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Bugs Guide
Bugs Guide for Louisiana
Wetlands, bayous, coasts, birds, and alligators
Bug highlights, common sightings, and the best places to look for bugs in Louisiana. Use the highlight list to start quickly, then work through the full guide for a broader local view.
Sightings
93
Species
66
Active Months
12
Category Overview
Bugs across Louisiana
This guide focuses on butterflies, bees, beetles, and other small species within Louisiana's wider region guide, making local walks, gardens, and close-up exploring feel richer.
Latest Sightings
Recent insect sightings in Louisiana
A recent look at insect sightings across Louisiana.
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Sightings Map
See where insect sightings cluster
Start wide, then zoom in to see where insect sightings cluster across Louisiana.
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Top Highlights
Top 5 bugs to look for in Louisiana
These bugs are snapped the most across this region.
Monarch Butterfly
6 snaps
Eastern Pondhawk
4 snaps
Polyphemus Moth
4 snaps
Fall Webworm Moth
3 snaps
Asian Lady Beetle
2 snaps
Places to Start
Best places for bugs in Louisiana
These place guides connect well with the bugs covered in this region.
Park23 sightings12 species
Louisiana, US
Opelousas Historic District
You might spot Northern Mockingbird and Eastern Fox Squirrel.
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Park30 sightings12 species
Louisiana, US
Algiers Point
You might spot Brown Anole, White Beggarticks, and Gulf Coast Buck Moth.
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Zoo30 sightings12 species
Louisiana, US
Audubon Insectarium
You might spot Brown Anole, White Ibis, and Gulf Coast Buck Moth.
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Park30 sightings12 species
Louisiana, US
Lake Charles Historic District
You might spot White Clover and Eastern Lubber Grasshopper.
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Park30 sightings12 species
Louisiana, US
Pomme de Terre Wildlife Management Area
You might spot Blanchard's Cricket Frog and Indian Heliotrope.
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Park30 sightings12 species
Louisiana, US
Mid-City New Orleans
You might spot Brown Anole, White Ibis, and Gulf Coast Buck Moth.
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Full Guide
Full Louisiana bugs list
The complete ranked list for this guide, ordered by sightings count.
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Monarch Butterfly
Eastern Pondhawk
Polyphemus Moth
Fall Webworm Moth
Asian Lady Beetle
Common Green Darner
Common Lovebug
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
Giant Leopard Moth
Gulf Fritillary
Imperial Moth
Isabella Tiger Moth
Milkweed Assassin Bug
Needham's Skimmer
Rambur's Forktail
Seven-spotted Lady Beetle
Twin-Flagged Jumping Spider
Yellow-legged Mud-dauber Wasp
Ailanthus Webworm Moth
American Nursery Web Spider
Arnoldiola atra
Banded Tussock Moth
Bedbug
Bee
Black Swallowtail
Blue Dasher
Bold Jumping Spider
Common Buckeye
Dark Flower Scarab
Diaprepes Root Weevil
Eastern Hercules Beetle
Eastern Lubber Grasshopper
Eight-spotted Forester Moth
Fiery Skipper
Fir Tussock Moth
Forest Tent Caterpillar Moth
Giant Strong-Nosed Stink Bug
Giant Walkingstick
Giant leaf-footed bug
Gray Hairstreak
Gray Wall Jumping Spider
Guinea Paper Wasp
Gulf Coast Buck Moth
Halloween Pennant
Harlequin Bug
Horned Passalid
Io Moth
Lesser Anglewing
Long-tailed Skipper
Mabel Orchard Orbweaver
North American Wheel Bug
Northern Plushback
Obscure Bird Grasshopper
Question Mark
Salt Marsh Moth
Silver-spotted Skipper
Small Bird-dropping Moth
Southern Flannel Moth
Spicebush Swallowtail
Spotted Cucumber Beetle
Surinam Cockroach
Tailed Cellar Spider
Two-Lined Spittlebug
Whirlabout
Yellow Garden Spider
Zebra Swallowtail
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