Plants, leaf and flower anatomy is essential to properly classify
| Common Name | Sort by Scientific Name | Sort by Family |
|---|---|---|
| American Rubyspot | Hetaerina americana | Calopterygidae (Broad-winged Damselflies) |
| American Snout | Libytheana carinenta | Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies) |
| Angelic Sweat Bee | Agapostemon angelicus | Halictidae (Sweat Bees) |
| Apache Wasp | Polistes apachus | Vespidae (Eusocial Wasps) |
| Apache cicada | Diceroprocta apache | Cicadidae (Cicadas) |
| Arizona Sister | Adelpha eulalia | Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies) |
| Baird's Swallowtail | Papilio machaon | Papilionidae (Swallowtails) |
| Becker's White | Pontia beckerii | Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies) |
| Bee Fly | Poecilanthrax californicus | Bombyliidae (Bee Flies) |
| Black Blow Fly | Phormia regina | Calliphoridae (Blowflies) |
| Black Saddlebags | Tramea lacerata | Libellulidae (Skimmers) |
| Blue Dasher | Pachydiplax longipennis | Libellulidae (Skimmers) |
| Blue-eyed Darner | Rhionaeschna multicolor | Aeshnidae (Aeshnids, Hawkers, or Darners) |
| Bomber Fly | Heterostylum robustum | Bombyliidae (Bomber Flies) |
| Bordered Patch | Chlosyne lacinia | Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies) |
| Bristly Flower Fly | Juriniopsis adusta | Tachinidae (Tachinid Flies) |
| Buttercup Blood Bee | Sphecodes ranunculi | Halictidae (Sweat Bees) |
| Cabbage White | Pieris rapae | Pieridae (Whites and Sulfers) |
| California Jumping Spider | Phidippus californicus | Salticidae (Jumping Spiders) |
| California Patch | Chlosyne californica | Chlosyne (Butterflies) |
| California Tortoiseshell | Nymphalis californica | Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies) |
| Checkered White Butterfly | Pontia protodice | Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies) |
| Christina Sulphur | Colias christina | Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies) |
| Comanche Lacewing | Chrysoperla comanche | Chrysopidae (Green lacewings) |
| Common Buckeye | Junonia coenia | Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies) |
| Common Green Bottle Fly | Lucilia sericata | Calliphoridae (Blowflies) |
| Common Pollen Beetle | Brassicogethes aeneus | Nitidulidae (Sap Beetles) |
| Convergent Lady Beetle | Hippodamia convergens | Coccinellidae (Ladybugs or Ladybirds) |
| Dainty Sulphur | Nathalis iole | Pieridae (White and Sulfers) |
| Desert Recluse Spider | Loxosceles deserta | Sicariidae (Venomous Spiders) |
| Differential Grasshopper | Melanoplus differentialis | Acrididae (Grasshoppers) |
| Echo Azure | Celastrina echo | Lycaenidae (Gossamer-winged Butterflies) |
| Exotic Streaktail | Allograpta exotica | Syrphidae (Hoverflies) |
| False Blister Beetle | Ischnomera excavata | Oedemeridae (False Blister Beetles) |
| Flame Skimmer | Libellula saturata | Libellulidae (Chasers, Darters, Skimmers and Perchers) |
| Funereal Duskywing | Erynnis funeralis | Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies) |
| Golden Paper Wasp | Polistes aurifer | Vespidae (Social Wasps) |
| Gray Flesh Fly | Sarcophaga bullata | Sarcophagidae (Flesh Flies) |
| Gray Hairstreak | Strymon melinus | Lycaenidae (Gossamer-winged Butterflies) |
| Great Black Wasp | Sphex pensylvanicus | Sphecidae (Wasps) |
| Great Golden Digger Wasp | Sphex ichneumoneus | Sphecidae (Wasps) |
| Green Darner | Anax junius | Aeshnidae (Aeshnids, Hawkers, or Darners) |
| Gulf Fritillary | Dione vanillae | Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies) |
| Hairy-footed Scoliid Wasp | Dielis pilipes | Scoliidae (Scolid Wasps) |
| Horsefly-like Carpenter Bee | Xylocopa tabaniformis | Apidae (Bees) |
| Hunt's Bumble Bee | Bombus huntii | Apidae (Bee) |
| Jewel Beetle | Acmaeodera rubronotata | Buprestidae (Metallic Wood-boring Beetles) |
| Large Ectemnius | Ectemnius cephalotes | Crabronidae (Wasps) |
| Large-tailed Aphideater | Eupeodes volucris | Diptera (Hoverflies) |
| Ligated Furrow Bee | Halictus ligatus | Halictidae (Sweat Bees) |
| Lippia Leafcutter Bee | Megachile lippiae | Megachilidae (Leafcutter Bees) |
| Marine Blue | Leptotes marina | Lycaenidae (Gossamer-winged Butterflies) |
| Mexican Amberwing | Perithemis intensa | Libellulidae (Skimmers) |
| Mexican Cactus Fly | Copestylum mexicanum | Syrphidae (Hoverflies) |
| Mexican Honey Wasp | Brachygastra mellifica | Vespidae (Wasps) |
| Mexican Honeypot Ant | Myrmecocystus mexicanus | Formicidae (Ants) |
| Monarch Butterfly | Danaus plexippus | Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies) |
| Mourning Cloak Butterfly | Nymphalis antiopa | Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies) |
| Mydas Fly | Mydas ventralis | Mydidae (Mydas Flies) |
| Northern White-skipper | Heliopetes ericetorum | Hesperiidae (Skipper) |
| Orange Sulphur | Colias eurytheme | Pieridae (Whites and Sulfers) |
| Pacific Cicada Killer | Sphecius convallis | Bembicidae (Wasps) |
| Painted Lady | Vanessa cardui | Pieridae (Whites and Sulfers) |
| Pallid-winged Grasshopper | Trimerotropis pallidipennis | Acrididae (Grasshoppers) |
| Palmer's Metalmark | Apodemia palmeri | Riodinidae (Metalmark Butterflies) |
| Powdered Dancer | Argia moesta | Coenagrionidae (Damselflies) |
| Queen Butterfly | Danaus gilippus | Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies) |
| Rambur's forktail | Ischnura ramburii | Coenagrionidae (Damselflies) |
| Red Admiral | Vanessa atalanta | Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies) |
| Ringed Mason Wasp | Euodynerus annulatus | Vespidae (Social Wasps) |
| Sand Hammertail | Efferia albibarbis | Asilidae (Robber Fly) |
| Sand Wasp | Steniolia longirostra | Bembicidae (Apoid Wasps) |
| Satan's Velvet Ant | Dasymutilla satanas | Mutillidae (Velvet Ants) |
| Single-banded Plushback | Palpada alhambra | Syrphidae (Hoverflies) |
| Sleepy Orange | Eurema nicippe | Pieridae (Whites and Sulfers) |
| Small Milkweed Bug | Lygaeus kalmii | Lygaeidae (Seed Bugs) |
| Sonoran Bumble Bee | Bombus sonorus | Apidae (Bee) |
| Southern Emerald | Synchlora frondaria | Geometridae (Inchworms) |
| Spot-winged Glider | Pantala hymenaea | Libellulidae (Chasers, Darters, Skimmers) |
| Spring Mountains Comma Skipper | Hesperia colorado | Hesperiidae (Skippers) |
| Springwater Dancer | Argia funebris | Coenagrionidae (Damselflies) |
| Steel-blue Cricket Hunter Wasp | Chlorion aerarium | Sphecidae (Thread-waisted Wasps) |
| Sunflower Chimney Bee | Diadasia enavata | Apidae (Bees) |
| Tachinid Fly | Adejeania vexatrix | Tachinidae (Tachinid Flies) |
| Tachinid Fly | Xanthomelanodes arcuatus | Tachinidae (Tachinids) |
| Tansy Mustard Sweat Bee | Lasioglossum sisymbrii | Halictidae (Sweat Bees) |
| Tarantula Hawk | Pepsis thisbe | Pompilidae (Spider Wasp) |
| Texas Leafcutter Bee | Megachile texana | Megachilidae (Solitary Bees) |
| Thicket Hairstreak | Callophrys spinetorum | Lycaenidae (Gossamer-winged Butterflies) |
| Thread-waisted Wasp | Sphex lucae | Sphecidae (Wasps) |
| Toltec Scoliid Wasp | Dielis tolteca | Scoliidae (Scoliid Wasps) |
| Turkestan Cockroach | Periplaneta lateralis | Blattidae (Cockroaches) |
| Twelve-spotted Skimmer | Libellula pulchella | Libellulidae (Skimmers) |
| Urbane Digger Bee | Anthophora urbana | Apidae (Bees) |
| Valley Carpenter Bee | Xylocopa sonorina | Apidae (Bees) |
| Variable Field Cricket | Gryllus lineaticeps | Gryllidae (Crickets) |
| Vivid Dancer | Argia vivida | Coenagrionidae (Damselflies) |
| West Coast Lady | Vanessa annabella | Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies) |
| Western Aphideater | Eupeodes fumipennis | Syrphidae (Hoverflies) |
| Western Pygmy Blue | Brephidium exilis | Lycaenidae (Gossamer-winged Butterflies) |
| Western Spotted Orbweaver | Neoscona oaxacensis | Araneidae (Orb-weaver Spiders) |
| Western White | Pontia occidentalis | Pieridae (Whites and Sulfers) |
| White Checkered-skipper | Burnsius albezens | Hesperiidae (Skipper) |
| White-lined Sphinx | Hyles lineata | Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies) |
| Wide-striped Painted-dark Bee | Stelis laticincta | Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies) |
| Widow Skimmer | Libellula luctuosa | Libellulidae (Dragonflies) |
| Yellow-shouldered Drone Fly | Eristalis stipator | Syrphidae (Hoverflies) |
| Yuma Skipper | Ochlodes yuma | Hesperiidae (Skippers) |