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Bugs Guide
Bugs Guide for Arizona
Desert wildlife, canyons, mountains, and cactus
Bug highlights, common sightings, and the best places to look for bugs in Arizona. Use the highlight list to start quickly, then work through the full guide for a broader local view.
Sightings
153
Species
58
Active Months
12
Category Overview
Bugs across Arizona
This guide focuses on butterflies, bees, beetles, and other small species within Arizona's wider region guide, making local walks, gardens, and close-up exploring feel richer.
Latest Sightings
Recent insect sightings in Arizona
A recent look at insect sightings across Arizona.
May 8, 2026
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Sightings Map
See where insect sightings cluster
Start wide, then zoom in to see where insect sightings cluster across Arizona.
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Top Highlights
Top 5 bugs to look for in Arizona
These bugs are snapped the most across this region.
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Places to Start
Best places for bugs in Arizona
These place guides connect well with the bugs covered in this region.
Park30 sightings12 species
Arizona, US
Tohono Chul
You might spot Desert Spiny Lizard, Queen, and Zebra-Tailed Lizard.
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Park57 sightings6 species
Arizona, US
Yuma Territorial Prison State Historic Park
You might spot Desert Cottontail, Yellow-Rumped Warbler, and Black Phoebe.
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Park30 sightings12 species
Arizona, US
Phoenix Union High School
You might spot Stinknet, Great-Tailed Grackle, and Rock Pigeon.
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Park30 sightings12 species
Arizona, US
The Arboretum at Flagstaff
You might spot Southwestern Ponderosa Pine and Plateau Fence Lizard.
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Park26 sightings12 species
Arizona, US
Kentucky Camp
You might spot Rainbow Hedgehog Cactus and Red-Tailed Hawk.
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Park20 sightings12 species
Arizona, US
Childs-Irving Hydroelectric Facilities
You might spot Christmas Cholla, Roundtail Chub, and Crimson Monkeyflower.
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Full Guide
Full Arizona bugs list
The complete ranked list for this guide, ordered by sightings count.
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Bee
Marine Blue
Queen
Western Black Widow
Blue Dasher
Gray Buckeye
Gray Hairstreak
Ladybug
Monarch Butterfly
White-lined Sphinx
American Lady
Dainty Sulphur
Large Milkweed Bug
Mourning Cloak
Painted Lady
Pipevine Swallowtail
Variegated Fritillary
Western Pygmy-Blue
Arizona Bark Scorpion
Black Swallowtail
Checkered White
Echo Azure
Gray Bird Grasshopper
Gulf Fritillary
North American Common Water Strider
Pallid-winged Grasshopper
Rough Harvester Ant
West Coast Lady
Western Tiger Swallowtail
Widow Skimmer
American Cockroach
Aphonopelma chalcodes
Bordered Patch
Carolina Sphinx
Common Green Darner
Common Pill Woodlouse
Empress Leilia
Fatal Metalmark
Flame Skimmer
Giant Leopard Moth
Indian-Meal Moth
Liometopum luctuosum
Marbled Cellar Spider
Megetra vittata
Mylitta Crescent
Obscure Darkling Beetle
Orange Sulphur
Plains Lubber Grasshopper
Polyphemus Moth
Purslane Moth
Red Admiral
Red Saddlebags
Thermonectus marmoratus
Variable Dancer
Western Carpenter Bee
Western Sculptured Pine Borer
White Checkered-Skipper
Yellow-legged Mud-dauber Wasp
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