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Bugs Guide
Bugs Guide for Nevada
Desert basins, mountains, wetlands, and wildlands
Bug highlights, common sightings, and the best places to look for bugs in Nevada. Use the highlight list to start quickly, then work through the full guide for a broader local view.
Sightings
27
Species
21
Active Months
6
Category Overview
Bugs across Nevada
This guide focuses on butterflies, bees, beetles, and other small species within Nevada's wider region guide, making local walks, gardens, and close-up exploring feel richer.
Latest Sightings
Recent insect sightings in Nevada
A recent look at insect sightings across Nevada.
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Sightings Map
See where insect sightings cluster
Start wide, then zoom in to see where insect sightings cluster across Nevada.
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Top Highlights
Top 5 bugs to look for in Nevada
These bugs are snapped the most across this region.
Western Black Widow
4 snaps
Bee
2 snaps
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Ornate Checkered Beetle
2 snaps
Police Car Moth
2 snaps
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Anicia Checkerspot
1 snaps
Places to Start
Best places for bugs in Nevada
These place guides connect well with the bugs covered in this region.
Park30 sightings12 species
Nevada, US
The Gardens at the Las Vegas Springs Preserve
You might spot Great-Tailed Grackle and Northern Mockingbird.
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Park30 sightings12 species
Nevada, US
Las Vegas High School Neighborhood Historic District
You might spot Great-Tailed Grackle and Northern Mockingbird.
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Park30 sightings12 species
Nevada, US
Springs Preserve
You might spot Great-Tailed Grackle and Northern Mockingbird.
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Zoo30 sightings12 species
Nevada, US
Southern Nevada Zoological-Botanical Park
You might spot Northern Mockingbird and Great-Tailed Grackle.
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Park30 sightings12 species
Nevada, US
Southern Nevada Zoological-Botanical Park
You might spot Northern Mockingbird and Great-Tailed Grackle.
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Park30 sightings12 species
Nevada, US
Alan Bible Visitor Center
You might spot Creosote Bush, Brittlebush, and Beavertail Pricklypear.
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Full Guide
Full Nevada bugs list
The complete ranked list for this guide, ordered by sightings count.
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Western Black Widow
Bee
Ornate Checkered Beetle
Police Car Moth
Anicia Checkerspot
Arizona Bark Scorpion
Black Saddlebags
California Tortoiseshell
Common Green Darner
Common Pill Woodlouse
Egyptian Bird Grasshopper
European Paper Wasp
Glover's Silkmoth
Marbled Cellar Spider
Marine Blue
Melissa Blue
Painted Lady
Pallid-winged Grasshopper
Seven-spotted Lady Beetle
Small Milkweed Bug
Western Pondhawk
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