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Buff-tailed Bumble Bee
Bombus terrestris
443 observations
Clouded Yellow
Colias crocea
433 observations
Large White
Pieris brassicae
285 observations
Western Honey Bee
Apis mellifera
265 observations
Marmalade Hover Fly
Episyrphus balteatus
225 observations
Pea Blue
Lampides boeticus
165 observations
Red Admiral
Vanessa atalanta
154 observations
Common Drone Fly
Eristalis tenax
145 observations
Migratory Locust
Locusta migratoria
143 observations
Nomad
Sympetrum fonscolombii
134 observations
Japanese Beetle
Popillia japonica
132 observations
American Cockroach
Periplaneta americana
120 observations
Indian Walking Stick
Carausius morosus
117 observations
Locust Blowfly
Stomorhina lunata
117 observations
Southern Field Cricket
Gryllus bimaculatus
115 observations
Le Cerf's Grayling
Hipparchia miguelensis
115 observations
Rusty Dot Pearl
Udea ferrugalis
114 observations
Mediterranean Brocade
Spodoptera littoralis
103 observations
Azores Grayling
Hipparchia azorinus
102 observations
Armyworm Moth
Pseudaletia unipuncta
100 observations
Invasive
Large Garden Bumble Bee
Bombus ruderatus
98 observations
Common Globetail
Sphaerophoria scripta
95 observations
Painted Lady
Vanessa cardui
87 observations
Monarch
Danaus plexippus
82 observations
Light Brown Apple Moth
Epiphyas postvittana
78 observations
Blue Emperor
Anax imperator
76 observations
Convolvulus Hawkmoth
Agrius convolvuli
76 observations
Large Conehead
Ruspolia nitidula
74 observations
Bronze Beetle
Chrysolina bankii
72 observations
Grass Webworm Moth
Herpetogramma licarsisalis
70 observations
Mediterranean Katydid
Phaneroptera nana
67 observations
Eurasian Drone Fly
Eristalis arbustorum
65 observations
American Lady
Vanessa virginiensis
63 observations
Southern Green Stink Bug
Nezara viridula
63 observations
Death's Head Hawkmoth
Acherontia atropos
62 observations
Gem Moth
Orthonama obstipata
58 observations
Golden Dung Fly
Scathophaga stercoraria
55 observations
Migrant Hover Fly
Eupeodes corollae
48 observations
Green Leafhopper
Cicadella viridis
46 observations
Double-striped Pug
Gymnoscelis rufifasciata
45 observations
Fuller's rose weevil
Pantomorus cervinus
43 observations
Variegated Cutworm Moth
Peridroma saucia
39 observations
Invasive
Calligrapha polyspila
Calligrapha polyspila
38 observations
Bloxworth Snout
Hypena obsitalis
37 observations
Cyclophora azorensis
Cyclophora azorensis
37 observations
Detritus Moth
Opogona omoscopa
35 observations
Lasius grandis
Lasius grandis
35 observations
Slender Burnished Brass
Thysanoplusia orichalcea
34 observations
Jasmine Moth
Palpita vitrealis
34 observations
Wedgling Moth
Galgula partita
33 observations
Frequently Asked Questions
- The 10 most common insects in Azores are:
- Buff-tailed Bumble Bee (Bombus terrestris)
- Clouded Yellow (Colias crocea)
- Large White (Pieris brassicae)
- Western Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)
- Marmalade Hover Fly (Episyrphus balteatus)
- Pea Blue (Lampides boeticus)
- Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)
- Common Drone Fly (Eristalis tenax)
- Migratory Locust (Locusta migratoria)
- Nomad (Sympetrum fonscolombii)
- The most observed insect in Azores is Buff-tailed Bumble Bee (Bombus terrestris), with 443 recorded observations.
- Some of the most commonly observed invasive insects in Azores include:
- Large Garden Bumble Bee (Bombus ruderatus)
- Calligrapha polyspila