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Described in 1775

341 species

Common Blue

Group
Butterflies and moths
Peak month
August
Records since 2000
435,468

Brown Argus

Group
Butterflies and moths
Peak month
August
Records since 2000
94,102

Adonis Blue

Group
Butterflies and moths
Peak month
August
Records since 2000
32,407

Small Blue

Group
Butterflies and moths
Peak month
June
Records since 2000
24,267

Willow Beauty

Group
Butterflies and moths
Peak month
August
Records since 2000
17,291

Marsh Fritillary

Group
Butterflies and moths
Peak month
June
Records since 2000
14,938

Square-spot Rustic

Group
Butterflies and moths
Peak month
September
Records since 2000
12,981

Common Quaker

Group
Butterflies and moths
Peak month
March
Records since 2000
9,502

Vine's Rustic

Group
Butterflies and moths
Peak month
August
Records since 2000
8,964

Black Clock

Group
Beetles
Peak month
August
Records since 2000
8,199

Common Marble

Group
Butterflies and moths
Peak month
June
Records since 2000
8,079

Pearl Veneer

Group
Butterflies and moths
Peak month
July
Records since 2000
7,658

Snakelocks Anemone

Group
Jellyfish, corals and anemones
Peak month
September
Records since 2000
6,676

Flounced Rustic

Group
Butterflies and moths
Peak month
August
Records since 2000
6,401

Squat Lobster

Group
Crustaceans
Peak month
June
Records since 2000
6,374

Turnip Moth

Group
Butterflies and moths
Peak month
August
Records since 2000
5,997

Medium Sedge

Group
Caddisflies
Peak month
May
Records since 2000
5,472

Least Carpet

Group
Butterflies and moths
Peak month
July
Records since 2000
4,668

Small Quaker

Group
Butterflies and moths
Peak month
March
Records since 2000
4,464

The White-Point

Group
Butterflies and moths
Peak month
August
Records since 2000
4,283

Early Thorn

Group
Butterflies and moths
Peak month
July
Records since 2000
4,182

Heath fritillary

Group
Butterflies and moths
Peak month
June
Records since 2000
4,096

Ingrailed Clay

Group
Butterflies and moths
Peak month
June
Records since 2000
3,879

Rosy Tabby

Group
Butterflies and moths
Peak month
July
Records since 2000
3,822

Rustic

Group
Butterflies and moths
Peak month
July
Records since 2000
3,742

Lulworth Skipper

Group
Butterflies and moths
Peak month
July
Records since 2000
3,689

Small Phoenix

Group
Butterflies and moths
Peak month
August
Records since 2000
3,255

Clouded Silver

Group
Butterflies and moths
Peak month
June
Records since 2000
3,210

Coronet

Group
Butterflies and moths
Peak month
July
Records since 2000
3,133

Vine Weevil

Group
Beetles
Peak month
August
Records since 2000
3,121

Dotted Clay

Group
Butterflies and moths
Peak month
July
Records since 2000
2,960

Common Dainty

Group
True flies
Peak month
May
Records since 2000
2,957

Lime-speck Pug

Group
Butterflies and moths
Peak month
August
Records since 2000
2,890

Cloaked Minor

Group
Butterflies and moths
Peak month
July
Records since 2000
2,791

Barred Marble

Group
Butterflies and moths
Peak month
July
Records since 2000
2,725

Yellow-tail

Group
Butterflies and moths
Peak month
July
Records since 2000
2,710

Moth

Group
Butterflies and moths
Peak month
July
Records since 2000
2,616

Beaded Chestnut

Group
Butterflies and moths
Peak month
October
Records since 2000
2,359

Welsh Chafer

Group
Beetles
Peak month
June
Records since 2000
2,336

Engrailed

Group
Butterflies and moths
Peak month
July
Records since 2000
2,205

Light Arches

Group
Butterflies and moths
Peak month
July
Records since 2000
2,024

Poplar Grey

Group
Butterflies and moths
Peak month
June
Records since 2000
1,951

Bee Wolf

Group
Bees, wasps and ants
Peak month
July
Records since 2000
1,877

Purple Clay

Group
Butterflies and moths
Peak month
July
Records since 2000
1,810

September Thorn

Group
Butterflies and moths
Peak month
July
Records since 2000
1,761

March Moth

Group
Butterflies and moths
Peak month
March
Records since 2000
1,753

Gold Triangle

Group
Butterflies and moths
Peak month
July
Records since 2000
1,742

Red Chestnut

Group
Butterflies and moths
Peak month
April
Records since 2000
1,654

Cobweb Spider

Group
Spiders
Peak month
July
Records since 2000
1,647

Large Nutmeg

Group
Butterflies and moths
Peak month
June
Records since 2000
1,502

Barred Sallow

Group
Butterflies and moths
Peak month
October
Records since 2000
1,438

Dusky Sallow

Group
Butterflies and moths
Peak month
July
Records since 2000
1,424

Small Fan-foot

Group
Butterflies and moths
Peak month
June
Records since 2000
1,399

Water Carpet

Group
Butterflies and moths
Peak month
May
Records since 2000
1,359

Heather Fly

Group
True flies
Peak month
August
Records since 2000
1,325

Powdered Quaker

Group
Butterflies and moths
Peak month
April
Records since 2000
1,220

Diurnea fagella

Group
Butterflies and moths
Peak month
March
Records since 2000
1,178

Bud Moth

Group
Butterflies and moths
Peak month
July
Records since 2000
1,137

Frosted Orange

Group
Butterflies and moths
Peak month
September
Records since 2000
1,040

Brindled Green

Group
Butterflies and moths
Peak month
September
Records since 2000
991

House fly

Group
True flies
Peak month
August
Records since 2000
983

Scorched Carpet

Group
Butterflies and moths
Peak month
July
Records since 2000
966

Streamer

Group
Butterflies and moths
Peak month
April
Records since 2000
941

Rove beetle

Group
Beetles
Peak month
June
Records since 2000
925

Meadow Grey

Group
Butterflies and moths
Peak month
June
Records since 2000
920

Campion

Group
Butterflies and moths
Peak month
June
Records since 2000
904

Marbled Brown

Group
Butterflies and moths
Peak month
June
Records since 2000
877

May Highflyer

Group
Butterflies and moths
Peak month
May
Records since 2000
850

Grass Rivulet

Group
Butterflies and moths
Peak month
June
Records since 2000
834

Spring Usher

Group
Butterflies and moths
Peak month
February
Records since 2000
812

Moth

Group
Butterflies and moths
Peak month
May
Records since 2000
806

Green Arches

Group
Butterflies and moths
Peak month
July
Records since 2000
800

Honeysuckle Moth

Group
Butterflies and moths
Peak month
August
Records since 2000
793

Marbled Bell

Group
Butterflies and moths
Peak month
July
Records since 2000
781

November Moth

Group
Butterflies and moths
Peak month
October
Records since 2000
780

Anticlea badiata

Group
Butterflies and moths
Peak month
April
Records since 2000
775

Cinerous Pearl

Group
Butterflies and moths
Peak month
June
Records since 2000
770

Black Colonel

Group
True flies
Peak month
June
Records since 2000
761

Ashy Button

Group
Butterflies and moths
Peak month
October
Records since 2000
744

Baikal Teal

Group
Birds
Peak month
February
Records since 2000
692

Gold Spangle

Group
Butterflies and moths
Peak month
July
Records since 2000
640

Common Roller

Group
Butterflies and moths
Peak month
May
Records since 2000
623

Yellow-tail

Group
Butterflies and moths
Peak month
July
Records since 2000
605

Belted Beauty

Group
Butterflies and moths
Peak month
April
Records since 2000
590

Red Piercer

Group
Butterflies and moths
Peak month
June
Records since 2000
575

Neoturris pileata

Group
Jellyfish, corals and anemones
Peak month
June
Records since 2000
566

Pine Beauty

Group
Butterflies and moths
Peak month
April
Records since 2000
531

Blotched Emerald

Group
Butterflies and moths
Peak month
June
Records since 2000
519

Winter Shade

Group
Butterflies and moths
Peak month
February
Records since 2000
506

Double Dart

Group
Butterflies and moths
Peak month
July
Records since 2000
485

Large Tiphia

Group
Bees, wasps and ants
Peak month
August
Records since 2000
458

Pretty pinion

Group
Butterflies and moths
Peak month
July
Records since 2000
419

Hedge rustic

Group
Butterflies and moths
Peak month
August
Records since 2000
412

Bena bicolorana

Group
Butterflies and moths
Peak month
July
Records since 2000
405

Small Ranunculus

Group
Butterflies and moths
Peak month
July
Records since 2000
393

Acleris emargana

Group
Butterflies and moths
Peak month
September
Records since 2000
372

Streak

Group
Butterflies and moths
Peak month
October
Records since 2000
368

Anania lancealis

Group
Butterflies and moths
Peak month
July
Records since 2000
363

Eurodryas aurinia

Group
Butterflies and moths
Peak month
September
Records since 2000
352

Acleris rhombana

Group
Butterflies and moths
Peak month
September
Records since 2000
342

Grey birch

Group
Butterflies and moths
Peak month
May
Records since 2000
307

Chalk Carpet

Group
Butterflies and moths
Peak month
July
Records since 2000
306

Meganola albula

Group
Butterflies and moths
Peak month
July
Records since 2000
288

Mocha

Group
Butterflies and moths
Peak month
May
Records since 2000
261

Varied coronet

Group
Butterflies and moths
Peak month
June
Records since 2000
240

Juniper pug

Group
Butterflies and moths
Peak month
July
Records since 2000
218

Striped wainscot

Group
Butterflies and moths
Peak month
July
Records since 2000
216

Toadflax pug

Group
Butterflies and moths
Peak month
June
Records since 2000
212

Acleris cristana

Group
Butterflies and moths
Peak month
March
Records since 2000
209

Brown scallop

Group
Butterflies and moths
Peak month
July
Records since 2000
205

Barred hook-tip

Group
Butterflies and moths
Peak month
May
Records since 2000
199

Dotted chestnut

Group
Butterflies and moths
Peak month
April
Records since 2000
196

Great oak beauty

Group
Butterflies and moths
Peak month
June
Records since 2000
189

Dogwood Aphid

Group
True bugs
Peak month
September
Records since 2000
184

Bordered straw

Group
Butterflies and moths
Peak month
August
Records since 2000
182

Tawny shears

Group
Butterflies and moths
Peak month
June
Records since 2000
181

The olive

Group
Butterflies and moths
Peak month
July
Records since 2000
179

Mauve stinger

Group
Jellyfish, corals and anemones
Peak month
November
Records since 2000
169

Fern

Group
Butterflies and moths
Peak month
July
Records since 2000
165

Dark dagger

Group
Butterflies and moths
Peak month
July
Records since 2000
159

Clava multicornis

Group
Jellyfish, corals and anemones
Peak month
June
Records since 2000
158

Shaded pug

Group
Butterflies and moths
Peak month
June
Records since 2000
138

Platax teira

Group
Fish
Peak month
August
Records since 2000
134

Dexia rustica

Group
True flies
Peak month
August
Records since 2000
122

Broom-tip

Group
Butterflies and moths
Peak month
May
Records since 2000
117

Waved carpet

Group
Butterflies and moths
Peak month
July
Records since 2000
117

Monopis obviella

Group
Butterflies and moths
Peak month
June
Records since 2000
116

Galium carpet

Group
Butterflies and moths
Peak month
August
Records since 2000
113

Grass eggar

Group
Butterflies and moths
Peak month
August
Records since 2000
110

Mesoneura opaca

Group
Bees, wasps and ants
Peak month
May
Records since 2000
100

Zygaena loti

Group
Butterflies and moths
Peak month
June
Records since 2000
97