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Seven-spotted Lady Beetle
Coccinella septempunctata
1,323 observations
Gatekeeper
Pyronia tithonus
915 observations
Asian Lady Beetle
Harmonia axyridis
888 observations
Meadow Brown
Maniola jurtina
861 observations
Speckled Wood
Pararge aegeria
735 observations
European Peacock Butterfly
Aglais io
720 observations
European Comma
Polygonia c-album
653 observations
Red Admiral
Vanessa atalanta
646 observations
Thick-legged Flower Beetle
Oedemera nobilis
541 observations
Western Honey Bee
Apis mellifera
487 observations
Marmalade Hover Fly
Episyrphus balteatus
481 observations
Green-veined White
Pieris napi
481 observations
Large White
Pieris brassicae
447 observations
Large Yellow Underwing
Noctua pronuba
439 observations
Cinnabar moth
Tyria jacobaeae
420 observations
Holly Blue
Celastrina argiolus
376 observations
Heart and Dart
Agrotis exclamationis
372 observations
Common Carder Bumble Bee
Bombus pascuorum
367 observations
Small White
Pieris rapae
364 observations
Willow Beauty
Peribatodes rhomboidaria
351 observations
Dock Bug
Coreus marginatus
350 observations
Common Blue
Polyommatus icarus
338 observations
Riband Wave
Idaea aversata
333 observations
Yellow-haired Sun Fly
Myathropa florea
322 observations
Common Red Soldier Beetle
Rhagonycha fulva
310 observations
Garden Grass-veneer
Chrysoteuchia culmella
309 observations
Small Heath
Coenonympha pamphilus
305 observations
Common Darter
Sympetrum striolatum
300 observations
Box Tree Moth
Cydalima perspectalis
299 observations
Least Carpet
Idaea rusticata
293 observations
Setaceous Hebrew Character
Xestia c-nigrum
292 observations
Buff-tailed Bumble Bee
Bombus terrestris
286 observations
Square-spot Rustic
Xestia xanthographa
284 observations
Jersey Tiger
Euplagia quadripunctaria
284 observations
Green Shield Bug
Palomena prasina
282 observations
Shuttle-shaped Dart
Agrotis puta
277 observations
Light Brown Apple Moth
Epiphyas postvittana
269 observations
Common Blue Damselfly
Enallagma cyathigerum
264 observations
European Holly Leafminer
Phytomyza ilicis
261 observations
Small Tortoiseshell
Aglais urticae
259 observations
Azure Damselfly
Coenagrion puella
258 observations
Speckled Bush-cricket
Leptophyes punctatissima
258 observations
Painted Lady
Vanessa cardui
255 observations
Greater Bee Fly
Bombylius major
251 observations
Early Bumble Bee
Bombus pratorum
248 observations
Common Cardinal Beetle
Pyrochroa serraticornis
247 observations
Ruddy Darter
Sympetrum sanguineum
243 observations
Flounced Rustic
Luperina testacea
243 observations
Fourteen-spotted Lady Beetle
Propylea quatuordecimpunctata
240 observations
Yellow Shell Moth
Camptogramma bilineata
240 observations
Frequently Asked Questions
- The 10 most common insects in Essex are:
- Seven-spotted Lady Beetle (Coccinella septempunctata)
- Gatekeeper (Pyronia tithonus)
- Asian Lady Beetle (Harmonia axyridis)
- Meadow Brown (Maniola jurtina)
- Speckled Wood (Pararge aegeria)
- European Peacock Butterfly (Aglais io)
- European Comma (Polygonia c-album)
- Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)
- Thick-legged Flower Beetle (Oedemera nobilis)
- Western Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)
- The most observed insect in Essex is Seven-spotted Lady Beetle (Coccinella septempunctata), with 1,323 recorded observations.