Insects around Boston
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Every measure here is worked out per 5 degree square, so this covers the wider area around Boston (40° to 45° latitude, -75° to -70° longitude, about 550 km across), not the city alone. Counts are shares of all insects records in the same weeks, so busier stations do not inflate them (methods).
Arrived in the last four weeks
No insects arrived here in these weeks last year, as far as the records show.
Expected in the next six weeks
No arrivals expected here in the next six weeks, going by last year.
Dates are last year's first regular records after at least six weeks away, with each species' own uncertainty on its page. Each species page can email you when it turns up.
Most recorded, last eight weeks
| Species | Records | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Jumping Bush Cricket Orocharis saltator | 19,508 | 483.9 |
| Carolina Ground Cricket Eunemobius carolinus | 6,335 | 157.1 |
| Handsome Trig Phyllopalpus pulchellus | 4,502 | 111.7 |
| Fall Field Cricket Gryllus pennsylvanicus | 3,082 | 76.4 |
| Snowy Tree Cricket Oecanthus fultoni | 2,172 | 53.9 |
| Columbian Trig Cyrtoxipha columbiana | 1,776 | 44.1 |
| Oblong-winged Katydid Amblycorypha oblongifolia | 530 | 13.1 |
| Monarch Danaus plexippus | 162 | 4.0 |
| Common Eastern Bumble Bee Bombus impatiens | 129 | 3.2 |
| Greater Angle-wing Microcentrum rhombifolium | 110 | 2.7 |
| Spotted Lanternfly Lycorma delicatula | 92 | 2.3 |
| Pale Beauty Campaea perlata | 59 | 1.5 |
| Asian Lady Beetle Harmonia axyridis | 52 | 1.3 |
| Curve-tailed Bush Katydid Scudderia curvicauda | 49 | 1.2 |
| Honey Bee Apis mellifera | 39 | 1.0 |
How well this area is covered
Watched in 12 of the last 12 weeks for insects (enough records to count; unwatched weeks say nothing about absence). Active stations here in the last 30 days: 935 BirdWeather. Add a station to fill the gap.