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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
133
Species
76
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.
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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.
Park30 sightings12 species
Rhode Island, US
Davisville Historic District
You might spot Common Eastern Bumble Bee and Asian Lady Beetle.
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Rhode Island, US
Wickford
You might spot Painted Turtle, Garter Snake, and Great Egret.
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Park30 sightings12 species
Rhode Island, US
Bridgham–Arch–Wilson Streets Historic District
You might spot Spotted Lanternfly, Duck, and American Robin.
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Park30 sightings12 species
US
Pawtuxet Village
You might spot Mute Swan, Common Eastern Bumble Bee, and American Robin.
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Park30 sightings12 species
Rhode Island, US
Ashton Historic District
You might spot Common Mugwort, Duck, and Azure Bluet.
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Park30 sightings12 species
Rhode Island, US
Oakland Avenue Historic District
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
Common Whitetail
Eastern Tent Caterpillar Moth
Admiral Butterfly
American Lady
Common Atlantic Slippersnail
Ferruginous Carpenter Ant
Horseshoe Crab
Monarch Butterfly
Narcissus Bulb Fly
American Dog Tick
Bald-faced Hornet
Brown Marmorated Stink Bug
Eastern Carpenter Bee
Eastern Forktail
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
Forest Tent Caterpillar Moth
Mourning Cloak
Pale Green Assassin Bug
Red Admiral
Spring Fishfly
Two-spotted Bumble Bee
White Corporal
Wool Sower Gall Wasp
Zebra Jumping Spider
American Carrion Beetle
American Nursery Web Spider
Arborvitae Weevil
Atlantic Sand Crab
Black Cherry Leaf Gall Mite
Black Vine Weevil
Blue Crab
Blue Dasher
Blue Mussel
Bold Jumping Spider
Brown-lipped Snail
Chinese Mantis
Common Eastern Bumble Bee
Common Pill Woodlouse
Common Rough Woodlouse
Dark Fishing Spider
Downy Yellowjacket
Eastern Black Carpenter Ant
Eastern Eyed Click Beetle
Eastern Regal Oak Mirid
Eastern Yellow-Backed Laphria
Ebony Jewelwing
Fourteen-spotted Lady Beetle
Fragile Forktail
Green Immigrant Leaf Weevil
Keeled Treehopper
Ligated Furrow Bee
Margined Calligrapher
Odorous House Ant
Pale Beauty
Portly Spider Crab
Quahog Clam
Question Mark
Red Milkweed Beetle
Reddish-brown Stag Beetle
Rosy Maple Moth
Six-spotted Tiger Beetle
Spicebush Swallowtail
Spongy Moth
Stripe-legged Robber Fly
Swamp Milkweed Leaf Beetle
Threeline Mudsnail
Transverse-banded Flower Fly
Tulip-tree Beauty
Twenty-spotted Lady Beetle
Two-spotted Lady Beetle
Varied Carpet Beetle
Wild Indigo Duskywing
Witch-Hazel Cone Gall Aphid
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