Jul 6, 2024
Nyack Ranger Station Historic Districti
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Bugs Guide
Bugs Guide for Montana
Big skies, mountains, plains, and wildlife
Bug highlights, common sightings, and the best places to look for bugs in Montana. Use the highlight list to start quickly, then work through the full guide for a broader local view.
Sightings
89
Species
54
Active Months
12
Category Overview
Bugs across Montana
This guide focuses on butterflies, bees, beetles, and other small species within Montana's wider region guide, making local walks, gardens, and close-up exploring feel richer.
Latest Sightings
Recent insect sightings in Montana
A recent look at insect sightings across Montana.
Jul 5, 2024
Nyack Ranger Station Historic Districti
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Jul 5, 2024
Nyack Ranger Station Historic Districti
Photo attribution
(c) Rich Sommer, some rights reserved (CC BY)
License: CC BY 4.0 ↗
Image may be shown cropped inside the card frame.
Jul 5, 2024
Nyack Ranger Station Historic Districti
Photo attribution
(c) Rich Sommer, some rights reserved (CC BY)
License: CC BY 4.0 ↗
Image may be shown cropped inside the card frame.
Jul 4, 2024
Nyack Ranger Station Historic Districti
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(c) Rich Sommer, some rights reserved (CC BY)
License: CC BY 4.0 ↗
Image may be shown cropped inside the card frame.
Jul 4, 2024
Nyack Ranger Station Historic Districti
Photo attribution
(c) Rich Sommer, 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 Montana.
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Top Highlights
Top 5 bugs to look for in Montana
These bugs are snapped the most across this region.
Seven-spotted Lady Beetle
8 snaps
Mourning Cloak
5 snaps
Spotted Tussock Moth
5 snaps
Vancouver Bumble Bee
5 snaps
Pale Swallowtail
3 snaps
Places to Start
Best places for bugs in Montana
These place guides connect well with the bugs covered in this region.
Park42 sightings50 species
Montana, US
Cut Bank Ranger Station Historic District
You might spot Great Blanketflower and Seven-Spotted Lady Beetle.
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Park30 sightings12 species
Montana, US
Nyack Ranger Station Historic District
You might spot Western Toad and Mountain Lady's-Slipper.
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Park46 sightings50 species
Montana, US
Lake Missoula
You might spot Western Ponderosa Pine and Great Horned Owl.
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Park30 sightings12 species
Montana, US
East Glacier Ranger Station Historic District
You might spot Black Bear, Moose, and Lodgepole Pine.
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Park30 sightings12 species
Montana, US
Headquarters Historic District
You might spot Thimbleberry, White-Tailed Deer, and Spreading Dogbane.
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Park30 sightings12 species
Montana, US
Belly River Ranger Station Historic District
You might spot Field Crescent, Thimbleberry, and Baker's Mariposa Lily.
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Full Guide
Full Montana bugs list
The complete ranked list for this guide, ordered by sightings count.
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Seven-spotted Lady Beetle
Mourning Cloak
Spotted Tussock Moth
Vancouver Bumble Bee
Pale Swallowtail
Police Car Moth
White-spotted Sawyer
California Tortoiseshell
Eastern Boxelder Bug
Emerald Spreadwing
Goldenrod Crab Spider
Milbert's Tortoiseshell
Oblique-lined Tiger Beetle
Painted Lady
Polyphemus Moth
Two-striped Grasshopper
Zerene Fritillary
Admiral Butterfly
Bald-faced Hornet
Black-tailed Bumble Bee
Boisduval's Blue
California Bumble Bee
Cecropia Moth
Cherry-faced Meadowhawk
Common Aerial Yellowjacket
Common Drone Fly
Common Pill Woodlouse
Common Wood-Nymph
Delicate Cycnia Moth
Essex Skipper
Field Crescent
Green Comma
Hercules Carpenter Ant
Indiscriminate Cuckoo Bumble Bee
Ladybug
Lorquin's Admiral
Mormon Fritillary
Northern Blue
Peppered Moth
Ranchman's Tiger Moth
Rathke'S Woodlouse
Rocky Mountain Maple Felt Mite
Rocky Mountain Parnassian
Satyr Comma
Small Milkweed Bug
St. Lawrence Tiger Moth
Variegated Meadowhawk
Western Black Carpenter Ant
Western Tailed-Blue
Western Tent Caterpillar Moth
Western Tiger Beetle
White-lined Sphinx
White-striped Black
Zebra Jumping Spider
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