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At their peak in August

2,267 species

Sharp-Angled Peacock

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
519
Scientific name
Macaria alternata

China Limpet

Group
Molluscs
Records since 2000
516
Scientific name
Patella ulyssiponensis

Wax Moth

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
514
Scientific name
Galleria mellonella

Adriatic Mussel

Group
Molluscs
Records since 2000
512
Scientific name
Modiolus adriaticus

Damsel bug

Group
True bugs
Records since 2000
510
Scientific name
Himacerus major

Phoronid

Group
Other invertebrates
Records since 2000
510
Scientific name
Phoronis hippocrepia

Orange Sea Lichen

Group
Lichens
Records since 2000
509
Scientific name
Flavoplaca marina

Haworth's Minor

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
506
Scientific name
Celaena haworthii

Lanassa venusta

Group
Worms (annelids)
Records since 2000
499
Peak month
August

Wood Cricket

Group
Grasshoppers and crickets
Records since 2000
499
Scientific name
Nemobius sylvestris

Straw Conch

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
498
Scientific name
Cochylimorpha straminea

Small Birch Bell

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
496
Scientific name
Epinotia ramella

The sallow

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
494
Scientific name
Xanthia icteritia

Eulalia aurea

Group
Worms (annelids)
Records since 2000
488
Peak month
August

Dace

Group
Fish
Records since 2000
484
Scientific name
Leuciscus leuciscus

Flossflower

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
480
Scientific name
Ageratum houstonianum

Rufous Grasshopper

Group
Grasshoppers and crickets
Records since 2000
480
Scientific name
Gomphocerippus rufus

Hoary Footman

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
477
Scientific name
Eilema caniola

Walnut Blister Mite

Group
Mites, harvestmen and other arachnids
Records since 2000
477
Scientific name
Aceria erinea

Stilt Sandpiper

Group
Birds
Records since 2000
473
Scientific name
Calidris himantopus

Pine Cone Bug

Group
True bugs
Records since 2000
468
Scientific name
Gastrodes grossipes

Livia junci

Group
True bugs
Records since 2000
467
Peak month
August

Gorse Orb-weaver

Group
Spiders
Records since 2000
458
Scientific name
Agalenatea redii