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Bugs Guide
Bugs Guide for New Mexico
Desert, mesas, mountains, and distinctive wildlife
Bug highlights, common sightings, and the best places to look for bugs in New Mexico. Use the highlight list to start quickly, then work through the full guide for a broader local view.
Sightings
94
Species
55
Active Months
12
Category Overview
Bugs across New Mexico
This guide focuses on butterflies, bees, beetles, and other small species within New Mexico's wider region guide, making local walks, gardens, and close-up exploring feel richer.
Latest Sightings
Recent insect sightings in New Mexico
A recent look at insect sightings across New Mexico.
Sep 25, 2025
Clayton Public Schools Historic Districti
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Sightings Map
See where insect sightings cluster
Start wide, then zoom in to see where insect sightings cluster across New Mexico.
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Top Highlights
Top 5 bugs to look for in New Mexico
These bugs are snapped the most across this region.
Places to Start
Best places for bugs in New Mexico
These place guides connect well with the bugs covered in this region.
Park30 sightings12 species
New Mexico, US
Taos Downtown Historic District
You might spot Black-Billed Magpie and Gunnison's Prairie Dog.
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Park30 sightings12 species
New Mexico, US
E. Martin Hennings House and Studio Historic District
You might spot Black-Billed Magpie and Gunnison's Prairie Dog.
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Aquarium30 sightings12 species
New Mexico, US
Albuquerque Aquarium
You might spot Wood Duck, Duck, and Canada Goose.
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Zoo30 sightings12 species
New Mexico, US
Albuquerque Aquarium
You might spot Wood Duck, Duck, and Canada Goose.
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Park30 sightings12 species
New Mexico, US
Old Town Albuquerque
You might spot Duck, Greater Roadrunner, and American Robin.
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Zoo30 sightings12 species
New Mexico, US
Rio Grande Botanic Garden
You might spot Wood Duck, Duck, and Canada Goose.
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Full Guide
Full New Mexico bugs list
The complete ranked list for this guide, ordered by sightings count.
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Bee
Flame Skimmer
Gray Bird Grasshopper
Queen
Gray Hairstreak
Ladybug
Mourning Cloak
Western Black Widow
Bold Jumping Spider
White-lined Sphinx
Cabbage White
Common Pill Woodlouse
Monarch Butterfly
Texas Brown Tarantula
Variegated Fritillary
Variegated Meadowhawk
Western Tiger Swallowtail
American Cockroach
American Rubyspot
Blue Dasher
Cottonwood Leaf Beetle
Differential Grasshopper
Double-striped Bluet
Eastern Boxelder Bug
Eleodes longicollis
Eurasian Drone Fly
European Paper Wasp
Familiar Bluet
Garden Snail
Great Spangled Fritillary
Gulf Fritillary
Juniper Hairstreak
Marbled Cellar Spider
Marine Blue
North American Common Water Strider
Obscure Bird Grasshopper
Obscure Darkling Beetle
Oriental Cockroach
Ornate Checkered Beetle
Pallid-winged Grasshopper
Pearl Crescent
Pipevine Swallowtail
Powdered Dancer
Reakirt's Blue
Seven-spotted Lady Beetle
Sleepy Orange
Small Milkweed Bug
Twelve-spotted Skimmer
Two-striped Grasshopper
Two-tailed Swallowtail
West Coast Lady
Western Carpenter Bee
Western Pine Elfin
Western Spotted Orbweaver
Woodland Skipper
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