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Speckled Wood
Pararge aegeria
67 observations
Seven-spotted Lady Beetle
Coccinella septempunctata
65 observations
European Peacock Butterfly
Aglais io
55 observations
Red Admiral
Vanessa atalanta
48 observations
Small Tortoiseshell
Aglais urticae
40 observations
Tapered Drone Fly
Eristalis pertinax
39 observations
Common Red Soldier Beetle
Rhagonycha fulva
37 observations
Forest Bug
Pentatoma rufipes
35 observations
Marmalade Hover Fly
Episyrphus balteatus
32 observations
Ringlet
Aphantopus hyperantus
32 observations
Sun Fly
Helophilus pendulus
31 observations
Common Carder Bumble Bee
Bombus pascuorum
30 observations
Grey-spotted Sedgesitter
Platycheirus albimanus
30 observations
Cinnabar moth
Tyria jacobaeae
24 observations
Green-veined White
Pieris napi
23 observations
European Comma
Polygonia c-album
22 observations
Meadow Brown
Maniola jurtina
21 observations
Western Honey Bee
Apis mellifera
20 observations
Yellow-barred Peat Hover Fly
Sericomyia silentis
19 observations
Small Skipper
Thymelicus sylvestris
18 observations
Oedemera virescens
Oedemera virescens
18 observations
Larch Lady Beetle
Aphidecta obliterata
18 observations
Orange Ladybird
Halyzia sedecimguttata
17 observations
Oak Marble Gall Wasp
Andricus kollari
17 observations
Common Drone Fly
Eristalis tenax
17 observations
Grey Sailor Beetle
Cantharis nigricans
17 observations
Large Yellow Underwing
Noctua pronuba
16 observations
Silk-Button Spangle Gall Wasp
Neuroterus numismalis
16 observations
Common Spangle Gall Wasp
Neuroterus quercusbaccarum
15 observations
Noon Fly
Mesembrina meridiana
15 observations
Heineken Fly
Rhingia campestris
15 observations
Gorse Seed Weevil
Exapion ulicis
15 observations
Orange-belted Leafwalker
Xylota segnis
15 observations
Large Red Damselfly
Pyrrhosoma nymphula
14 observations
Ladder-backed Hover Fly
Melanostoma scalare
14 observations
Small White
Pieris rapae
13 observations
Fourteen-spotted Lady Beetle
Propylea quatuordecimpunctata
13 observations
Golden Dung Fly
Scathophaga stercoraria
13 observations
Dark Arches
Apamea monoglypha
13 observations
Cantharis pellucida
Cantharis pellucida
13 observations
Common Leaf Weevil
Phyllobius pyri
13 observations
Furry Dronefly
Eristalis intricaria
13 observations
orange-tip
Anthocharis cardamines
12 observations
Common Darter
Sympetrum striolatum
12 observations
Buff-tailed Bumble Bee
Bombus terrestris
12 observations
Pale-saddled Leucozona
Leucozona glaucia
12 observations
Parasyrphus lineolus
Parasyrphus lineolus
12 observations
Small Copper
Lycaena phlaeas
11 observations
Rough Violet Ground Beetle
Carabus problematicus
11 observations
Common Spreadwing
Lestes sponsa
11 observations
Frequently Asked Questions
- The 10 most common insects in Midlothian are:
- Speckled Wood (Pararge aegeria)
- Seven-spotted Lady Beetle (Coccinella septempunctata)
- European Peacock Butterfly (Aglais io)
- Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)
- Small Tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae)
- Tapered Drone Fly (Eristalis pertinax)
- Common Red Soldier Beetle (Rhagonycha fulva)
- Forest Bug (Pentatoma rufipes)
- Marmalade Hover Fly (Episyrphus balteatus)
- Ringlet (Aphantopus hyperantus)
- The most observed insect in Midlothian is Speckled Wood (Pararge aegeria), with 67 recorded observations.