Top 20 Most Common Insects in Glenwood Springs

Bombus huntii is a non-woven insect from the family of bees and bumblebees (Apidae). The scientific name of the species was first validly published in 1860 by Greene.

The mormon cricket (Anabrus simplex) is a wingless katydid species, but it sometimes travels in swarms on foot. It will eat just about anything in its path, which means it can create destruction to crops. This species' eggs can lay dormant in the soil for years, waiting until the temperature is ideal before hatching.

Seven-spotted ladybug (Coccinella septempunctata), known in North America as the "seven-spotted ladybug," is the most common species of ladybird in Europe and the official state insect of five U.S. states. While not native to North America, it has established itself there after being introduced to control aphid populations. Its bright coloring deters predators, and it may also play dead or secrete foul-smelling liquids to discourage consumption.

The european harvestman (Phalangium opilio) is an eight-legged arachnid, but it is not a spider. They share the nickname "daddy longlegs" with the cellar spider (Pholcidae). They have not changed much in 400 years, as fossils have been found fitting the description of this arachnid.

The wingspan is 32–45 mm. Adults are on wing from June to August in one generation.

Gnophaela vermiculata, sometimes known as the police-car moth or green lattice, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1864. It is found in the Rocky Mountain region of the United States and in western parts of North America, from British Columbia to California, east to New Mexico and north to Manitoba. It is often mistaken to be the Gnophaela Latipennis because of the similarity in their pattern. The wingspan is about 54 millimetres (2.1 in). Adults are on wing in late summer and fly during the day. There is one generation per year. The larvae is born with yellower patches but eventually grows into the adult coloring. As larvae, they feed on Mertensia, Lithospermum and Hackelia species. Adults feed on nectar of various herbaceous flowers, including Cirsium and Solidago. It is often mistaken to be the Gnophaela Latipennis because of the similarity in their pattern. The forewing margins are what make them distinguishable.

The uppersides of the wings are orange brown with small dark markings in neat rows. The underside of the forewing is orange with dark markings. The underside of the hindwing has a margin of small white spots topped with brown. Inside this are black inwardly pointing triangles with scant white areas. The median band is pale yellow brown to rusty brown mottled with white and with wavy, sometimes broken, black lines. The length of the forewings is about 17 mm (0.67 in). The butterfly flies from July to August depending on the location.

The Colias eurytheme, also known as the orange sulphur butterfly, is widely distributed in North America. It is easily found and recognized in the fields and gardens owing to its special characteristics. If you look carefully at it, you will see obvious orange color on the top of the wings and solid black borders, as well as a black spot on each forewing.

The japanese Beetle (Popillia japonica) was introduced to the Americas from a tourist's car in Nova Scotia. This beetle has been limited in its ability to fully infest the environment, but cannot be fully eradicated. A swarm of them have been known to strip an entire peach tree in a matter of minutes.

The wings have a distinctive ragged edge.