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At their peak in August

2,267 species

Risso's dolphin

Group
Mammals
Records since 2000
581
Scientific name
Grampus griseus

Rust Fungus

Group
Fungi
Records since 2000
579
Scientific name
Puccinia brachypodii

Bordered Beauty

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
576
Scientific name
Epione repandaria

Violet Rust

Group
Fungi
Records since 2000
575
Scientific name
Puccinia violae

Slender knapweed

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
568
Scientific name
Centaurea debeauxii

Cattail bug

Group
True bugs
Records since 2000
565
Scientific name
Chilacis typhae

Common Millet

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
565
Scientific name
Panicum miliaceum

Deeplet Sea Anemone

Group
Jellyfish, corals and anemones
Records since 2000
564
Scientific name
Bolocera tuediae

Trailing Tormentil

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
564
Scientific name
Potentilla anglica

Woodland Grasshopper

Group
Grasshoppers and crickets
Records since 2000
562
Scientific name
Omocestus rufipes

Ginger Button

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
557
Scientific name
Acleris aspersana

Pink Earth Lichen

Group
Lichens
Records since 2000
553
Scientific name
Dibaeis baeomyces

Alder Wrinkle

Group
Fungi
Records since 2000
551
Scientific name
Taphrina tosquinetii

Black mold

Group
Fungi
Records since 2000
548
Scientific name
Stachybotrys chartarum

Cobalt Crust

Group
Fungi
Records since 2000
545
Scientific name
Terana caerulea

Ear Moth

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
545
Scientific name
Amphipoea oculea

Sige fusigera

Group
Worms (annelids)
Records since 2000
542
Peak month
August

Syllis gracilis

Group
Worms (annelids)
Records since 2000
542
Peak month
August