Beetles:
1. Ground beetles (Carabidae)
2. Rove beetles (Staphylinidae)
3. Scarab beetles (Scarabaeidae)
4. Ladybirds (Coccinellidae)
5. Weevils (Curculionidae)
6. Longhorn beetles (Cerambycidae)
7. Blister beetles (Meloidae)
8. Soldier beetles (Cantharidae)
9. Glow-worms (Lampyridae)
10. Click beetles (Elateridae)
Bugs:
1. True bugs (Hemiptera)
2. Water boatmen (Corixidae)
3. Backswimmers (Notonectidae)
4. Pondskaters (Gerridae)
5. Water striders (Veliidae)
6. Aphids (Aphididae)
7. Greenflies (Aphididae)
8. Whiteflies (Aleyrodidae)
9. Scale insects (Coccoidea)
10. Mealybugs (Pseudococcidae)
Flies:
1. Houseflies (Muscidae)
2. Bluebottles (Calliphoridae)
3. Greenbottles (Calliphoridae)
4. Flesh flies (Sarcophagidae)
5. Hoverflies (Syrphidae)
6. Horse flies (Tabanidae)
7. Deer flies (Tabanidae)
8. Crane flies (Tipulidae)
9. Midges (Chironomidae)
10. Blackflies (Simuliidae)
Bees, Wasps, and Ants:
1. Honeybees (Apis mellifera)
2. Bumblebees (Bombus spp.)
3. Solitary bees (Various species)
4. Paper wasps (Polistes dominula)
5. Common wasps (Vespula vulgaris)
6. Yellow jackets (Vespula spp.)
7. Hornets (Vespa crabro)
8. Ants (Formicidae)
9. Wood ants (Formica rufa)
10. Black ants (Lasius niger)
Butterflies and Moths:
1. Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)
2. Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui)
3. Small Tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae)
4. Peacock (Inachis io)
5. Comma (Polygonia c-album)
6. Large White (Pieris brassicae)
7. Small White (Pieris rapae)
8. Green-veined White (Pieris napi)
9. Orange Tip (Anthocharis cardamines)
10. Brimstone (Gonepteryx rhamni)
Moths (selected species):
1. Cinnabar Moth (Tyria jacobaeae)
2. Garden Tiger Moth (Arctia caja)
3. Common Swift Moth (Hepialus lupulinus)
4. Emperor Moth (Saturnia pavonia)
5. Oak Eggar Moth (Lasiocampa quercus)
6. Fox Moth (Macrothylacia rubi)
7. Vapourer Moth (Orgyia antiqua)
8. Common Emerald Moth (Hemithea aestivaria)
9. Peppered Moth (Biston betularia)
10. The Ghost Moth (Hepialus humuli)
Dragonflies and Damselflies:
1. Common Darter (Sympetrum striolatum)
2. Southern Hawker (Aeshna cyanea)
3. Brown Hawker (Aeshna grandis)
4. Emperor Dragonfly (Anax imperator)
5. Common Blue Damselfly (Enallagma cyathigerum)
6. Azure Damselfly (Coenagrion puella)
7. Banded Demoiselle (Calopteryx splendens)
8. Large Red Damselfly (Pyrrhosoma nymphula)
9. Scarlet Darter (Sympetrum sanguineum)
10. Hairy Dragonfly (Brachytron pratense)
Grasshoppers, Crickets, and Allies:
1. Common Green Grasshopper (Omocestus viridulus)
2. Meadow Grasshopper (Chorthippus parallelus)
3. Lesser Marsh Grasshopper (Chorthippus albomarginatus)
4. Field Cricket (Gryllus campestris)
5. House Cricket (Acheta domesticus)
6. Common Groundhopper (Tetrix subulata)
7. Mole Cricket (Gryllotalpa gryllotalpa)
8. Earwig (Forficula auricularia)
This list covers some of the common and notable insect species in the United Kingdom, encompassing beetles, bugs, flies, bees, wasps, ants, butterflies, moths, dragonflies, damselflies, and grasshoppers. There are thousands of insect species in the UK, encompassing more than 22,000 species of arthropods in the country.