List of U.S. state insects

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This is a list of U.S. state insects:

State Image State insect Binomial name
Alabama Monarch Butterfly Danaus plexippus
Alaska Four-spotted Skimmer Dragonfly Libellula quadrimaculata
Arizona Two-Tailed Swallowtail Papilio multicaudata
Arkansas European honey bee Apis mellifera
California California Dogface Butterfly Colias eurydice
Colorado Colorado Hairstreak Butterfly Hypaurotis crysalus
Connecticut European mantis Mantis religiosa
Delaware Ladybug (State Bug) Coccinella septempunctata
Florida Zebra Longwing butterfly (state butterfly)- state insect: praying mantis Heliconius charitonius
Georgia European honey bee Apis mellifera
Idaho Monarch Butterfly Danaus plexippus
Illinois Monarch Butterfly Danaus plexippus
Kansas European honey bee Apis mellifera
Kentucky Viceroy Butterfly Limenitis archippus
Louisiana European honey bee Apis mellifera
Maine European honey bee Apis mellifera
Maryland Baltimore Checkerspot Butterfly
Massachusetts Ladybug Coccinella septempunctata
Minnesota Monarch Butterfly Danaus plexippus
Mississippi European honey bee Apis mellifera
Missouri European honey bee Apis mellifera
Montana Mourning Cloak Nymphalis antiopa
Nebraska European honey bee Apis mellifera
New Hampshire Ladybug Coccinella septempunctata
New Jersey European honey bee Apis mellifera
New Mexico Tarantula Hawk Wasp Pepsis
New York Pink Spotted Ladybug Coleomegilla maculata
North Carolina European honey bee Apis mellifera
Ohio Ladybug Coccinella septempunctata
Oklahoma European honey bee Apis mellifera
Oregon Oregon Swallowtail Butterfly Papilio oregonius
Pennsylvania Ladybug and Firefly Coccinella septempunctata and Photuris pensylvanicus
South Carolina Carolina Mantid Stagmomantis carolina
South Dakota European honey bee Apis mellifera
Tennessee Firefly and Ladybug Photuris and Coccinella septempunctata
Texas Monarch Butterfly (state butterfly),
Mosquito (state insect)
Danaus plexippus and Anopheles gambiae
Utah European honey bee Apis mellifera
Vermont European honey bee Apis mellifera
Virginia Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly Papilio glaucus
Washington Green Darner Dragonfly Anax junius
West Virginia Monarch Butterfly (state butterfly),
European honey bee, (state insect)
Danaus plexippus and Apis mellifera
Wisconsin European honey bee Apis mellifera

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