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Asian Lady Beetle
Harmonia axyridis
385 observations
Speckled Wood
Pararge aegeria
223 observations
Gatekeeper
Pyronia tithonus
186 observations
European Peacock Butterfly
Aglais io
183 observations
Seven-spotted Lady Beetle
Coccinella septempunctata
179 observations
Marmalade Hover Fly
Episyrphus balteatus
178 observations
Red Admiral
Vanessa atalanta
177 observations
Scarlet Tiger
Callimorpha dominula
175 observations
Small Tortoiseshell
Aglais urticae
174 observations
Green-veined White
Pieris napi
173 observations
European Comma
Polygonia c-album
171 observations
Meadow Brown
Maniola jurtina
170 observations
Tapered Drone Fly
Eristalis pertinax
169 observations
Western Honey Bee
Apis mellifera
145 observations
Green Shield Bug
Palomena prasina
140 observations
Common Drone Fly
Eristalis tenax
135 observations
Large Yellow Underwing
Noctua pronuba
124 observations
Small Copper
Lycaena phlaeas
118 observations
Common Carder Bumble Bee
Bombus pascuorum
116 observations
Painted Lady
Vanessa cardui
114 observations
Banded Demoiselle
Calopteryx splendens
114 observations
Thick-legged Flower Beetle
Oedemera nobilis
111 observations
Holly Blue
Celastrina argiolus
110 observations
Common Darter
Sympetrum striolatum
109 observations
Large White
Pieris brassicae
108 observations
Cinnabar moth
Tyria jacobaeae
104 observations
Red-tailed Bumble Bee
Bombus lapidarius
101 observations
Ringlet
Aphantopus hyperantus
101 observations
Dock Bug
Coreus marginatus
98 observations
Alder Leaf Beetle
Agelastica alni
93 observations
Greater Bee Fly
Bombylius major
92 observations
Common Blue Damselfly
Enallagma cyathigerum
91 observations
Sloe Bug
Dolycoris baccarum
90 observations
Buff-tailed Bumble Bee
Bombus terrestris
90 observations
Golden Dung Fly
Scathophaga stercoraria
90 observations
Eudasyphora cyanella
Eudasyphora cyanella
88 observations
Silver Υ
Autographa gamma
87 observations
Common Red Soldier Beetle
Rhagonycha fulva
86 observations
Common Spangle Gall Wasp
Neuroterus quercusbaccarum
83 observations
Beautiful Demoiselle
Calopteryx virgo
83 observations
Sun Fly
Helophilus pendulus
82 observations
Small White
Pieris rapae
82 observations
Common Blue
Polyommatus icarus
82 observations
Forest Bug
Pentatoma rufipes
81 observations
Yellow-haired Sun Fly
Myathropa florea
81 observations
Common Field Grasshopper
Chorthippus brunneus
81 observations
Fourteen-spotted Lady Beetle
Propylea quatuordecimpunctata
79 observations
Small Heath
Coenonympha pamphilus
77 observations
Azure Damselfly
Coenagrion puella
76 observations
Large Red Damselfly
Pyrrhosoma nymphula
76 observations
Frequently Asked Questions
- The 10 most common insects in Shropshire are:
- Asian Lady Beetle (Harmonia axyridis)
- Speckled Wood (Pararge aegeria)
- Gatekeeper (Pyronia tithonus)
- European Peacock Butterfly (Aglais io)
- Seven-spotted Lady Beetle (Coccinella septempunctata)
- Marmalade Hover Fly (Episyrphus balteatus)
- Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)
- Scarlet Tiger (Callimorpha dominula)
- Small Tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae)
- Green-veined White (Pieris napi)
- The most observed insect in Shropshire is Asian Lady Beetle (Harmonia axyridis), with 385 recorded observations.