List of U.S. state insects

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This is a list of United States state insects:

State	Image	State insect	Binomial name	Year & Citation
Alabama	Image:Monarchbutterfly05.jpg	Monarch Butterfly	Danaus plexippus	1989^[1]
Alaska	Image:Libellula quadrimaculata - Vierflecklibelle.jpg	Four-spotted Skimmer Dragonfly	Libellula quadrimaculata
Arizona	Image:Papilio multicaudata.jpg	Two-Tailed Swallowtail	Papilio multicaudata
Arkansas	Image:Apis mellifera bi.jpg	European honey bee	Apis mellifera
California	Image:TransparentPlaceholder.png	California Dogface Butterfly	Colias eurydice
Colorado	Image:TransparentPlaceholder.png	Colorado Hairstreak Butterfly	Hypaurotis crysalus
Connecticut	Image:European mantis.png	European mantis	Mantis religiosa
Delaware	Image:BIEDRONA.JPG	Ladybug (State Bug)	Coccinella septempunctata
Florida		Praying Mantis	Heliconius charitonius
Georgia	Image:Bees-wings.web.jpg	European honey bee	Apis mellifera
Idaho	Image:55842700.IMG 9897.jpg	Monarch Butterfly	Danaus plexippus
Illinois	Image:Xvisionxmonarch.jpg	Monarch Butterfly	Danaus plexippus
Kansas	Image:Apis mellifera bi.jpg	European honey bee	Apis mellifera
Kentucky	Image:Viceroy Butterfly.jpg	Viceroy Butterfly	Limenitis archippus
Louisiana	Image:Bees-wings.web.jpg	European honey bee	Apis mellifera
Maine	Image:Apis mellifera bi.jpg	European honey bee	Apis mellifera
Maryland	Image:BaltimoreDS.jpg	Baltimore Checkerspot Butterfly^[2]	Euphydryas phaeton
Massachusetts	Image:Ladybird.jpg	Ladybug	Coccinella septempunctata
Minnesota	Image:Monarchbutterfly05.jpg	Monarch Butterfly	Danaus plexippus
Mississippi	Image:Bees-wings.web.jpg	European honey bee	Apis mellifera
Missouri	Image:Apis mellifera bi.jpg	European honey bee	Apis mellifera
Montana	Image:Nymphalis antiopa.jpg	Mourning Cloak	Nymphalis antiopa
Nebraska	Image:Bees-wings.web.jpg	European honey bee	Apis mellifera
New Hampshire	Image:BIEDRONA.JPG	Ladybug	Coccinella septempunctata
New Jersey	Image:Apis mellifera bi.jpg	European honey bee	Apis mellifera
New Mexico	Image:TransparentPlaceholder.png	Tarantula Hawk Wasp	Pepsis
New York	Image:TransparentPlaceholder.png	Pink Spotted Ladybug	Coleomegilla maculata
North Carolina	Image:Bees-wings.web.jpg	European honey bee	Apis mellifera
Ohio	Image:Ladybird.jpg	Ladybug	Coccinella septempunctata
Oklahoma	Image:Apis mellifera bi.jpg	European honey bee	Apis mellifera
Oregon	Image:TransparentPlaceholder.png	Oregon Swallowtail Butterfly	Papilio oregonius
Pennsylvania		Ladybug and Pennsylvania Firefly	Coccinella septempunctata and Photuris pensylvanica
South Carolina	Image:Mantis2 6065.jpg	Carolina mantis	Stagmomantis carolina
South Dakota	Image:Bees-wings.web.jpg	European honey bee	Apis mellifera
Tennessee		Common Eastern Firefly, European honeybee and Ladybug	Photuris pyralis and Coccinella septempunctata
Texas	Image:AnophelesGambiaemosquito.jpg	Monarch Butterfly (state butterfly), Mosquito (state insect)	Danaus plexippus and Anopheles gambiae
Utah	Image:Apis mellifera bi.jpg	European honey bee	Apis mellifera
Vermont	Image:Apis mellifera bi.jpg	European honey bee	Apis mellifera
Virginia	Image:Eastern Tiger Swallowtail.jpg	Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly	Papilio glaucus
Washington	Image:Anax withmeal.jpg	Green Darner Dragonfly	Anax junius	^[3]
West Virginia	Image:Bees-wings.web.jpg	Monarch Butterfly (state butterfly), European honey bee, (state insect)	Danaus plexippus and Apis mellifera
Wisconsin	Image:Apis mellifera bi.jpg	European honey bee	Apis mellifera

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[edit] References

^ Official Alabama Insect. Alabama Emblems, Symbols and Honors. Alabama Department of Archives & History (2001-07-12). Retrieved on 2007-03-19.
^ Marylands Kids Page - State Symbols
^ Symbols of Washington State. Washington State Legislature. Retrieved on 2007-03-11.