Jun 7, 2026
King William Historic Districti
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Bugs Guide
Bugs Guide for Texas
Deserts, coasts, plains, forests, and rich variety
Bug highlights, common sightings, and the best places to look for bugs in Texas. Use the highlight list to start quickly, then work through the full guide for a broader local view.
Sightings
473
Species
133
Active Months
12
Category Overview
Bugs across Texas
This guide focuses on butterflies, bees, beetles, and other small species within Texas' wider region guide, making local walks, gardens, and close-up exploring feel richer.
Latest Sightings
Recent insect sightings in Texas
A recent look at insect sightings across Texas.
Jun 7, 2026
King William Historic Districti
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Jun 6, 2026
Alamo Plaza Historic Districti
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Jun 6, 2026
Oakwood Cemeteryi
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May 31, 2026
Cameron Park Zooi
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May 31, 2026
Cameron Park Zooi
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Sightings Map
See where insect sightings cluster
Start wide, then zoom in to see where insect sightings cluster across Texas.
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Top Highlights
Top 5 bugs to look for in Texas
These bugs are snapped the most across this region.
Monarch Butterfly
37 snaps
Bee
36 snaps
Common Buckeye
22 snaps
Pipevine Swallowtail
21 snaps
Asian Lady Beetle
20 snaps
Places to Start
Best places for bugs in Texas
These place guides connect well with the bugs covered in this region.
Park123 sightings12 species
Texas, US
Paseo Park
You might spot Brown Anole, Eastern Gray Squirrel, and Bee.
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Park36 sightings50 species
Texas, US
Houston Arboretum and Nature Center
You might spot Brown Anole, Gulf Fritillary, and Pond Slider.
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Park29 sightings50 species
Texas, US
San Antonio Missions National Historical Park
You might spot Honey Mesquite, Anacua, and Alamo Vine.
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Park46 sightings8 species
Texas, US
Pace Bend Park
You might spot Ashe Juniper, Texas Bluebonnet, and Texas Live Oak.
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Park45 sightings50 species
Texas, US
Botanical Research Institute of Texas
You might spot Anole, Monarch, and Pinkladies.
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Park41 sightings50 species
Texas, US
Congress Avenue Historic District
You might spot Eastern Fox Squirrel and Great-Tailed Grackle.
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Full Guide
Full Texas bugs list
The complete ranked list for this guide, ordered by sightings count.
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Monarch Butterfly
Bee
Common Buckeye
Pipevine Swallowtail
Asian Lady Beetle
Gulf Fritillary
Queen
Gray Hairstreak
Seven-spotted Lady Beetle
Bold Jumping Spider
Bordered Patch
Ceraunus Blue
Eastern Pondhawk
Common Whitetail
Polyphemus Moth
Sleepy Orange
Black Swallowtail
Checkered White
Common Micropanther
Fall Webworm Moth
Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak
Reakirt's Blue
Red Imported Fire Ant
Twin-Flagged Jumping Spider
Eastern Carpenter Bee
Fiery Skipper
Gray Wall Jumping Spider
Ladybug
Marine Blue
Pearl Crescent
Tan Jumping Spider
Two-spotted Longhorn Bee
Yellow Garden Spider
Blue-ringed Dancer
Common Checkered-Skipper
Common Pill Woodlouse
Dainty Sulphur
Fatal Metalmark
Giant Walkingstick
Guinea Paper Wasp
Large Orange Sulphur
Lyside Sulphur
Needham's Skimmer
Orange Sulphur
White-lined Sphinx
Widow Skimmer
Yellow-striped Armyworm Moth
Black Widow
Blue Dasher
Central Texas Leaf-Katydid
Eastern Amberwing
Eastern Leaf-footed Bug
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
Great Southern White
Harlequin Bug
Horace's Duskywing
Large Maple Spanworm Moth
Large Milkweed Bug
Margined Calligrapher
Oleander Aphid
Powdered Dancer
Question Mark
Rambur's Forktail
Red Admiral
Rough Harvester Ant
Southern Flannel Moth
Spicebush Swallowtail
Spinybacked Orbweaver
Spotless Lady Beetle
Spotted Cucumber Beetle
Spotted Orbweavers
Two-Lined Spittlebug
Variegated Fritillary
Yellow-legged Mud-dauber Wasp
Ailanthus Webworm Moth
American Cockroach
American Lady
American Nursery Web Spider
Australian Cockroach
Bluegrass Webworm Moth
Brown-Shaded Gray
Cassius Blue
Cloudless Sulphur
Common Green June Beetle
Compact Carpenter Ant
Decollate Snail
Diceroprocta cinctifera
Differential Grasshopper
Double-striped Bluet
Eastern Bordered Plant Bug
Eastern Cicada-killer Wasp
Eastern Hercules Beetle
Eastern Lubber Grasshopper
Eight-spotted Forester Moth
European Mantis
Familiar Bluet
Firefly
Forest Tent Caterpillar Moth
Giant Lichen Orbweaver
Giant leaf-footed bug
Glassy-winged Sharpshooter
Grass Spiders
Hackberry Emperor
Hackberry Petiole Gall Psyllid
Halloween Pennant
House Centipede
Io Moth
Kern'S Flower Scarab
Ligated Furrow Bee
Long-tailed Skipper
Milkweed Assassin Bug
North American Common Water Strider
Obscure Bird Grasshopper
Orange Virbia Moth
Painted Lady
Pallid-winged Grasshopper
Plains Bee Assassin
Plains Lubber Grasshopper
Rainbow Grasshopper
Rainbow Scarab
Red-bordered Pixie
Salt Marsh Moth
Silver-spotted Skipper
Small Milkweed Bug
Smeared Dagger
Smoky Tetanolita Moth
Sonoran Bumble Bee
Surinam Cockroach
Variable Dancer
Virginian Tiger Moth
Western Pygmy-Blue
Yellow-fringed Dolichomia Moth
Zebra Longwing
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