Where Do Dobsonflies Actually Live in the US?
Dobsonflies live in 34 US states and are confirmed absent from 10 more, based on 14,579 verified iNaturalist and GBIF records. This page covers every state at once instead of one near-identical page per state.
By Tim, founder of Easy Street Markets. I maintain the wildlife database and verify every animal and source myself.
The states with the strongest confirmed populations are Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida and Georgia, and 28 more. These are real, verified iNaturalist and GBIF occurrence records, not modeled range estimates.
Dobsonflies have zero confirmed wild sightings in Alaska, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah and Wyoming, despite tens of thousands of nationwide observation records for the species. That is a real, checked absence, not a missing page.
Confirmed states (34)
- dobsonflies in Alabama
- dobsonflies in Arkansas
- dobsonflies in Connecticut
- dobsonflies in Delaware
- dobsonflies in Florida
- dobsonflies in Georgia
- dobsonflies in Illinois
- dobsonflies in Indiana
- dobsonflies in Iowa
- dobsonflies in Kansas
- dobsonflies in Kentucky
- dobsonflies in Louisiana
- dobsonflies in Maine
- dobsonflies in Maryland
- dobsonflies in Massachusetts
- dobsonflies in Michigan
- dobsonflies in Minnesota
- dobsonflies in Mississippi
- dobsonflies in Nebraska
- dobsonflies in New Hampshire
- dobsonflies in New Jersey
- dobsonflies in New York
- dobsonflies in North Carolina
- dobsonflies in Ohio
- dobsonflies in Oklahoma
- dobsonflies in Pennsylvania
- dobsonflies in Rhode Island
- dobsonflies in South Carolina
- dobsonflies in Tennessee
- dobsonflies in Texas
- dobsonflies in Vermont
- dobsonflies in Virginia
- dobsonflies in West Virginia
- dobsonflies in Wisconsin
Not found (10)
- Alaska
- Colorado
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Nevada
- North Dakota
- Oregon
- South Dakota
- Utah
- Wyoming
Frequently asked questions
What states do dobsonflies live in?+
Dobsonflies have confirmed wild populations in 34 US states: Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.
Where are dobsonflies not found in the US?+
Dobsonflies have no confirmed wild sightings in Alaska, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah and Wyoming.
Full dobsonflies guides by state