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Seven-spotted Lady Beetle
Coccinella septempunctata
617 observations
Common Blue
Polyommatus icarus
524 observations
Speckled Wood
Pararge aegeria
516 observations
Asian Lady Beetle
Harmonia axyridis
481 observations
Red Admiral
Vanessa atalanta
475 observations
Gatekeeper
Pyronia tithonus
461 observations
Meadow Brown
Maniola jurtina
458 observations
European Peacock Butterfly
Aglais io
368 observations
Cinnabar moth
Tyria jacobaeae
358 observations
European Comma
Polygonia c-album
338 observations
Thick-legged Flower Beetle
Oedemera nobilis
299 observations
Western Honey Bee
Apis mellifera
290 observations
Painted Lady
Vanessa cardui
280 observations
Small Copper
Lycaena phlaeas
266 observations
Common Darter
Sympetrum striolatum
265 observations
Common Carder Bumble Bee
Bombus pascuorum
238 observations
Tapered Drone Fly
Eristalis pertinax
230 observations
Green Shield Bug
Palomena prasina
223 observations
Dock Bug
Coreus marginatus
223 observations
Small Heath
Coenonympha pamphilus
219 observations
Six-spot Burnet
Zygaena filipendulae
217 observations
Marmalade Hover Fly
Episyrphus balteatus
214 observations
Large Red Damselfly
Pyrrhosoma nymphula
213 observations
Common Red Soldier Beetle
Rhagonycha fulva
210 observations
Large Yellow Underwing
Noctua pronuba
208 observations
Marbled White
Melanargia galathea
196 observations
Large White
Pieris brassicae
189 observations
Meadow Grasshopper
Pseudochorthippus parallelus
188 observations
Silver Υ
Autographa gamma
187 observations
Azure Damselfly
Coenagrion puella
186 observations
Holly Blue
Celastrina argiolus
181 observations
Small White
Pieris rapae
180 observations
Red-tailed Bumble Bee
Bombus lapidarius
175 observations
Large Skipper
Ochlodes sylvanus
174 observations
Jersey Tiger
Euplagia quadripunctaria
168 observations
Common Drone Fly
Eristalis tenax
161 observations
Willow Beauty
Peribatodes rhomboidaria
161 observations
Yellow-haired Sun Fly
Myathropa florea
160 observations
Dark Bush-cricket
Pholidoptera griseoaptera
159 observations
Green-veined White
Pieris napi
154 observations
Beautiful Demoiselle
Calopteryx virgo
152 observations
Small Tortoiseshell
Aglais urticae
150 observations
Elephant Hawkmoth
Deilephila elpenor
149 observations
Buff-tailed Bumble Bee
Bombus terrestris
146 observations
Chalkhill Blue
Polyommatus coridon
146 observations
Sun Fly
Helophilus pendulus
144 observations
Sloe Bug
Dolycoris baccarum
143 observations
Broad-bodied Chaser
Libellula depressa
142 observations
Common Field Grasshopper
Chorthippus brunneus
141 observations
Southern Hawker
Aeshna cyanea
140 observations
Frequently Asked Questions
- The 10 most common insects in East Sussex are:
- Seven-spotted Lady Beetle (Coccinella septempunctata)
- Common Blue (Polyommatus icarus)
- Speckled Wood (Pararge aegeria)
- Asian Lady Beetle (Harmonia axyridis)
- Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)
- Gatekeeper (Pyronia tithonus)
- Meadow Brown (Maniola jurtina)
- European Peacock Butterfly (Aglais io)
- Cinnabar moth (Tyria jacobaeae)
- European Comma (Polygonia c-album)
- The most observed insect in East Sussex is Seven-spotted Lady Beetle (Coccinella septempunctata), with 617 recorded observations.