Jun 7, 2026
Painted Hillsi
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Bugs Guide
Bugs Guide for Oregon
Coasts, forests, mountains, deserts, and wildlife
Bug highlights, common sightings, and the best places to look for bugs in Oregon. Use the highlight list to start quickly, then work through the full guide for a broader local view.
Sightings
180
Species
82
Active Months
12
Category Overview
Bugs across Oregon
This guide focuses on butterflies, bees, beetles, and other small species within Oregon's wider region guide, making local walks, gardens, and close-up exploring feel richer.
Latest Sightings
Recent insect sightings in Oregon
A recent look at insect sightings across Oregon.
Jun 1, 2026
James Cant Ranchi
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Jun 1, 2026
James Cant Ranchi
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(c) John Clonce, some rights reserved (CC BY)
License: CC BY 4.0 ↗
Image may be shown cropped inside the card frame.
Jun 1, 2026
James Cant Ranchi
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(c) John Clonce, some rights reserved (CC BY)
License: CC BY 4.0 ↗
Image may be shown cropped inside the card frame.
Jun 1, 2026
James Cant Ranchi
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(c) John Clonce, some rights reserved (CC BY)
License: CC BY 4.0 ↗
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May 28, 2026
James Cant Ranchi
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Sightings Map
See where insect sightings cluster
Start wide, then zoom in to see where insect sightings cluster across Oregon.
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Top Highlights
Top 5 bugs to look for in Oregon
These bugs are snapped the most across this region.
Pacific Sideband
10 snaps
Western Boxelder Bug
10 snaps
California Tortoiseshell
9 snaps
European Mantis
7 snaps
Asian Lady Beetle
6 snaps
Places to Start
Best places for bugs in Oregon
These place guides connect well with the bugs covered in this region.
Park40 sightings50 species
Oregon, US
Berry Botanic Garden
You might spot Duck, Pacific Trillium, and Wood Duck.
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Park40 sightings50 species
Oregon, US
P Ranch
You might spot Mule Deer, Song Sparrow, and Northern Yellow Warbler.
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Park30 sightings12 species
Oregon, US
James Cant Ranch
You might spot Balkan Toadflax, Big Sagebrush, and Western Juniper.
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Park30 sightings12 species
Oregon, US
Mill–Pine Neighborhood Historic District
You might spot Mule Deer, Coypu, and Tree-Of-Heaven.
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Park42 sightings50 species
Oregon, US
Painted Hills
You might spot Blue Mountain Prairie Clover and Munro's Globemallow.
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Park30 sightings12 species
Oregon, US
Aurora Colony
You might spot Duck, Wood Duck, and Douglas Fir.
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Full Guide
Full Oregon bugs list
The complete ranked list for this guide, ordered by sightings count.
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Pacific Sideband
Western Boxelder Bug
California Tortoiseshell
European Mantis
Asian Lady Beetle
Juniper Hairstreak
Common Ringlet
Lorquin's Admiral
Seven-spotted Lady Beetle
Boisduval's Blue
Cardinal Meadowhawk
Common Whitetail
Eight-spotted Skimmer
Garden Snail
Painted Lady
Western Tiger Swallowtail
Flame Skimmer
Vivid Dancer
Western Polished Lady Beetle
Zebra Jumping Spider
Blue Orchard Bee
Brown Marmorated Stink Bug
Cabbage White
California Flattened Jumping Spider
Common Pill Woodlouse
Goldenrod Crab Spider
Hairy Tufted Jumping Spider
Jumping Gall Wasp
Mylitta Crescent
Northern Checkerspot
Red Admiral
Waterlily Leafcutter Moth
Western Black Carpenter Ant
Western Earwig
White-lined Sphinx
Autumn Meadowhawk
Bee
Black Soldier Fly
Black-tailed Bumble Bee
Blue Dasher
Blue-green Sharpshooter
Bold Jumping Spider
California Bumble Bee
California Sister
Cinnabar moth
Common Drone Fly
Common Green Darner
Confusing Petrophila
European Paper Wasp
European Woolcarder Bee
Golden Buprestid Beetle
Indiscriminate Cuckoo Bumble Bee
Ladybug
Large Yellow Underwing
Leopard Slug
Margined Calligrapher
Narcissus Bulb Fly
Narrow-collared Snail-eating Beetle
Northwestern Phoenix Moth
Ocean Spray Fairy Moth
Orange Sulphur
Pacific Forktail
Pale Swallowtail
Pandora Pinemoth
Persius Duskywing
Police Car Moth
Silvery Blue
Spotted Cucumber Beetle
Stretch Spiders
Twenty-spotted Lady Beetle
Variable Duskyface Fly
Varied Carpet Beetle
Variegated Meadowhawk
Western Black Widow
Western Conifer Seed Bug
Western Pondhawk
Western Tailed-Blue
White-striped Black
Widow Skimmer
Woodland Skipper
Yellow-faced Bumble Bee
Yellow-fronted Bumble Bee
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