Most Common Species
Showing 20 most frequently observed species out of 100 total documented species.
Apis mellifera
Western Honey Bee
Very Common72 obs.
Bombus impatiens
Common Eastern Bumblebee
Very Common61 obs.
Halictus ligatus
Ligated Furrow Bee
Very Common24 obs.
Augochlora pura
Pure Green Sweat Bee
Very Common15 obs.
Polistes fuscatus
Dark Paper Wasp
Very Common14 obs.
Agapostemon virescens
Bicolored Striped Sweat Bee
Common11 obs.
Andrena hirticincta
Hairy-Banded Mining Bee
Common10 obs.
Eristalis arbustorum
Hover Fly
Common9 obs.
Megacyllene robiniae
Locust Borer
Common9 obs.
Danaus plexippus
monarch
Common9 obs.
Xylocopa virginica
Carpenter bee
Common8 obs.
Lycaena hypophlaeas
Occasional8 obs.
Polistes dominula
Paper Wasp
Occasional7 obs.
Andrena tridens
Trident Miner Bee
Occasional7 obs.
Sphex ichneumoneus
Great Golden Digger Wasp
Occasional6 obs.
Syritta pipiens
Hover fly
Occasional5 obs.
Eremnophila aureonotata
Gold-Marked Thread-Waisted Wasp
Occasional5 obs.
Bombus griseocollis
Brown-belted Bumblebee
Rare5 obs.
Vespula maculifrons
Eastern Yellowjacket
Rare5 obs.
Vespula germanica
German Yellowjacket
Rare5 obs.
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