| State | Insect | Adopted as | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Eastern Tiger Swallowtail | Official mascot and butterfly | 1989 | ||
| Alabama | Monarch Butterfly | Official insect | 1989 | ||
| Alaska | Four Spot Skimmer Dragonfly | Official State insect | 1995 | ||
| Arizona | Two-tailed Swallowtail | Official State butterfly | 2001 | ||
| Arkansas | Honeybee | Official State insect | 1973 | ||
| Arkansas | Diana fritillary butterfly | Official butterfly | 2007 | ||
| California | California Dogface Butterfly | Official State insect | 1972 | ||
| Colorado | Colorado Hairstreak Butterfly | State insect | 1996 | ||
| Connecticut | European or "Praying" Mantis | State insect | 1997 | ||
| Delaware | Tiger Swallowtail | Official butterfly | 1974 | ||
| Delaware | Ladybug | Official State bug | 1974 | ||
| Florida | Zebra Longwing | Official State butterfly | 1996 | ||
| Georgia | Tiger Swallowtail | Official Georgia State butterfly | 1988 | ||
| Georgia | Honeybee | Official Georgia State insect | 1975 | ||
| Hawaii | |||||
| Idaho | Monarch Butterfly | State insect | 1992 | ||
| Illinois | Monarch Butterfly | Official State insect | 1975 | ||
| Indiana | |||||
| Iowa | |||||
| Kansas | Honeybee | Official insect | 1976 | ||
| Kentucky | Viceroy Butterfly | State butterfly | 1990 | ||
| Louisiana | Honeybee | Official State insect | 1977 | ||
| Maine | Honeybee | Official insect | 1975 | ||
| Maryland | Baltimore Checkerspot Butterfly | State insect | 1973 | ||
| Massachusetts | Ladybug | Insect or insect emblem | 1990 | ||
| Michigan | |||||
| Minnesota | Monarch Butterfly | Official butterfly | 2000 | ||
| Mississippi | Spicebush Swallowtail | State butterfly | 1991 | ||
| Mississippi | Honeybee | State insect | 1980 | ||
| Missouri | Honey bee | Official insect | 1985 | ||
| Montana | Mourning Cloak | Official Montana State butterfly | 2001 | ||
| Nebraska | Honeybee | Official State insect | 1975 | ||
| Nevada | |||||
| New Hampshire | Karner Blue Butterfly | Official State butterfly | 1992 | ||
| New Hampshire | Ladybug | Official State insect | 1977 | ||
| New Jersey | Honeybee | State bug | 1974 | ||
| New Mexico | Tarantula Hawk Wasp | Official insect | 1989 | ||
| New York | Lady bug | Official insect | 1989 | ||
| North Carolina | Honeybee | Official State insect | 1973 | ||
| North Dakota | |||||
| Ohio | Ladybug | State insect | 1975 | ||
| Oklahoma | Black Swallowtail | State butterfly | 1996 | ||
| Oklahoma | Honeybee | Official insect | 1992 | ||
| Oregon | Oregon Swallowtail Butterfly | Official insect | 1979 | ||
| Pennsylvania | Firefly | Official insect | 1974 | ||
| Rhode Island | |||||
| South Carolina | Tiger Swallowtail | Official butterfly | 1994 | ||
| South Carolina | Carolina Mantid | Official insect | 1988 | ||
| South Dakota | Honeybee | Official insect | 1978 | ||
| Tennessee | Firefly | Official insect | 1975 | ||
| Tennessee | Ladybug | Official insect | 1975 | ||
| Tennessee | Honeybee | Official agricultural insect | 1990 | ||
| Tennessee | Zebra Swallowtail | Official State butterfly | 1994 | ||
| Texas | Monarch Butterfly | Official State insect | 1995 | ||
| Utah | Honeybee | State insect | 1983 | ||
| Vermont | Monarch Butterfly | State butterfly | 1987 | ||
| Vermont | Honeybee | State insect | 1977 | ||
| Virginia | Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly | Official insect | 1991 | ||
| Washington | Green Darner Dragonfly | Official insect | 1997 | ||
| West Virginia | Monarch Butterfly | Official State butterfly | 1995 | ||
| West Virginia | Honeybee | Official State insect | 2002 | ||
| Wisconsin | Honeybee | State insect | 1977 | ||
| Wyoming | |||||
What "insect" or "butterfly" holds top honors as the most popular among the 50 states? If you guessed that it was
California's Dogface Butterfly you would be wrong. If you found that it was the Honeybee, you would be right.
Seventeen states have adopted the Honeybee as their official state insect. Can you guess why? |
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A distant second, the Monarch Butterfly makes a strong showing with seven states designating this beautiful insect
as either an official state "insect" or an official state "butterfly." |
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The friendly Ladybug makes a showing as official in six states. |
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