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Prairies, rivers, sandhills, and migratory birds
Bug highlights, common sightings, and the best places to look for bugs in Nebraska. Use the highlight list to start quickly, then work through the full guide for a broader local view.
Sightings
182
Species
103
Active Months
12

Category Overview
This guide focuses on butterflies, bees, beetles, and other small species within Nebraska's wider region guide, making local walks, gardens, and close-up exploring feel richer.
Latest Sightings
A recent look at insect sightings across Nebraska.
May 14, 2026
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May 14, 2026
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May 1, 2026
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Apr 12, 2026
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Apr 12, 2026
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(c) Colin Croft, some rights reserved (CC BY)
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Apr 12, 2026
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(c) Colin Croft, some rights reserved (CC BY)
License: CC BY 4.0 ↗
Image may be shown cropped inside the card frame.
Sightings Map
Start wide, then zoom in to see where insect sightings cluster across Nebraska.
Top Highlights
These bugs are snapped the most across this region.





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5 snaps





4 snaps
Places to Start
These place guides connect well with the bugs covered in this region.
Nebraska, US
You might spot Wabash Pigtoe, Three-Ridge Mussel, and Creeper.
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Nebraska, US
You might spot American Robin and Hackberry Nipplegall Psyllid.
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Nebraska, US
You might spot Canada Goose, Blue Dasher, and Eastern Pondhawk.
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Nebraska, US
You might spot Monarch, Black Swallowtail, and European Mantis.
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Nebraska, US
You might spot Nine-Spotted Lady Beetle and Convergent Lady Beetle.
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Nebraska, US
You might spot Mule Deer, House Sparrow, and Eurasian Collared-Dove.
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Full Guide
The complete ranked list for this guide, ordered by sightings count.
Monarch Butterfly
Asian Lady Beetle
Seven-spotted Lady Beetle
Bronzed Tiger Beetle
Ladybug
Western Conifer Seed Bug
White-lined Sphinx
American Bumble Bee
American Dog Tick
Black Swallowtail
Bold Jumping Spider
Common Green Darner
Hackberry Emperor
Morning-glory Plume Moth
Plains Lubber Grasshopper
Red Admiral
Salt Marsh Moth
Three-ridge Mussel
American Lady
Brown-belted Bumble Bee
Common Eastern Velvet Ant
Common Pill Woodlouse
Eastern Boxelder Bug
Eastern Forktail
Eastern Pondhawk
Great Spangled Fritillary
Isabella Tiger Moth
Melissa Blue
Nine-spotted Lady Beetle
Obscure Bird Grasshopper
Polyphemus Moth
Powdered Dancer
Ten-lined June Beetle
Two-striped Grasshopper
Two-tailed Swallowtail
Variegated Fritillary
Virginian Tiger Moth
Widow Skimmer
Acanthocephala terminalis
Ailanthus Webworm Moth
American Rubyspot
Bee
Bicolored Carpenter Ant
Blue-fronted Dancer
Cabbage White
Calico Pennant
Carolina Mantis
Cecropia Moth
Common Blue Mud-Dauber Wasp
Common Checkered-Skipper
Common Eastern Bumble Bee
Common Ringlet
Common Wood-Nymph
Cottonwood Leaf Beetle
Crab Spider
Dainty Sulphur
Delaware Skipper
Differential Grasshopper
Eastern Eyed Click Beetle
Eastern Giant Swallowtail
Eastern Tailed-Blue
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
European Mantis
Goldenrod Crab Spider
Halloween Pennant
Harlequin Bug
Hoary Comma
Hobomok Skipper
Jewel Beetle
Mapleleaf
Margined Calligrapher
Milbert's Tortoiseshell
Mourning Cloak
North American Wheel Bug
Northern Plushback
Oblique-lined Tiger Beetle
Oblong-winged Katydid
Oleander Aphid
Orange Sulphur
Oriental Cockroach
Painted Lady
Pallidefulva-Group Field Ants
Pearl Crescent
Pink Papershell
Red-banded Leafhopper
Seaside Grasshopper
Silver-spotted Skipper
Small Milkweed Bug
Spotted Cucumber Beetle
Spotted Orbweavers
Summer Azure
Tan Jumping Spider
Tule Bluet
Twelve-spotted Skimmer
Two-spotted Bumble Bee
Two-spotted Lady Beetle
Viceroy
Western Black Widow
Wetland Giant Wolf Spider
White-dotted Prominent
Yellow Garden Spider
Yellow-legged Mud-dauber Wasp
Yellow-shouldered Drone Fly
Other Guides
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