Jun 7, 2026
Bugs Guide
Bugs Guide for Kansas
Prairies, wetlands, grasslands, and migration routes
Bug highlights, common sightings, and the best places to look for bugs in Kansas. Use the highlight list to start quickly, then work through the full guide for a broader local view.
Sightings
64
Species
48
Active Months
12
Category Overview
Bugs across Kansas
This guide focuses on butterflies, bees, beetles, and other small species within Kansas' wider region guide, making local walks, gardens, and close-up exploring feel richer.
Latest Sightings
Recent insect sightings in Kansas
A recent look at insect sightings across Kansas.
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Sightings Map
See where insect sightings cluster
Start wide, then zoom in to see where insect sightings cluster across Kansas.
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Top Highlights
Top 5 bugs to look for in Kansas
These bugs are snapped the most across this region.
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Two-striped Grasshopper
5 snaps
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Margined Leatherwing Beetle
4 snaps
Firefly
3 snaps
Painted Lady
3 snaps
Eastern Tailed-Blue
2 snaps
Places to Start
Best places for bugs in Kansas
These place guides connect well with the bugs covered in this region.
Zoo30 sightings12 species
Kansas, US
Rolling Hills Zoo
You might spot Pond Slider, Canada Goose, and Gopher Snake.
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Zoo30 sightings12 species
Kansas, US
Sedgwick County Zoo
You might spot Duck, Canada Goose, and Pond Slider.
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Park30 sightings12 species
Kansas, US
Haskell-Baker Wetlands
You might spot American Robin, Monarch, and Italian Wall Lizard.
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Zoo30 sightings12 species
Kansas, US
Topeka Zoo
You might spot Italian Wall Lizard, Amur Honeysuckle, and Monarch.
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Park28 sightings12 species
Kansas, US
Monument Rocks
You might spot Cliff Swallow and Desert Prince's Plume.
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Zoo30 sightings12 species
Kansas, US
David Traylor Zoo of Emporia
You might spot Common Buckeye, Carolina Mantis, and Eastern Fox Squirrel.
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Full Guide
Full Kansas bugs list
The complete ranked list for this guide, ordered by sightings count.
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Two-striped Grasshopper
Margined Leatherwing Beetle
Firefly
Painted Lady
Eastern Tailed-Blue
Ladybug
Luna Moth
Six-spotted Tiger Beetle
Tan Jumping Spider
Ailanthus Webworm Moth
American Dagger
American Lady
Asian Lady Beetle
Bald-faced Hornet
Bee
Brown Recluse Spider
Carolina Mantis
Checkered White
Clouded Sulphur
Common Buckeye
Common Green June Beetle
Common Tan Wave
Common Whitetail
Dark Fishing Spider
Dark Flower Scarab
Eastern Comma
Green Stink Bug
Margined Calligrapher
Metric Paper Wasp
Monarch Butterfly
North American Common Water Strider
North American Wheel Bug
Pearl Crescent
Peck's Skipper
Plains Lubber Grasshopper
Question Mark
Reakirt's Blue
Ring-legged Earwig
Silver-spotted Skipper
Small Milkweed Bug
Southern Masked Chafer
Texas Brown Tarantula
Variegated Fritillary
Virginian Tiger Moth
Western Black Widow
White-lined Sphinx
Wild Indigo Duskywing
Yellow-striped Armyworm Moth
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