Jun 15, 2026
Blackstone Boulevard–Cole Avenue–Grotto Avenue Historic Districti
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Bugs Guide
Bugs Guide for Rhode Island
Coastal habitats, bays, marshes, and seabirds
Bug highlights, common sightings, and the best places to look for bugs in Rhode Island. Use the highlight list to start quickly, then work through the full guide for a broader local view.
Sightings
207
Species
101
Active Months
12
Category Overview
Bugs across Rhode Island
This guide focuses on butterflies, bees, beetles, and other small species within Rhode Island's wider region guide, making local walks, gardens, and close-up exploring feel richer.
Latest Sightings
Recent insect sightings in Rhode Island
A recent look at insect sightings across Rhode Island.
Jun 14, 2026
Blackstone Boulevard–Cole Avenue–Grotto Avenue Historic Districti
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Jun 4, 2026
Ashton Historic Districti
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Jun 2, 2026
Cato Hill Historic Districti
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Jun 2, 2026
Cato Hill Historic Districti
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Jun 2, 2026
Cato Hill 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 Rhode Island.
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Top Highlights
Top 5 bugs to look for in Rhode Island
These bugs are snapped the most across this region.
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Places to Start
Best places for bugs in Rhode Island
These place guides connect well with the bugs covered in this region.
Park37 sightings50 species
Rhode Island, US
Davisville Historic District
You might spot Common Eastern Bumble Bee and Asian Lady Beetle.
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Park43 sightings50 species
Rhode Island, US
Customhouse Historic District
You might spot Spotted Lanternfly, American Robin, and Duck.
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Park36 sightings50 species
Rhode Island, US
Ashton Historic District
You might spot Common Mugwort, Duck, and Azure Bluet.
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Park43 sightings50 species
Rhode Island, US
Downtown Providence Historic District
You might spot Spotted Lanternfly, American Robin, and Duck.
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Park43 sightings50 species
Rhode Island, US
Broadway-Armory Historic District
You might spot Spotted Lanternfly, Duck, and American Robin.
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Park43 sightings50 species
Rhode Island, US
Prospect Terrace Park
You might spot Spotted Lanternfly and American Robin.
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Full Guide
Full Rhode Island bugs list
The complete ranked list for this guide, ordered by sightings count.
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Spotted Lanternfly
Asian Lady Beetle
Tan Jumping Spider
Eastern Tent Caterpillar Moth
Common Whitetail
Horseshoe Crab
Pale Green Assassin Bug
Ferruginous Carpenter Ant
Monarch Butterfly
Zebra Jumping Spider
Admiral Butterfly
American Lady
Bicolored Striped Sweat Bee
Common Atlantic Slippersnail
Eastern Forktail
Narcissus Bulb Fly
Stripe-legged Robber Fly
Summer Fishfly
Two-spotted Bumble Bee
American Carrion Beetle
American Dog Tick
Bald-faced Hornet
Brown Marmorated Stink Bug
Brown-belted Bumble Bee
Common Eastern Bumble Bee
Common Pill Woodlouse
Eastern Black Carpenter Ant
Eastern Carpenter Bee
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
Ebony Jewelwing
Forest Tent Caterpillar Moth
Fourteen-spotted Lady Beetle
Mourning Cloak
Pale Beauty
Red Admiral
Spring Fishfly
Varied Carpet Beetle
White Corporal
Wool Sower Gall Wasp
Yellow-fringed Dolichomia Moth
American Nursery Web Spider
Arborvitae Weevil
Atlantic Sand Crab
Baltimore Checkerspot
Baltimore Snout
Banded Hairstreak
Black Cherry Leaf Gall Mite
Black Swallowtail
Black Vine Weevil
Blue Crab
Blue Dasher
Blue Mussel
Bold Jumping Spider
Brown-lipped Snail
Cabbage White
Chestnut Carpenter Ant
Chinese Mantis
Common Idia Moth
Common Picture-winged Fly
Common Rough Woodlouse
Dark Fishing Spider
Downy Yellowjacket
Eastern Eyed Click Beetle
Eastern Pondhawk
Eastern Regal Oak Mirid
Eastern Yellow-Backed Laphria
European Paper Wasp
Four-lined Plant Bug
Fragile Forktail
Green Immigrant Leaf Weevil
Keeled Treehopper
Ligated Furrow Bee
Lone Star Tick
Margined Calligrapher
Northeastern Hammertail
Odorous House Ant
Oriental Beetle
Plumose Anemones
Polyphemus Moth
Portly Spider Crab
Quahog Clam
Question Mark
Red Milkweed Beetle
Reddish-brown Stag Beetle
Rosy Maple Moth
Seven-spotted Lady Beetle
Shaded Fuzzy Ant
Silver-spotted Skipper
Six-spotted Tiger Beetle
Small-Eyed Sphinx
Spicebush Swallowtail
Spongy Moth
Swamp Milkweed Leaf Beetle
Threeline Mudsnail
Transverse-banded Flower Fly
Tulip-tree Beauty
Twenty-spotted Lady Beetle
Two-spotted Lady Beetle
West Atlantic Surfclam
Wild Indigo Duskywing
Witch-Hazel Cone Gall Aphid
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