About Earthynature of Britain

Species recorded in Highland

2,638 species

Highland — county

Bog Hoverfly

Group: True flies
Peak month: August
Records since 2000: 8,261

Elmis aenea

Group: Beetles
Peak month: September
Records since 2000: 8,233

Black Clock

Group: Beetles
Peak month: August
Records since 2000: 8,199

Codriophorus acicularis

Group: Mosses
Peak month: July
Records since 2000: 8,188

Rotund disc

Group: Molluscs
Peak month: April
Records since 2000: 8,184

Hedge Mustard

Group: Flowering plants
Peak month: June
Records since 2000: 8,158

Thyme-leaved Speedwell

Group: Flowering plants
Peak month: May
Records since 2000: 8,155

Common Haircap

Group: Mosses
Peak month: July
Records since 2000: 8,142

Common Tachinid

Group: True flies
Peak month: August
Records since 2000: 8,124

Eriothrix rufomaculatus

Group: True flies
Peak month: July
Records since 2000: 8,117

Common Marble

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

Baked Bean Ascidian

Group: Sea squirts
Peak month: September
Records since 2000: 8,072

Green Tiger Beetle

Group: Beetles
Peak month: May
Records since 2000: 8,058

Forked ribbons

Group: Seaweeds and algae
Peak month: January
Records since 2000: 8,016

Cow-horn Bog-moss

Group: Mosses
Peak month: July
Records since 2000: 7,999

Perthshire Beard-moss

Group: Mosses
Peak month: March
Records since 2000: 7,999

Common adder

Group: Reptiles
Peak month: April
Records since 2000: 7,996

Buff ermine

Group: Butterflies and moths
Peak month: June
Records since 2000: 7,977

Candlesnuff Fungus

Group: Fungi
Peak month: October
Records since 2000: 7,940

Oakmoss

Group: Lichens
Peak month: March
Records since 2000: 7,937

Rosulabryum rubens

Group: Mosses
Peak month: March
Records since 2000: 7,932

Green sea urchin

Group: Starfish and sea urchins
Peak month: August
Records since 2000: 7,919

Brown Rim-lichen

Group: Lichens
Peak month: May
Records since 2000: 7,917

Bright-line Brown-eye

Group: Butterflies and moths
Peak month: July
Records since 2000: 7,916

Halesus radiatus

Group: Caddisflies
Peak month: April
Records since 2000: 7,901

Peacock Worm

Group: Worms (annelids)
Peak month: June
Records since 2000: 7,900

Fringed Rosette Lichen

Group: Lichens
Peak month: April
Records since 2000: 7,846

Flat Neckera

Group: Mosses
Peak month: March
Records since 2000: 7,833

Mystacides azureus

Group: Caddisflies
Peak month: July
Records since 2000: 7,824

Coral Weed

Group: Seaweeds and algae
Peak month: May
Records since 2000: 7,820

Common Periwinkle

Group: Molluscs
Peak month: August
Records since 2000: 7,788

Feverfew

Group: Flowering plants
Peak month: June
Records since 2000: 7,779

Green Carpet

Group: Butterflies and moths
Peak month: May
Records since 2000: 7,759

Greater Water-moss

Group: Mosses
Peak month: July
Records since 2000: 7,753

European Storm-Petrel

Group: Birds
Peak month: August
Records since 2000: 7,748

Poplar Hawk-moth

Group: Butterflies and moths
Peak month: June
Records since 2000: 7,723

Hard-fern

Group: Ferns and horsetails
Peak month: June
Records since 2000: 7,697

Pignut

Group: Flowering plants
Peak month: May
Records since 2000: 7,683

Common Carpet

Group: Butterflies and moths
Peak month: August
Records since 2000: 7,681

Limnius volckmari

Group: Beetles
Peak month: April
Records since 2000: 7,662

Pearl Veneer

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

Bell Heather

Group: Flowering plants
Peak month: July
Records since 2000: 7,603

Lesser Featherwort

Group: Liverworts
Peak month: April
Records since 2000: 7,570

Prionospio fallax

Group: Worms (annelids)
Peak month: May
Records since 2000: 7,569

Early Mining Bee

Group: Bees, wasps and ants
Peak month: May
Records since 2000: 7,566

Light Emerald

Group: Butterflies and moths
Peak month: June
Records since 2000: 7,541

Tamarisk Scalewort

Group: Liverworts
Peak month: July
Records since 2000: 7,525

Scots Pine

Group: Conifers
Peak month: August
Records since 2000: 7,517