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Bugs Guide
Bugs Guide for South Carolina
Marshes, beaches, forests, and coastal wildlife
Bug highlights, common sightings, and the best places to look for bugs in South Carolina. Use the highlight list to start quickly, then work through the full guide for a broader local view.
Sightings
183
Species
99
Active Months
12
Category Overview
Bugs across South Carolina
This guide focuses on butterflies, bees, beetles, and other small species within South Carolina's wider region guide, making local walks, gardens, and close-up exploring feel richer.
Latest Sightings
Recent insect sightings in South Carolina
A recent look at insect sightings across South Carolina.
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Sightings Map
See where insect sightings cluster
Start wide, then zoom in to see where insect sightings cluster across South Carolina.
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Top Highlights
Top 5 bugs to look for in South Carolina
These bugs are snapped the most across this region.
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
8 snaps
Asian Lady Beetle
7 snaps
Juvenal's Duskywing
6 snaps
Eastern Pondhawk
5 snaps
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Eastern Amberwing
4 snaps
Places to Start
Best places for bugs in South Carolina
These place guides connect well with the bugs covered in this region.
Park30 sightings12 species
South Carolina, US
Cheraw Historic District
You might spot Yellow Pitcher Plant and Juvenal's Duskywing.
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South Carolina, US
Abbeville Historic District
You might spot Green Cloverworm Moth and Black-Dotted Ruddy Moth.
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South Carolina, US
Colonel Elias Earle Historic District
You might spot Northern Cardinal, Duck, and Northern Mockingbird.
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Park30 sightings12 species
South Carolina, US
Hampton-Pinckney Historic District
You might spot Northern Cardinal, Duck, and Northern Mockingbird.
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Park30 sightings12 species
South Carolina, US
Kingstree Historic District
You might spot Gulf Fritillary, Admiral Butterfly, and Cypress Vine.
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Park30 sightings12 species
South Carolina, US
Reedy River Falls Historic Park and Greenway
You might spot Northern Cardinal, Duck, and Canada Goose.
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Full Guide
Full South Carolina bugs list
The complete ranked list for this guide, ordered by sightings count.
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Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
Asian Lady Beetle
Juvenal's Duskywing
Eastern Pondhawk
Eastern Amberwing
Golden Silk Spider
Greater Bee Fly
Gulf Fritillary
Hackberry Emperor
Silver-spotted Skipper
Blue Corporal
Common Pill Woodlouse
Eastern Calligrapher
Fragile Forktail
Japanese Beetle
Margined Leatherwing Beetle
Oriental Beetle
Twin-Flagged Jumping Spider
Widow Skimmer
Yellow Garden Spider
American Lady
American Nursery Web Spider
Bee
Black Swallowtail
Cabbage White
Carolina Satyr
Cloudless Sulphur
Dragonhunter
Eastern Black Carpenter Ant
Eastern Leaf-footed Bug
Eastern Tent Caterpillar Moth
Eastern Yellowjacket
Horace's Duskywing
Imperial Moth
Magnolia Green Jumping Spider
Pearl Crescent
Polyphemus Moth
Powdered Dancer
Smokybrown Cockroach
Spotted Lanternfly
Tan Jumping Spider
Tulip-tree Beauty
Variegated Fritillary
Virginian Tiger Moth
Acanthocephala terminalis
American Bird Grasshopper
American Carrion Beetle
American Dog Tick
Atlantic Ghost Crab
Atlantic Sand Fiddler Crab
Banded Tussock Moth
Blue Dasher
Blue-tipped Dancer
Bold Jumping Spider
Bowl-And-Doily Spider
Brown Marmorated Stink Bug
Carolina Grasshopper
Carolina Mantis
Common Eastern Bumble Bee
Common Whitetail
Dark Flower Scarab
Dusky Raisin Moth
Eastern Eyed Click Beetle
Eastern Lubber Grasshopper
Ebony Jewelwing
Fiery Skipper
Fir Tussock Moth
Firefly
Four-lined Plant Bug
Great Black Digger Wasp
Guinea Paper Wasp
Halloween Pennant
Indian-Meal Moth
Keeled Treehopper
Luna Moth
Lyric Cicada
Mabel Orchard Orbweaver
Metric Paper Wasp
Monarch Butterfly
North American Wheel Bug
Oleander Aphid
Organ-Pipe Mud-Dauber Wasp
Palamedes Swallowtail
Pipevine Swallowtail
Question Mark
Rambur's Forktail
Red-Footed Cannibal Fly
Rosy Maple Moth
Sculptured Resin Bee
Seven-spotted Lady Beetle
Six-spotted Tiger Beetle
Slaty Skimmer
Spicebush Swallowtail
Spotted Cucumber Beetle
Spring Fishfly
Summer Azure
Viceroy
White-marked Tussock Moth
Wool Sower Gall Wasp
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