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Common Blue Damselfly
Enallagma cyathigerum
36 observations
Green-veined White
Pieris napi
33 observations
European Peacock Butterfly
Aglais io
26 observations
Small Tortoiseshell
Aglais urticae
25 observations
Silver-washed Fritillary
Argynnis paphia
24 observations
Speckled Wood
Pararge aegeria
16 observations
Common Red Soldier Beetle
Rhagonycha fulva
16 observations
Common Carder Bumble Bee
Bombus pascuorum
12 observations
Small Copper
Lycaena phlaeas
12 observations
Small Emperor Moth
Saturnia pavonia
12 observations
Ringlet
Aphantopus hyperantus
12 observations
Marsh Fritillary
Euphydryas aurinia
12 observations
Tapered Drone Fly
Eristalis pertinax
11 observations
Common Drone Fly
Eristalis tenax
11 observations
Blue-tailed Damselfly
Ischnura elegans
11 observations
Drinker Moth
Euthrix potatoria
11 observations
Fox Moth
Macrothylacia rubi
11 observations
Cinnabar moth
Tyria jacobaeae
10 observations
Meadow Brown
Maniola jurtina
10 observations
Four-spotted Skimmer
Libellula quadrimaculata
10 observations
Common Green Grasshopper
Omocestus viridulus
10 observations
Red Admiral
Vanessa atalanta
9 observations
orange-tip
Anthocharis cardamines
9 observations
Sun Fly
Helophilus pendulus
9 observations
Two-banded Longhorn Beetle
Rhagium bifasciatum
9 observations
Painted Lady
Vanessa cardui
8 observations
Banded Demoiselle
Calopteryx splendens
8 observations
Common Blue
Polyommatus icarus
8 observations
Large Red Damselfly
Pyrrhosoma nymphula
8 observations
Forest Bug
Pentatoma rufipes
7 observations
Seven-spotted Lady Beetle
Coccinella septempunctata
7 observations
Green Leafhopper
Cicadella viridis
7 observations
Large White
Pieris brassicae
7 observations
Hairy Dragonfly
Brachytron pratense
7 observations
Yellow-barred Peat Hover Fly
Sericomyia silentis
7 observations
Common Spreadwing
Lestes sponsa
7 observations
Clouded Border
Lomaspilis marginata
7 observations
Western Honey Bee
Apis mellifera
6 observations
Marmalade Hover Fly
Episyrphus balteatus
6 observations
Downlooker Snipefly
Rhagio scolopaceus
6 observations
Orange-spined Drone Fly
Eristalis nemorum
6 observations
Early Bumble Bee
Bombus pratorum
6 observations
Common Heath
Ematurga atomaria
6 observations
Small Heath
Coenonympha pamphilus
5 observations
Garden Tiger
Arctia caja
5 observations
Ladder-backed Hover Fly
Melanostoma scalare
5 observations
Black Meadowhawk
Sympetrum danae
5 observations
Woodland Dor Beetle
Anoplotrupes stercorosus
5 observations
Pale Tussock Moth
Calliteara pudibunda
5 observations
Granulated Ground Beetle
Carabus granulatus
5 observations
Frequently Asked Questions
- The 10 most common insects in Fermanagh are:
- Common Blue Damselfly (Enallagma cyathigerum)
- Green-veined White (Pieris napi)
- European Peacock Butterfly (Aglais io)
- Small Tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae)
- Silver-washed Fritillary (Argynnis paphia)
- Speckled Wood (Pararge aegeria)
- Common Red Soldier Beetle (Rhagonycha fulva)
- Common Carder Bumble Bee (Bombus pascuorum)
- Small Copper (Lycaena phlaeas)
- Small Emperor Moth (Saturnia pavonia)
- The most observed insect in Fermanagh is Common Blue Damselfly (Enallagma cyathigerum), with 36 recorded observations.