🇦🇽Animals recorded in the Åland Islands

Which animals have been recorded in the Åland Islands? 3,471 occurrence records cover 357 species. The most-recorded are listed below, with what the record pattern says about each one. 212 is the most-recorded animal class; the leading species records include Eurasian Oystercatcher, Apollo, Monoporeia affinis.

• 3,471 records
• 357 species
• 14 classes

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The most-recorded species in this dataset include Eurasian Oystercatcher, Apollo, Monoporeia affinis. Use the country list as evidence of recorded wildlife, then open a species to compare its records across other countries and months. It is not a complete habitat or population census.

Most-recorded animals in the Åland Islands

	Animal	Group	Records
	Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus	Aves Haematopodidae	2,437
	Apollo Parnassius apollo	Insecta Papilionidae	55
	Monoporeia affinis	Malacostraca Pontoporeiidae	35
	Pontoporeia femorata	Malacostraca Pontoporeiidae	35
	Saduria entomon	Malacostraca Chaetiliidae	30
	Grammotaulius nigropunctatus	Insecta Limnephilidae	18
	Limnephilus luridus	Insecta Limnephilidae	15
	Square-spot Rustic Xestia xanthographa	Insecta Noctuidae	14
	Acartia bifilosa	Copepoda Acartiidae	13
	Lepanus monteithi	Insecta Scarabaeidae	13
	Eurytemora affinis	Copepoda Temoridae	12
	Stenophylax permistus	Insecta Limnephilidae	12
	Bylgides sarsi	Polychaeta Polynoidae	11
	Vagrant Darter Sympetrum vulgatum	Insecta Libellulidae	11
	Cinnamon Sedge Limnephilus lunatus	Insecta Limnephilidae	9
	Limnephilus auricula	Insecta Limnephilidae	9
	Mottled Sedge Glyphotaelius pellucidus	Insecta Limnephilidae	9
	Round goby Neogobius melanostomus	— Gobiidae	9
	Oecetis ochracea	Insecta Leptoceridae	8
	Great Red Sedge Phryganea grandis	Insecta Phryganeidae	8
	Limnephilus griseus	Insecta Limnephilidae	8
	Limnephilus sparsus	Insecta Limnephilidae	8
	Limnephilus decipiens	Insecta Limnephilidae	8
	Mysis mixta	Malacostraca Mysidae	8
	Limnephilus binotatus	Insecta Limnephilidae	8
	Stenophylax sequax	Insecta Limnephilidae	8
	speckled Peter Agrypnia varia	Insecta Phryganeidae	7
	Limnephilus affinis	Insecta Limnephilidae	7
	Limnephilus flavicornis	Insecta Limnephilidae	7
	Lesser Yellow Underwing Noctua comes	Insecta Noctuidae	7
	Flounced Rustic Luperina testacea	Insecta Noctuidae	7
	common Northern European opossum shrimp Mysis relicta	Malacostraca Mysidae	7
	Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus	Aves Accipitridae	7
	Trichostegia minor	Insecta Phryganeidae	6
	Limnephilus subcentralis	Insecta Limnephilidae	6
	Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Noctua fimbriata	Insecta Noctuidae	6
	Juniper Pug Eupithecia pusillata	Insecta Geometridae	6
	Baltic Tellin Macoma balthica	Bivalvia Tellinidae	6
	Plain Clay Eugnorisma depuncta	Insecta Noctuidae	6
	Ceraclea fulva	Insecta Leptoceridae	5
	dark Peter Agrypnia obsoleta	Insecta Phryganeidae	5
	Limnephilus coenosus	Insecta Limnephilidae	5
	Square-spot Dart Euxoa obelisca	Insecta Noctuidae	5
	Oak Hook-tip Watsonalla binaria	Insecta Drepanidae	5
	Tawny-speckled Pug Eupithecia icterata	Insecta Geometridae	5
	Straw Underwing Thalpophila matura	Insecta Noctuidae	5
	Common Hawker Aeshna juncea	Insecta Aeshnidae	4
	Athripsodes cinereus	Insecta Leptoceridae	4
	Holocentropus insignis	Insecta Polycentropodidae	4
	Oecetis furva	Insecta Leptoceridae	4
	Limnephilus politus	Insecta Limnephilidae	4
	Ecnomus tenellus	Insecta Ecnomidae	4
	Limnephilus stigma	Insecta Limnephilidae	4
	Limnephilus centralis	Insecta Limnephilidae	4
	Limnephilus vittatus	Insecta Limnephilidae	4
	Epilecta linogrisea	Insecta Noctuidae	4
	Marenzelleria viridis	Polychaeta Spionidae	4
	Treble Bar Aplocera plagiata	Insecta Geometridae	4
	Halicryptus spinulosus	— Halicryptidae	4
	Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina	Insecta Pentatomidae	4