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Bugs Guide
Bugs Guide for Indiana
Woodlands, lakes, dunes, and birdlife corridors
Bug highlights, common sightings, and the best places to look for bugs in Indiana. Use the highlight list to start quickly, then work through the full guide for a broader local view.
Sightings
293
Species
123
Active Months
12
Category Overview
Bugs across Indiana
This guide focuses on butterflies, bees, beetles, and other small species within Indiana's wider region guide, making local walks, gardens, and close-up exploring feel richer.
Latest Sightings
Recent insect sightings in Indiana
A recent look at insect sightings across Indiana.
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J. Edward Roush Lakei
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Jun 6, 2026
J. Edward Roush Lakei
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Sightings Map
See where insect sightings cluster
Start wide, then zoom in to see where insect sightings cluster across Indiana.
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Top Highlights
Top 5 bugs to look for in Indiana
These bugs are snapped the most across this region.
Asian Lady Beetle
39 snaps
Red Admiral
14 snaps
Tan Jumping Spider
13 snaps
Monarch Butterfly
10 snaps
North American Wheel Bug
8 snaps
Places to Start
Best places for bugs in Indiana
These place guides connect well with the bugs covered in this region.
Park30 sightings12 species
Indiana, US
Johnny Appleseed Park
You might spot Asian Lady Beetle, Eastern Fox Squirrel, and Canada Goose.
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Park85 sightings13 species
Indiana, US
Town Run Trail Park
You might spot Six-Spotted Tiger Beetle, Garlic Mustard, and Vulture.
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Park30 sightings12 species
Indiana, US
Laurel and Prospect District
You might spot Eastern Fox Squirrel, Duck, and Canada Goose.
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Park30 sightings12 species
Indiana, US
Massachusetts Avenue
You might spot Eastern Fox Squirrel, Duck, and Canada Goose.
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Park30 sightings12 species
Indiana, US
Fletcher Place
You might spot Eastern Fox Squirrel, Duck, and Canada Goose.
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Park30 sightings12 species
Indiana, US
J. Edward Roush Lake
You might spot Asian Lady Beetle and North American Wheel Bug.
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Full Guide
Full Indiana bugs list
The complete ranked list for this guide, ordered by sightings count.
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Asian Lady Beetle
Red Admiral
Tan Jumping Spider
Monarch Butterfly
North American Wheel Bug
Eastern Eyed Click Beetle
Bold Jumping Spider
Brown-belted Bumble Bee
Common Whitetail
Eastern Forktail
Zebra Jumping Spider
Bee
Cabbage White
Common Pill Woodlouse
Eastern Pondhawk
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
Odorous House Ant
Six-spotted Tiger Beetle
American Nursery Web Spider
Eastern Boxelder Bug
Golden-backed Snipe Fly
Green Cloverworm Moth
Hackberry Emperor
Question Mark
Swamp Milkweed Leaf Beetle
Virginian Tiger Moth
American Dog Tick
Black Swallowtail
Blue Dasher
Brown Marmorated Stink Bug
Cecropia Moth
Eastern Giant Swallowtail
Eight-spotted Forester Moth
Elegant Grass-veneer
European Hornet
Great Spangled Fritillary
Large Milkweed Bug
Large Yellow Underwing
Lunate Zale Moth
Margined Calligrapher
May Beetles
Mourning Cloak
Orchard Orbweaver
Pale Green Assassin Bug
Pearl Crescent
Polyphemus Moth
Red-banded Leafhopper
Red-banded Leafroller Moth
Salt Marsh Moth
Seven-spotted Lady Beetle
Spring Fishfly
Two-spotted Bumble Bee
Viceroy
Acanthocephala terminalis
Admiral Butterfly
Ailanthus Webworm Moth
American Dagger
American Lady
American Winter Ant
Bald-faced Hornet
Banded Pennant
Bicolored Striped Sweat Bee
Black Cherry Leaf Gall Mite
Blue Corporal
Canadian Petrophila
Carolina Mantis
Catalpa Sphinx
Common Buckeye
Common Eastern Bumble Bee
Common Green Darner
Common Green June Beetle
Dark Fishing Spider
Differential Grasshopper
Dragonhunter
Eastern Black Carpenter Ant
Eastern Calligrapher
Eastern Carpenter Bee
Eastern Comma
Eastern Hercules Beetle
Eastern Tailed-Blue
Ebony Jewelwing
End Band Net-winged Beetle
Fall Webworm Moth
Firefly
Formica fusca
Four-lined Plant Bug
Fragile Forktail
Giant Leopard Moth
Goldenrod Soldier Beetle
Green Bottle Fly
Hickory Tussock Moth
Isabella Tiger Moth
Juniper Geometer Moth
Large Lace-Border Moth
Large Maple Spanworm Moth
Luna Moth
Margined Leatherwing Beetle
Meadow Fritillary
Megalodacne heros
Narrow-headed Marsh Fly
Orange Sulphur
Oriental Cockroach
Painted Lady
Painted Lichen Moth
Pale Beauty
Pipevine Swallowtail
Promethea Silkmoth
Pure Green Sweat bee
Red Milkweed Beetle
Reddish-brown Stag Beetle
Slaty Skimmer
Smeared Dagger
Spicebush Swallowtail
Spotted Lanternfly
Stable Fly
Summer Azure
Summer Fishfly
Tulip-tree Beauty
Varied Carpet Beetle
Variegated Fritillary
Widow Skimmer
Yellow-legged Mud-dauber Wasp
Zabulon Skipper
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