List of U.S. state insects 1109896 223617314 2008-07-04T22:21:00Z 139.55.81.134 This is a list of United States state insects''': {| class="wikitable" |- bgcolor="#CCCCCC" ! State !! State insect !! [[Binomial nomenclature|Binomial <br/> nomenclature]] !! Image !! Year |- ! [[Alabama]] || [[Monarch Butterfly]] || ''Danaus plexippus'' || [[Image:Monarch In May.jpg|150px]] || 1989<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.archives.state.al.us/emblems/st_insec.html |title=Official Alabama Insect |accessdate=2007-03-19 |date=[[2001-07-12]] |work=Alabama Emblems, Symbols and Honors |publisher=Alabama Department of Archives & History}}</ref> |- ! [[Alaska]] || [[Four-spotted Chaser|Four-Spotted Skimmer Dragonfly]] || ''Libellula quadrimaculata'' || [[Image:Libellula quadrimaculata - Vierflecklibelle.jpg|150px]] || |- ! [[Arizona]] || [[Two-Tailed Swallowtail]] <br/> (State Butterfly) || ''Papilio multicaudata'' || [[Image:Papilio multicaudata.jpg|150px]] || |- ! rowspan=2 | [[Arkansas]] || [[Western honey bee|European Honey Bee]] <br/> (State Insect) || ''Apis mellifera'' || [[Image:Apis mellifera bi.jpg|150px]] || 1973<ref name=ArkansasSymb> [http://www.netstate.com/states/symb/ar_symb.htm Arkansas - State symbols and emblems]</ref> |- || [[Diana Fritillary|Diana Fritillary Butterfly]] <br/> (State Butterfly) || ''Speyeria diana'' || [[Image:TransparentPlaceholder.png|150px]] || 2007<ref name=ArkansasSymb/> |- ! [[California]] || [[California Dogface Butterfly]] || ''Zerene eurydice'' || [[Image:TransparentPlaceholder.png|150px]] || |- ! [[Colorado]] || [[Colorado Hairstreak Butterfly]] || ''Hypaurotis crysalus'' || [[Image:TransparentPlaceholder.png|150px]] || |- ! [[Connecticut]] || [[European Mantis]] || ''Mantis religiosa'' || [[Image:European mantis.png|150px]] || |- ! rowspan=2 | [[Delaware]] || [[Coccinella septempunctata|Ladybug]] <br/> (State Bug) || ''Coccinella septempunctata'' || [[Image:BIEDRONA.JPG|150px]] || 1974<ref> [http://delcode.delaware.gov/title29/c003/index.shtml#P97_4733 Delaware Code Title 29 § 309]</ref> |- || [[Eastern Tiger Swallowtail]] <br/> (State Butterfly) || ''Papilio glaucus'' || [[Image:Pristine Eastern Tiger Swallowtail.jpg|150px]] || 1999<ref> [http://delcode.delaware.gov/title29/c003/index.shtml#P157_5390 Delaware Code Title 29 § 315]</ref> |- || [[Western honey bee|European Honey Bee]] <br/> (State Insect) || ''Apis mellifera'' || [[Image:Apis mellifera bi.jpg|150px]] || 1975<ref> [http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2007_08/house/kids/elemsymbols.htm State Symbols] of Georgia, [[Georgia General Assembly]]</ref> |- || [[Eastern Tiger Swallowtail]] <br/> (State Butterfly) || ''Papilio glaucus'' || [[Image:Pristine Eastern Tiger Swallowtail.jpg|150px]] || 1988<ref>[http://sos.georgia.gov/state_symbols/state_butterfly.html State Butterfly], Office of [[Secretary of state of Georgia]] website.</ref> |- ! [[Idaho]] || [[Monarch Butterfly]] || ''Danaus plexippus'' || [[Image:Monarch In May.jpg|150px]] || 1992<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.shgresources.com/id/symbols/insect/ |title=Idaho Symbols, Insect: Monarch Butterfly |accessdate=2008-03-26 |work=Idaho State Symbols, Emblems, and Mascots |publisher=SHG resources, state handbook & guide}}</ref> |- ! [[Illinois]] || [[Monarch Butterfly]] || ''Danaus plexippus'' || [[Image:Monarch In May.jpg|150px]] || 1975<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.museum.state.il.us/exhibits/symbols/insect.html |title=State Symbol: Illinois Official Insect — Monarch Butterfly (''Danaus plexippus'') |accessdate=2008-03-26 |work=[Illinois] State Symbols |publisher=Illinois State Museum}}</ref> |- ! [[Kansas]] || [[Western honey bee|European Honey Bee]] || ''Apis mellifera'' || [[Image:Apis mellifera bi.jpg|150px]] || |- ! [[Kentucky]] || [[Viceroy Butterfly]] || ''Limenitis archippus'' || [[Image:Viceroy Butterfly.jpg|150px]] || |- ! [[Louisiana]] || [[Western honey bee|European Honey Bee]] || ''Apis mellifera'' || [[Image:Apis mellifera bi.jpg|150px]] || |- ! [[Maine]] || [[Western honey bee|European Honey Bee]] || ''Apis mellifera'' || [[Image:Apis mellifera bi.jpg|150px]] || |- ! [[Maryland]] || [[Baltimore Checkerspot Butterfly]] || ''Euphydryas phaeton'' || [[Image:BaltimoreDS.jpg|150px]] || 1973<ref>[http://www.mdkidspage.org/StateSymbols.htm Marylands Kids Page - State Symbols]</ref> |- ! [[Massachusetts]] || [[Coccinella septempunctata|Ladybug]] || ''Coccinella septempunctata'' || [[Image:BIEDRONA.JPG|150px]] || |- ! [[Minnesota]] || [[Monarch Butterfly]] || ''Danaus plexippus'' || [[Image:Monarch In May.jpg|150px]] || 2000<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/hinfo/govser/GOVSER2.pdf |accessdate=2008-03-26 |format=PDF |title=Minnesota State Symbols |publisher= Minnesota House of Representatives}}</ref> |- ! rowspan=2 | [[Mississippi]] || [[Western honey bee|European Honey Bee]] <br/> (State Insect)|| ''Apis mellifera'' || [[Image:Apis mellifera bi.jpg|150px]] || 1980<ref name=MissSymbols> [http://www.sos.state.ms.us/ed_pubs/bluebook/2000pdfs/symbols.pdf State Symbols], p. 4. Office of the Secretary of State of Mississippi. Retrieved [[2008-03-29]]</ref> |- || [[Spicebush Swallowtail]] <br/> (State Butterfly) || ''Papilio troilus'' || [[Image:Spicebush_Swallowtail_in_August.jpg|150px]] || 1991<ref name=MissSymbols/> |- ! [[Missouri]] || [[Western honey bee|European Honey Bee]] || ''Apis mellifera'' || [[Image:Apis mellifera bi.jpg|150px]] || |- ! [[Montana]] || [[Mourning Cloak|Mourning Cloak Butterfly]] || ''Nymphalis antiopa'' || [[Image:Nymphalis antiopa.jpg|150px]] || |- ! [[Nebraska]] || [[Western honey bee|European Honey Bee]] || ''Apis mellifera'' || [[Image:Apis mellifera bi.jpg|150px]] || |- ! rowspan=2 | [[New Hampshire]] || [[Coccinella septempunctata|Ladybug]] <br/> (State Insect)|| ''Coccinella septempunctata'' || [[Image:BIEDRONA.JPG|150px]] || 1977<ref name="New Hampshire Almanac"> [http://www.nh.gov/nhinfo/animal.html State Animal], the New Hampshire Almanac, New Hampshire State Library. Retrieved [[2008-03-29]].</ref> |- || [[Karner Blue|Karner Blue Butterfly]] <br/> (State Butterfly) || ''Lycaeides melissa'' <br/> (subspecies ''samuelis'') || [[Image:Lycaeides melissa samuelis (cropped).jpg|150px]] || 1992<ref name="New Hampshire Almanac"/> |- ! [[New Jersey]] || [[Western honey bee|European Honey Bee]] || ''Apis mellifera'' || [[Image:Apis mellifera bi.jpg|150px]] || |- ! rowspan=2 | [[New Mexico]] || [[Tarantula hawk|Tarantula Hawk Wasp]] <br/> (State Insect)|| ''[[Pepsis]] [[Pepsis formosa|formosa]]'' || [[Image:DSC05816 Tarantula Hawk.jpg|150px]] || 1989<ref> [http://legis.state.nm.us/lcs/lcsdocs/BrochureEnglish.pdf Welcome to the New Mexico State Capitol] (brochure), [[New Mexico Legislature]]. Retrieved [[2008-03-29]].</ref> |- || [[Sandia hairstreak|Sandia Hairstreak Butterfly]] <br/> (State Butterfly)|| ''[[Callophrys]] [[Callophrys mcfarlandi|mcfarlandi]]'' || [[Image:TransparentPlaceholder.png|150px]] || 2003<ref> [http://legis.state.nm.us/Sessions/03%20Regular/bills/house/HB0013.pdf House Bill 13, 46th Legislature of the State of New Mexico]. Retrieved [[2008-03-29]].</ref> |- ! [[New York]] || [[Nine-spotted Ladybug]] || ''[[Coccinella novemnotata]]'' || [[Image:TransparentPlaceholder.png|150px]] || 1989<ref> [http://www.dec.ny.gov/education/1887.html "Symbols of New York State"], New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. Retrieved [[2008-03-30]]</ref> |- ! [[North Carolina]] || [[Western honey bee|European Honey Bee]] || ''Apis mellifera'' || [[Image:Apis mellifera bi.jpg|150px]] || 1973<ref>{{cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=Official State Symbols of North Carolina | date= | publisher=State of North Carolina | url =http://statelibrary.dcr.state.nc.us/NC/SYMBOLS/SYMBOLS.HTM | work =North Carolina State Library | pages = | accessdate = 2008-01-26 | language = }}</ref> |- ! [[Ohio]] || [[Coccinella septempunctata|Ladybug]] || ''Coccinella septempunctata'' || [[Image:BIEDRONA.JPG|150px]] || |- ! rowspan=2 | [[Oklahoma]] || [[Western honey bee|European Honey Bee]] <br/> (State Insect) || ''Apis mellifera'' || [[Image:Apis mellifera bi.jpg|150px]] || 1992<ref name="Oklahoma Almanac"> [http://www.odl.state.ok.us/almanac/2005/5-colorsec.pdf Oklahoma Almanac], State Emblems (pp. 37-40)</ref> |- || [[Black Swallowtail]] Butterfly <br/> (State Butterfly)|| ''Papilio polyxenes'' || [[Image:Pristine Black Swallowtail.jpg|150px]] || 1996<ref name="Oklahoma Almanac"/> |- ! [[Oregon]] || [[Oregon Swallowtail]] Butterfly || ''Papilio oregonius'' || [[Image:Papiliooregoniusstamp.jpeg|150px]] || |- ! rowspan=2 | [[Pennsylvania]] || [[Pennsylvania Firefly]] <br/> (State Insect) || ''[[Photuris (genus)|Photuris]] [[Photuris pennsylvanica|pennsylvanica]]'' || [[Image:Photuris pennsylvanicus 1665.jpg|150px]] || 1974<ref> [http://www.phmc.state.pa.us/bah/pahist/symbols.asp?secid=31 Pennsylvania State History: Symbols at the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission]. Retrieved [[2008-03-29]].</ref> |- || [[Coccinella septempunctata|Ladybug]] <br/> (?) || ''Coccinella septempunctata'' || [[Image:BIEDRONA.JPG|150px]] || {{Fact|date=March 2008}} |- ! rowspan=2 | [[South Carolina]] || [[Carolina mantis]] <br/> (State Insect) || ''Stagmomantis carolina'' || [[Image:Mantis2 6065.jpg|150px]] || 1988<ref>[http://www.scstatehouse.net/studentpage/insect.htm The State Insect], [[South Carolina Legislature]] Online. Retrieved [[2008-03-29]]</ref> |- || [[Eastern Tiger Swallowtail]] <br/> (State Butterfly) || ''Papilio glaucus'' || [[Image:Pristine Eastern Tiger Swallowtail.jpg|150px]] || 1994<ref> [http://www.scstatehouse.net/studentpage/butterfl.htm The State Butterfly], [[South Carolina Legislature]] Online. Retrieved [[2008-03-29]]</ref> |- ! [[South Dakota]] || [[Western honey bee|European Honey Bee]] || ''Apis mellifera'' || [[Image:Apis mellifera bi.jpg|150px]] || |- ! rowspan=4 | [[Tennessee]] || [[Common Eastern Firefly]] <br/> (State Insect) || ''[[Photuris (genus)|Photuris]] [[Photuris pyralis|pyralis]]'' || [[Image:TransparentPlaceholder.png|150px]] || 1975<ref name="Tennessee State Symbols"> [http://tennessee.gov/sos/symbols/symbols.htm State Symbols], Tennessee Department of State. Retrieved [[2008-03-29]]</ref> |- || [[Coccinella septempunctata|Ladybug]] <br/> (State Insect) || ''Coccinella septempunctata'' || [[Image:BIEDRONA.JPG|150px]] || 1975<ref name="Tennessee State Symbols"/> |- || [[Western honey bee|European Honey Bee]] <br/> (State Agricultural Insect) || ''Apis mellifera'' || [[Image:Apis mellifera bi.jpg|150px]] || 1990<ref name="Tennessee State Symbols"/> |- || [[Zebra Swallowtail]] <br/> (State Butterfly) || ''Eurytides marcellus'' || [[Image:Eurytides marcellus 1 - Desert Botanical Garden.jpg|150px]] || 1995<ref name="Tennessee State Symbols"/> |- ! [[Texas]] || [[Monarch Butterfly]] || ''Danaus plexippus'' || [[Image:Monarch In May.jpg|150px]] || 1995<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/ref/abouttx/symbols.html |accessdate=2008-03-26 |title=Texas State Symbols |publisher=The Texas State Library and Archives}}</ref> |- ! [[Utah]] || [[Western honey bee|European Honey Bee]] || ''Apis mellifera'' || [[Image:Apis mellifera bi.jpg|150px]] || 1983<ref> [http://pioneer.utah.gov/utah_on_the_web/utah_symbols/insect.html Utah Symbols - Honey Bee] from utah.gov "Pioneer - Utah's Online Library" page. Retrieved on [[2008-03-25]]</ref> |- ! rowspan=2 | [[Vermont]] || [[Western honey bee|European Honey Bee]] <br/> (State Insect) || ''Apis mellifera'' || [[Image:Apis mellifera bi.jpg|150px]] || 1978<ref>{{cite web | url= http://www.libraries.vermont.gov/www/html/emblems/insect.htm | accessdate=2008-03-29 | title=(Vermont) State Insect| publisher=Vermont Department of Libraries}}</ref> |- || [[Monarch Butterfly]] <br/> (State Butterfly) || ''Danaus plexippus'' || [[Image:Monarch In May.jpg|150px]] || 1987<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.libraries.vermont.gov/www/html/emblems/butterfly.htm | accessdate=2008-03-26 | title=(Vermont) State Butterfly | publisher=Vermont Department of Libraries}}</ref> |- ! [[Virginia]] || [[Eastern tiger swallowtail|Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly]] || ''Papilio glaucus'' || [[Image:Pristine Eastern Tiger Swallowtail.jpg|150px]] || |- ! [[Washington]] || [[Green Darner|Green Darner Dragonfly]] || ''Anax junius'' || [[Image:Green Darner.jpg|150px]] || 1997<ref>{{cite web | title = Symbols of Washington State | publisher = Washington State Legislature | url = http://www1.leg.wa.gov/Legislature/StateSymbols/ | accessdate =2007-03-11}}</ref> |- ! rowspan=2 | [[West Virginia]] || [[Western honey bee|European Honey Bee]] <br/>(State Insect) || ''Apis mellifera'' || [[Image:Apis mellifera bi.jpg|150px]] || 2002<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.wvbudget.gov/Report/StateProfile09.pdf |accessdate=2008-03-29 |format=PDF |title=Appendix A/State Profile (State of West Virginia FY 2009 Executive Budget) |publisher=Official West Virginia Web Portal|}} Page 21 (547).</ref> |- || [[Monarch Butterfly]] <br/> (State Butterfly) || ''Danaus plexippus'' || [[Image:Monarch In May.jpg|150px]] || 1995<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wv.gov/govdirectory/statgeninfo.pdf |accessdate=2008-03-26 |format=PDF |title=West Virginia Statistical Information, General State Information |publisher=Official West Virginia Web Portal}}</ref> |- ! [[Wisconsin]] || [[Western honey bee|European Honey Bee]] || ''Apis mellifera'' || [[Image:Apis mellifera bi.jpg|150px]] || |} ==See also== * [[Lists of U.S. state insignia]] * [[List of U.S. state butterflies]] == References == {{reflist|2}} {{refbegin}} {{refend}} {{state insignia}} [[Category:United States state insignia|Insects]]