Insects around Denver
Denver, Colorado, United States
Every measure here is worked out per 5 degree square, so this covers the wider area around Denver (35° to 40° latitude, -105° to -100° 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Fall Field Cricket Gryllus pennsylvanicus | 13,121 | 863.8 |
| Snowy Tree Cricket Oecanthus fultoni | 1,908 | 125.6 |
| Convergent Lady Beetle Hippodamia convergens | 26 | 1.7 |
| Honey Bee Apis mellifera | 19 | 1.3 |
| Painted Lady Vanessa cardui | 15 | 1.0 |
| Sevenspotted Lady Beetle Coccinella septempunctata | 13 | 0.9 |
| Red-shouldered Bug Jadera haematoloma | 8 | 0.5 |
| Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis | 6 | 0.4 |
| Paper Wasp Polistes dominula | 5 | 0.3 |
| Twenty-spotted Lady Beetle Psyllobora vigintimaculata | 4 | 0.3 |
| Colorado Soldier Beetle Chauliognathus basalis | 4 | 0.3 |
| Harlequin Bug Murgantia histrionica | 3 | 0.2 |
| Nine-spotted Lady Beetle Coccinella novemnotata | 3 | 0.2 |
| Monarch Danaus plexippus | 3 | 0.2 |
| Gray Hairstreak Strymon melinus | 3 | 0.2 |
How well this area is covered
Watched in 10 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: 48 BirdWeather. Add a station to fill the gap.