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Asian Lady Beetle
Harmonia axyridis
297 observations
Seven-spotted Lady Beetle
Coccinella septempunctata
286 observations
Western Honey Bee
Apis mellifera
193 observations
Red Admiral
Vanessa atalanta
193 observations
Speckled Wood
Pararge aegeria
191 observations
Cinnabar moth
Tyria jacobaeae
184 observations
European Peacock Butterfly
Aglais io
180 observations
Gatekeeper
Pyronia tithonus
174 observations
Green Shield Bug
Palomena prasina
142 observations
Thick-legged Flower Beetle
Oedemera nobilis
138 observations
European Comma
Polygonia c-album
137 observations
Small Tortoiseshell
Aglais urticae
136 observations
Large Yellow Underwing
Noctua pronuba
125 observations
Tapered Drone Fly
Eristalis pertinax
115 observations
Dock Bug
Coreus marginatus
115 observations
Meadow Brown
Maniola jurtina
114 observations
Marmalade Hover Fly
Episyrphus balteatus
106 observations
Green-veined White
Pieris napi
102 observations
Common Drone Fly
Eristalis tenax
101 observations
Common Carder Bumble Bee
Bombus pascuorum
98 observations
Holly Blue
Celastrina argiolus
96 observations
Banded Demoiselle
Calopteryx splendens
88 observations
Sloe Bug
Dolycoris baccarum
85 observations
Buff-tailed Bumble Bee
Bombus terrestris
84 observations
Scarlet Tiger
Callimorpha dominula
79 observations
Common Red Soldier Beetle
Rhagonycha fulva
77 observations
Common Blue Damselfly
Enallagma cyathigerum
74 observations
orange-tip
Anthocharis cardamines
73 observations
Common Blue
Polyommatus icarus
71 observations
Common Field Grasshopper
Chorthippus brunneus
71 observations
Box Tree Moth
Cydalima perspectalis
69 observations
Painted Lady
Vanessa cardui
68 observations
Forest Bug
Pentatoma rufipes
67 observations
Fourteen-spotted Lady Beetle
Propylea quatuordecimpunctata
66 observations
Ringlet
Aphantopus hyperantus
66 observations
Mossy Rose Gall Wasp
Diplolepis rosae
66 observations
Large White
Pieris brassicae
64 observations
Common Darter
Sympetrum striolatum
64 observations
Riband Wave
Idaea aversata
64 observations
Red-tailed Bumble Bee
Bombus lapidarius
63 observations
Elephant Hawkmoth
Deilephila elpenor
61 observations
Mint Moth
Pyrausta aurata
58 observations
Lesser Stag Beetle
Dorcus parallelipipedus
58 observations
Large Skipper
Ochlodes sylvanus
57 observations
Early Bumble Bee
Bombus pratorum
57 observations
Small Copper
Lycaena phlaeas
56 observations
Silver Υ
Autographa gamma
55 observations
Yellow-haired Sun Fly
Myathropa florea
55 observations
Greater Bee Fly
Bombylius major
53 observations
Brimstone Moth
Opisthograptis luteolata
53 observations
Frequently Asked Questions
- The 10 most common insects in Leicestershire are:
- Asian Lady Beetle (Harmonia axyridis)
- Seven-spotted Lady Beetle (Coccinella septempunctata)
- Western Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)
- Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)
- Speckled Wood (Pararge aegeria)
- Cinnabar moth (Tyria jacobaeae)
- European Peacock Butterfly (Aglais io)
- Gatekeeper (Pyronia tithonus)
- Green Shield Bug (Palomena prasina)
- Thick-legged Flower Beetle (Oedemera nobilis)
- The most observed insect in Leicestershire is Asian Lady Beetle (Harmonia axyridis), with 297 recorded observations.