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Asian Lady Beetle
Harmonia axyridis
1,147 observations
Seven-spotted Lady Beetle
Coccinella septempunctata
903 observations
Speckled Wood
Pararge aegeria
617 observations
Common Spangle Gall Wasp
Neuroterus quercusbaccarum
423 observations
Two-spotted Lady Beetle
Adalia bipunctata
396 observations
Large Yellow Underwing
Noctua pronuba
349 observations
Common Carder Bumble Bee
Bombus pascuorum
320 observations
Forest Bug
Pentatoma rufipes
317 observations
European Peacock Butterfly
Aglais io
316 observations
Tree Bumble Bee
Bombus hypnorum
315 observations
Western Honey Bee
Apis mellifera
312 observations
Hawthorn Shield Bug
Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
282 observations
Red Admiral
Vanessa atalanta
279 observations
Knopper Gall Wasp
Andricus quercuscalicis
263 observations
Common Red Soldier Beetle
Rhagonycha fulva
258 observations
Buff-tailed Bumble Bee
Bombus terrestris
252 observations
10-spot Ladybird
Adalia decempunctata
231 observations
Red-tailed Bumble Bee
Bombus lapidarius
228 observations
Marmalade Hover Fly
Episyrphus balteatus
226 observations
Small Tortoiseshell
Aglais urticae
226 observations
Common European Yellowjacket
Vespula vulgaris
226 observations
European Holly Leafminer
Phytomyza ilicis
224 observations
Beech Gall Midge
Mikiola fagi
204 observations
Cola Nut Gall Wasp
Andricus lignicola
203 observations
Cream-spotted Ladybird
Calvia quatuordecimguttata
196 observations
Silk-Button Spangle Gall Wasp
Neuroterus numismalis
195 observations
Gorse Seed Weevil
Exapion ulicis
195 observations
Early Bumble Bee
Bombus pratorum
185 observations
Cinnabar moth
Tyria jacobaeae
182 observations
Birch Shield Bug
Elasmostethus interstinctus
182 observations
Green-veined White
Pieris napi
173 observations
Oyster Gall Wasp
Neuroterus anthracinus
173 observations
Meadow Brown
Maniola jurtina
165 observations
orange-tip
Anthocharis cardamines
157 observations
Oak Marble Gall Wasp
Andricus kollari
146 observations
Painted Lady
Vanessa cardui
145 observations
European Comma
Polygonia c-album
143 observations
Small Skipper
Thymelicus sylvestris
140 observations
Light Brown Apple Moth
Epiphyas postvittana
133 observations
Oak Artichoke Gall Wasp
Andricus foecundatrix
130 observations
Pine Ladybird
Exochomus quadripustulatus
127 observations
Oak Curved-leaf Gall Wasp
Andricus curvator
125 observations
Small Copper
Lycaena phlaeas
124 observations
Orange Ladybird
Halyzia sedecimguttata
122 observations
Garden Carpet
Xanthorhoe fluctuata
122 observations
Willow Beauty
Peribatodes rhomboidaria
117 observations
Riband Wave
Idaea aversata
117 observations
Marbled Beauty
Bryophila domestica
116 observations
Small White
Pieris rapae
115 observations
Ringlet
Aphantopus hyperantus
115 observations
Frequently Asked Questions
- The 10 most common insects in Edinburgh are:
- Asian Lady Beetle (Harmonia axyridis)
- Seven-spotted Lady Beetle (Coccinella septempunctata)
- Speckled Wood (Pararge aegeria)
- Common Spangle Gall Wasp (Neuroterus quercusbaccarum)
- Two-spotted Lady Beetle (Adalia bipunctata)
- Large Yellow Underwing (Noctua pronuba)
- Common Carder Bumble Bee (Bombus pascuorum)
- Forest Bug (Pentatoma rufipes)
- European Peacock Butterfly (Aglais io)
- Tree Bumble Bee (Bombus hypnorum)
- The most observed insect in Edinburgh is Asian Lady Beetle (Harmonia axyridis), with 1,147 recorded observations.