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List of U.S. state insects

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State insects are designated by 48 individual states of the fifty United States. Some states have more than one designated insect, or have multiple categories (e.g., state insect and state butterfly, etc.). Iowa and Michigan are the two states without a designated state insect.

More than half of the insects chosen are not native to North America, because of the inclusion of three European species (European honey bee, European mantis, and 7-spotted ladybird), each having been chosen by multiple states.

Table

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State State insect Binomial
name		 Image Year
Alabama Monarch butterfly
(state insect)		 Danaus plexippus 1989[1]
Queen Honey bee
(state agricultural insect)		 Apis mellifera 2005[2]
Eastern tiger swallowtail
(state butterfly and mascot)		 Papilio glaucus 1989[3]
Alaska Four-spotted skimmer dragonfly Libellula quadrimaculata 1995[4]
Arizona Two-tailed swallowtail
(state butterfly)		 Papilio multicaudata 2001[5]
Arkansas European honey bee
(state insect)		 Apis mellifera 1973[6]
Diana fritillary butterfly
(state butterfly)		 Speyeria diana 2007[6]
California California dogface butterfly

(state butterfly)

Zerene eurydice 1972[7]
Colorado Colorado hairstreak Hypaurotis crysalus 1996[8]
Connecticut European mantis Mantis religiosa 1977[9]
Delaware 7-spotted ladybug
(state bug)		 Coccinella septempunctata 1974[10]
Eastern tiger swallowtail
(state butterfly)		 Papilio glaucus 1999[11]
Stonefly
(state macroinvertebrate)		 Order Plecoptera 2005[12]
Florida Zebra longwing
(state butterfly)		 Heliconius charitonius 1996[13]
Georgia European honey bee
(state insect)		 Apis mellifera 1975[14]
Eastern tiger swallowtail
(state butterfly)		 Papilio glaucus 1988[15]
Hawaii Kamehameha butterfly Vanessa tameamea 2009[16]
Idaho Monarch butterfly Danaus plexippus 1992[17]
Illinois Monarch butterfly Danaus plexippus 1975[18]
Indiana Say's firefly Pyractomena angulata 2018[19]
Kansas European honey bee Apis mellifera 1976[20]
Kentucky European honey bee
(state agricultural insect)		 Apis mellifera 2010[21]
Viceroy butterfly
(state butterfly)		 Limenitis archippus 1990[22]
Louisiana European honey bee (state insect) Apis mellifera 1977[23]
Gulf fritillary (state butterfly) Dione vanillae Large orange butterfly with large white spots bordered in black, nectaring on small purple flowers 2022[24]
Maine European honey bee (state insect) Apis mellifera 1975[25]
Pink-edged Sulphur (state butterfly) Colias interior 2023[26]
Maryland Baltimore checkerspot butterfly Euphydryas phaeton 1973[27]
Massachusetts Ladybug Family Coccinellidae 1974[28]
Minnesota Monarch butterfly
(state butterfly)		 Danaus plexippus 2000[29]
Rusty patched bumblebee
(state bee)		 Bombus affinis A closeup of a yellow and black bee head on, against a black backdrop 2019[30]
Mississippi European honey bee
(state insect)		 Apis mellifera 1980[31]
Spicebush swallowtail
(state butterfly)		 Papilio troilus 1991[31]
Missouri European honey bee Apis mellifera 1985[32]
Montana Mourning cloak butterfly
(state butterfly)		 Nymphalis antiopa 2001[33]
Nebraska European honey bee Apis mellifera 1975[34]
Nevada Vivid dancer damselfly Argia vivida 2009[35]
New Hampshire 7-spotted ladybug
(state insect)		 Coccinella septempunctata 1977[36]
Karner blue butterfly
(state butterfly)		 Plebejus melissa samuelis 1992[36]
New Jersey European honey bee
(state bug)		 Apis mellifera 1974[37]
Black swallowtail
(state butterfly)		 Papilio polyxenes 2014[38]
New Mexico Tarantula hawk wasp
(state insect)		 Pepsis grossa 1989[39]
Sandia hairstreak
(state butterfly)		 Callophrys mcfarlandi 2003[40]
New York 9-spotted ladybug Coccinella novemnotata 1989[41]
North Carolina European honey bee
(state insect)		 Apis mellifera 1973[42]
Eastern tiger swallowtail
(state butterfly)		 Papilio glaucus 2012[43]
North Dakota Convergent lady beetle Hippodamia convergens 2011[44]
Ohio Ladybug Family Coccinellidae 1975[45]
Oklahoma European honey bee
(state insect)		 Apis mellifera 1992[46]
Black swallowtail
(state butterfly)		 Papilio polyxenes 1996[46]
Oregon Oregon swallowtail Papilio oregonius 1979[47]
Pennsylvania Pennsylvania firefly Photuris pennsylvanica 1974[48]
Rhode Island American burying beetle Nicrophorus americanus 2015[49]
South Carolina Carolina mantis
(state insect)		 Stagmomantis carolina 1988[50]
Eastern tiger swallowtail
(state butterfly)		 Papilio glaucus 1994[51]
South Dakota European honey bee Apis mellifera 1978[52]
Tennessee Common eastern firefly
(state insect)		 Photinus pyralis 1975[53]
7-spotted ladybug
(state insect)		 Coccinella septempunctata 1975[53]
European honey bee
(state agricultural insect)		 Apis mellifera 1990[53]
Zebra swallowtail
(state butterfly)		 Eurytides marcellus 1995[53]
Texas Monarch butterfly Danaus plexippus 1995[54]
Utah European honey bee Apis mellifera 1983[55]
Vermont European honey bee
(state insect)		 Apis mellifera 1978[56]
Monarch butterfly
(state butterfly)		 Danaus plexippus 1987[57]
Virginia Eastern tiger swallowtail Papilio glaucus [58]
Washington Green darner dragonfly Anax junius 1997[59]
West Virginia European honey bee
(state insect)		 Apis mellifera 2002[60]
Monarch butterfly
(state butterfly)		 Danaus plexippus 1995[61]
Wisconsin European honey bee Apis mellifera 1977[62]
Wyoming Sheridan's green hairstreak Callophrys sheridanii 2009[63]

See also

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References

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  2. ^ "Alabama HB286 | 2015 | Regular Session".
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  4. ^ "Alaska Kids' Corner, State of Alaska".
  5. ^ "State Butterfly | Arizona State Library".
  6. ^ a b Arkansas - State symbols and emblems
  7. ^ "State Symbols - California State Library".
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  10. ^ Delaware Code Title 29 § 309
  11. ^ Delaware Code Title 29 § 315
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  14. ^ State Symbols Archived 2008-02-12 at the Wayback Machine of Georgia, Georgia General Assembly
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  16. ^ Cooper, Jeanne (2009-08-21). "Emblems of Hawaii a surprise to many Americans". San Francisco Chronicle.
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  23. ^ "2018 Louisiana Laws :: Revised Statutes :: TITLE 49 - State Administration :: RS 49:164 - State insect".
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  26. ^ Maine Revised Statutes, Title 1, Chapter 9, Subchapter 1, Section 231
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  40. ^ House Bill 13, 46th Legislature of the State of New Mexico. Retrieved 2008-03-29.
  41. ^ "Symbols of New York State", New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. Retrieved 2008-03-30
  42. ^ "Official State Symbols of North Carolina". North Carolina State Library. State of North Carolina. Archived from the original on 2008-02-06. Retrieved 2008-01-26.
  43. ^ State butterfly: Eastern tiger swallowtail (NCpedia)
  44. ^ State Insect ND.gov
  45. ^ "Symbols of Ohio - Ohio Secretary of State". Archived from the original on 2018-08-18.
  46. ^ a b Oklahoma Almanac, State Emblems (pp. 37-40)
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