Jun 19, 2026
Bloedel Reservei
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Bugs Guide
Bugs Guide for Washington
Rainforests, mountains, islands, coasts, and wildlife
Bug highlights, common sightings, and the best places to look for bugs in Washington. Use the highlight list to start quickly, then work through the full guide for a broader local view.
Sightings
391
Species
119
Active Months
12
Category Overview
Bugs across Washington
This guide focuses on butterflies, bees, beetles, and other small species within Washington's wider region guide, making local walks, gardens, and close-up exploring feel richer.
Latest Sightings
Recent insect sightings in Washington
A recent look at insect sightings across Washington.
Jun 19, 2026
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Sightings Map
See where insect sightings cluster
Start wide, then zoom in to see where insect sightings cluster across Washington.
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Top Highlights
Top 5 bugs to look for in Washington
These bugs are snapped the most across this region.
Bee
69 snaps
Asian Lady Beetle
65 snaps
Pacific Sideband
10 snaps
Seven-spotted Lady Beetle
9 snaps
Western Tiger Swallowtail
9 snaps
Places to Start
Best places for bugs in Washington
These place guides connect well with the bugs covered in this region.
Park44 sightings50 species
Washington, US
Lower Cushman Dam
You might spot Barrow's Goldeneye and Pacific Banana Slug.
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Park88 sightings11 species
Washington, US
Centennial Park
You might spot Surf Scoter, Eastern Cottontail, and Rugosa Rose.
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Zoo30 sightings14 species
Washington, US
Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium
You might spot Tiger, Walrus, and Polar Bear.
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Park122 sightings12 species
Washington, US
Matthews Beach Park
You might spot Duck, American Wigeon, and Ring-Billed Gull.
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Park45 sightings50 species
Washington, US
Pike Place Market
You might spot Rock Pigeon, American Crow, and Pigeon Guillemot.
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Park34 sightings7 species
Washington, US
Mount Baker Park
You might spot Cross Orbweaver, Western Redcedar, and Fringed Willowherb.
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Full Guide
Full Washington bugs list
The complete ranked list for this guide, ordered by sightings count.
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Bee
Asian Lady Beetle
Pacific Sideband
Seven-spotted Lady Beetle
Western Tiger Swallowtail
Blue Dasher
Brown Marmorated Stink Bug
Egg-Yolk Jelly
Isabella Tiger Moth
Polyphemus Moth
Black Slug
Black-tailed Bumble Bee
Brown-lipped Snail
Lorquin's Admiral
Eight-spotted Skimmer
Fuzzy-Horned Bumble Bee
Silver-spotted Tiger Moth
Common Rough Woodlouse
Pacific Forktail
Painted Lady
Common Pill Woodlouse
European Paper Wasp
Four-spotted Chaser
Goldenrod Crab Spider
Juniper Hairstreak
Orange-Legged Furrow Bee
Satyr Comma
Twenty-spotted Lady Beetle
Zebra Jumping Spider
Anicia Checkerspot
Blinded Sphinx
Bold Jumping Spider
Cabbage White
Cardinal Meadowhawk
Cinnabar moth
Common Green Darner
Common Red Soldier Beetle
Common Ringlet
Cross Orbweaver
Fine striped sweat bee
Garden Snail
Golden Buprestid Beetle
Great Golden Digger Wasp
Great Spangled Fritillary
Hunt's Bumble Bee
Julia Orangetip
Margined Calligrapher
Mourning Cloak
Mylitta Crescent
Narcissus Bulb Fly
Ornate Checkered Beetle
Painted Anemone
Spotted Tussock Moth
Western Pine Elfin
Western Polished Lady Beetle
Angulate And Roundshouldered Orbweavers
Anise Swallowtail
Anna'S Blue
Bald-faced Hornet
Bicolored Striped Sweat Bee
Blue-eyed Darner
Blue-green Sharpshooter
Brown Elfin
California Broad-necked Darkling Beetle
California Darner
California Flattened Jumping Spider
Ceanothus Silk Moth
Chalk-fronted Corporal
Common Drone Fly
Common Roadside-Skipper
Common Wood-Nymph
Eccentric Sand Dollar
Echo Azure
Etorofus obliteratus
Eurasian Drone Fly
European Mantis
European Woolcarder Bee
F-winged Barklouse
Field Crescent
Forest Tent Caterpillar Moth
Gerrini
Hoary Comma
Horned Nudibranch
Hydaspe Fritillary
Large Yellow Underwing
Large-Tailed Aphideater
Lettered Habrosyne Moth
Monterey Dorid
Nevada Bumble Bee
Nordmann'S Orbweaver
North American Common Water Strider
Northern Feather Duster Worm
Orange Sulphur
Oregon Forestsnail
Pacific Banana Slug
Pacific Fritillary
Peacock Fly
Prunus Miner Bee
Pyrobombus
Red Admiral
Rocky Mountain Parnassian
Silver-spotted Skipper
Silvery Blue
Southern Oak Bush-cricket
Subvittate Lady Beetle
Two-spotted Lady Beetle
Varied Carpet Beetle
Variegated Meadowhawk
Western Black Carpenter Ant
Western Boxelder Bug
Western Eyed Sphinx
Western Fairy Lady Beetle
Western Tailed-Blue
Western Tent Caterpillar Moth
White-spotted Sawyer
Woodland Skipper
Woodlouse Spider
Yellow-faced Bumble Bee
Yellow-fronted Bumble Bee
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