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Seven-spotted Lady Beetle
Coccinella septempunctata
335 observations
Speckled Wood
Pararge aegeria
127 observations
Marmalade Hover Fly
Episyrphus balteatus
118 observations
Tapered Drone Fly
Eristalis pertinax
117 observations
European Peacock Butterfly
Aglais io
101 observations
Red Admiral
Vanessa atalanta
76 observations
Sun Fly
Helophilus pendulus
72 observations
Green-veined White
Pieris napi
71 observations
Painted Lady
Vanessa cardui
69 observations
Common Carder Bumble Bee
Bombus pascuorum
68 observations
Meadow Brown
Maniola jurtina
66 observations
Red-tailed Bumble Bee
Bombus lapidarius
66 observations
Forest Bug
Pentatoma rufipes
65 observations
Cinnabar moth
Tyria jacobaeae
65 observations
Fourteen-spotted Lady Beetle
Propylea quatuordecimpunctata
64 observations
Wall Brown
Lasiommata megera
64 observations
Small Tortoiseshell
Aglais urticae
62 observations
Ladder-backed Hover Fly
Melanostoma scalare
62 observations
Common Field Grasshopper
Chorthippus brunneus
60 observations
Small Skipper
Thymelicus sylvestris
58 observations
Fox Moth
Macrothylacia rubi
53 observations
Grey-spotted Sedgesitter
Platycheirus albimanus
52 observations
Birch Shield Bug
Elasmostethus interstinctus
48 observations
Common Red Soldier Beetle
Rhagonycha fulva
47 observations
European Comma
Polygonia c-album
46 observations
narrow-bordered five-spot burnet
Zygaena lonicerae
45 observations
10-spot Ladybird
Adalia decempunctata
43 observations
Common Blue
Polyommatus icarus
41 observations
orange-tip
Anthocharis cardamines
40 observations
Two-spotted Lady Beetle
Adalia bipunctata
40 observations
Sloe Bug
Dolycoris baccarum
39 observations
Buff-tailed Bumble Bee
Bombus terrestris
39 observations
Ringlet
Aphantopus hyperantus
39 observations
Gorse Shield Bug
Piezodorus lituratus
39 observations
Small White
Pieris rapae
38 observations
Pellucid Hover Fly
Volucella pellucens
37 observations
Common Flower Fly
Syrphus ribesii
37 observations
Common Darter
Sympetrum striolatum
37 observations
Common European Yellowjacket
Vespula vulgaris
36 observations
Parent Bug
Elasmucha grisea
36 observations
Greater Bee Fly
Bombylius major
35 observations
Small Copper
Lycaena phlaeas
35 observations
Six-spot Burnet
Zygaena filipendulae
34 observations
Orange-belted Leafwalker
Xylota segnis
34 observations
Small Heath
Coenonympha pamphilus
33 observations
Orange Ladybird
Halyzia sedecimguttata
33 observations
Common Drone Fly
Eristalis tenax
33 observations
Bumblebee Blacklet
Cheilosia illustrata
33 observations
Asian Lady Beetle
Harmonia axyridis
32 observations
orange-spotted plant bug
Grypocoris stysi
32 observations
Frequently Asked Questions
- The 10 most common insects in East Lothian are:
- Seven-spotted Lady Beetle (Coccinella septempunctata)
- Speckled Wood (Pararge aegeria)
- Marmalade Hover Fly (Episyrphus balteatus)
- Tapered Drone Fly (Eristalis pertinax)
- European Peacock Butterfly (Aglais io)
- Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)
- Sun Fly (Helophilus pendulus)
- Green-veined White (Pieris napi)
- Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui)
- Common Carder Bumble Bee (Bombus pascuorum)
- The most observed insect in East Lothian is Seven-spotted Lady Beetle (Coccinella septempunctata), with 335 recorded observations.