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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
150
Species
74
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.
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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
9 snaps
European Mantis
7 snaps
Asian Lady Beetle
6 snaps
Juniper Hairstreak
6 snaps
Places to Start
Best places for bugs in Oregon
These place guides connect well with the bugs covered in this region.
Park30 sightings12 species
Oregon, US
P Ranch
You might spot Mule Deer, Song Sparrow, and Western Juniper.
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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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Park30 sightings12 species
Oregon, US
Aurora Colony
You might spot Duck, Wood Duck, and Douglas Fir.
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Park30 sightings12 species
Oregon, US
Martha Springer Botanical Garden
You might spot Western Sword Fern, Duck, and Black-Tailed Bumble Bee.
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Zoo30 sightings12 species
Oregon, US
Portland Aquarium
You might spot Oregon Grape, Osoberry, and Duck.
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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
European Mantis
Asian Lady Beetle
Juniper Hairstreak
Common Ringlet
Lorquin's Admiral
Seven-spotted Lady Beetle
Boisduval's Blue
California Tortoiseshell
Common Whitetail
Garden Snail
Painted Lady
Western Tiger Swallowtail
Zebra Jumping Spider
Blue Orchard Bee
Brown Marmorated Stink Bug
Cabbage White
California Flattened Jumping Spider
Cardinal Meadowhawk
Common Pill Woodlouse
Flame Skimmer
Goldenrod Crab Spider
Hairy Tufted Jumping Spider
Jumping Gall Wasp
Northern Checkerspot
Vivid Dancer
Western Earwig
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
Eight-spotted Skimmer
European Paper Wasp
European Woolcarder Bee
Golden Buprestid Beetle
Indiscriminate Cuckoo Bumble Bee
Ladybug
Large Yellow Underwing
Mylitta Crescent
Narrow-collared Snail-eating Beetle
Ocean Spray Fairy Moth
Orange Sulphur
Pale Swallowtail
Pandora Pinemoth
Persius Duskywing
Police Car Moth
Red Admiral
Silvery Blue
Spotted Cucumber Beetle
Stretch Spiders
Twenty-spotted Lady Beetle
Variable Duskyface Fly
Varied Carpet Beetle
Variegated Meadowhawk
Western Black Carpenter Ant
Western Black Widow
Western Conifer Seed Bug
Western Polished Lady Beetle
Western Pondhawk
Western Tailed-Blue
White-lined Sphinx
Widow Skimmer
Yellow-faced Bumble Bee
Yellow-fronted Bumble Bee
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