Most Common Species
Showing 20 most frequently observed species out of 80 total documented species.
Bombus griseocollis
Brown-Belted Bumblebee
Very Common32 obs.
Bombus impatiens
Common Eastern Bumblebee
Very Common26 obs.
Bombus bimaculatus
Two-Spotted Bumblebee
Very Common9 obs.
Amorpha canescens
Wild Tea
Very Common7 obs.
Liatris punctata
Plains Gayfeather
Very Common7 obs.
Heterotheca villosa
Hairy Goldenaster
Common4 obs.
Oenothera serrulata
Yellow Sundrops
Common4 obs.
Cirsium flodmanii
Woolly Thistle
Common3 obs.
Symphoricarpos occidentalis
Wolfberry
Common3 obs.
Oxytropis lambertii
Purple Locoweed
Common3 obs.
Astragalus laxmannii
Laxmann'S Milk-Vetch
Common3 obs.
Liatris aspera
Tall Gayfeather
Occasional3 obs.
Danaus plexippus
Monarch
Occasional3 obs.
Asclepias verticillata
Whorled Milkweed
Occasional3 obs.
Astragalus crassicarpus
Groundplum Milkvetch
Occasional3 obs.
Lygodesmia juncea
Rush Skeletonweed
Occasional3 obs.
Asclepias syriaca
Silkweed
Occasional3 obs.
Apocynum androsaemifolium
Bitterroot
Rare3 obs.
Bombus fervidus
Yellow Bumblebee
Rare3 obs.
Phlox pilosa
Downy Phlox
Rare2 obs.
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