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Common Blue
Polyommatus icarus
597 observations
Asian Lady Beetle
Harmonia axyridis
594 observations
Seven-spotted Lady Beetle
Coccinella septempunctata
508 observations
Speckled Wood
Pararge aegeria
381 observations
Red Admiral
Vanessa atalanta
373 observations
European Comma
Polygonia c-album
302 observations
Scarlet Tiger
Callimorpha dominula
278 observations
Common Darter
Sympetrum striolatum
263 observations
Meadow Brown
Maniola jurtina
262 observations
European Peacock Butterfly
Aglais io
230 observations
Gatekeeper
Pyronia tithonus
227 observations
Western Honey Bee
Apis mellifera
208 observations
Holly Blue
Celastrina argiolus
202 observations
Small White
Pieris rapae
201 observations
Thick-legged Flower Beetle
Oedemera nobilis
192 observations
Green Shield Bug
Palomena prasina
189 observations
Large Red Damselfly
Pyrrhosoma nymphula
181 observations
Small Copper
Lycaena phlaeas
177 observations
Cinnabar moth
Tyria jacobaeae
175 observations
Large White
Pieris brassicae
165 observations
Small Heath
Coenonympha pamphilus
162 observations
Painted Lady
Vanessa cardui
149 observations
Yellow-haired Sun Fly
Myathropa florea
149 observations
Marbled White
Melanargia galathea
143 observations
Marmalade Hover Fly
Episyrphus balteatus
121 observations
Large Yellow Underwing
Noctua pronuba
114 observations
Box Tree Moth
Cydalima perspectalis
112 observations
Orange Ladybird
Halyzia sedecimguttata
111 observations
Dock Bug
Coreus marginatus
110 observations
22-spot Ladybird
Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
109 observations
Fourteen-spotted Lady Beetle
Propylea quatuordecimpunctata
109 observations
Hornet Mimic Hover Fly
Volucella zonaria
105 observations
Common Carder Bumble Bee
Bombus pascuorum
104 observations
Silver Υ
Autographa gamma
104 observations
Brown Argus
Aricia agestis
101 observations
Speckled Bush-cricket
Leptophyes punctatissima
101 observations
Heart and Dart
Agrotis exclamationis
100 observations
Jersey Tiger
Euplagia quadripunctaria
99 observations
Eurasian Hummingbird Hawkmoth
Macroglossum stellatarum
97 observations
Double-striped Pug
Gymnoscelis rufifasciata
96 observations
Azure Damselfly
Coenagrion puella
95 observations
Buff-tailed Bumble Bee
Bombus terrestris
95 observations
Red-tailed Bumble Bee
Bombus lapidarius
95 observations
Six-spot Burnet
Zygaena filipendulae
93 observations
Riband Wave
Idaea aversata
93 observations
Sloe Bug
Dolycoris baccarum
90 observations
Mint Moth
Pyrausta aurata
90 observations
Common Cardinal Beetle
Pyrochroa serraticornis
90 observations
Common Red Soldier Beetle
Rhagonycha fulva
85 observations
Green-veined White
Pieris napi
84 observations
Frequently Asked Questions
- The 10 most common insects in Brighton and Hove are:
- Common Blue (Polyommatus icarus)
- Asian Lady Beetle (Harmonia axyridis)
- Seven-spotted Lady Beetle (Coccinella septempunctata)
- Speckled Wood (Pararge aegeria)
- Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)
- European Comma (Polygonia c-album)
- Scarlet Tiger (Callimorpha dominula)
- Common Darter (Sympetrum striolatum)
- Meadow Brown (Maniola jurtina)
- European Peacock Butterfly (Aglais io)
- The most observed insect in Brighton and Hove is Common Blue (Polyommatus icarus), with 597 recorded observations.