The Cairngorms Up-Close: Statistics



Plant associations

Kinds* of plant with associated species recorded: 91

Recorded species associated with Scots pine: 66

Recorded species associated with birches: 61

Recorded species associated with oaks: 43

Recorded species associated with willows: 34

Recorded species associated with hazel: 28

Recorded species associated with alder: 25

Recorded species associated with nettles: 25

Recorded species associated with spruces: 24

Recorded species associated with heather: 22

Recorded species associated with hawthorns: 21

*These are generally at the level of genus, but in the case of Prunus, to give one example, several plant species are considered separately.
 


All species

Records in database: 2014

Total species recorded:* 792

Species recorded with a high level of confidence: 740

Species recorded with a lower level of confidence: 52

*Includes several species aggregates and unsplit species pairs, as well as a small number of galling species counted twice for different stages of their life-cycle.
 


All arthropods

Records in database: 1624

Total species recorded: 426

Species recorded with a high level of confidence: 393

Species recorded with a lower level of confidence: 33
 


Beetles

Records in database: 519

Total species recorded: 120

Species recorded with a high level of confidence: 109

Species recorded with a lower level of confidence: 11

Longhorn beetles species recorded: 8

Ladybird species recorded: 14

Soldier beetle species recorded: 9

Familes with at least one recorded species: 27*

*Carrion beetles; checkered beetles; click beetles; dor beetles; false blister beetles; flower beetles; grain beetles; ground beetles; ladybirds; larder beetles; leaf beetles; leaf-rolling weevils; longhorn beetles; net-winged beetles; oil beetles; orchid beetles; pill beetles; pine flower weevils; pleasing fungus beetles; raspberry beetles; round fungus beetles; rove beetles; sap beetles; scarab beetles; soldier beetles; stag beetles; true weevils.
 


True bugs

Records in database: 442

Total species recorded:* 99

Species recorded with a high level of confidence:* 95

Species recorded with a lower level of confidence:* 4

Shieldbug species recorded: 9

Plant bug species recorded: 42

Groundbug species recorded: 10

Hopper species recorded: 13

*This includes species recorded only through pre-adult records.
 


Butterflies

Records in database: 157

Total species recorded: 22

Species recorded with a high level of confidence: 22

Species recorded with a lower level of confidence: 0
 


Moths

Records in database: 149

Total species recorded:* 68

Species recorded with a high level of confidence:* 64

Species recorded with a lower level of confidence:* 4

*This includes species recorded only through pre-adult records.
 


Dragonflies

Records in database: 115

Total species recorded: 13

Species recorded with a high level of confidence: 13

Species recorded with a lower level of confidence: 0