Lists of insects of Great Britain

The following are lists of insects of Great Britain. There are more than 20,000 insects of Great Britain, this page provides lists by order.

Dragonflies and damselflies (Odonata)

• List of Odonata species of Great Britain

Grasshoppers & crickets (Orthoptera), earwigs (Dermaptera) and cockroaches (Dictyoptera)

• List of Orthoptera and allied insects of Great Britain

Mayflies (Ephemeroptera)

• List of mayflies of the British Isles

Flies (Diptera)

• List of conopid fly species of Great Britain
• List of hoverfly species of Great Britain
• List of soldierflies and allies of Great Britain

Beetles (Coleoptera)

• List of beetle species of Great Britain

Bees, wasps, ants and related insects (Hymenoptera)

• List of bees of Great Britain
• List of Parasitica of Great Britain - wasps
• List of ants of Great Britain

Butterflies and moths (Lepidoptera)

Speckled wood (Pararge aegeria) butterflies are common in Great Britain.

• List of butterflies of Great Britain
• List of moths of Great Britain

True bugs (Hemiptera)

• List of shield bug species of Great Britain
• List of aquatic heteropteran bug species of Great Britain
• List of heteropteran bugs recorded in Britain