntDasymutilla aureolaDasymutilla bioculataDasymutilla bioculataDasymutilla bioculataSonoran Bumble BeeSonoran Bumble BeeBombus sonorusGray HairstreakGray HairstreakStrymon melinusVariegated MeadowhawkVariegated MeadowhawkSympetrum corruptumStripe-tailed ScorpionStripe-tailed ScorpionParavaejovis spinigerusGray Bird GrasshopperGray Bird GrasshopperSchistocerca nitensDamages trees, gardens or cropsWestern Carpenter BeeWestern Carpenter BeeXylocopa californicaCan damage your homeCeraunus BlueCeraunus BlueHemiargus ceraunusTexan CrescentTexan CrescentAnthanassa texanaMonarchMonarchDanaus plexippus

Ranked by the number of Arizona records on GBIF (museum collections and citizen science such as iNaturalist).

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Bugs with records in Arizona. Tap any bug for its full page.

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