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This is a list of United States state insects; note that some states have more than one designated insect, or have multiple categories (e.g., "state insect" plus "state butterfly", etc.), and nine states (out of 50) have no official state insect as of 2008. Note also that over half of the insects chosen are not native to North America, due to the inclusion of three European species (European honey bee, European mantis, and 7-spotted ladybug):
| State | State insect | Binomial nomenclature |
Image | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Monarch Butterfly | Danaus plexippus |  |
19891 |
| Alaska | Four-Spotted Skimmer Dragonfly | Libellula quadrimaculata |  |
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| Arizona | Two-Tailed Swallowtail (State Butterfly) |
Papilio multicaudata |  |
|
| Arkansas | European honey bee (State Insect) |
Apis mellifera |  |
19732 |
| Diana Fritillary Butterfly (State Butterfly) |
Speyeria diana |  |
20072 | |
| California | California Dogface Butterfly | Zerene eurydice | |
|
| Colorado | Colorado Hairstreak Butterfly | Hypaurotis crysalus | |
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| Connecticut | European mantis | Mantis religiosa |  |
|
| Delaware | 7-spotted ladybug (State Bug) |
Coccinella septempunctata |  |
19743 |
| Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (State Butterfly) |
Papilio glaucus |  |
19994 | |
| Georgia | European honey bee (State Insect) |
Apis mellifera | |
19755 |
| Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (State Butterfly) |
Papilio glaucus | |
19886 | |
| Idaho | Monarch Butterfly | Danaus plexippus | |
19927 |
| Illinois | Monarch Butterfly | Danaus plexippus | |
19758 |
| Kansas | European honey bee | Apis mellifera | |
|
| Kentucky | Viceroy Butterfly | Limenitis archippus |  |
|
| Louisiana | European honey bee | Apis mellifera | |
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| Maine | European honey bee | Apis mellifera | |
|
| Maryland | Baltimore Checkerspot Butterfly | Euphydryas phaeton |  |
19739 |
| Massachusetts | 7-spotted ladybug | Coccinella septempunctata | |
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| Minnesota | Monarch Butterfly | Danaus plexippus | |
200010 |
| Mississippi | European honey bee (State Insect) |
Apis mellifera | |
198011 |
| Spicebush Swallowtail (State Butterfly) |
Papilio troilus |  |
199111 | |
| Missouri | European honey bee | Apis mellifera | |
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| Montana | Mourning Cloak Butterfly | Nymphalis antiopa |  |
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| Nebraska | European honey bee | Apis mellifera | |
|
| New Hampshire | 7-spotted ladybug (State Insect) |
Coccinella septempunctata | |
197712 |
| Karner Blue Butterfly (State Butterfly) |
Lycaeides melissa (subspecies samuelis) |
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199212 | |
| New Jersey | European honey bee | Apis mellifera | |
|
| New Mexico | Tarantula hawk wasp (State Insect) |
Pepsis formosa |  |
198913 |
| Sandia Hairstreak Butterfly (State Butterfly) |
Callophrys mcfarlandi | |
200314 | |
| New York | 9-spotted ladybug | Coccinella novemnotata | |
198915 |
| North Carolina | European honey bee | Apis mellifera | |
197316 |
| Ohio | 7-spotted ladybug | Coccinella septempunctata | |
|
| Oklahoma | European honey bee (State Insect) |
Apis mellifera | |
199217 |
| Black Swallowtail Butterfly (State Butterfly) |
Papilio polyxenes |  |
199617 | |
| Oregon | Oregon Swallowtail Butterfly | Papilio oregonius |  |
|
| Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania firefly (State Insect) |
Photuris pennsylvanica |  |
197418 |
| 7-spotted ladybug (?) |
Coccinella septempunctata | |
citation needed | |
| South Carolina | Carolina mantis (State Insect) |
Stagmomantis carolina |  |
198819 |
| Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (State Butterfly) |
Papilio glaucus | |
199420 | |
| South Dakota | European honey bee | Apis mellifera | |
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| Tennessee | Common eastern firefly (State Insect) |
Photuris pyralis | |
197521 |
| 7-spotted ladybug (State Insect) |
Coccinella septempunctata | |
197521 | |
| European honey bee (State Agricultural Insect) |
Apis mellifera | |
199021 | |
| Zebra Swallowtail (State Butterfly) |
Eurytides marcellus |  |
199521 | |
| Texas | Monarch Butterfly | Danaus plexippus | |
199522 |
| Utah | European honey bee | Apis mellifera | |
198323 |
| Vermont | European honey bee (State Insect) |
Apis mellifera | |
197824 |
| Monarch Butterfly (State Butterfly) |
Danaus plexippus | |
198725 | |
| Virginia | Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly | Papilio glaucus | |
|
| Washington | Green Darner Dragonfly | Anax junius |  |
199726 |
| West Virginia | European honey bee (State Insect) |
Apis mellifera | |
200227 |
| Monarch Butterfly (State Butterfly) |
Danaus plexippus | |
199528 | |
| Wisconsin | European honey bee | Apis mellifera | |
See also
References
- ^ "Official Alabama Insect". Alabama Emblems, Symbols and Honors. Alabama Department of Archives & History (2001-07-12). Retrieved on 2007-03-19.
- ^ a b Arkansas - State symbols and emblems
- ^ Delaware Code Title 29 § 309
- ^ Delaware Code Title 29 § 315
- ^ State Symbols of Georgia, Georgia General Assembly
- ^ State Butterfly, Office of Secretary of state of Georgia website.
- ^ "Idaho Symbols, Insect: Monarch Butterfly". Idaho State Symbols, Emblems, and Mascots. SHG resources, state handbook & guide. Retrieved on 2008-03-26.
- ^ "State Symbol: Illinois Official Insect — Monarch Butterfly (Danaus plexippus)". [Illinois] State Symbols. Illinois State Museum. Retrieved on 2008-03-26.
- ^ Marylands Kids Page - State Symbols
- ^ "Minnesota State Symbols" (PDF). Minnesota House of Representatives. Retrieved on 2008-03-26.
- ^ a b State Symbols, p. 4. Office of the Secretary of State of Mississippi. Retrieved 2008-03-29
- ^ a b State Animal, the New Hampshire Almanac, New Hampshire State Library. Retrieved 2008-03-29.
- ^ Welcome to the New Mexico State Capitol (brochure), New Mexico Legislature. Retrieved 2008-03-29.
- ^ House Bill 13, 46th Legislature of the State of New Mexico. Retrieved 2008-03-29.
- ^ "Symbols of New York State", New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. Retrieved 2008-03-30
- ^ "Official State Symbols of North Carolina", North Carolina State Library, State of North Carolina. Retrieved on 26 January 2008.
- ^ a b Oklahoma Almanac, State Emblems (pp. 37-40)
- ^ Pennsylvania State History: Symbols at the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Retrieved 2008-03-29.
- ^ The State Insect, South Carolina Legislature Online. Retrieved 2008-03-29
- ^ The State Butterfly, South Carolina Legislature Online. Retrieved 2008-03-29
- ^ a b c d State Symbols, Tennessee Department of State. Retrieved 2008-03-29
- ^ "Texas State Symbols". The Texas State Library and Archives. Retrieved on 2008-03-26.
- ^ Utah State Insect - Honey Bee from pioneer.utah.gov "Pioneer: Utah's Online Library" page. Retrieved on 2008-09-08
- ^ "(Vermont) State Insect". Vermont Department of Libraries. Retrieved on 2008-03-29.
- ^ "(Vermont) State Butterfly". Vermont Department of Libraries. Retrieved on 2008-03-26.
- ^ "Symbols of Washington State". Washington State Legislature. Retrieved on 2007-03-11.
- ^ "Appendix A/State Profile (State of West Virginia FY 2009 Executive Budget)" (PDF). Official West Virginia Web Portal. Retrieved on 2008-03-29. Page 21 (547).
- ^ "West Virginia Statistical Information, General State Information" (PDF). Official West Virginia Web Portal. Retrieved on 2008-03-26.
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