Jun 7, 2026
Sugar Loaf Mountaini
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Bugs Guide
Bugs Guide for Maryland
Bays, marshes, forests, and tidal wildlife
Bug highlights, common sightings, and the best places to look for bugs in Maryland. Use the highlight list to start quickly, then work through the full guide for a broader local view.
Sightings
432
Species
125
Active Months
12
Category Overview
Bugs across Maryland
This guide focuses on butterflies, bees, beetles, and other small species within Maryland's wider region guide, making local walks, gardens, and close-up exploring feel richer.
Latest Sightings
Recent insect sightings in Maryland
A recent look at insect sightings across Maryland.
May 31, 2026
Colonial Annapolis Historic Districti
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May 20, 2026
St. Mary's Cityi
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May 20, 2026
Sugar Loaf Mountaini
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May 19, 2026
Sugar Loaf Mountaini
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Mar 27, 2026
Glen Echo Parki
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Sightings Map
See where insect sightings cluster
Start wide, then zoom in to see where insect sightings cluster across Maryland.
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Top Highlights
Top 5 bugs to look for in Maryland
These bugs are snapped the most across this region.
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
28 snaps
Asian Lady Beetle
21 snaps
Monarch Butterfly
16 snaps
Horseshoe Crab
15 snaps
Zebra Swallowtail
14 snaps
Places to Start
Best places for bugs in Maryland
These place guides connect well with the bugs covered in this region.
Park166 sightings19 species
Maryland, US
Rock Creek Regional Park
You might spot Great Blue Heron, Eastern Bluebird, and White-Tailed Deer.
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Park48 sightings5 species
Maryland, US
Assateague State Park
You might spot Domestic Horse, Sanderling, and Atlantic Ghost Crab.
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Park30 sightings12 species
Maryland, US
Battle Creek Cypress Swamp Sanctuary
You might spot Crane-Fly Orchid, Fragile Forktail, and Ebony Jewelwing.
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Park30 sightings12 species
Maryland, US
Cedarville State Forest
You might spot Northern Cricket Frog, Common Whitetail, and Fan Clubmoss.
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Park30 sightings12 species
Maryland, US
Ellicott City Historic District
You might spot Eastern Tiger Swallowtail and White-Tailed Deer.
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Park30 sightings12 species
Maryland, US
Ellicott's Mills Historic District
You might spot Eastern Tiger Swallowtail and White-Tailed Deer.
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Full Guide
Full Maryland bugs list
The complete ranked list for this guide, ordered by sightings count.
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Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
Asian Lady Beetle
Monarch Butterfly
Horseshoe Crab
Zebra Swallowtail
Spotted Lanternfly
Luna Moth
Common Buckeye
Ebony Jewelwing
Bold Jumping Spider
Common Whitetail
Six-spotted Tiger Beetle
Eastern Tent Caterpillar Moth
Great Blue Skimmer
Isabella Tiger Moth
Margined Leatherwing Beetle
Golden-backed Snipe Fly
Orchard Orbweaver
Tan Jumping Spider
Fragile Forktail
Silver-spotted Skipper
American Lady
Blue Dasher
Common Pill Woodlouse
Dark Fishing Spider
Eastern Eyed Click Beetle
Ferruginous Carpenter Ant
Large Lace-Border Moth
Little Wood Satyr
Mourning Cloak
Spicebush Swallowtail
Bee
Blue Crab
Eastern Pondhawk
Eastern Tailed-Blue
European Hornet
Rathke'S Woodlouse
Spring Fishfly
Admiral Butterfly
Cabbage White
Common Picture-winged Fly
Eastern Comma
Horned Passalid
Periodical Cicadas
Question Mark
Red-banded Leafhopper
American Nursery Web Spider
Appalachian Brown
Black Swallowtail
Blue Corporal
Brown Marmorated Stink Bug
Carolina Mantis
Delicate Cycnia Moth
Eastern Carpenter Bee
Eastern Yellowjacket
Great Spangled Fritillary
Huron Skipper
Io Moth
Magnolia Green Jumping Spider
Margined Calligrapher
North American Wheel Bug
Oriental Beetle
Polyphemus Moth
Seven-spotted Lady Beetle
Tulip-tree Beauty
Versute Sharpshooter
Yellow Garden Spider
Yellow-fringed Dolichomia Moth
Acanthocephala terminalis
Ailanthus Webworm Moth
American Dagger
Bearded Carpenter ant
Black Widow
Black-And-Gold Flat Millipede
Blue-fronted Dancer
Calico Pennant
Chinese Mantis
Common Eastern Bumble Bee
Crab Spider
Differential Grasshopper
Double-striped Bluet
Eastern Boxelder Bug
Eastern Calligrapher
Eastern Cicada-killer Wasp
Eastern Forktail
Eastern Regal Oak Mirid
Eastern Sycamore Lace Bug
Forest Tent Caterpillar Moth
Four-lined Plant Bug
Funnel-web Spider
Garden Snail
Giant Leopard Moth
Greater Bee Fly
Green Bottle Fly
Green Cloverworm Moth
Grey Cross Spider
Jewel Beetle
Juniper Geometer Moth
Juvenal's Duskywing
Keeled Treehopper
Ladybug
Lone Star Tick
Meadow Fritillary
Narcissus Bulb Fly
Needham's Skimmer
Northern Paper Wasp
Oak Treehopper
Pale Green Assassin Bug
Pearl Crescent
Promethea Silkmoth
Red Admiral
Red Milkweed Beetle
Robinson's Pelochrista Moth
Slaty Skimmer
Spotted Longhorn Beetle
Summer Azure
Twelve-spotted Skimmer
Two-Marked Treehopper Complex
Two-spotted Bumble Bee
Varied Carpet Beetle
White-marked Tussock Moth
Widow Skimmer
Willow Leaf Beetle
Wool Sower Gall Wasp
Yellow Poplar Weevil
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