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Asian Lady Beetle
Harmonia axyridis
849 observations
Tree Bumble Bee
Bombus hypnorum
270 observations
Common Carder Bumble Bee
Bombus pascuorum
262 observations
Seven-spotted Lady Beetle
Coccinella septempunctata
245 observations
European Peacock Butterfly
Aglais io
204 observations
Red-tailed Bumble Bee
Bombus lapidarius
201 observations
Red Admiral
Vanessa atalanta
198 observations
Forest Bug
Pentatoma rufipes
193 observations
Two-spotted Lady Beetle
Adalia bipunctata
179 observations
Western Honey Bee
Apis mellifera
170 observations
Buff-tailed Bumble Bee
Bombus terrestris
166 observations
Cinnabar moth
Tyria jacobaeae
158 observations
Speckled Wood
Pararge aegeria
155 observations
Small Tortoiseshell
Aglais urticae
143 observations
Early Bumble Bee
Bombus pratorum
134 observations
Hawthorn Shield Bug
Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
132 observations
Common Red Soldier Beetle
Rhagonycha fulva
130 observations
Tapered Drone Fly
Eristalis pertinax
129 observations
Ringlet
Aphantopus hyperantus
117 observations
orange-tip
Anthocharis cardamines
107 observations
European Comma
Polygonia c-album
106 observations
Common Blue
Polyommatus icarus
95 observations
Meadow Brown
Maniola jurtina
93 observations
Common Darter
Sympetrum striolatum
88 observations
Marmalade Hover Fly
Episyrphus balteatus
87 observations
Painted Lady
Vanessa cardui
78 observations
Blue-tailed Damselfly
Ischnura elegans
78 observations
Common Blue Damselfly
Enallagma cyathigerum
74 observations
Green-veined White
Pieris napi
66 observations
Large Yellow Underwing
Noctua pronuba
66 observations
narrow-bordered five-spot burnet
Zygaena lonicerae
66 observations
Sun Fly
Helophilus pendulus
65 observations
Small White
Pieris rapae
62 observations
Orange Ladybird
Halyzia sedecimguttata
60 observations
Common Drone Fly
Eristalis tenax
58 observations
Common European Yellowjacket
Vespula vulgaris
56 observations
10-spot Ladybird
Adalia decempunctata
55 observations
Birch Shield Bug
Elasmostethus interstinctus
55 observations
Azure Damselfly
Coenagrion puella
54 observations
Elephant Hawkmoth
Deilephila elpenor
53 observations
Red Mason Bee
Osmia bicornis
53 observations
Common Spangle Gall Wasp
Neuroterus quercusbaccarum
50 observations
Silver Υ
Autographa gamma
50 observations
European Holly Leafminer
Phytomyza ilicis
50 observations
Holarctic Alderflies
Sialis
48 observations
Common Green Grasshopper
Omocestus viridulus
46 observations
Large White
Pieris brassicae
45 observations
Large Red Damselfly
Pyrrhosoma nymphula
43 observations
Yellow-haired Sun Fly
Myathropa florea
42 observations
Small Copper
Lycaena phlaeas
40 observations
Frequently Asked Questions
- The 10 most common insects in Glasgow are:
- Asian Lady Beetle (Harmonia axyridis)
- Tree Bumble Bee (Bombus hypnorum)
- Common Carder Bumble Bee (Bombus pascuorum)
- Seven-spotted Lady Beetle (Coccinella septempunctata)
- European Peacock Butterfly (Aglais io)
- Red-tailed Bumble Bee (Bombus lapidarius)
- Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)
- Forest Bug (Pentatoma rufipes)
- Two-spotted Lady Beetle (Adalia bipunctata)
- Western Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)
- The most observed insect in Glasgow is Asian Lady Beetle (Harmonia axyridis), with 849 recorded observations.