I will never, ever be able to list all the insects we see around here! Insects rule the ranch! For one thing even iNaturalist can’t identify some of the insects very well, so there are some IDs that are at genus or even higher level. However, the list below does contain all 329 of the insects I’ve uploaded and tried to identify on iNaturalist up to August 2024.
Some years we have more of one type, and some years another. There have been crazy grasshopper years, beautiful dragonfly years, cricket years, and more! I will try to export them all from iNaturalist, but there are a LOT.
- Abaeis nicippe Sleepy Orange
- Acmaeodera
- Acmaeodera mixta Yellow-marked Buprestid Beetles
- Acrididae Short-horned Grasshoppers
- Acrolophus popeanella Clemens’ Grass Tubeworm Moth
- Agapostemon texanus Texas Striped Sweat Bee
- Aidemona azteca Aztec Spur-throated Grasshopper
- Allograpta obliqua Oblique Streaktail
- Alypia octomaculata Eight-spotted Forester Moth
- Amblycorypha oblongifolia Oblong-winged Katydid
- Ammophila pictipennis
- Ammophila placida
- Anaea andria Goatweed Leafwing
- Anax junius Common Green Darner
- Anomala flavipennis Yellow-winged Anomala
- Anomoea laticlavia Clay-colored Leaf Beetle
- Anoplius Blue-black Spider Wasps
- Anthocharis midea Falcate Orangetip
- Anthrax larrea Charcoal Bee Flies
- Anthrenus verbasci Varied Carpet Beetle
- Aphis nerii Oleander Aphid
- Apis mellifera Western Honey Bee
- Archytas apicifer Hornworm Tachinid Fly
- Argia apicalis Blue-fronted Dancer
- Argia moesta Powdered Dancer
- Argia sedula Blue-ringed Dancer
- Arigomphus Pond Clubtails
- Arilus cristatus North American Wheel Bug
- Arphia simplex Plains Yellow-winged Grasshopper
- Asterocampa celtis Hackberry Emperor
- Asterocampa clyton Tawny Emperor
- Asteromyia carbonifera Carbonifera goldenrod gall midge
- Atalopedes huron Huron Sachem
- Atomosia melanopogon
- Augochloropsis metallica
- Bagisara repanda Wavy Lined Mallow Moth
- Banasa euchlora Juniper Stink Bug
- Battus philenor Pipevine Swallowtail
- Bibionomorpha Gnats and Allies
- Bombus pensylvanicus American Bumble Bee
- Boopedon gracile Prairie Boopie
- Burnsius communis Common Checkered-Skipper
- Burnsius philetas Desert Checkered-Skipper
- Calosoma macrum
- Calosoma sayi Black Caterpillar Hunter
- Calosoma scrutator Fiery Searcher
- Calpodes ethlius Brazilian Skipper
- Calyptratae Calyptrate Flies
- Camponotus decipiens Deceptive Carpenter Ant
- Campylacantha olivacea Fuzzy Olive-Green Grasshopper
- Celithemis eponina Halloween Pennant
- Cercerini Weevil Wasps and Allies
- Chalcophora virginiensis Sculptured Pine Borer
- Chalybion californicum Common Blue Mud-dauber Wasp
- Chariesterus antennator Euphorbia Bug
- Chelinidea vittiger Cactus Coreid Bug
- Chinavia hilaris Green Stink Bug
- Chlorochlamys chloroleucaria Blackberry Looper Moth
- Chlorochroa ligata Conchuela Bug
- Chlosyne lacinia Bordered Patch
- Chortophaga viridifasciata Green-striped Grasshopper
- Chrysis angolensis Metallic Bluish-green Cuckoo Wasp
- Chrysomela texana Red-Headed Willow Leaf Beetle
- Chrysomya megacephala Oriental Latrine Fly
- Chrysomya rufifacies Hairy Maggot Blow Fly
- Chrysopidae Green Lacewings
- Coccinella septempunctata Seven-spotted Lady Beetle
- Colias eurytheme Orange Sulphur
- Conocephalus fasciatus Slender Meadow Katydid
- Conocephalus strictus Straight-lanced Meadow Katydid
- Copestylum avidum Yellow-spotted Bromeliad Fly
- Corythucha marmorata Chrysanthemum Lace Bug
- Cotinis nitida Common Green June Beetle
- Cratacanthus dubius
- Crematogaster laeviuscula Shiny Acrobat Ant
- Cryptotympanina
- Curculio Nut and Acorn Weevils
- Curculionidae True Weevils
- Cycloneda sanguinea Spotless Lady Beetle
- Cyclophora nanaria Dwarf Tawny Wave
- Cynomya cadaverina Shiny Blue Bottle Fly
- Danaus gilippus Queen
- Danaus plexippus Monarch
- Darapsa myron Virginia Creeper Sphinx
- Dasymutilla calorata
- Dasymutilla occidentalis Common Eastern Velvet Ant
- Deidamia inscriptum Lettered Sphinx
- Dendrobias mandibularis Long-jawed Longhorn Beetle
- Diabrotica undecimpunctata Spotted Cucumber Beetle
- Diadasia australis Cactus chimney bees
- Diadasia enavata Sunflower Chimney Bee
- Dichromorpha viridis Short-winged Green Grasshopper
- Dieunomia heteropoda Giant Sweat Bee
- Digitonthophagus gazella Gazelle Scarab
- Dione vanillae Gulf Fritillary
- Dorymyrmex flavus Yellow Pyramid Ant
- Dythemis fugax Checkered Setwing
- Dythemis velox Swift Setwing
- Eburia haldemani
- Echinargus isola Reakirt’s Blue
- Empis clausa
- Enallagma civile Familiar Bluet
- Enaphalodes taeniatus
- Entypus unifasciatus Eastern Tawny-horned Spider Wasp
- Epicauta pensylvanica Black Blister Beetle
- Eristalis stipator Yellow-shouldered Drone Fly
- Erynnis funeralis Funereal Duskywing
- Erynnis horatius Horace’s Duskywing
- Erythemis simplicicollis Eastern Pondhawk
- Erythrodiplax umbrata Band-winged Dragonlet
- Estigmene acrea Salt Marsh Moth
- Eucerini Longhorn Bees
- Euclea Euclea Slug Moths
- Euodynerus foraminatus Pitted Mason Wasp
- Eupeodes americanus Long-tailed Aphideater Complex
- Eupeodes volucris Large-tailed Aphideater
- Euphoria sepulcralis Dark Flower Scarab
- Eupithecia miserulata Common Eupithecia Moth
- Euptoieta claudia Variegated Fritillary
- Euschistus tristigmus Dusky Stink Bug
- Exoprosopa rostrifera
- Frederickia s-signata Signate and Mesquite Looper Moths and Allies
- Fuscopolistes fuscatus-group Paper Wasps
- Gelechioidea Curved-horn Moths
- Geometridae Geometer Moths
- Gnathamitermes tubiformans Long-jawed Desert Termites
- Gomphidae Clubtails
- Gomphocerinae Stridulating Slantface Grasshoppers
- Gratiana pallidula Eggplant Tortoise Beetle
- Gryllus pennsylvanicus Fall Field Cricket
- Haematopis grataria Chickweed Geometer Moth
- Halictidae Sweat Bees
- Hemiargus ceraunus Ceraunus Blue
- Heraclides rumiko Western Giant Swallowtail
- Hermetia illucens Black Soldier Fly
- Hesperotettix speciosus Showy Grasshopper
- Hexagenia limbata Giant Mayfly
- Hippodamia convergens Convergent Lady Beetle
- Homalodisca vitripennis Glassy-winged Sharpshooter
- Homoeosoma electella American Sunflower Moth
- Hylephila phyleus Fiery Skipper
- Hyles lineata White-lined Sphinx
- Hypera postica Alfalfa Weevil
- Jadera haematoloma Red-shouldered Bug
- Junonia coenia Common Buckeye
- Knulliana cincta Banded Hickory Borer
- Laphria macquarti
- Lasioglossum pilosum Sweat bees
- Lebia viridis Flower Lebia Beetle
- Leptoglossus phyllopus Eastern Leaf-footed Bug
- Lerema accius Clouded Skipper
- Lerodea eufala Eufala Skipper
- Libellula croceipennis Neon Skimmer
- Libellula luctuosa Widow Skimmer
- Libytheana carinenta American Snout
- Limenitis archippus Viceroy
- Lucilia coeruleiviridis Blue-green Bottle Fly
- Lucilia cuprina Australian Sheep Blow Fly
- Lucilia sericata Common European Greenbottle Fly
- Lychnosea intermicata Speckled Lamplighter
- Lycia ypsilon Woolly Gray Moth
- Lygaeus kalmii Small Milkweed Bug
- Malacosoma americana Eastern Tent Caterpillar Moth
- Mallodon dasystomus Hardwood Stump Borer
- Mallophora leschenaulti Beelzebub Bee-eater
- Mallophora leschenaulti Beelzebub Bee-eater
- Manduca sexta Carolina Sphinx
- Megachile pugnata Pugnacious Leafcutter Bee
- Megacyllene caryae Painted Hickory Borer
- Megaphasma denticrus Giant Walkingstick
- Melanoliarus
- Melanoplus differentialis Differential Grasshopper
- Melanoplus ponderosus Ponderous Spur-throat Grasshopper
- Melanoplus punctulatus Pine tree Spur-throat Grasshopper
- Melissodes communis Common Longhorn Bee
- Melolonthinae June Beetles
- Mermiria bivittata Two-striped Mermiria
- Mesostenus thoracicus
- Metriorrhynchomiris dislocatus Wild Onion Mirid
- Microcentrum rhombifolium Greater Anglewing
- Microstylum morosum Giant Prairie Robber Fly
- Microtheoris ophionalis Yellow-veined Moth
- Microtheoris vibicalis Whip-marked Snout Moth
- Monobia quadridens Four-toothed Mason Wasp
- Monocrepidius lividus
- Mozena obtusa
- Musca domestica Common House Fly
- Mutillidae Velvet Ants
- Myrmicinae Myrmicine Ants
- Narnia femorata
- Nathalis iole Dainty Sulphur
- Nemognatha piazata Orange Blister Beetle
- Neocapsus cuneatus Orange-wedged Mirid
- Neomyia cornicina Small False Greenbottle
- Neonemobius Small Ground Crickets
- Neotibicen superbus Superb Dog-day Cicada
- Neriidae Banana Flies
- Notonecta Milky Backswimmers
- Numia bicoloraria Bicolored Chloraspilates Moth
- Ocyptamus fuscipennis Dusky-winged Hover Fly
- Odontoloxozus longicornis Longhorn Cactus Fly
- Oecanthus Common Tree Crickets
- Oedipodinae Bandwing Grasshoppers
- Oestroidea Bot Flies, Blow Flies, and Allies
- Oncopeltus fasciatus Large Milkweed Bug
- Orphulella speciosa Pasture Locust
- Orthemis discolor Carmine Skimmer
- Osphya varians Variable False Darkling Beetle
- Oulema melanopus Cereal Leaf Beetle
- Pachydiplax longipennis Blue Dasher
- Pachysphinx modesta Modest Sphinx
- Paleacrita vernata Spring Cankerworm Moth
- Pangaeus bilineatus Two-lined Burrowing Bug
- Panorpa nuptialis Nuptial Scorpionfly
- Pantala hymenaea Spot-winged Glider
- Papilio glaucus Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
- Papilio polyxenes Black Swallowtail
- Papilio polyxenes asterius Eastern Black Swallowtail
- Pediodectes nigromarginatus Black-margined Shieldback
- Peridroma saucia Variegated Cutworm Moth
- Perithemis tenera Eastern Amberwing
- Phanaeus vindex Rainbow Scarab
- Phanogomphus militaris Sulphur-tipped Clubtail
- Philaenus spumarius Meadow Spittlebug
- Phileurus valgus
- Phoebis sennae Cloudless Sulphur
- Phormia regina Black Blow Fly
- Phyciodes phaon Phaon Crescent
- Phyllogomphoides stigmatus Four-striped Leaftail
- Phyllophaga lanceolata brown scarab beetle
- Placosternus difficilis Mesquite Borer
- Plathemis lydia Common Whitetail
- Platydracus mysticus Mystic Rove Beetle
- Plinthocoelium suaveolens Bumelia Borer
- Plusiinae Plusiine Looper Moths
- Plutella xylostella Diamondback Moth
- Poecilanthrax lucifer
- Poecilognathus unimaculatus
- Pogonomyrmex barbatus
- Polistes apachus Apache Paper Wasp
- Polistes bellicosus Southern Paper Wasp
- Polistes carolina Fine-backed Red Paper Wasp
- Polistes dorsalis Hunter’s Little Paper Wasp
- Polistes exclamans Guinea Paper Wasp
- Polistes metricus Metric Paper Wasp
- Polistes rubiginosus Coarse-backed Red Paper Wasp
- Polygonia interrogationis Question Mark
- Pompilidae Spider Wasps
- Pontia protodice Checkered White
- Prionoxystus robiniae Carpenterworm Moth
- Prionyx atratus
- Prochoerodes lineola Large Maple Spanworm Moth
- Psellidotus
- Pseudatomoscelis seriatus Cotton Fleahopper
- Pseudomethoca propinqua
- Pseudomops septentrionalis Pale-bordered Field Cockroach
- Pseudothyris sepulchralis Mournful Thyris Moth
- Pterophoridae Plume Moths
- Pyrisitia lisa Little Yellow
- Reticulitermes flavipes Eastern Subterranean Termite
- Rhagonycha lineola
- Rhyssomatus lineaticollis Milkweed Stem Weevil
- Samea baccatalis Media Moth
- Sarcophagidae Flesh Flies and Satellite Flies
- Sargus elegans
- Scarabaeidae Scarabs
- Scathophaga stercoraria Golden Dung Fly
- Sceliphron caementarium Yellow-legged Mud-dauber Wasp
- Schistocerca americana American Bird Grasshopper
- Schistocerca obscura Obscure Bird Grasshopper
- Schizophora Schizophoran Flies
- Scudderia furcata Fork-tailed Bush Katydid
- Sehirus cinctus White-margined Burrower Bug
- Solenopsis invicta Red Imported Fire Ant
- Sphaeropthalma pensylvanica
- Spodoptera dolichos Sweet Potato Armyworm Moth
- Spodoptera frugiperda Fall Armyworm Moth
- Spoladea recurvalis Hawaiian Beet Webworm Moth
- Stagmomantis carolina Carolina Mantis
- Stenomorphus californicus
- Stomoxys calcitrans Stable Fly
- Strategus aloeus Aloeus Ox Beetle
- Strymon melinus Gray Hairstreak
- Svastra obliqua Oblique Longhorn
- Sympetrum corruptum Variegated Meadowhawk
- Syrbula admirabilis Admirable Grasshopper
- Syrphinae Typical Hover Flies
- Systoechus candidulus
- Tabanus lineola Striped Horse Fly
- Tachinidae Bristle Flies
- Tachypompilus ferrugineus Rusty Spider Wasp
- Tachytes Sand-loving Wasps
- Tarache tetragona Four-spotted Bird-dropping Moth
- Tenebroides Cadelles
- Tenthredinoidea Typical Sawflies
- Tetraopes Milkweed Longhorn Beetles
- Tetraopes texanus Texas Milkweed Beetle
- Tettigoniidae Katydids
- Thermonectus nigrofasciatus Mottled Diving Beetle
- Thyanta custator accerra
- Timulla
- Tipula furca
- Tipuloidea Typical Crane Flies
- Tornos scolopacinaria Dimorphic Gray
- Tortistilus
- Toxomerus marginatus Margined Calligrapher
- Toxomerus politus Maize Calligrapher
- Trachyrhachys kiowa Kiowa Grasshopper
- Tramea lacerata Black Saddlebags
- Triatoma sanguisuga Eastern Bloodsucking Conenose
- Trichiotinus lunulatus Emerald Flower Scarab
- Trichiotinus texanus Texas Flower Scarab
- Trichopepla semivittata
- Trichoplusia ni Cabbage Looper Moth
- Trigonorhinus limbatus
- Triorla interrupta
- Trixoscelis
- Uresiphita reversalis Genista Broom Moth
- Vanessa atalanta Red Admiral
- Vanessa cardui Painted Lady
- Vanessa virginiensis American Lady
- Xerociris wilsonii Wilson’s Wood-nymph Moth
- Xylocopa Large Carpenter Bees
- Xylocopa virginica Eastern Carpenter Bee
- Xylocopa virginica texana Texas Carpenter Bee
- Zale lunata Lunate Zale Moth
- Zonitis perforata
- Zopherus nodulosus
- Zopherus nodulosus haldemani Texas Ironclad Beetle
The Hermits' Rest 