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Small Tortoiseshell
Aglais urticae
868 observations
Tapered Drone Fly
Eristalis pertinax
827 observations
Red Admiral
Vanessa atalanta
817 observations
Speckled Wood
Pararge aegeria
785 observations
Common Carder Bumble Bee
Bombus pascuorum
749 observations
Asian Lady Beetle
Harmonia axyridis
713 observations
Seven-spotted Lady Beetle
Coccinella septempunctata
707 observations
European Peacock Butterfly
Aglais io
635 observations
Green-veined White
Pieris napi
632 observations
Marmalade Hover Fly
Episyrphus balteatus
513 observations
Tree Bumble Bee
Bombus hypnorum
475 observations
Red-tailed Bumble Bee
Bombus lapidarius
466 observations
Painted Lady
Vanessa cardui
459 observations
Early Bumble Bee
Bombus pratorum
450 observations
Meadow Brown
Maniola jurtina
426 observations
Western Honey Bee
Apis mellifera
405 observations
Buff-tailed Bumble Bee
Bombus terrestris
401 observations
Ringlet
Aphantopus hyperantus
389 observations
Sun Fly
Helophilus pendulus
387 observations
Common Drone Fly
Eristalis tenax
368 observations
Common Red Soldier Beetle
Rhagonycha fulva
342 observations
Drinker Moth
Euthrix potatoria
342 observations
Woodland Dor Beetle
Anoplotrupes stercorosus
321 observations
Forest Bug
Pentatoma rufipes
305 observations
Silver Υ
Autographa gamma
300 observations
Common Darter
Sympetrum striolatum
299 observations
Garden Bumble Bee
Bombus hortorum
299 observations
Large Yellow Underwing
Noctua pronuba
282 observations
European Comma
Polygonia c-album
277 observations
Large Red Damselfly
Pyrrhosoma nymphula
275 observations
Common Blue
Polyommatus icarus
271 observations
orange-tip
Anthocharis cardamines
270 observations
Small Copper
Lycaena phlaeas
256 observations
Large White
Pieris brassicae
249 observations
Grey-spotted Sedgesitter
Platycheirus albimanus
246 observations
Cinnabar moth
Tyria jacobaeae
239 observations
Fox Moth
Macrothylacia rubi
238 observations
Small Heath
Coenonympha pamphilus
226 observations
Small White
Pieris rapae
199 observations
Green Shield Bug
Palomena prasina
189 observations
Oak Eggar
Lasiocampa quercus
187 observations
Common Green Grasshopper
Omocestus viridulus
182 observations
Garden Chafer
Phyllopertha horticola
178 observations
Small Skipper
Thymelicus sylvestris
176 observations
Azure Damselfly
Coenagrion puella
174 observations
Green Dock Beetle
Gastrophysa viridula
173 observations
Common Blue Damselfly
Enallagma cyathigerum
172 observations
Golden-ringed Dragonfly
Cordulegaster boltonii
168 observations
Thick-legged Hover Fly
Syritta pipiens
165 observations
Large Skipper
Ochlodes sylvanus
163 observations
Frequently Asked Questions
- The 10 most common insects in Cumbria are:
- Small Tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae)
- Tapered Drone Fly (Eristalis pertinax)
- Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)
- Speckled Wood (Pararge aegeria)
- Common Carder Bumble Bee (Bombus pascuorum)
- Asian Lady Beetle (Harmonia axyridis)
- Seven-spotted Lady Beetle (Coccinella septempunctata)
- European Peacock Butterfly (Aglais io)
- Green-veined White (Pieris napi)
- Marmalade Hover Fly (Episyrphus balteatus)
- The most observed insect in Cumbria is Small Tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae), with 868 recorded observations.