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Speckled Wood
Pararge aegeria
84 observations
Seven-spotted Lady Beetle
Coccinella septempunctata
74 observations
Small Tortoiseshell
Aglais urticae
60 observations
Green-veined White
Pieris napi
36 observations
Common Carder Bumble Bee
Bombus pascuorum
30 observations
Common Blue
Polyommatus icarus
30 observations
Meadow Brown
Maniola jurtina
29 observations
Red Admiral
Vanessa atalanta
26 observations
Painted Lady
Vanessa cardui
24 observations
Common Red Soldier Beetle
Rhagonycha fulva
24 observations
Tapered Drone Fly
Eristalis pertinax
23 observations
Cinnabar moth
Tyria jacobaeae
21 observations
European Peacock Butterfly
Aglais io
21 observations
Western Honey Bee
Apis mellifera
19 observations
Large White
Pieris brassicae
17 observations
Common Drone Fly
Eristalis tenax
17 observations
Ringlet
Aphantopus hyperantus
17 observations
Bronze Beetle
Chrysolina bankii
17 observations
Six-spot Burnet
Zygaena filipendulae
16 observations
Forest Bug
Pentatoma rufipes
15 observations
Hawthorn Shield Bug
Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
14 observations
Green Shield Bug
Palomena prasina
13 observations
Small White
Pieris rapae
12 observations
Tree Bumble Bee
Bombus hypnorum
12 observations
Small Copper
Lycaena phlaeas
11 observations
Early Bumble Bee
Bombus pratorum
11 observations
Large Yellow Underwing
Noctua pronuba
10 observations
Orange Ladybird
Halyzia sedecimguttata
9 observations
Marmalade Hover Fly
Episyrphus balteatus
8 observations
Sun Fly
Helophilus pendulus
8 observations
Red-tailed Bumble Bee
Bombus lapidarius
8 observations
Pale Tussock Moth
Calliteara pudibunda
8 observations
orange-tip
Anthocharis cardamines
7 observations
Two-spotted Lady Beetle
Adalia bipunctata
7 observations
Large Red Damselfly
Pyrrhosoma nymphula
7 observations
Black snail beetle
Phosphuga atrata
7 observations
Swan Moth
Sphrageidus similis
7 observations
Xenosacalles irlandikos
Xenosacalles irlandikos
7 observations
Common Darter
Sympetrum striolatum
6 observations
Hawthorn Fly
Bibio marci
6 observations
Eurasian Hummingbird Hawkmoth
Macroglossum stellatarum
6 observations
Fourteen-spotted Lady Beetle
Propylea quatuordecimpunctata
6 observations
Early Mining Bee
Andrena haemorrhoa
6 observations
Common European Yellowjacket
Vespula vulgaris
6 observations
Common Green Grasshopper
Omocestus viridulus
6 observations
July Highflyer Moth
Hydriomena furcata
6 observations
Black Vine Weevil
Otiorhynchus sulcatus
6 observations
False Ladybird
Endomychus coccineus
6 observations
Acalles misellus
Acalles misellus
6 observations
Asian Lady Beetle
Harmonia axyridis
5 observations
Frequently Asked Questions
- The 10 most common insects in North Down are:
- Speckled Wood (Pararge aegeria)
- Seven-spotted Lady Beetle (Coccinella septempunctata)
- Small Tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae)
- Green-veined White (Pieris napi)
- Common Carder Bumble Bee (Bombus pascuorum)
- Common Blue (Polyommatus icarus)
- Meadow Brown (Maniola jurtina)
- Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)
- Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui)
- Common Red Soldier Beetle (Rhagonycha fulva)
- The most observed insect in North Down is Speckled Wood (Pararge aegeria), with 84 recorded observations.