Most Common Species
Showing 20 most frequently observed species out of 74 total documented species.
Bombus bifarius
Two Form Bumble Bee
Very Common321.77 obs.
Bombus rufocinctus
Red-Belted Bumble Bee
Very Common152.28 obs.
Bombus vagans
Half-Black Bumblebee
Very Common124.18 obs.
Bombus flavifrons
Yellow Head Bumble Bee
Very Common76.6 obs.
Bombus occidentalis
Western Bumble Bee
Very Common64.33 obs.
Bombus mixtus
Fuzzy-Horned Bumble Bee
Common45.36 obs.
Bombus centralis
Central Bumble Bee
Common45 obs.
Bombus insularis
Indiscriminate Cuckoo Bumble Bee
Common32 obs.
Bombus nevadensis
Nevada Bumble Bee
Common30 obs.
Apis mellifera
Honeybee
Common27 obs.
Eristalis arbustorum
Hover Fly
Common26 obs.
Bombus huntii
Hunt Bumble Bee
Occasional25 obs.
Plathemis lydia
Common Whitetail
Occasional25 obs.
Sympetrum pallipes
Striped Meadowhawk
Occasional24 obs.
Vespula pensylvanica
Western Yellowjacket
Occasional22 obs.
Polistes dominula
Paper Wasp
Occasional22 obs.
Bombus appositus
White Shouldered Bumble Bee
Occasional21 obs.
Syritta pipiens
Hover Fly
Rare21 obs.
Andrena prunorum
Rare21 obs.
Syrphus opinator
Rare21 obs.
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