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Garden Tiger
Arctia caja
72 observations
Magpie Moth
Abraxas grossulariata
59 observations
Red Admiral
Vanessa atalanta
58 observations
Green-veined White
Pieris napi
45 observations
Common Blue
Polyommatus icarus
41 observations
Small Emperor Moth
Saturnia pavonia
41 observations
Painted Lady
Vanessa cardui
40 observations
Meadow Brown
Maniola jurtina
29 observations
Tapered Drone Fly
Eristalis pertinax
27 observations
Common Carder Bumble Bee
Bombus pascuorum
27 observations
Small Tortoiseshell
Aglais urticae
25 observations
Green Tiger Beetle
Cicindela campestris
19 observations
Golden Dung Fly
Scathophaga stercoraria
18 observations
Moss Carder bee
Bombus muscorum
18 observations
Oak Eggar
Lasiocampa quercus
17 observations
Green Dock Beetle
Gastrophysa viridula
16 observations
Twin-spot Carpet
Mesotype didymata
16 observations
Garden Bumble Bee
Bombus hortorum
15 observations
Dull-backed Sedgesitter
Platycheirus manicatus
15 observations
Silver Υ
Autographa gamma
13 observations
Yellow-faced Blowfly
Cynomya mortuorum
13 observations
Heineken Fly
Rhingia campestris
13 observations
Sun Fly
Helophilus pendulus
12 observations
Large White
Pieris brassicae
11 observations
Pearl Veneer
Agriphila straminella
11 observations
Dark Arches
Apamea monoglypha
11 observations
Pale Straw Pearl
Udea lutealis
11 observations
Potato Mirid
Closterotomus norwegicus
11 observations
Marmalade Hover Fly
Episyrphus balteatus
10 observations
Antler Moth
Cerapteryx graminis
10 observations
Bumble Bee Hover Fly
Volucella bombylans
9 observations
Yellow-barred Peat Hover Fly
Sericomyia silentis
9 observations
Large Yellow Underwing
Noctua pronuba
9 observations
Great Yellow Bumble Bee
Bombus distinguendus
9 observations
Meadow Spittlebug
Philaenus spumarius
8 observations
Yellow Shell Moth
Camptogramma bilineata
8 observations
Eurasian Drone Fly
Eristalis arbustorum
8 observations
Bumblebee Blacklet
Cheilosia illustrata
7 observations
Western Honey Bee
Apis mellifera
6 observations
Devil's Coach Horse Beetle
Ocypus olens
6 observations
Knot Grass Moth
Acronicta rumicis
6 observations
Migrant Hover Fly
Eupeodes corollae
6 observations
Fox Moth
Macrothylacia rubi
6 observations
Silver-ground Carpet
Xanthorhoe montanata
6 observations
Middle-barred Minor
Oligia fasciuncula
6 observations
Blotch-winged Hoverfly
Leucozona lucorum
6 observations
Eurasian Smoothwing
Scaeva pyrastri
5 observations
Common Drone Fly
Eristalis tenax
5 observations
Hawthorn Fly
Bibio marci
5 observations
Rusty Tussock Moth
Orgyia antiqua
5 observations
Frequently Asked Questions
- The 10 most common insects in Orkney are:
- Garden Tiger (Arctia caja)
- Magpie Moth (Abraxas grossulariata)
- Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)
- Green-veined White (Pieris napi)
- Common Blue (Polyommatus icarus)
- Small Emperor Moth (Saturnia pavonia)
- Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui)
- Meadow Brown (Maniola jurtina)
- Tapered Drone Fly (Eristalis pertinax)
- Common Carder Bumble Bee (Bombus pascuorum)
- The most observed insect in Orkney is Garden Tiger (Arctia caja), with 72 recorded observations.