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Top 100 Most Common Insects

Tuesday, July 28, 2026

A past Centumth puzzle. Play it on this page with five guesses, or read the full Top 100 ranking below.

Look down in the grass and up in the sky! Guess the most common and famous insects in the world. (Note: We're looking for true six-legged insects here, so arachnids like spiders, ticks, and centipedes won't make the cut!)

This list was researched and ranked by hand for Centumth. Entries near #1 are the names almost everyone thinks of first. Entries near #100 are true, a little obscure, and still fair if you think sideways. Sources below are the starting point — the final order can include small editorial calls so the daily puzzle stays balanced.

You can play this archive puzzle with five guesses, or reveal the complete ranking if you came here looking for the list. Revealing locks this puzzle — you won’t be able to play it afterward.

Sources

Outbound sources help you verify the ranking. The published order is Centumth’s.

The full Top 100

  1. #1Ant
  2. #2Mosquito
  3. #3Housefly
  4. #4Butterfly
  5. #5Honey Bee
  6. #6Cockroach
  7. #7Ladybug
  8. #8Grasshopper
  9. #9Cricket
  10. #10Moth
  11. #11Wasp
  12. #12Flea
  13. #13Bed Bug
  14. #14Termite
  15. #15Dragonfly
  16. #16Praying Mantis
  17. #17Firefly
  18. #18Fruit Fly
  19. #19Hornet
  20. #20Yellowjacket
  21. #21Bumblebee
  22. #22Cicada
  23. #23Earwig
  24. #24Silverfish
  25. #25Stink Bug
  26. #26Lice
  27. #27Gnat
  28. #28Caterpillar
  29. #29Weevil
  30. #30Dung Beetle
  31. #31June Bug
  32. #32Stick Insect
  33. #33Water Strider
  34. #34Stag Beetle
  35. #35Rhinoceros Beetle
  36. #36Horse Fly
  37. #37Monarch Butterfly
  38. #38Fire Ant
  39. #39Carpenter Ant
  40. #40Crane Fly
  41. #41Leafcutter Ant
  42. #42Killer Bee
  43. #43Damselfly
  44. #44Mayfly
  45. #45Lacewing
  46. #46Hercules Beetle
  47. #47Goliath Beetle
  48. #48Assassin Bug
  49. #49Bot Fly
  50. #50Tsetse Fly
  51. #51Blow Fly
  52. #52Sand Fly
  53. #53Midge
  54. #54No-see-um
  55. #55Hoverfly
  56. #56Black Fly
  57. #57Deer Fly
  58. #58Drain Fly
  59. #59Whitefly
  60. #60Leafhopper
  61. #61Spittlebug
  62. #62Boxelder Bug
  63. #63Kissing Bug
  64. #64Giant Water Bug
  65. #65Water Boatman
  66. #66Whirligig Beetle
  67. #67Click Beetle
  68. #68Tiger Beetle
  69. #69Ground Beetle
  70. #70Blister Beetle
  71. #71Carpet Beetle
  72. #72Flour Beetle
  73. #73Bark Beetle
  74. #74Mud Dauber
  75. #75Paper Wasp
  76. #76Carpenter Bee
  77. #77Mason Bee
  78. #78Tarantula Hawk
  79. #79Cicada Killer
  80. #80Army Ant
  81. #81Bullet Ant
  82. #82Sugar Ant
  83. #83Swallowtail Butterfly
  84. #84Painted Lady Butterfly
  85. #85Luna Moth
  86. #86Silk Moth
  87. #87Gypsy Moth
  88. #88Peppered Moth
  89. #89Sphinx Moth
  90. #90Clothes Moth
  91. #91Katydid
  92. #92Locust
  93. #93Mealworm
  94. #94Inchworm
  95. #95Maggot
  96. #96Grub
  97. #97Japanese Beetle
  98. #98Colorado Potato Beetle
  99. #99Boll Weevil
  100. #100Atlas Moth

The full ranked list is included on this page. Use Reveal full 100 list to read it, or play the game above.