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Species
Groups
By month
Families
Counties
Designations
Most recorded
Year described
Earthy
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Year described
1798
Described in 1798
81
species
1797
1799
Rock Pipit
Group
Birds
Peak month
October
Records since 2000
90,101
European common squid
Group
Molluscs
Peak month
February
Records since 2000
23,430
Keeled Skimmer
Group
Dragonflies and damselflies
Peak month
July
Records since 2000
18,845
Common Squid
Group
Molluscs
Peak month
October
Records since 2000
6,543
Chaetopteryx villosa
Group
Caddisflies
Peak month
May
Records since 2000
5,313
Curled Octopus
Group
Molluscs
Peak month
August
Records since 2000
5,022
Anacaena globula
Group
Beetles
Peak month
May
Records since 2000
4,520
Flying Crab
Group
Crustaceans
Peak month
August
Records since 2000
3,505
European dark harp ground beetle
Group
Beetles
Peak month
July
Records since 2000
2,069
Helophorus grandis
Group
Beetles
Peak month
May
Records since 2000
1,777
Common Rose Fusehorn
Group
Bees, wasps and ants
Peak month
August
Records since 2000
1,740
Badister bullatus
Group
Beetles
Peak month
May
Records since 2000
1,593
Flavous Nomad Bee
Group
Bees, wasps and ants
Peak month
May
Records since 2000
1,383
Tree Damsel Bug
Group
True bugs
Peak month
August
Records since 2000
1,341
Harvestman
Group
Mites, harvestmen and other arachnids
Peak month
August
Records since 2000
1,316
Limnephilus vittatus
Group
Caddisflies
Peak month
September
Records since 2000
1,294
Amara tibialis
Group
Beetles
Peak month
June
Records since 2000
1,233
Cheilosia variabilis
Group
True flies
Peak month
May
Records since 2000
1,169
Fork Tailed Flower Bee
Group
Bees, wasps and ants
Peak month
June
Records since 2000
1,111
Melinopterus sphacelatus
Group
Beetles
Peak month
April
Records since 2000
1,037
Hydroporus tristis
Group
Beetles
Peak month
May
Records since 2000
1,001
Calodromius spilotus
Group
Beetles
Peak month
May
Records since 2000
940
Brown Ant
Group
Bees, wasps and ants
Peak month
May
Records since 2000
901
Spotted diving beetle
Group
Beetles
Peak month
April
Records since 2000
846
Painted Nomad Bee
Group
Bees, wasps and ants
Peak month
April
Records since 2000
835
European flying squid
Group
Molluscs
Peak month
September
Records since 2000
785
Jet Ant
Group
Bees, wasps and ants
Peak month
July
Records since 2000
751
Silpha tristis
Group
Beetles
Peak month
July
Records since 2000
734
Green-eyed Flower Bee
Group
Bees, wasps and ants
Peak month
July
Records since 2000
712
Phasia obesa
Group
True flies
Peak month
August
Records since 2000
689
Oxystoma pomonae
Group
Beetles
Peak month
May
Records since 2000
620
Yellow-legged Water-snipefly
Group
True flies
Peak month
May
Records since 2000
540
Leptacis tipulae
Group
Bees, wasps and ants
Peak month
July
Records since 2000
530
Marsh Warbler/Eurasian Reed Warbler
Group
Birds
Peak month
June
Records since 2000
524
Slave-making Ant
Group
Bees, wasps and ants
Peak month
June
Records since 2000
524
Formica cunicularia
Group
Bees, wasps and ants
Peak month
June
Records since 2000
498
Volinus sticticus
Group
Beetles
Peak month
May
Records since 2000
458
Neglected rustic
Group
Butterflies and moths
Peak month
August
Records since 2000
447
Migrant spreadwing
Group
Dragonflies and damselflies
Peak month
August
Records since 2000
443
Sitona sulcifrons
Group
Beetles
Peak month
June
Records since 2000
437
Eutomostethus ephippium
Group
Bees, wasps and ants
Peak month
May
Records since 2000
418
Agabus affinis
Group
Beetles
Peak month
July
Records since 2000
368
Acrobasis repandana
Group
Butterflies and moths
Peak month
July
Records since 2000
354
Brachmia blandella
Group
Butterflies and moths
Peak month
July
Records since 2000
328
Ancistrocerus gazella
Group
Bees, wasps and ants
Peak month
July
Records since 2000
326
Euglenes oculatus
Group
Beetles
Peak month
July
Records since 2000
285
Ephistemus globulus
Group
Beetles
Peak month
July
Records since 2000
275
Acrocercops brongniardella
Group
Butterflies and moths
Peak month
June
Records since 2000
261
Anthophora quadrimaculata
Group
Bees, wasps and ants
Peak month
June
Records since 2000
260
Odeles marginata
Group
Beetles
Peak month
May
Records since 2000
233
Nomada zonata
Group
Bees, wasps and ants
Peak month
April
Records since 2000
215
Nebrioporus assimilis
Group
Beetles
Peak month
August
Records since 2000
209
Podabrus alpinus
Group
Beetles
Peak month
June
Records since 2000
204
Pterostichus anthracinus
Group
Beetles
Peak month
May
Records since 2000
195
Large Yellow-Faced Bee
Group
Bees, wasps and ants
Peak month
June
Records since 2000
193
Leiodes rufipennis
Group
Beetles
Peak month
June
Records since 2000
187
Spotted snake millipede
Group
Millipedes
Peak month
April
Records since 2000
183
A marine gastropod
Group
Molluscs
Peak month
May
Records since 2000
179
Psenulus pallipes
Group
Bees, wasps and ants
Peak month
July
Records since 2000
167
Arctic diver
Group
Beetles
Peak month
June
Records since 2000
166
Epitonium clathratulum
Group
Molluscs
Peak month
June
Records since 2000
161
Synuchus vivalis
Group
Beetles
Peak month
August
Records since 2000
152
Platycephala planifrons
Group
True flies
Peak month
July
Records since 2000
151
Epinotia caprana
Group
Butterflies and moths
Peak month
August
Records since 2000
147
Ochthebius marinus
Group
Beetles
Peak month
May
Records since 2000
145
Cercyon analis
Group
Beetles
Peak month
August
Records since 2000
141
Mordellistena variegata
Group
Beetles
Peak month
July
Records since 2000
138
Ophion obscuratus
Group
Bees, wasps and ants
Peak month
April
Records since 2000
138
Monostegia abdominalis
Group
Bees, wasps and ants
Peak month
August
Records since 2000
102
Pancalia schwarzella
Group
Butterflies and moths
Peak month
May
Records since 2000
94
Carabus cancellatus
Group
Beetles
Peak month
June
Records since 2000
88
Choleva agilis
Group
Beetles
Peak month
May
Records since 2000
75
Odontomyia angulata
Group
True flies
Peak month
July
Records since 2000
72
Gyrinus minutus
Group
Beetles
Peak month
June
Records since 2000
68
Euconnus hirticollis
Group
Beetles
Peak month
June
Records since 2000
67
Anisoxya fuscula
Group
Beetles
Peak month
July
Records since 2000
66
Lissonota histrio
Group
Bees, wasps and ants
Peak month
July
Records since 2000
62
Mud Wasp
Group
Bees, wasps and ants
Peak month
June
Records since 2000
62
Cassida prasina
Group
Beetles
Peak month
May
Records since 2000
60
Helorus anomalipes
Group
Bees, wasps and ants
Peak month
July
Records since 2000
60
Empis femorata
Group
True flies
Peak month
May
Records since 2000
56