Jun 14, 2026
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Bugs Guide
Bugs Guide for Maine
Rocky coasts, forests, lakes, and seabirds
Bug highlights, common sightings, and the best places to look for bugs in Maine. Use the highlight list to start quickly, then work through the full guide for a broader local view.
Sightings
157
Species
84
Active Months
12
Category Overview
Bugs across Maine
This guide focuses on butterflies, bees, beetles, and other small species within Maine's wider region guide, making local walks, gardens, and close-up exploring feel richer.
Latest Sightings
Recent insect sightings in Maine
A recent look at insect sightings across Maine.
Jun 6, 2026
Sheepscot Historic Districti
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Jun 4, 2026
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May 30, 2026
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May 30, 2026
Rockport Historic Districti
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May 30, 2026
Rockport Historic Districti
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Sightings Map
See where insect sightings cluster
Start wide, then zoom in to see where insect sightings cluster across Maine.
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Top Highlights
Top 5 bugs to look for in Maine
These bugs are snapped the most across this region.
Six-spotted Tiger Beetle
7 snaps
Horseshoe Crab
6 snaps
Banded Tussock Moth
5 snaps
Bold Jumping Spider
5 snaps
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Acanthocephala terminalis
4 snaps
Places to Start
Best places for bugs in Maine
These place guides connect well with the bugs covered in this region.
Park50 sightings50 species
Maine, US
Harraseeket Historic District
You might spot Ghost Pipe, Pink Lady's Slipper, and Bluebead Lily.
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Park49 sightings50 species
Maine, US
Pennellville Historic District
You might spot Pink Lady's Slipper, Wood Lily, and Great Blue Heron.
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Park30 sightings12 species
Maine, US
Alfred Historic District
You might spot New England Blazing Star and Eastern Musk Turtle.
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Park43 sightings50 species
Maine, US
Kennebunkport Historic District
You might spot Rugosa Rose and European Green Crab.
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Park23 sightings12 species
Maine, US
Sheepscot Historic District
You might spot Black-Shouldered Drone Fly and Dimorphic Sickleleg.
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Park43 sightings50 species
Maine, US
Salmon Falls (West) Historic District
You might spot Purple Pitcher Plant and American Toad.
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Full Guide
Full Maine bugs list
The complete ranked list for this guide, ordered by sightings count.
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Six-spotted Tiger Beetle
Horseshoe Crab
Banded Tussock Moth
Bold Jumping Spider
Acanthocephala terminalis
Asian Lady Beetle
Canadian Tiger Swallowtail
European Green Crab
Hickory Tussock Moth
Pale Green Assassin Bug
American Nursery Web Spider
Bee
Common Drone Fly
Common Eastern Bumble Bee
Common Periwinkle
Common Whitetail
Eastern Tent Caterpillar Moth
Juvenal's Duskywing
Narcissus Bulb Fly
Small Milkweed Bug
Winter Firefly
Brown-tail Moth
Fall Webworm Moth
Forest Tent Caterpillar Moth
Four-spotted Chaser
Golden Ground Beetle
Goldenrod Crab Spider
Isabella Tiger Moth
Monarch Butterfly
Mourning Cloak
Spongy Moth
Summer Fishfly
Swamp Milkweed Leaf Beetle
Virginia Ctenucha Moth
White-marked Tussock Moth
American Copper
American Dog Tick
Autumn Meadowhawk
Bicolored Striped Sweat Bee
Blackjacket
Cabbage White
Cecropia Moth
Chinese Mantis
Clouded Sulphur
Common Aerial Yellowjacket
Common Atlantic Slippersnail
Common Ringlet
Crackling Forest Grasshopper
Dark Fishing Spider
Dimorphic Sickleleg
Dot-tailed Whiteface
Eastern Black Carpenter Ant
Eastern Carpenter Bee
Eastern Comma
End Band Net-winged Beetle
Goldenrod Soldier Beetle
Gray Hairstreak
Great Golden Digger Wasp
Great Spangled Fritillary
Green Stink Bug
Hairy-Eyed Bee-Mimic Fly
Hemlock Looper Moth
Hemlock Woolly Adelgid
Hoary Elfin
Japanese Beetle
Long-nosed Swamp Fly
Luna Moth
Narrow-winged Tree Cricket
Northern Amber Bumble Bee
Pale Beauty
Polyphemus Moth
Seaside Dragonlet
Seven-spotted Lady Beetle
Silvery Blue
Spotted Cucumber Beetle
Spring Fishfly
Tan Jumping Spider
Transverse-banded Flower Fly
Twice-Stabbed Stink Bug
Two-striped Grasshopper
Western Conifer Seed Bug
White-lined Sphinx
Widow Skimmer
Woodlouse Spider
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