Jun 19, 2026
Herring Run Parki
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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
532
Species
144
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.
Jun 18, 2026
Dead Run Stream Valley Parki
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Jun 10, 2026
Herring Run Parki
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Jun 7, 2026
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May 31, 2026
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May 20, 2026
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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
30 snaps
Asian Lady Beetle
25 snaps
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Spotted Lanternfly
23 snaps
Monarch Butterfly
20 snaps
Zebra Swallowtail
18 snaps
Places to Start
Best places for bugs in Maryland
These place guides connect well with the bugs covered in this region.
Park39 sightings50 species
Maryland, US
Battle Creek Cypress Swamp Sanctuary
You might spot Crane-Fly Orchid, Fragile Forktail, and Ebony Jewelwing.
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Park166 sightings50 species
Maryland, US
Rock Creek Regional Park
You might spot White-Tailed Deer and Eastern Gray Squirrel.
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Park47 sightings50 species
Maryland, US
Elk Neck State Park
You might spot Common Pawpaw, Zebra Swallowtail, and Bald Eagle.
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Park41 sightings50 species
Maryland, US
Herring Run Park
You might spot Ivy-Leaved Toadflax, Duck, and Spotted Lanternfly.
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Park45 sightings50 species
Maryland, US
Glen Echo Park
You might spot Common Pawpaw and Feather-Edged Petrophila.
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Park48 sightings50 species
Maryland, US
Cedarville State Forest
You might spot Northern Cricket Frog and Common Whitetail.
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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
Spotted Lanternfly
Monarch Butterfly
Zebra Swallowtail
Horseshoe Crab
Luna Moth
Common Buckeye
Orchard Orbweaver
Ebony Jewelwing
Margined Leatherwing Beetle
Bold Jumping Spider
Common Whitetail
Great Blue Skimmer
Six-spotted Tiger Beetle
American Lady
Blue Dasher
Eastern Tent Caterpillar Moth
Golden-backed Snipe Fly
Isabella Tiger Moth
Silver-spotted Skipper
Spicebush Swallowtail
Horned Passalid
Tan Jumping Spider
Dark Fishing Spider
Eastern Eyed Click Beetle
Eastern Tailed-Blue
Fragile Forktail
Little Wood Satyr
Bee
Common Pill Woodlouse
Feather-Edged Petrophila
Ferruginous Carpenter Ant
Large Lace-Border Moth
Mourning Cloak
Admiral Butterfly
Blue Crab
Eastern Pondhawk
European Hornet
Great Spangled Fritillary
Rathke'S Woodlouse
Spring Fishfly
Brown Marmorated Stink Bug
Cabbage White
Common Picture-winged Fly
Eastern Comma
North American Wheel Bug
Periodical Cicadas
Polyphemus Moth
Question Mark
Red Milkweed Beetle
Red-banded Leafhopper
Seven-spotted Lady Beetle
Versute Sharpshooter
Yellow-fringed Dolichomia Moth
Ailanthus Webworm Moth
American Nursery Web Spider
Appalachian Brown
Black Swallowtail
Blue Corporal
Carolina Mantis
Chestnut Carpenter Ant
Delicate Cycnia Moth
Eastern Carpenter Bee
Eastern Yellowjacket
Giant Leopard Moth
Green Bottle Fly
Huron Skipper
Io Moth
Jewel Beetle
Large Maple Spanworm Moth
Magnolia Green Jumping Spider
Margined Calligrapher
Oriental Beetle
Red Admiral
Spotted Cucumber Beetle
Tulip-tree Beauty
Yellow Garden Spider
Acanthocephala terminalis
American Dagger
American Dog Tick
Bearded Carpenter ant
Black Widow
Black-And-Gold Flat Millipede
Blue-fronted Dancer
Calico Pennant
Changeable Mantleslug
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
Elegant Grass-veneer
Eurasian Drone Fly
Forest Tent Caterpillar Moth
Four-lined Plant Bug
Funnel-web Spider
Garden Snail
Gray Hairstreak
Greater Bee Fly
Green Cloverworm Moth
Grey Cross Spider
Juniper Geometer Moth
Juvenal's Duskywing
Keeled Treehopper
Ladybug
Lesser Maple Spanworm Moth
Lone Star Tick
Magnificent Bryozoan
Meadow Fritillary
Narcissus Bulb Fly
Needham's Skimmer
Northern Paper Wasp
Oak Treehopper
Painted Lichen Moth
Pale Green Assassin Bug
Pearl Crescent
Promethea Silkmoth
Redbud Seed Weevil
Robinson's Pelochrista Moth
Slaty Skimmer
Sleepy Orange
Southern Masked Chafer
Spotted Longhorn Beetle
Summer Azure
Tulip-tree Silkmoth
Twelve-spotted Skimmer
Two-Marked Treehopper Complex
Two-spotted Bumble Bee
Varied Carpet Beetle
Virginian Tiger Moth
White-dotted Prominent
White-marked Tussock Moth
Widow Skimmer
Willow Leaf Beetle
Wool Sower Gall Wasp
Yellow Poplar Weevil
Zabulon Skipper
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