List_of_u.s._state_insects

This is a list of United States state insects:

State	Image	State insect	Binomial name	Year & Citation
Alabama		Monarch Butterfly	Danaus plexippus	1989Official Alabama Insect. Alabama Emblems, Symbols and Honors. Alabama Department of Archives & History (2001-07-12). Retrieved on 2007-03-19.
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	Heliconius charithonia
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 ButterflyMarylands Kids Page - State Symbols	Euphydryas phaeton
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		Honey Bee	Apis mellifera	1973"Official State Symbols of North Carolina", North Carolina State Library, State of North Carolina. Retrieved on 2008-01-26.
Ohio		Ladybug	Coccinella septempunctata
Oklahoma		European honey bee	Apis mellifera
Oregon		Oregon Swallowtail Butterfly	Papilio oregonius
Pennsylvania		Ladybug and Pennsylvania Firefly	Coccinella septempunctata and Photuris pensylvanica
South Carolina		Carolina mantis	Stagmomantis carolina
South Dakota		European honey bee	Apis mellifera
Tennessee		Common Eastern Firefly, European honeybee and Ladybug	Photuris pyralis 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	Symbols of Washington State. Washington State Legislature. Retrieved on 2007-03-11.
West Virginia		Monarch Butterfly (state butterfly), European honey bee, (state insect)	Danaus plexippus and Apis mellifera
Wisconsin		European honey bee	Apis mellifera

See also

• Lists of U.S. state insignia
• List of U.S. state butterflies

References

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