List of U.S. state insects

This is a list of U.S. state insects. Forty-one of the fifty United States have selected state insects.

State	State insect	Binomial nomenclature	Image	Year
Alabama	Monarch Butterfly	Danaus plexippus		1989[1]
Alaska	Four-Spotted Skimmer Dragonfly	Libellula quadrimaculata
Arizona	Two-Tailed Swallowtail (State Butterfly)	Papilio multicaudata
Arkansas	European honey bee (State Insect)	Apis mellifera		1973[2]
	Diana Fritillary Butterfly (State Butterfly)	Speyeria diana		2007[2]
California	California Dogface Butterfly	Zerene eurydice		1972
Colorado	Colorado Hairstreak Butterfly	Hypaurotis crysalus
Connecticut	European mantis	Mantis religiosa
Delaware	7-spotted ladybug (State Bug)	Coccinella septempunctata		1974[3]
	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (State Butterfly)	Papilio glaucus		1999[4]
Georgia	European honey bee (State Insect)	Apis mellifera		1975[5]
	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (State Butterfly)	Papilio glaucus		1988[6]
Florida	Zebra Longwing (State Butterfly)	Heliconius charitonius		1996[7]
Hawaii	Kamehameha butterfly	Vanessa tameamea		2009[8]
Idaho	Monarch Butterfly	Danaus plexippus		1992[9]
Illinois	Monarch Butterfly	Danaus plexippus		1975[10]
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 Butterfly	Euphydryas phaeton		1973[11]
Massachusetts	7-spotted ladybug	Coccinella septempunctata
Minnesota	Monarch Butterfly	Danaus plexippus		2000[12]
Mississippi	European honey bee (State Insect)	Apis mellifera		1980[13]
	Spicebush Swallowtail (State Butterfly)	Papilio troilus		1991[13]
Missouri	European honey bee	Apis mellifera
Montana	Mourning Cloak Butterfly	Nymphalis antiopa
Nebraska	European honey bee	Apis mellifera
New Hampshire	7-spotted ladybug (State Insect)	Coccinella septempunctata		1977[14]
	Karner Blue Butterfly (State Butterfly)	Lycaeides melissa (subspecies samuelis)		1992[14]
New Jersey	European honey bee	Apis mellifera
New Mexico	Tarantula hawk wasp (State Insect)	Pepsis formosa		1989[15]
	Sandia Hairstreak Butterfly (State Butterfly)	Callophrys mcfarlandi		2003[16]
New York	9-spotted ladybug	Coccinella novemnotata		1989[17]
North Carolina	European honey bee (State Insect)	Apis mellifera		1973[18]
	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (State Butterfly)	Papilio glaucus		2012[19]
Ohio	7-spotted ladybug	Coccinella septempunctata
Oklahoma	European honey bee (State Insect)	Apis mellifera		1992[20]
	Black Swallowtail Butterfly (State Butterfly)	Papilio polyxenes		1996[20]
Oregon	Oregon Swallowtail Butterfly	Papilio oregonius
Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania firefly (State Insect)	Photuris pennsylvanica		1974[21]
South Carolina	Carolina mantis (State Insect)	Stagmomantis carolina		1988[22]
	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (State Butterfly)	Papilio glaucus		1994[23]
South Dakota	European honey bee	Apis mellifera
Tennessee	Common eastern firefly (State Insect)	Photinus pyralis		1975[24]
	7-spotted ladybug (State Insect)	Coccinella septempunctata		1975[24]
	European honey bee (State Agricultural Insect)	Apis mellifera		1990[24]
	Zebra Swallowtail Butterfly (State Butterfly)	Eurytides marcellus		1995[24]
Texas	Monarch Butterfly	Danaus plexippus		1995[25]
Utah	European honey bee	Apis mellifera		1983[26]
Vermont	European honey bee (State Insect)	Apis mellifera		1978[27]
	Monarch Butterfly (State Butterfly)	Danaus plexippus		1987[28]
Virginia	Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly	Papilio glaucus
Washington	Green Darner Dragonfly	Anax junius		1997[29]
West Virginia	European honey bee (State Insect)	Apis mellifera		2002[30]
	Monarch Butterfly (State Butterfly)	Danaus plexippus		1995[31]
Wisconsin	European honey bee	Apis mellifera		1977[32]

1. ↑ "Official Alabama Insect". Alabama Emblems, Symbols and Honors. Alabama Department of Archives & History. 2001-07-12. Archived from the original on 2018-10-14. Retrieved 2007-03-19.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Arkansas - State symbols and emblems
3. ↑ Delaware Code Title 29 § 309
4. ↑ Delaware Code Title 29 § 315
5. ↑ State Symbols Archived 2008-02-12 at the Wayback Machine of Georgia, Georgia General Assembly
6. ↑ State Butterfly Archived 2007-11-28 at the Wayback Machine, Office of Secretary of State of Georgia website.
7. ↑ "State Symbols". Archived from the original on 2007-07-07. Retrieved 2012-10-09.
8. ↑ Cooper, Jeanne (2009-08-21). "Emblems of Hawaii a surprise to many Americans". San Francisco Chronicle.
9. ↑ "Idaho Symbols, Insect: Monarch Butterfly". Idaho State Symbols, Emblems, and Mascots. SHG resources, state handbook & guide. Archived from the original on 2012-07-10. Retrieved 2008-03-26.
10. ↑ "State Symbol: Illinois Official Insect — Monarch Butterfly (Danaus plexippus)". [Illinois] State Symbols. Illinois State Museum. Retrieved 2008-03-26.
11. ↑ "Marylands Kids Page - State Symbols". Archived from the original on 2014-02-27. Retrieved 2012-10-09.
12. ↑ "Minnesota State Symbols" (PDF). Minnesota House of Representatives. Retrieved 2008-03-26.
13. ↑ ^{13.0 13.1} State Symbols Archived 2009-11-04 at the Wayback Machine, p. 4. Office of the Secretary of State of Mississippi. Retrieved 2008-03-29
14. ↑ ^{14.0 14.1} State Animal, the New Hampshire Almanac, New Hampshire State Library. Retrieved 2008-03-29.
15. ↑ Welcome to the New Mexico State Capitol Archived 2009-03-26 at the Wayback Machine (brochure), New Mexico Legislature. Retrieved 2008-03-29.
16. ↑ House Bill 13, 46th Legislature of the State of New Mexico Archived 2009-03-26 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2008-03-29.
17. ↑ "Symbols of New York State" Archived 2012-11-07 at the Wayback Machine, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. Retrieved 2008-03-30
18. ↑ "Official State Symbols of North Carolina". North Carolina State Library. State of North Carolina. Archived from the original on 2018-12-24. Retrieved 2008-01-26.
19. ↑ State butterfly: Eastern tiger swallowtail (NCpedia)
20. ↑ ^{20.0 20.1} Oklahoma Almanac Archived 2009-03-25 at the Wayback Machine, State Emblems (pp. 37-40)
21. ↑ "Act of Apr. 10, 1974, P.L. 247, No. 59". Pennsylvania General Assembly. Retrieved June 26, 2012.
22. ↑ "The State Insect". South Carolina Legislature Online. Archived from the original on 2009-01-09. Retrieved 2012-10-01.
23. ↑ The State Butterfly Archived 2003-05-30 at the Wayback Machine, South Carolina Legislature Online. Retrieved 2008-03-29
24. ↑ ^{24.0 24.1 24.2 24.3} State Symbols Archived 2008-07-24 at the Wayback Machine, Tennessee Department of State. Retrieved 2008-03-29
25. ↑ "Texas State Symbols". The Texas State Library and Archives. Archived from the original on 2018-12-24. Retrieved 2008-03-26.
26. ↑ Utah State Insect - Honey Bee Archived 2012-11-14 at the Wayback Machine from pioneer.utah.gov "Pioneer: Utah's Online Library" page. Retrieved on 2008-09-08
27. ↑ "(Vermont) State Insect". Vermont Department of Libraries. Archived from the original on 2009-02-22. Retrieved 2008-03-29.
28. ↑ "(Vermont) State Butterfly". Vermont Department of Libraries. Archived from the original on 2009-02-21. Retrieved 2008-03-26.
29. ↑ "Symbols of Washington State". Washington State Legislature. Archived from the original on 2007-03-05. Retrieved 2007-03-11.
30. ↑ "Appendix A/State Profile (State of West Virginia FY 2009 Executive Budget)" (PDF). Official West Virginia Web Portal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-04-11. Retrieved 2008-03-29. Page 21 (547).
31. ↑ "West Virginia Statistical Information, General State Information" (PDF). Official West Virginia Web Portal. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 22, 2016. Retrieved March 31, 2010.
32. ↑ "Wisconsin State Symbols". State of Wisconsin. Archived from the original on 2010-01-12. Retrieved 2011-12-19.