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Bugs Guide
Bugs Guide for Wisconsin
Lakes, forests, wetlands, and northern wildlife
Bug highlights, common sightings, and the best places to look for bugs in Wisconsin. Use the highlight list to start quickly, then work through the full guide for a broader local view.
Sightings
175
Species
73
Active Months
12
Category Overview
Bugs across Wisconsin
This guide focuses on butterflies, bees, beetles, and other small species within Wisconsin's wider region guide, making local walks, gardens, and close-up exploring feel richer.
Latest Sightings
Recent insect sightings in Wisconsin
A recent look at insect sightings across Wisconsin.
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Sightings Map
See where insect sightings cluster
Start wide, then zoom in to see where insect sightings cluster across Wisconsin.
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Top Highlights
Top 5 bugs to look for in Wisconsin
These bugs are snapped the most across this region.
Monarch Butterfly
25 snaps
Bee
14 snaps
Common Eastern Bumble Bee
10 snaps
Brown-belted Bumble Bee
6 snaps
Mourning Cloak
5 snaps
Places to Start
Best places for bugs in Wisconsin
These place guides connect well with the bugs covered in this region.
Park30 sightings12 species
Wisconsin, US
Green Bay Botanical Garden
You might spot Common Eastern Bumble Bee, Monarch, and Bee.
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Park61 sightings12 species
Wisconsin, US
McKinley Park
You might spot Red-Belted Bumble Bee, Red-Breasted Merganser, and Duck.
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Park30 sightings12 species
Wisconsin, US
Olbrich Botanical Gardens
You might spot Common Eastern Bumble Bee, Bee, and Monarch.
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Park99 sightings17 species
Wisconsin, US
Greenfield Park
You might spot White-Tailed Deer, Common Eastern Bumble Bee, and Duck.
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Park30 sightings12 species
Wisconsin, US
Ice Age Trail
You might spot American Cancer-Root and Eastern White Pine.
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Park30 sightings12 species
Wisconsin, US
Parfrey's Glen State Natural Area
You might spot Eastern Skunk Cabbage, Sharp-Lobed Hepatica, and Snakewort.
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Full Guide
Full Wisconsin bugs list
The complete ranked list for this guide, ordered by sightings count.
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Monarch Butterfly
Bee
Common Eastern Bumble Bee
Brown-belted Bumble Bee
Mourning Cloak
Silver-spotted Skipper
Widow Skimmer
Zebra Jumping Spider
Asian Lady Beetle
Bold Jumping Spider
Admiral Butterfly
American Dog Tick
American Lady
Eastern Comma
Eastern Forktail
Western Conifer Seed Bug
Banded Tussock Moth
Cabbage White
Common Whitetail
Eastern Black Carpenter Ant
Ebony Jewelwing
Eight-spotted Forester Moth
Four-lined Plant Bug
Golden-backed Snipe Fly
Great Spangled Fritillary
Isabella Tiger Moth
Narcissus Bulb Fly
Pale Beauty
Pale Green Assassin Bug
Polyphemus Moth
Satyr Comma
Six-spotted Tiger Beetle
Virginia Ctenucha Moth
Black Swallowtail
Black-and-gold Bumble Bee
Boreal Burying Beetle
Brown Marmorated Stink Bug
Chalk-fronted Corporal
Chinese Mystery Snail
Common Blue Mud-Dauber Wasp
Common Pill Woodlouse
Common Wood-Nymph
Eastern Carpenter Bee
Eastern Eyed Click Beetle
Eastern Giant Swallowtail
Eastern Tailed-Blue
Eastern Tent Caterpillar Moth
Fragile Forktail
Goldenrod Crab Spider
Gray Comma
Green Comma
Hackberry Emperor
Immigrant Pavement Ant
Indiscriminate Cuckoo Bumble Bee
Little Wood Satyr
Margined Calligrapher
Meadow Fritillary
Milkweed Tussock Moth
Northern Amber Bumble Bee
Northern Broken-Dash
Painted Lady
Plain Pocketbook
Rathke'S Woodlouse
Red Admiral
Red Milkweed Beetle
Tan Jumping Spider
Two-spotted Bumble Bee
Viceroy
White-dotted Prominent
White-lined Sphinx
White-striped Black
Wool Sower Gall Wasp
Yellow-legged Mud-dauber Wasp
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