Jun 15, 2026
Columbia Historic District Ii
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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
256
Species
124
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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Columbia Canali
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Columbia Canali
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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 Pondhawk
11 snaps
Asian Lady Beetle
8 snaps
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
8 snaps
Two-spotted Longhorn Bee
7 snaps
Golden Silk Spider
6 snaps
Places to Start
Best places for bugs in South Carolina
These place guides connect well with the bugs covered in this region.
Park43 sightings50 species
South Carolina, US
Columbia Historic District I
You might spot Anole, Asian Lady Beetle, and Gulf Fritillary.
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Park30 sightings12 species
South Carolina, US
Cheraw Historic District
You might spot Yellow Pitcher Plant and Juvenal's Duskywing.
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Park48 sightings50 species
South Carolina, US
Anderson University
You might spot Anole, Green Treefrog, and Eastern Gray Squirrel.
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Park46 sightings50 species
South Carolina, US
Secessionville Historic District
You might spot Gulf Fritillary, Poey's Furrow Bee, and Anole.
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Park30 sightings12 species
South Carolina, US
Abbeville Historic District
You might spot Green Cloverworm Moth and Black-Dotted Ruddy Moth.
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Park48 sightings50 species
South Carolina, US
Columbia Canal
You might spot Great Blue Heron, Spanish Moss, and Cahaba Lily.
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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 Pondhawk
Asian Lady Beetle
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
Two-spotted Longhorn Bee
Golden Silk Spider
Juvenal's Duskywing
Silver-spotted Skipper
Japanese Beetle
Oriental Beetle
Bee
Common Pill Woodlouse
Eastern Amberwing
Firefly
Greater Bee Fly
Gulf Fritillary
Hackberry Emperor
Tiger Bee Fly
Twin-Flagged Jumping Spider
American Lady
Blue Corporal
Carolina Mantis
Eastern Calligrapher
Eastern Eyed Click Beetle
Fragile Forktail
Margined Leatherwing Beetle
Pearl Crescent
Powdered Dancer
Widow Skimmer
Yellow Garden Spider
American Nursery Web Spider
Black Swallowtail
Blue Crab
Blue Dasher
Cabbage White
Carolina Satyr
Cloudless Sulphur
Common Eastern Bumble Bee
Dobsonfly
Dragonhunter
Eastern Black Carpenter Ant
Eastern Leaf-footed Bug
Eastern Tent Caterpillar Moth
Eastern Yellowjacket
Ebony Jewelwing
Giant Leopard Moth
Horace's Duskywing
Imperial Moth
Mabel Orchard Orbweaver
Magnolia Green Jumping Spider
North American Wheel Bug
Polyphemus Moth
Seven-spotted Lady Beetle
Smokybrown Cockroach
Spotted Lanternfly
Summer Azure
Tan Jumping Spider
Tulip-tree Beauty
Variegated Fritillary
Virginian Tiger Moth
Acanthocephala terminalis
American Bird Grasshopper
American Carrion Beetle
American Dog Tick
American Rubyspot
Asian Needle Ant
Asian Tiger Mosquito
Atlantic Ghost Crab
Atlantic Sand Fiddler Crab
Banded Tussock Moth
Bicolored Striped Sweat Bee
Blackberry Knot Gall Wasp
Blue-tipped Dancer
Bold Jumping Spider
Bowl-And-Doily Spider
Brown Marmorated Stink Bug
Brown-belted Bumble Bee
Carolina Grasshopper
Carolina Sphinx
Clouded Skipper
Common Whitetail
Dark Flower Scarab
Dot-Lined White
Dusky Raisin Moth
Eastern Lubber Grasshopper
Eastern Oyster
Eastern Ringtail
Fiery Skipper
Fir Tussock Moth
Four-Spotted Pennant
Four-lined Plant Bug
Great Black Digger Wasp
Groundselbush beetle
Guinea Paper Wasp
Halloween Pennant
Indian-Meal Moth
Keeled Treehopper
Luna Moth
Lyric Cicada
Marsh Periwinkle
Metric Paper Wasp
Milkweed Assassin Bug
Monarch Butterfly
Needham's Skimmer
Oleander Aphid
Organ-Pipe Mud-Dauber Wasp
Palamedes Swallowtail
Pipevine Swallowtail
Question Mark
Rainbow Scarab
Rambur's Forktail
Red-Footed Cannibal Fly
Rosy Maple Moth
Sculptured Resin Bee
Shiny Flea Beetle
Six-spotted Tiger Beetle
Slaty Skimmer
Spicebush Swallowtail
Spotted Cucumber Beetle
Spring Fishfly
Tropical Checkered-Skipper
Two-Lined Spittlebug
Viceroy
White-marked Tussock Moth
Wool Sower Gall Wasp
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