Jun 6, 2026
i
Photo attribution
no rights reserved
License: CC0 1.0 ↗
Image may be shown cropped inside the card frame.
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
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
A recent look at insect sightings across South Carolina.
Jun 6, 2026
Photo attribution
no rights reserved
License: CC0 1.0 ↗
Image may be shown cropped inside the card frame.
May 17, 2026
Photo attribution
(c) Raven Dandridge, some rights reserved (CC BY)
License: CC BY 4.0 ↗
Image may be shown cropped inside the card frame.
May 1, 2026
Photo attribution
(c) Raven Dandridge, some rights reserved (CC BY)
License: CC BY 4.0 ↗
Image may be shown cropped inside the card frame.
May 1, 2026
Photo attribution
(c) Raven Dandridge, some rights reserved (CC BY)
License: CC BY 4.0 ↗
Image may be shown cropped inside the card frame.
May 1, 2026
Photo attribution
(c) Raven Dandridge, some rights reserved (CC BY)
License: CC BY 4.0 ↗
Image may be shown cropped inside the card frame.
May 1, 2026
Photo attribution
(c) Raven Dandridge, some rights reserved (CC BY)
License: CC BY 4.0 ↗
Image may be shown cropped inside the card frame.
Sightings Map
Start wide, then zoom in to see where insect sightings cluster across South Carolina.
Top Highlights
These bugs are snapped the most across this region.





8 snaps





7 snaps





6 snaps





5 snaps
.jpg&width=800)




4 snaps
Places to Start
These place guides connect well with the bugs covered in this region.

South Carolina, US
You might spot Yellow Pitcher Plant and Juvenal's Duskywing.
View place guide →

South Carolina, US
You might spot Green Cloverworm Moth and Black-Dotted Ruddy Moth.
View place guide →

South Carolina, US
You might spot Northern Cardinal, Duck, and Northern Mockingbird.
View place guide →

South Carolina, US
You might spot Northern Cardinal, Duck, and Northern Mockingbird.
View place guide →
South Carolina, US
You might spot Gulf Fritillary, Admiral Butterfly, and Cypress Vine.
View place guide →

South Carolina, US
You might spot Northern Cardinal, Duck, and Canada Goose.
View place guide →
Full Guide
The complete ranked list for this guide, ordered by sightings count.
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
Other Guides
Switch from bugs to birds and flowers for a broader view of South Carolina's wildlife and nature.