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Asian Lady Beetle
Harmonia axyridis
596 observations
Speckled Wood
Pararge aegeria
270 observations
Seven-spotted Lady Beetle
Coccinella septempunctata
240 observations
Western Honey Bee
Apis mellifera
171 observations
Red Admiral
Vanessa atalanta
114 observations
Common Red Soldier Beetle
Rhagonycha fulva
113 observations
Cinnabar moth
Tyria jacobaeae
101 observations
European Comma
Polygonia c-album
101 observations
European Holly Leafminer
Phytomyza ilicis
96 observations
Common Carder Bumble Bee
Bombus pascuorum
90 observations
Thick-legged Flower Beetle
Oedemera nobilis
88 observations
Meadow Brown
Maniola jurtina
87 observations
Green Shield Bug
Palomena prasina
86 observations
Banded Demoiselle
Calopteryx splendens
81 observations
Holly Blue
Celastrina argiolus
77 observations
Painted Lady
Vanessa cardui
75 observations
Forest Bug
Pentatoma rufipes
73 observations
Buff-tailed Bumble Bee
Bombus terrestris
73 observations
Common Blue
Polyommatus icarus
72 observations
Tapered Drone Fly
Eristalis pertinax
70 observations
Beautiful Demoiselle
Calopteryx virgo
69 observations
European Peacock Butterfly
Aglais io
69 observations
Box Tree Moth
Cydalima perspectalis
69 observations
Yellow-haired Sun Fly
Myathropa florea
66 observations
Common Cardinal Beetle
Pyrochroa serraticornis
61 observations
Small White
Pieris rapae
59 observations
Common Blue Damselfly
Enallagma cyathigerum
59 observations
Small Copper
Lycaena phlaeas
56 observations
Gatekeeper
Pyronia tithonus
55 observations
Red-tailed Bumble Bee
Bombus lapidarius
54 observations
Large Yellow Underwing
Noctua pronuba
54 observations
Marmalade Hover Fly
Episyrphus balteatus
53 observations
Knot Grass Moth
Acronicta rumicis
51 observations
Early Bumble Bee
Bombus pratorum
48 observations
Elephant Hawkmoth
Deilephila elpenor
46 observations
Rush Veneer
Nomophila noctuella
46 observations
Hornet Mimic Hover Fly
Volucella zonaria
46 observations
Large White
Pieris brassicae
45 observations
Silver Υ
Autographa gamma
44 observations
Southern Hawker
Aeshna cyanea
42 observations
Common Darter
Sympetrum striolatum
41 observations
Mint Moth
Pyrausta aurata
40 observations
Green-veined White
Pieris napi
39 observations
Dock Bug
Coreus marginatus
39 observations
Common Drone Fly
Eristalis tenax
37 observations
Willow Beauty
Peribatodes rhomboidaria
36 observations
Common Globetail
Sphaerophoria scripta
34 observations
Riband Wave
Idaea aversata
34 observations
orange-tip
Anthocharis cardamines
33 observations
Greater Bee Fly
Bombylius major
33 observations
Frequently Asked Questions
- The 10 most common insects in Cardiff are:
- Asian Lady Beetle (Harmonia axyridis)
- Speckled Wood (Pararge aegeria)
- Seven-spotted Lady Beetle (Coccinella septempunctata)
- Western Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)
- Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)
- Common Red Soldier Beetle (Rhagonycha fulva)
- Cinnabar moth (Tyria jacobaeae)
- European Comma (Polygonia c-album)
- European Holly Leafminer (Phytomyza ilicis)
- Common Carder Bumble Bee (Bombus pascuorum)
- The most observed insect in Cardiff is Asian Lady Beetle (Harmonia axyridis), with 596 recorded observations.