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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
79
Species
49
Active Months
12

Category Overview
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
A recent look at insect sightings across Montana.
Jul 6, 2024
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Jul 5, 2024
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Jul 5, 2024
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Jul 5, 2024
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Jul 4, 2024
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Jul 4, 2024
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License: CC BY 4.0 ↗
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Sightings Map
Start wide, then zoom in to see where insect sightings cluster across Montana.
Top Highlights
These bugs are snapped the most across this region.





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Places to Start
These place guides connect well with the bugs covered in this region.

Montana, US
You might spot Great Blanketflower and Seven-Spotted Lady Beetle.
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Montana, US
You might spot Western Toad and Mountain Lady's-Slipper.
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Montana, US
You might spot Black Bear, Moose, and Lodgepole Pine.
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Montana, US
You might spot Thimbleberry, White-Tailed Deer, and Spreading Dogbane.
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Montana, US
You might spot Western Ponderosa Pine and Great Horned Owl.
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Montana, US
You might spot Field Crescent, Thimbleberry, and Baker's Mariposa Lily.
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Full Guide
The complete ranked list for this guide, ordered by sightings count.
Seven-spotted Lady Beetle
Mourning Cloak
Spotted Tussock Moth
Pale Swallowtail
Vancouver Bumble Bee
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
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
Delicate Cycnia Moth
Green Comma
Hercules Carpenter Ant
Indiscriminate Cuckoo Bumble Bee
Ladybug
Lorquin's Admiral
Mormon Fritillary
Peppered Moth
Police Car 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 Tent Caterpillar Moth
Western Tiger Beetle
White-lined Sphinx
White-striped Black
Zebra Jumping Spider
Zerene Fritillary
Other Guides
Switch from bugs to birds and flowers for a broader view of Montana's wildlife and nature.