Jun 20, 2026
Broadmoori
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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
110
Species
75
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.
Jun 19, 2026
Broadmoori
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Jun 19, 2026
Broadmoori
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Jun 7, 2026
Locust Grove State Historic Sitei
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Jun 7, 2026
Locust Grove State Historic Sitei
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(c) Brandon Johnson, some rights reserved (CC BY)
License: CC BY 4.0 ↗
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Jun 7, 2026
Locust Grove State Historic Sitei
Photo attribution
(c) Brandon Johnson, some rights reserved (CC BY)
License: CC BY 4.0 ↗
Image may be shown cropped inside the card frame.
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.
Eastern Pondhawk
6 snaps
Monarch Butterfly
6 snaps
Polyphemus Moth
4 snaps
Blue-tipped Dancer
3 snaps
Common Green Darner
3 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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Park47 sightings50 species
Louisiana, US
Broadmoor
You might spot Brown Anole, White Ibis, and Duck.
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Park40 sightings50 species
Louisiana, US
Locust Grove State Historic Site
You might spot Mississippi River Wakerobin and Lyreleaf Sage.
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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 Brush-Footed Butterflies, Ant, and Hercules Beetle.
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Park41 sightings50 species
Louisiana, US
Jackson Street Historic District
You might spot Trumpeter Swan, Lesser Scaup, and Canada Goose.
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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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Eastern Pondhawk
Monarch Butterfly
Polyphemus Moth
Blue-tipped Dancer
Common Green Darner
Fall Webworm Moth
Gulf Fritillary
Asian Lady Beetle
Bee
Common Lovebug
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
Giant Leopard Moth
Imperial Moth
Isabella Tiger Moth
Milkweed Assassin Bug
Needham's Skimmer
Rambur's Forktail
Seven-spotted Lady Beetle
Twin-Flagged Jumping Spider
Whirlabout
Yellow-legged Mud-dauber Wasp
Admiral Butterfly
Ailanthus Webworm Moth
American Cockroach
American Nursery Web Spider
Arnoldiola atra
Banded Tussock Moth
Bedbug
Black Swallowtail
Blue Dasher
Bold Jumping Spider
Carolina Satyr
Columbian Trig
Common Buckeye
Dark Flower Scarab
Diaprepes Root Weevil
Eastern Gemmed-Satyr
Eastern Hercules Beetle
Eastern Lubber Grasshopper
Eastern Tent Caterpillar Moth
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
Red-shouldered Bug
Salt Marsh Moth
Silver-spotted Skipper
Small Bird-dropping Moth
Southern Flannel Moth
Spicebush Swallowtail
Spotted Cucumber Beetle
Surinam Cockroach
Tailed Cellar Spider
Tigrosa Annexa
Two-Lined Spittlebug
Yellow Garden Spider
Zebra Swallowtail
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