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Asian Lady Beetle
Harmonia axyridis
237 observations
Speckled Wood
Pararge aegeria
194 observations
Western Honey Bee
Apis mellifera
153 observations
Red Admiral
Vanessa atalanta
127 observations
Green Shield Bug
Palomena prasina
127 observations
Cinnabar moth
Tyria jacobaeae
116 observations
Thick-legged Flower Beetle
Oedemera nobilis
112 observations
Seven-spotted Lady Beetle
Coccinella septempunctata
101 observations
Common Drone Fly
Eristalis tenax
92 observations
Knot Grass Moth
Acronicta rumicis
85 observations
Jersey Tiger
Euplagia quadripunctaria
83 observations
Meadow Brown
Maniola jurtina
82 observations
European Peacock Butterfly
Aglais io
79 observations
Four-spotted Footman
Lithosia quadra
65 observations
Common Carder Bumble Bee
Bombus pascuorum
63 observations
Yellow-haired Sun Fly
Myathropa florea
63 observations
Buff-tailed Bumble Bee
Bombus terrestris
58 observations
Common Field Grasshopper
Chorthippus brunneus
58 observations
Common Red Soldier Beetle
Rhagonycha fulva
57 observations
Box Tree Moth
Cydalima perspectalis
56 observations
Painted Lady
Vanessa cardui
55 observations
Marmalade Hover Fly
Episyrphus balteatus
53 observations
Red-tailed Bumble Bee
Bombus lapidarius
51 observations
Meadow Grasshopper
Pseudochorthippus parallelus
48 observations
Large White
Pieris brassicae
47 observations
Hornet Mimic Hover Fly
Volucella zonaria
46 observations
Six-spot Burnet
Zygaena filipendulae
45 observations
Silver Υ
Autographa gamma
42 observations
Eurasian Hummingbird Hawkmoth
Macroglossum stellatarum
42 observations
Small White
Pieris rapae
41 observations
Common Blue
Polyommatus icarus
41 observations
Speckled Bush-cricket
Leptophyes punctatissima
41 observations
Dock Bug
Coreus marginatus
38 observations
Sloe Bug
Dolycoris baccarum
37 observations
Common Darter
Sympetrum striolatum
37 observations
Gatekeeper
Pyronia tithonus
35 observations
Forest Bug
Pentatoma rufipes
33 observations
Common European Yellowjacket
Vespula vulgaris
33 observations
Rusty Dot Pearl
Udea ferrugalis
33 observations
Dark Bush-cricket
Pholidoptera griseoaptera
31 observations
Hawthorn Shield Bug
Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
30 observations
European Hornet
Vespa crabro
30 observations
Angle Shades
Phlogophora meticulosa
29 observations
Buff-tip
Phalera bucephala
28 observations
Holly Blue
Celastrina argiolus
28 observations
Small Copper
Lycaena phlaeas
28 observations
Large Yellow Underwing
Noctua pronuba
26 observations
Bronze Beetle
Chrysolina bankii
26 observations
Green Immigrant Leaf Weevil
Polydrusus formosus
26 observations
European Comma
Polygonia c-album
25 observations
Frequently Asked Questions
- The 10 most common insects in Plymouth are:
- Asian Lady Beetle (Harmonia axyridis)
- Speckled Wood (Pararge aegeria)
- Western Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)
- Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)
- Green Shield Bug (Palomena prasina)
- Cinnabar moth (Tyria jacobaeae)
- Thick-legged Flower Beetle (Oedemera nobilis)
- Seven-spotted Lady Beetle (Coccinella septempunctata)
- Common Drone Fly (Eristalis tenax)
- Knot Grass Moth (Acronicta rumicis)
- The most observed insect in Plymouth is Asian Lady Beetle (Harmonia axyridis), with 237 recorded observations.