The Arthropods' Daily

No. 798 | October 24, 2025

Oedemera virescens

No. 797 | October 23, 2025

Oedemera virescens

No. 796 | October 22, 2025

Mason, Leafcutter, Carder, and Resin Bees

Megachilidae is a cosmopolitan family of mostly solitary bees whose pollen-carrying structure (called a scopa) is restricted to the ventral surface of the abdomen (rather than mostly or exclusively on the hind legs as in other bee families). Megachilid genera are most commonly known as mason bees and leafcutter bees, reflecting the materials from which they build their nest cells (soil or leaves, respectively); a few collect plant or animal hairs and fibers, and are called...

No. 795 | October 21, 2025

Closterotomus biclavatus

Closterotomus biclavatus is a species of plant bugs belonging to the family Miridae, subfamily Mirinae.

No. 794 | October 20, 2025

spruce shortwing beetle

No. 793 | October 19, 2025

White-jawed Yellow-face Bee

Hylaeus confusus is a Palearctic species of solitary bee. It is known to nest in reed stalk galls.

No. 792 | October 18, 2025

Dasytes plumbeus

Dasytes plumbeus is a species of beetle that is native to the Paleartic, but has also been introduced to North America....

No. 791 | October 17, 2025

Furrow Bees

The genus Halictus is a large assemblage of bee species in the family Halictidae. The genus is divided into 15 subgenera, some of dubious monophyly, containing over 200 species, primarily in the Northern Hemisphere (a few species occur in South America, Asia and Africa). Most species are black or dark brown, sometimes metallic greenish-tinted, with apical whitish abdominal bands on the terga (the related genus Lasioglossum, which is otherwise often similar in appearance, has the abdominal...

No. 790 | October 16, 2025

Masked Bees

Hylaeus is a large (>500 species) and diverse cosmopolitan genus within the bee family Colletidae.

No. 789 | October 15, 2025

Common European Yellowjacket

Vespula vulgaris, known as the common wasp, is a wasp found in various regions of the world including the United Kingdom, Germany, India, China, New Zealand, and Australia. It is sometimes known as the European wasp; the same name is used for the species Vespula germanica, which is also known as the German wasp. Another name for Vespula vulgaris is the "common yellow-jacket". It was discovered in 2010 that wasps in North America thought to be...

No. 788 | October 14, 2025

Oedemera podagrariae

Oedemera podagrariae, common name False Blister Beetles, is a quite common species of beetles belonging to the family Oedemeridae subfamily Oedemerinae.

No. 787 | October 13, 2025

Oedemera podagrariae

Oedemera podagrariae, common name False Blister Beetles, is a quite common species of beetles belonging to the family Oedemeridae subfamily Oedemerinae.

No. 786 | October 12, 2025

Mason, Leafcutter, Carder, and Resin Bees

Megachilidae is a cosmopolitan family of mostly solitary bees whose pollen-carrying structure (called a scopa) is restricted to the ventral surface of the abdomen (rather than mostly or exclusively on the hind legs as in other bee families). Megachilid genera are most commonly known as mason bees and leafcutter bees, reflecting the materials from which they build their nest cells (soil or leaves, respectively); a few collect plant or animal hairs and fibers, and are called...

No. 785 | October 11, 2025

Fairy Moths

The Adelidae or fairy longhorn moths are a family of monotrysian moths in the lepidopteran infraorder Heteroneura. Most species have at least partially metallic patterns coloration and are diurnal, sometimes swarming around the tips of branches with an undulating flight. Others are crepuscular and have a drab coloration. Fairy longhorn moths have a wingspan of 4–28 millimeters, and males often have especially long antennae, 1–3 times as long as the forewing.

No. 784 | October 10, 2025

Varied Carpet Beetle

The varied carpet beetle (Anthrenus verbasci) is a 3 mm-long beetle belonging to the family Dermestidae. They are a common species, often considered a pest of domestic houses and, particularly, natural history museums, where the larvae may damage natural fibers and can damage carpets, furniture, clothing, and insect collections. A. verbasci was also the first insect to be shown to have an annual behavioral rhythm and to date remains a classic example of circannual cycles in animals.

No. 783 | October 9, 2025

Anthaxia nitidula

Anthaxia nitidula is a species of jewel beetles belonging to the family Buprestidae, subfamily Buprestinae.

No. 782 | October 8, 2025

Anthaxia nitidula

Anthaxia nitidula is a species of jewel beetles belonging to the family Buprestidae, subfamily Buprestinae.

No. 781 | October 7, 2025

Phania funesta

Phania funesta is a European species of fly in the family Tachinidae.

No. 780 | October 6, 2025

Varied Carpet Beetle

The varied carpet beetle (Anthrenus verbasci) is a 3 mm-long beetle belonging to the family Dermestidae. They are a common species, often considered a pest of domestic houses and, particularly, natural history museums, where the larvae may damage natural fibers and can damage carpets, furniture, clothing, and insect collections. A. verbasci was also the first insect to be shown to have an annual behavioral rhythm and to date remains a classic example of circannual cycles in animals.

No. 779 | October 5, 2025

Gall and Forest Midges

Cecidomyiidae (sometimes spelled Cecidomyidae) is a family of flies known as gall midges or gall gnats. As the name implies, the larvae of most gall midges feed within plant tissue, creating abnormal plant growths called galls.

No. 778 | October 4, 2025

Fairy-ring Longhorn Beetle

Pseudovadonia livida, the fairy-ring longhorn beetle, is a beetle species of flower longhorns belonging to the family Cerambycidae, subfamily Lepturinae....

No. 777 | October 3, 2025

Fairy-ring Longhorn Beetle

Pseudovadonia livida, the fairy-ring longhorn beetle, is a beetle species of flower longhorns belonging to the family Cerambycidae, subfamily Lepturinae....

No. 776 | October 2, 2025

European fire ant

Myrmica rubra, also known as the European fire ant or common red ant, is a species of ant of the genus Myrmica, found all over Europe and in some parts of North America and Asia. They are mainly red in colour, with slightly darker pigmentation on the head. The ants live under stones, fallen trees, and in soil. They are aggressive ants, often attacking rather than running away, and are equipped with a sting, though lack...

No. 775 | October 1, 2025

spruce shortwing beetle

No. 774 | September 30, 2025

knapweed rhopalid

No. 773 | September 29, 2025

Riband Wave

The riband wave (Idaea aversata) is a moth of the family Geometridae.

No. 772 | September 28, 2025

European fire ant

Myrmica rubra, also known as the European fire ant or common red ant, is a species of ant of the genus Myrmica, found all over Europe and in some parts of North America and Asia. They are mainly red in colour, with slightly darker pigmentation on the head. The ants live under stones, fallen trees, and in soil. They are aggressive ants, often attacking rather than running away, and are equipped with a sting, though lack...

No. 771 | September 27, 2025

Trombidium holosericeum

Trombidium holosericeum is a species of mite in the genus Trombidium, commonly called the velvet mite.

No. 770 | September 26, 2025

Closterotomus biclavatus

Closterotomus biclavatus is a species of plant bugs belonging to the family Miridae, subfamily Mirinae.

No. 769 | September 25, 2025

Pellucid Hover Fly

Volucella pellucens (also called the Pellucid Fly) is a hoverfly. It occurs in much of Europe, and across the Palearctic to Japan.

No. 768 | September 24, 2025

Dasytes plumbeus

Dasytes plumbeus is a species of beetle that is native to the Paleartic, but has also been introduced to North America....

No. 767 | September 23, 2025

Dasytes plumbeus

Dasytes plumbeus is a species of beetle that is native to the Paleartic, but has also been introduced to North America....

No. 766 | September 22, 2025

Brown Tree Ant

Lasius brunneus is a species of ant in the genus Lasius. The species is widely distributed in Europe, from Sweden in the north to Anatolia in the south. In England this species is almost always found nesting in oak trees or rotting wood mainly foraging in trees but has also been found under stones and foraging on the ground. It is thought to be underrecorded but is fairly common especially in the South East.

No. 765 | September 21, 2025

Common Pollen Beetle

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No. 764 | September 20, 2025

Privet Leafhopper

Fieberiella florii, known generally as privet leafhopper, is a species of leafhopper in the family Cicadellidae. Other common names include the Flor's leafhopper and cherry leafhopper.

No. 763 | September 19, 2025

European Rose Chafer

Cetonia aurata, called the rose chafer or the green rose chafer, is a beetle, 20 millimetres (3⁄4 in) long, that has a metallic structurally coloured green and a distinct V-shaped scutellum. The scutellum is the small V-shaped area between the wing cases; it may show several small, irregular, white lines and marks. The underside of the beetle has a coppery colour, and its upper side is sometimes bronze, copper, violet, blue/black, or grey.

No. 762 | September 18, 2025

Ant Damselbug

Himacerus mirmicoides, common name ant damsel bug, is a species of damsel bugs belonging to the family Nabidae, subfamily Nabinae.

No. 761 | September 17, 2025

red-spotted plant bug

Deraeocoris ruber (also known as Mirid Bug) is a species of bugs in Miridae family.

No. 760 | September 16, 2025

Common Tiger Fly

Coenosia tigrina is a species of fly in the family Muscidae. It is found in the Palearctic ....

No. 759 | September 15, 2025

Green Shield Bug

The green shield bug (Palomena prasina) is a shield bug of the family Pentatomidae. It may also be referred to as a green stink bug, particularly outside of Britain, although the name green stink bug more appropriately belongs to the larger North American stink bug, Acrosternum hilare. The adult green shield bug ranges in the colour of their backs from bright green to bronze, without any substantial markings. Green shield bugs are a very common shield...

No. 758 | September 14, 2025

Flea Beetles

The flea beetle is a small, jumping beetle of the leaf beetle family (Chrysomelidae), that makes up the tribe Alticini which is a part of the subfamily Galerucinae. Historically the flea beetles were classified as their own subfamily.

No. 757 | September 13, 2025

Green Shield Bug

The green shield bug (Palomena prasina) is a shield bug of the family Pentatomidae. It may also be referred to as a green stink bug, particularly outside of Britain, although the name green stink bug more appropriately belongs to the larger North American stink bug, Acrosternum hilare. The adult green shield bug ranges in the colour of their backs from bright green to bronze, without any substantial markings. Green shield bugs are a very common shield...

No. 756 | September 12, 2025

Small Nettle Weevil

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No. 755 | September 11, 2025

Asian Lady Beetle

Harmonia axyridis, most commonly known as the harlequin, multicolored Asian, or simply Asian ladybeetle, is a large coccinellid beetle. This is one of the most variable species in the world, with an exceptionally wide range of color forms. It is native to eastern Asia, but has been artificially introduced to North America and Europe to control aphids and scale insects. It is now common, well known, and spreading in those regions, and has also established in...

No. 754 | September 10, 2025

Otiorhynchus carinatopunctatus

Otiorhynchus carinatopunctatus is a species of broad-nosed weevil in the beetle family Curculionidae. It is native to Europe and introduced in North America.

No. 753 | September 9, 2025

Green Shield Bug

The green shield bug (Palomena prasina) is a shield bug of the family Pentatomidae. It may also be referred to as a green stink bug, particularly outside of Britain, although the name green stink bug more appropriately belongs to the larger North American stink bug, Acrosternum hilare. The adult green shield bug ranges in the colour of their backs from bright green to bronze, without any substantial markings. Green shield bugs are a very common shield...

No. 752 | September 8, 2025

Cricket-bat Orbweaver

Mangora acalypha is a species of spider in the family Araneidae, found throughout the Palearctic region.

No. 751 | September 7, 2025

Halticus luteicollis

No. 750 | September 6, 2025

Anaspis frontalis

No. 749 | September 5, 2025

Luperaltica

Luperaltica is a genus of flea beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. There are at least four described species in Luperaltica.

No. 748 | September 4, 2025

Campyloneura virgula

Campyloneura virgula is a species of bugs in Miridae family. It is the only species in the genus Campyloneura Fieber, 1861.

No. 747 | September 3, 2025

Two-spotted Carpet-beetle

Attagenus pellio, the fur beetle or carpet beetle, is an important pest damaging stored products such as furs, skins, textiles and grain.

No. 746 | September 2, 2025

garden figwort weevil

Cionus hortulanus is a species of weevils belonging to the family Curculionidae, subfamily Curculioninae.

No. 745 | September 1, 2025

Speckled Bush-cricket

The speckled bush-cricket (Leptophyes punctatissima) is a flightless species of bush-cricket that occurs across most of Europe.

No. 744 | August 31, 2025

garden figwort weevil

Cionus hortulanus is a species of weevils belonging to the family Curculionidae, subfamily Curculioninae.

No. 743 | August 30, 2025

spotted plant bug

Closterotomus fulvomaculatus is a species of plant bugs belonging to the family Miridae, subfamily Mirinae.

No. 742 | August 29, 2025

garden figwort weevil

Cionus hortulanus is a species of weevils belonging to the family Curculionidae, subfamily Curculioninae.

No. 741 | August 28, 2025

Closterotomus biclavatus

Closterotomus biclavatus is a species of plant bugs belonging to the family Miridae, subfamily Mirinae.

No. 740 | August 27, 2025

Yellow-fronted Soft-winged Flower Beetle

Clanoptilus elegans is a species of beetles belonging to the family Melyridae, the soft-winged flower beetles. It is found in Europe.

No. 739 | August 26, 2025

Tettigonia

Tettigonia is a genus of insect described by Linnaeus in 1758, belonging to the family Tettigoniidae, subfamily Tettigoniinae. The Latin name Tettigonia derives from the Greek τεττιξ, meaning cicada.

No. 738 | August 25, 2025

22-spot Ladybird

Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata (often abbreviated to Psyllobora 22-punctata), the 22-spot ladybird, is a 3–5 mm long ladybird commonly found in Europe . Unlike most other ladybirds which feed on aphids, P. 22-punctata eats mildew — especially from umbellifers and low-growing shrubs .

No. 737 | August 24, 2025

Brown Tree Ant

Lasius brunneus is a species of ant in the genus Lasius. The species is widely distributed in Europe, from Sweden in the north to Anatolia in the south. In England this species is almost always found nesting in oak trees or rotting wood mainly foraging in trees but has also been found under stones and foraging on the ground. It is thought to be underrecorded but is fairly common especially in the South East.

No. 736 | August 23, 2025

22-spot Ladybird

Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata (often abbreviated to Psyllobora 22-punctata), the 22-spot ladybird, is a 3–5 mm long ladybird commonly found in Europe . Unlike most other ladybirds which feed on aphids, P. 22-punctata eats mildew — especially from umbellifers and low-growing shrubs .

No. 735 | August 22, 2025

Hoplomachus thunbergii

No. 734 | August 21, 2025

Oedemera lurida

Oedemera lurida is a species of beetle belonging to the family Oedemeridae subfamily Oedemerinae.

No. 733 | August 20, 2025

Hoplomachus thunbergii

No. 732 | August 19, 2025

Hoplomachus thunbergii

No. 731 | August 18, 2025

Hoplomachus thunbergii

No. 730 | August 17, 2025

Lasioglossum

The sweat bee genus Lasioglossum is the largest of all bee genera, containing over 1700 species in numerous subgenera worldwide. They are highly variable in size, coloration, and sculpture; among the more unusual variants, some are cleptoparasites, some are nocturnal, and some are oligolectic. Most Lasioglossum species nest in the ground, but some nest in rotten logs.

No. 729 | August 16, 2025

acorn weevil

Curculio glandium is a species of European carpophagus weevil in the genus Curculio, the acorn and nut weevils. It eats by a rostrum, an elongated snout, that is used for piercing.

No. 728 | August 15, 2025

acorn weevil

Curculio glandium is a species of European carpophagus weevil in the genus Curculio, the acorn and nut weevils. It eats by a rostrum, an elongated snout, that is used for piercing.

No. 727 | August 14, 2025

acorn weevil

Curculio glandium is a species of European carpophagus weevil in the genus Curculio, the acorn and nut weevils. It eats by a rostrum, an elongated snout, that is used for piercing.

No. 726 | August 13, 2025

Common Pollen Beetle

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No. 725 | August 12, 2025

Dance Flies

Empididae is a family of flies with over 3,000 described species occurring worldwide in all the Ecozones but the majority are found in the Holarctic. They are mainly predatory flies like most of their relatives in the Empidoidea, and exhibit a wide range of forms but are generally small to medium sized, non-metallic and rather bristly.

No. 724 | August 11, 2025

Myrmicine Ants

No. 723 | August 10, 2025

Dance Flies

Empididae is a family of flies with over 3,000 described species occurring worldwide in all the Ecozones but the majority are found in the Holarctic. They are mainly predatory flies like most of their relatives in the Empidoidea, and exhibit a wide range of forms but are generally small to medium sized, non-metallic and rather bristly.

No. 722 | August 9, 2025

Byturus ochraceus

Byturus ochraceus is a species of beetle in the fruitworm family Byturidae.

No. 721 | August 8, 2025

Anthaxia morio

No. 720 | August 7, 2025

Common Pollen Beetle

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No. 719 | August 6, 2025

Western Honey Bee

The western honey bee or European honey bee (Apis mellifera) is the most common of the 7–12 species of honey bee worldwide. The genus name Apis is Latin for "bee", and mellifera is the Latin for "honey-bearing", referring to the species' production of honey for the winter.

No. 718 | August 5, 2025

acorn weevil

Curculio glandium is a species of European carpophagus weevil in the genus Curculio, the acorn and nut weevils. It eats by a rostrum, an elongated snout, that is used for piercing.

No. 717 | August 4, 2025

Myrmicine Ants

No. 716 | August 3, 2025

acorn weevil

Curculio glandium is a species of European carpophagus weevil in the genus Curculio, the acorn and nut weevils. It eats by a rostrum, an elongated snout, that is used for piercing.

No. 715 | August 2, 2025

Anthaxia morio

No. 714 | August 1, 2025

Byturus ochraceus

Byturus ochraceus is a species of beetle in the fruitworm family Byturidae.

No. 713 | July 31, 2025

acorn weevil

Curculio glandium is a species of European carpophagus weevil in the genus Curculio, the acorn and nut weevils. It eats by a rostrum, an elongated snout, that is used for piercing.

No. 712 | July 30, 2025

Dance Flies

Empididae is a family of flies with over 3,000 described species occurring worldwide in all the Ecozones but the majority are found in the Holarctic. They are mainly predatory flies like most of their relatives in the Empidoidea, and exhibit a wide range of forms but are generally small to medium sized, non-metallic and rather bristly.

No. 711 | July 29, 2025

Byturus ochraceus

Byturus ochraceus is a species of beetle in the fruitworm family Byturidae.

No. 710 | July 28, 2025

Lasioglossum

The sweat bee genus Lasioglossum is the largest of all bee genera, containing over 1700 species in numerous subgenera worldwide. They are highly variable in size, coloration, and sculpture; among the more unusual variants, some are cleptoparasites, some are nocturnal, and some are oligolectic. Most Lasioglossum species nest in the ground, but some nest in rotten logs.

No. 709 | July 27, 2025

Byturus ochraceus

Byturus ochraceus is a species of beetle in the fruitworm family Byturidae.

No. 708 | July 26, 2025

Castor Bean Tick

Ixodes ricinus, the castor bean tick, is a chiefly European species of hard-bodied tick. It may reach a length of 11 mm (0.43 in) when engorged with a blood meal, and can transmit both bacterial and viral pathogens such as the causative agents of Lyme disease and tick-borne encephalitis.

No. 707 | July 25, 2025

Byturus ochraceus

Byturus ochraceus is a species of beetle in the fruitworm family Byturidae.

No. 706 | July 24, 2025

Tettigonia

Tettigonia is a genus of insect described by Linnaeus in 1758, belonging to the family Tettigoniidae, subfamily Tettigoniinae. The Latin name Tettigonia derives from the Greek τεττιξ, meaning cicada.

No. 705 | July 23, 2025

acorn weevil

Curculio glandium is a species of European carpophagus weevil in the genus Curculio, the acorn and nut weevils. It eats by a rostrum, an elongated snout, that is used for piercing.

No. 704 | July 22, 2025

Anthaxia morio

No. 703 | July 21, 2025

Tettigonia

Tettigonia is a genus of insect described by Linnaeus in 1758, belonging to the family Tettigoniidae, subfamily Tettigoniinae. The Latin name Tettigonia derives from the Greek τεττιξ, meaning cicada.

No. 702 | July 20, 2025

Common Pollen Beetle

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No. 701 | July 19, 2025

Common Pollen Beetle

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No. 700 | July 18, 2025

Garden Bumble Bee

The garden bumblebee or small garden bumblebee, Bombus hortorum, is a species of bumblebee found in most of Europe north to 70ºN, as well as parts of Asia and New Zealand. It is distinguished from other bumblebees by its long tongue used for feeding on pollen in deep-flowered plants. They have a remarkable visual memory capacity, which aids them in navigating the territory close to their habitat and seeking out food sources. Due to its long...

No. 699 | July 17, 2025

Garden Bumble Bee

The garden bumblebee or small garden bumblebee, Bombus hortorum, is a species of bumblebee found in most of Europe north to 70ºN, as well as parts of Asia and New Zealand. It is distinguished from other bumblebees by its long tongue used for feeding on pollen in deep-flowered plants. They have a remarkable visual memory capacity, which aids them in navigating the territory close to their habitat and seeking out food sources. Due to its long...

No. 698 | July 16, 2025

Yellow-haired Sun Fly

Myathropa florea is a very common European and North African species of hoverfly. Adults may be seen on flowers from May to September. It is of similar size as the drone fly, but living Myathropa are generally more yellow, with two light bands to the thorax, interrupted with a black central smudge. In museum specimens, any yellow colour soon fades to brown after death. Like most Eristalini, Myathropa are rather variable in size, shape and colour.

No. 697 | July 15, 2025

Dotted Bee Fly

Bombylius discolor is a Palearctic species of bee fly in the family Bombyliidae....

No. 696 | July 14, 2025

Black Garden Ant

The black garden ant (Lasius niger), also known as the common black ant, is a formicine ant, the type species of the subgenus Lasius, found all over Europe and in some parts of North America, South America, Asia and Australasia. The European species was split into two species; L. niger is found in open areas, while L. platythorax is found in forest habitats. It is monogynous, meaning colonies have a single queen.

No. 695 | July 13, 2025

Cucumber Green Spider

Araniella cucurbitina, sometimes called the "cucumber green spider", is a spider of the family Araneidae. Females grow up to 6 millimetres (0.24 in), males only up to 4 mm (0.16 in). The spider is mainly found on forest clearings, where it weaves its orb-web between leaves and flowers. These webs are only about 100 mm (3.9 in) in diameter.

No. 694 | July 12, 2025

Cucumber Green Spider

Araniella cucurbitina, sometimes called the "cucumber green spider", is a spider of the family Araneidae. Females grow up to 6 millimetres (0.24 in), males only up to 4 mm (0.16 in). The spider is mainly found on forest clearings, where it weaves its orb-web between leaves and flowers. These webs are only about 100 mm (3.9 in) in diameter.

No. 693 | July 11, 2025

Black Garden Ant

The black garden ant (Lasius niger), also known as the common black ant, is a formicine ant, the type species of the subgenus Lasius, found all over Europe and in some parts of North America, South America, Asia and Australasia. The European species was split into two species; L. niger is found in open areas, while L. platythorax is found in forest habitats. It is monogynous, meaning colonies have a single queen.

No. 692 | July 10, 2025

Cucumber Green Spider

Araniella cucurbitina, sometimes called the "cucumber green spider", is a spider of the family Araneidae. Females grow up to 6 millimetres (0.24 in), males only up to 4 mm (0.16 in). The spider is mainly found on forest clearings, where it weaves its orb-web between leaves and flowers. These webs are only about 100 mm (3.9 in) in diameter.

No. 691 | July 9, 2025

Trivittate Marsh Fly

Helophilus trivittatus is a Palearctic hoverfly.

No. 690 | July 8, 2025

Cuckoo Bumble Bees

Cuckoo bumblebees are members of the subgenus Psithyrus in the bumblebee genus Bombus. Until recently, the 29 species of Psithyrus were considered to constitute a separate genus. They are a specialized lineage which has lost the ability to collect pollen and to rear their brood. They have lost the worker caste and produce only sexuals, male and female. They are inquilines in the colonies of other bumblebees. Before finding and invading a host colony, a Psithyrus...

No. 689 | July 7, 2025

Mexican Grass-carrying Wasp

Isodontia mexicana, the Grass-carrying wasp, is a species belonging to the family Sphecidae. It is mainly found throughout North America, but has become established in Europe, primarily France, Switzerland, Hungary, Italy and Spain.

No. 688 | July 6, 2025

Calocoris affinis

Calocoris affinis is a species of insect in the subfamily Mirinae of the family Miridae that can be found everywhere in Europe except for Switzerland and Greece.

No. 687 | July 5, 2025

Cylindromyia brassicaria

Cylindromyia brassicaria is a European species of fly in the family Tachinidae.

No. 686 | July 4, 2025

Rustic Sailor Beetle

Cantharis rustica is a species of soldier beetle found in Europe east to central Russia.

No. 685 | July 3, 2025

Asian Lady Beetle

Harmonia axyridis, most commonly known as the harlequin, multicolored Asian, or simply Asian ladybeetle, is a large coccinellid beetle. This is one of the most variable species in the world, with an exceptionally wide range of color forms. It is native to eastern Asia, but has been artificially introduced to North America and Europe to control aphids and scale insects. It is now common, well known, and spreading in those regions, and has also established in...

No. 684 | July 2, 2025

Rustic Sailor Beetle

Cantharis rustica is a species of soldier beetle found in Europe east to central Russia.

No. 683 | July 1, 2025

Asian Lady Beetle

Harmonia axyridis, most commonly known as the harlequin, multicolored Asian, or simply Asian ladybeetle, is a large coccinellid beetle. This is one of the most variable species in the world, with an exceptionally wide range of color forms. It is native to eastern Asia, but has been artificially introduced to North America and Europe to control aphids and scale insects. It is now common, well known, and spreading in those regions, and has also established in...

No. 682 | June 30, 2025

Rustic Sailor Beetle

Cantharis rustica is a species of soldier beetle found in Europe east to central Russia.

No. 681 | June 29, 2025

Asian Lady Beetle

Harmonia axyridis, most commonly known as the harlequin, multicolored Asian, or simply Asian ladybeetle, is a large coccinellid beetle. This is one of the most variable species in the world, with an exceptionally wide range of color forms. It is native to eastern Asia, but has been artificially introduced to North America and Europe to control aphids and scale insects. It is now common, well known, and spreading in those regions, and has also established in...

No. 680 | June 28, 2025

Bee-eating Beetle

Trichodes apiarius is a beetle species of checkered beetles belonging to the family Cleridae, subfamily Clerinae.

No. 679 | June 27, 2025

Calocoris affinis

Calocoris affinis is a species of insect in the subfamily Mirinae of the family Miridae that can be found everywhere in Europe except for Switzerland and Greece.

No. 678 | June 26, 2025

Green Shield Bug

The green shield bug (Palomena prasina) is a shield bug of the family Pentatomidae. It may also be referred to as a green stink bug, particularly outside of Britain, although the name green stink bug more appropriately belongs to the larger North American stink bug, Acrosternum hilare. The adult green shield bug ranges in the colour of their backs from bright green to bronze, without any substantial markings. Green shield bugs are a very common shield...

No. 677 | June 25, 2025

Two-spotted Grass Bug

Stenotus binotatus is a species of plant bug, originally from Europe, but now also established across North America and New Zealand. It is 6–7 mm (0.24–0.28 in) long, yellowish, with darker markings on the pronotum and forewings. It feeds on various grasses, and can be a pest of crops such as wheat.

No. 676 | June 24, 2025

Alder Spittlebug

Aphrophora alni, the European Alder Spittle Bug, is a species belonging to the family Aphrophoridae.

No. 675 | June 23, 2025

Three Spotted Nettle Bug

Liocoris tripustulatus or the common nettle bug is a species of plant bugs belonging to the family Miridae, subfamily Mirinae.

No. 674 | June 22, 2025

Brown Tree Ant

Lasius brunneus is a species of ant in the genus Lasius. The species is widely distributed in Europe, from Sweden in the north to Anatolia in the south. In England this species is almost always found nesting in oak trees or rotting wood mainly foraging in trees but has also been found under stones and foraging on the ground. It is thought to be underrecorded but is fairly common especially in the South East.

No. 673 | June 21, 2025

Cross Orbweaver

The spider species Araneus diadematus is commonly called the European garden spider, diadem spider, cross spider and crowned orb weaver. It is sometimes called the pumpkin spider, although this name is also used for a different species, Araneus marmoreus. It is an orb-weaver spider found in Europe and North America.

No. 672 | June 20, 2025

Pill Woodlice

Armadillidiidae is a family of woodlice, a terrestrial crustacean group in the order Isopoda. Unlike members of other woodlouse families, members of this family can roll into a ball, an ability they share with the outwardly similar but unrelated pill millipedes and other animals. This ability gives woodlice in this family their common names of pill bugs, roly polies, Butchy-Boys, or doodle bugs. The best known species in the family is Armadillidium vulgare, the common pill...

No. 671 | June 19, 2025

Brown Tree Ant

Lasius brunneus is a species of ant in the genus Lasius. The species is widely distributed in Europe, from Sweden in the north to Anatolia in the south. In England this species is almost always found nesting in oak trees or rotting wood mainly foraging in trees but has also been found under stones and foraging on the ground. It is thought to be underrecorded but is fairly common especially in the South East.

No. 670 | June 18, 2025

Western Honey Bee

The western honey bee or European honey bee (Apis mellifera) is the most common of the 7–12 species of honey bee worldwide. The genus name Apis is Latin for "bee", and mellifera is the Latin for "honey-bearing", referring to the species' production of honey for the winter.

No. 669 | June 17, 2025

Brown Tree Ant

Lasius brunneus is a species of ant in the genus Lasius. The species is widely distributed in Europe, from Sweden in the north to Anatolia in the south. In England this species is almost always found nesting in oak trees or rotting wood mainly foraging in trees but has also been found under stones and foraging on the ground. It is thought to be underrecorded but is fairly common especially in the South East.

No. 668 | June 16, 2025

Three Spotted Nettle Bug

Liocoris tripustulatus or the common nettle bug is a species of plant bugs belonging to the family Miridae, subfamily Mirinae.

No. 667 | June 15, 2025

Bronze Ground Beetle

Carabus nemoralis (commonly called the "Bronze Carabid") is a ground beetle common in central and northern Europe, as well as Iceland and Canada. While native to Europe, it has been introduced to and is expanding its range throughout North America.

No. 666 | June 14, 2025

Forest Bug

The forest bug or red-legged shieldbug (Pentatoma rufipes) is a species of shield bug in the family Pentatomidae....

No. 665 | June 13, 2025

Calocoris affinis

Calocoris affinis is a species of insect in the subfamily Mirinae of the family Miridae that can be found everywhere in Europe except for Switzerland and Greece.

No. 664 | June 12, 2025

bristly rose sawfly

Cladius pectinicornis is a Palearctic species of sawfly.

No. 663 | June 11, 2025

chequered click beetle

Prosternon tessellatum is a species of click beetles native to Europe....

No. 662 | June 10, 2025

chequered click beetle

Prosternon tessellatum is a species of click beetles native to Europe....

No. 661 | June 9, 2025

Hazel Sawfly

No. 660 | June 8, 2025

Rose Aphid

Macrosiphum rosae is a species of aphids. It infests rosebushes, especially around new buds.

No. 659 | June 7, 2025

Mottled dingy-brown click beetle

Agrypnus murinus is a species of click beetle belonging to the family Elateridae subfamily Agrypninae.

No. 658 | June 6, 2025

Bishop's Mitre Shield Bug

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No. 657 | June 5, 2025

Mosquitoes

Mosquitoes are small, midge-like flies that constitute the family Culicidae. Females of most species are ectoparasites, whose tube-like mouthparts (called a proboscis) pierce the hosts' skin to consume blood. The word "mosquito" (formed by mosca and diminutive -ito) is Spanish for "little fly". Thousands of species feed on the blood of various kinds of hosts, mainly vertebrates, including mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and even some kinds of fish. Some mosquitoes also attack invertebrates, mainly other arthropods....

No. 656 | June 4, 2025

Dark Bush-cricket

The dark bush-cricket (Pholidoptera griseoaptera) is a flightless species of bush-cricket.

No. 655 | June 3, 2025

Three Spotted Nettle Bug

Liocoris tripustulatus or the common nettle bug is a species of plant bugs belonging to the family Miridae, subfamily Mirinae.

No. 654 | June 2, 2025

Tupiocoris rhododendri

Tupiocoris rhododendri is a species of bugs in Miridae family that can be found in the United States, and in European countries like Belgium, Germany, United Kingdom, and the Netherlands. The species have black pronotum with brown wings and yellow legs. The species feed exclusively on rhododendron.

No. 653 | June 1, 2025

Rhododendron Leafhopper

Graphocephala fennahi (rhododendron leafhopper) is a species of leafhopper native to the United States. Its common name derives from it feeding on the sap of rhododendrons. The species was introduced to Great Britain in the 1930s and continental Europe in the 1970s. There has been suggestion that the rhododendron leafhopper contributes to the spread of a rhododendron fungus (Pycnostysanus azaleae) through Europe.

No. 652 | May 31, 2025

Rose Aphid

Macrosiphum rosae is a species of aphids. It infests rosebushes, especially around new buds.

No. 651 | May 30, 2025

Dasytes plumbeus

Dasytes plumbeus is a species of beetle that is native to the Paleartic, but has also been introduced to North America....

No. 650 | May 29, 2025

Green Shield Bug

The green shield bug (Palomena prasina) is a shield bug of the family Pentatomidae. It may also be referred to as a green stink bug, particularly outside of Britain, although the name green stink bug more appropriately belongs to the larger North American stink bug, Acrosternum hilare. The adult green shield bug ranges in the colour of their backs from bright green to bronze, without any substantial markings. Green shield bugs are a very common shield...

No. 649 | May 28, 2025

Common Nettle Flower Bug

Plagiognathus arbustorum is a species of insects in the family Miridae, the plant bugs....

No. 648 | May 27, 2025

Tree Damsel Bug

Himacerus apterus, known as the tree damsel bug, is a species of damsel bug belonging to the family Nabidae, subfamily Nabinae.

No. 647 | May 26, 2025

Early Bumble Bee

The early bumblebee or early-nesting bumblebee (Bombus pratorum) is a small bumblebee with a wide distribution in most of Europe and parts of Asia. It is very commonly found in the UK and emerges to begin its colony cycle as soon as February which is earlier than most other species, hence its common name. There is even some evidence that the early bumblebee may be able to go through two colony cycles in a year. Like...

No. 646 | May 25, 2025

Sulphur Beetle

Cteniopus sulphureus is a species of comb-clawed beetles belonging to the family Tenebrionidae subfamily Alleculinae.

No. 645 | May 24, 2025

yellow barklouse

Valenzuela flavidus is a species of Psocoptera from Caeciliusidae family that can be found in United Kingdom, and sometimes Ireland. They are also common in Austria, Azores, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canary Islands, Croatia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Luxembourg, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the Netherlands. It is also widespread in Near East. The species are yellowish-black coloured.

No. 644 | May 23, 2025

Brown Tree Ant

Lasius brunneus is a species of ant in the genus Lasius. The species is widely distributed in Europe, from Sweden in the north to Anatolia in the south. In England this species is almost always found nesting in oak trees or rotting wood mainly foraging in trees but has also been found under stones and foraging on the ground. It is thought to be underrecorded but is fairly common especially in the South East.

No. 643 | May 22, 2025

Tupiocoris rhododendri

Tupiocoris rhododendri is a species of bugs in Miridae family that can be found in the United States, and in European countries like Belgium, Germany, United Kingdom, and the Netherlands. The species have black pronotum with brown wings and yellow legs. The species feed exclusively on rhododendron.

No. 642 | May 21, 2025

Myrmicine Ants

No. 641 | May 20, 2025

Elder Aphid

No. 640 | May 19, 2025

Campyloneura virgula

Campyloneura virgula is a species of bugs in Miridae family. It is the only species in the genus Campyloneura Fieber, 1861.

No. 639 | May 18, 2025

Tree Damsel Bug

Himacerus apterus, known as the tree damsel bug, is a species of damsel bug belonging to the family Nabidae, subfamily Nabinae.

No. 638 | May 17, 2025

Brown Tree Ant

Lasius brunneus is a species of ant in the genus Lasius. The species is widely distributed in Europe, from Sweden in the north to Anatolia in the south. In England this species is almost always found nesting in oak trees or rotting wood mainly foraging in trees but has also been found under stones and foraging on the ground. It is thought to be underrecorded but is fairly common especially in the South East.

No. 637 | May 16, 2025

Tipula lunata

Tipula lunata is a species of cranefly which is widespread throughout the Palaearctic.....

No. 636 | May 15, 2025

Damsel Bugs

The insect family Nabidae contains the damsel bugs. There are over 500 species in 20 genera. They are soft-bodied, elongate, winged terrestrial predators. Many damsel bugs catch and hold prey with their forelegs, similar to mantids. They are considered helpful species in agriculture because of their predation on many types of crop pests.

No. 635 | May 14, 2025

Mosquitoes

Mosquitoes are small, midge-like flies that constitute the family Culicidae. Females of most species are ectoparasites, whose tube-like mouthparts (called a proboscis) pierce the hosts' skin to consume blood. The word "mosquito" (formed by mosca and diminutive -ito) is Spanish for "little fly". Thousands of species feed on the blood of various kinds of hosts, mainly vertebrates, including mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and even some kinds of fish. Some mosquitoes also attack invertebrates, mainly other arthropods....

No. 634 | May 13, 2025

Box Bug

Gonocerus acuteangulatus is a herbivorous species of true bug in the family Coreidae. It is commonly known as the box bug in the UK as it once only occurred in Box Hill in Surrey where it fed on box trees. It is a medium-sized speckled reddish-brown insect, between 11 and 14 mm long as an adult, with a slightly expanded abdomen. It commonly occurs throughout the Mediterranean region and extends to Central Asia and parts of northwestern...

No. 633 | May 12, 2025

Rhododendron Leafhopper

Graphocephala fennahi (rhododendron leafhopper) is a species of leafhopper native to the United States. Its common name derives from it feeding on the sap of rhododendrons. The species was introduced to Great Britain in the 1930s and continental Europe in the 1970s. There has been suggestion that the rhododendron leafhopper contributes to the spread of a rhododendron fungus (Pycnostysanus azaleae) through Europe.

No. 632 | May 11, 2025

Campyloneura virgula

Campyloneura virgula is a species of bugs in Miridae family. It is the only species in the genus Campyloneura Fieber, 1861.

No. 631 | May 10, 2025

Orthops basalis

Orthops basalis is a species of plant bugs belonging to the family Miridae, subfamily Mirinae that can be found everywhere in Europe except for Azores, Bosnia and Herzegovina Faroe Islands, Iceland and Cyprus.

No. 630 | May 9, 2025

Green Shield Bug

The green shield bug (Palomena prasina) is a shield bug of the family Pentatomidae. It may also be referred to as a green stink bug, particularly outside of Britain, although the name green stink bug more appropriately belongs to the larger North American stink bug, Acrosternum hilare. The adult green shield bug ranges in the colour of their backs from bright green to bronze, without any substantial markings. Green shield bugs are a very common shield...

No. 629 | May 8, 2025

Orbweavers

Orb-weaver spiders or araneids are members of the spider family Araneidae. They are the most common group of builders of spiral wheel-shaped webs often found in gardens, fields and forests. "Orb" was previously used in English to mean "circular", hence the English name of the group. Araneids have eight similar eyes, hairy or spiny legs, and no stridulating organs.

No. 628 | May 7, 2025

Otiorhynchus pinastri

No. 627 | May 6, 2025

Seven-spotted Lady Beetle

Coccinella septempunctata, the seven-spot ladybird (or, in North America, seven-spotted ladybug or "C-7"), is the most common ladybird in Europe. Its elytra are of a red colour, but punctuated with three black spots each, with one further spot being spread over the junction of the two, making a total of seven spots, from which the species derives both its common and scientific names (from the Latin septem = "seven" and punctus = "spot").

No. 626 | May 5, 2025

Common Red Soldier Beetle

The common red soldier beetle (Rhagonycha fulva), also misleadingly known as the bloodsucker beetle, and popularly known in England as the Hogweed Bonking Beetle is a species of soldier beetle (Cantharidae).

No. 625 | May 4, 2025

Harvestmen

The Opiliones /oʊˌpɪliˈoʊniːz/ or /ɒˌpɪliˈoʊnɛz/ (formerly Phalangida) are an order of arachnids colloquially known as harvestmen, harvesters or daddy longlegs. As of April 2017, over 6,650 species of harvestmen have been discovered worldwide, although the total number of extant species may exceed 10,000. The order Opiliones includes five suborders: Cyphophthalmi, Eupnoi, Dyspnoi, Laniatores, and the recently named Tetrophthalmi.

No. 624 | May 3, 2025

Asian Lady Beetle

Harmonia axyridis, most commonly known as the harlequin, multicolored Asian, or simply Asian ladybeetle, is a large coccinellid beetle. This is one of the most variable species in the world, with an exceptionally wide range of color forms. It is native to eastern Asia, but has been artificially introduced to North America and Europe to control aphids and scale insects. It is now common, well known, and spreading in those regions, and has also established in...

No. 623 | May 2, 2025

Dead-nettle Leaf Beetle

Chrysolina fastuosa, also known as the dead-nettle leaf beetle, is a species of beetle from a family of Chrysomelidae found in Europe, Caucasus and northern Turkey.

No. 622 | May 1, 2025

Rhododendron Leafhopper

Graphocephala fennahi (rhododendron leafhopper) is a species of leafhopper native to the United States. Its common name derives from it feeding on the sap of rhododendrons. The species was introduced to Great Britain in the 1930s and continental Europe in the 1970s. There has been suggestion that the rhododendron leafhopper contributes to the spread of a rhododendron fungus (Pycnostysanus azaleae) through Europe.

No. 621 | April 30, 2025

Eyed Ladybird Beetle

Anatis ocellata, commonly known as the eyed ladybug, is a species of ladybug in the Coccinellidae family. It has black spots on a red background, with each spot surrounded by a yellowish halo. In one color variation, a specimen found in Scotland was reported having the spots fused to form longitudinal lines.

No. 620 | April 29, 2025

Black Slip Wasp

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No. 619 | April 28, 2025

Dead-nettle Leaf Beetle

Chrysolina fastuosa, also known as the dead-nettle leaf beetle, is a species of beetle from a family of Chrysomelidae found in Europe, Caucasus and northern Turkey.

No. 618 | April 27, 2025

Dicyphus errans

Dicyphus errans is a Palearctic species of true bug.

No. 617 | April 26, 2025

Eyed Ladybird Beetle

Anatis ocellata, commonly known as the eyed ladybug, is a species of ladybug in the Coccinellidae family. It has black spots on a red background, with each spot surrounded by a yellowish halo. In one color variation, a specimen found in Scotland was reported having the spots fused to form longitudinal lines.

No. 616 | April 25, 2025

acorn weevil

Curculio glandium is a species of European carpophagus weevil in the genus Curculio, the acorn and nut weevils. It eats by a rostrum, an elongated snout, that is used for piercing.

No. 615 | April 24, 2025

Eyed Ladybird Beetle

Anatis ocellata, commonly known as the eyed ladybug, is a species of ladybug in the Coccinellidae family. It has black spots on a red background, with each spot surrounded by a yellowish halo. In one color variation, a specimen found in Scotland was reported having the spots fused to form longitudinal lines.

No. 614 | April 23, 2025

common brown click beetle

Athous haemorrhoidalis is a species of European and Asian click beetles in the genus Athous. Several variations are recognized.

No. 613 | April 22, 2025

Eyed Ladybird Beetle

Anatis ocellata, commonly known as the eyed ladybug, is a species of ladybug in the Coccinellidae family. It has black spots on a red background, with each spot surrounded by a yellowish halo. In one color variation, a specimen found in Scotland was reported having the spots fused to form longitudinal lines.

No. 612 | April 21, 2025

Common Drill

Dichrorampha petiverella is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in the Palearctic ecozone.

No. 611 | April 20, 2025

Common Red Soldier Beetle

The common red soldier beetle (Rhagonycha fulva), also misleadingly known as the bloodsucker beetle, and popularly known in England as the Hogweed Bonking Beetle is a species of soldier beetle (Cantharidae).

No. 610 | April 19, 2025

Forest Bug

The forest bug or red-legged shieldbug (Pentatoma rufipes) is a species of shield bug in the family Pentatomidae....

No. 609 | April 18, 2025

Asian Lady Beetle

Harmonia axyridis, most commonly known as the harlequin, multicolored Asian, or simply Asian ladybeetle, is a large coccinellid beetle. This is one of the most variable species in the world, with an exceptionally wide range of color forms. It is native to eastern Asia, but has been artificially introduced to North America and Europe to control aphids and scale insects. It is now common, well known, and spreading in those regions, and has also established in...

No. 608 | April 17, 2025

Rough-haired Lagria Beetle

Lagria hirta is a species of beetles in the family Tenebrionidae. The species name hirta comes from the Latin hirtus meaning rough hair or rough wool, referring to the coarse, fuzzy appearance of the beetle.

No. 607 | April 16, 2025

Asian Lady Beetle

Harmonia axyridis, most commonly known as the harlequin, multicolored Asian, or simply Asian ladybeetle, is a large coccinellid beetle. This is one of the most variable species in the world, with an exceptionally wide range of color forms. It is native to eastern Asia, but has been artificially introduced to North America and Europe to control aphids and scale insects. It is now common, well known, and spreading in those regions, and has also established in...

No. 606 | April 15, 2025

Forest Bug

The forest bug or red-legged shieldbug (Pentatoma rufipes) is a species of shield bug in the family Pentatomidae....

No. 605 | April 14, 2025

Asian Lady Beetle

Harmonia axyridis, most commonly known as the harlequin, multicolored Asian, or simply Asian ladybeetle, is a large coccinellid beetle. This is one of the most variable species in the world, with an exceptionally wide range of color forms. It is native to eastern Asia, but has been artificially introduced to North America and Europe to control aphids and scale insects. It is now common, well known, and spreading in those regions, and has also established in...

No. 604 | April 13, 2025

Oulema melanopus

The cereal leaf beetle (Oulema melanopus) is a significant crop pest, described by Carl Linnaeus in 1758.

No. 603 | April 12, 2025

Damsel Bugs

The insect family Nabidae contains the damsel bugs. There are over 500 species in 20 genera. They are soft-bodied, elongate, winged terrestrial predators. Many damsel bugs catch and hold prey with their forelegs, similar to mantids. They are considered helpful species in agriculture because of their predation on many types of crop pests.

No. 602 | April 11, 2025

Forest Bug

The forest bug or red-legged shieldbug (Pentatoma rufipes) is a species of shield bug in the family Pentatomidae....

No. 601 | April 10, 2025

Cucumber Green Spider

Araniella cucurbitina, sometimes called the "cucumber green spider", is a spider of the family Araneidae. Females grow up to 6 millimetres (0.24 in), males only up to 4 mm (0.16 in). The spider is mainly found on forest clearings, where it weaves its orb-web between leaves and flowers. These webs are only about 100 mm (3.9 in) in diameter.

No. 600 | April 9, 2025

Oedemera femorata

No. 599 | April 8, 2025

Forest Bug

The forest bug or red-legged shieldbug (Pentatoma rufipes) is a species of shield bug in the family Pentatomidae....

No. 598 | April 7, 2025

Oedemera femorata

No. 597 | April 6, 2025

Ruddy Darter

The ruddy darter (Sympetrum sanguineum) is a European species of dragonfly of the family Libellulidae.

No. 596 | April 5, 2025

Map

The map (Araschnia levana) is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is common throughout the lowlands of central and eastern Europe, and is expanding its range in western Europe. A. levana was found in northern Scandinavia on May 30, 1973, in south-eastern Finland, in Lauritsala, by a young lepidopterist, Mr Jouko E. Hokka. The specimen was the first known A. levana in northern Europe, excluding Denmark.

No. 595 | April 4, 2025

Forest Bug

The forest bug or red-legged shieldbug (Pentatoma rufipes) is a species of shield bug in the family Pentatomidae....

No. 594 | April 3, 2025

Map

The map (Araschnia levana) is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is common throughout the lowlands of central and eastern Europe, and is expanding its range in western Europe. A. levana was found in northern Scandinavia on May 30, 1973, in south-eastern Finland, in Lauritsala, by a young lepidopterist, Mr Jouko E. Hokka. The specimen was the first known A. levana in northern Europe, excluding Denmark.

No. 593 | April 2, 2025

Sloe Bug

Dolycoris baccarum, the sloe bug, is a species of shield bug in the family Pentatomidae....

No. 592 | April 1, 2025

Variable Duskyface Fly

Melanostoma mellinum, is a very common species of hoverfly found in many parts of Britain, Europe including the Mediterranean basin and North Africa, the East Palearctic and North America.

No. 591 | March 31, 2025

Three Spotted Nettle Bug

Liocoris tripustulatus or the common nettle bug is a species of plant bugs belonging to the family Miridae, subfamily Mirinae.

No. 590 | March 30, 2025

Delia

The genus Delia is part of the fly family Anthomyiidae.

No. 589 | March 29, 2025

Green Shield Bug

The green shield bug (Palomena prasina) is a shield bug of the family Pentatomidae. It may also be referred to as a green stink bug, particularly outside of Britain, although the name green stink bug more appropriately belongs to the larger North American stink bug, Acrosternum hilare. The adult green shield bug ranges in the colour of their backs from bright green to bronze, without any substantial markings. Green shield bugs are a very common shield...

No. 588 | March 28, 2025

Green Shield Bug

The green shield bug (Palomena prasina) is a shield bug of the family Pentatomidae. It may also be referred to as a green stink bug, particularly outside of Britain, although the name green stink bug more appropriately belongs to the larger North American stink bug, Acrosternum hilare. The adult green shield bug ranges in the colour of their backs from bright green to bronze, without any substantial markings. Green shield bugs are a very common shield...

No. 587 | March 27, 2025

European Paper Wasp

The European paper wasp (Polistes dominula, often misspelled as dominulus) is one of the most common and well-known species of social wasps in the genus Polistes. Its diet is more diverse than that of most Polistes species (many genera of insects versus mainly caterpillars in other Polistes), giving it superior survival value over many other wasp species during a shortage of resources.

No. 586 | March 26, 2025

Variable Duskyface Fly

Melanostoma mellinum, is a very common species of hoverfly found in many parts of Britain, Europe including the Mediterranean basin and North Africa, the East Palearctic and North America.

No. 585 | March 25, 2025

Megaloceroea recticornis

Megaloceroea recticornis is a species of plant bugs in the Miridae family, that is found throughout the British Isles, much of mainland Europe, and North America.

No. 584 | March 24, 2025

22-spot Ladybird

Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata (often abbreviated to Psyllobora 22-punctata), the 22-spot ladybird, is a 3–5 mm long ladybird commonly found in Europe . Unlike most other ladybirds which feed on aphids, P. 22-punctata eats mildew — especially from umbellifers and low-growing shrubs .

No. 583 | March 23, 2025

Sturmia bella

Sturmia bella is a species of fly in the family Tachinidae. Larvae can parasitize over twenty lepidopteran species, such as Parantica sita.

No. 582 | March 22, 2025

Sweat Bees

The Halictidae is the second largest family of Apoidea bees. Halictid species occur all over the world and are usually dark-colored and often metallic in appearance. Several species are all or partly green and a few are red; a number of them have yellow markings, especially the males, which commonly possess yellow faces, a pattern widespread among the various families of bees.

No. 581 | March 21, 2025

Marmalade Hover Fly

Episyrphus balteatus, sometimes called the marmalade hoverfly, is a relatively small hoverfly (9–12 mm) of the Syrphidae family, widespread throughout the Palaearctic region, which covers Europe, North Asia and North Africa. The upper side of the abdomen is patterned with orange and black bands. Two further identification characters are the presence of secondary black bands on the third and fourth dorsal plates and faint greyish longitudinal stripes on the thorax. Its color patterns may appear wasp-like to...

No. 580 | March 20, 2025

Coccinula quatuordecimpustulata

No. 579 | March 19, 2025

European Rose Chafer

Cetonia aurata, called the rose chafer or the green rose chafer, is a beetle, 20 millimetres (3⁄4 in) long, that has a metallic structurally coloured green and a distinct V-shaped scutellum. The scutellum is the small V-shaped area between the wing cases; it may show several small, irregular, white lines and marks. The underside of the beetle has a coppery colour, and its upper side is sometimes bronze, copper, violet, blue/black, or grey.

No. 578 | March 18, 2025

Oedemera virescens

No. 577 | March 17, 2025

Black Vine Weevil

Otiorhynchus sulcatus, commonly known as the black vine weevil or simply vine weevil, is native to Europe, but common in North America as well. It is a pest of many garden plants.

No. 576 | March 16, 2025

Sweat Bees

The Halictidae is the second largest family of Apoidea bees. Halictid species occur all over the world and are usually dark-colored and often metallic in appearance. Several species are all or partly green and a few are red; a number of them have yellow markings, especially the males, which commonly possess yellow faces, a pattern widespread among the various families of bees.

No. 575 | March 15, 2025

Coccinula quatuordecimpustulata

No. 574 | March 14, 2025

Brown Tree Ant

Lasius brunneus is a species of ant in the genus Lasius. The species is widely distributed in Europe, from Sweden in the north to Anatolia in the south. In England this species is almost always found nesting in oak trees or rotting wood mainly foraging in trees but has also been found under stones and foraging on the ground. It is thought to be underrecorded but is fairly common especially in the South East.

No. 573 | March 13, 2025

Three Spotted Nettle Bug

Liocoris tripustulatus or the common nettle bug is a species of plant bugs belonging to the family Miridae, subfamily Mirinae.

No. 572 | March 12, 2025

Black Vine Weevil

Otiorhynchus sulcatus, commonly known as the black vine weevil or simply vine weevil, is native to Europe, but common in North America as well. It is a pest of many garden plants.

No. 571 | March 11, 2025

Marsh Damsel Bug

Nabis limbatus is a species of damsel bug in the family Nabidae. It is found in Northern Europe and the northern part of Western and Central Europe.It occurs in the East in Eastern Europe and across the Palearctic to Siberia to China and Korea.It is introduced in Canada. In the Alps, it rises to about 1400 meters above sea level. In the South of Europe,found only in the central uplands....

No. 570 | March 10, 2025

22-spot Ladybird

Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata (often abbreviated to Psyllobora 22-punctata), the 22-spot ladybird, is a 3–5 mm long ladybird commonly found in Europe . Unlike most other ladybirds which feed on aphids, P. 22-punctata eats mildew — especially from umbellifers and low-growing shrubs .

No. 569 | March 9, 2025

Marmalade Hover Fly

Episyrphus balteatus, sometimes called the marmalade hoverfly, is a relatively small hoverfly (9–12 mm) of the Syrphidae family, widespread throughout the Palaearctic region, which covers Europe, North Asia and North Africa. The upper side of the abdomen is patterned with orange and black bands. Two further identification characters are the presence of secondary black bands on the third and fourth dorsal plates and faint greyish longitudinal stripes on the thorax. Its color patterns may appear wasp-like to...

No. 568 | March 8, 2025

northern fruit bug

Carpocoris fuscispinus is a species of shield bug in the Pentatomidae family.

No. 566 | March 6, 2025

European beewolf

Philanthus triangulum, commonly known as the European beewolf, bee-killer wasp or the bee-eating philanthus (from the now obsolete synonym Philanthus apivorus), is a solitary wasp that lives in the Western Palearctic and Afrotropics. Although the adults of the species are herbivores (feeding on nectar and pollen), the species derives its name from the behavior of the inseminated females, who hunt Western honey bees. The female places several of its paralyzed prey together with an egg in...

No. 565 | March 5, 2025

Sloe Bug

Dolycoris baccarum, the sloe bug, is a species of shield bug in the family Pentatomidae....

No. 564 | March 4, 2025

Common Red Soldier Beetle

The common red soldier beetle (Rhagonycha fulva), also misleadingly known as the bloodsucker beetle, and popularly known in England as the Hogweed Bonking Beetle is a species of soldier beetle (Cantharidae).

No. 563 | March 3, 2025

Delia

The genus Delia is part of the fly family Anthomyiidae.

No. 562 | March 2, 2025

Sloe Bug

Dolycoris baccarum, the sloe bug, is a species of shield bug in the family Pentatomidae....

No. 561 | March 1, 2025

Wood, Mound, and Field Ants

No. 560 | February 28, 2025

Wood, Mound, and Field Ants

No. 559 | February 27, 2025

Wood, Mound, and Field Ants

No. 558 | February 26, 2025

Wood, Mound, and Field Ants

No. 557 | February 25, 2025

Oedemera lurida

Oedemera lurida is a species of beetle belonging to the family Oedemeridae subfamily Oedemerinae.

No. 556 | February 24, 2025

Common Globetail

Sphaerophoria scripta, the long hoverfly, is a species of hoverfly belonging to the family Syrphidae.

No. 555 | February 23, 2025

Bronze furrow bee

Halictus tumulorum is a Palearctic species of sweat bee.

No. 554 | February 22, 2025

Yellow-bowed Smoothwing

Scaeva selenitica is a species of hoverfly.

No. 553 | February 21, 2025

Yellow-bowed Smoothwing

Scaeva selenitica is a species of hoverfly.

No. 552 | February 20, 2025

Lygus pratensis

Lygus pratensis is a species of plant bugs belonging to the family Miridae.

No. 551 | February 19, 2025

Goldenrod Crab Spider

Misumena vatia is a species of crab spider with holarctic distribution. In North America, where it is the largest and best-known flower spider, it is called the goldenrod crab spider or flower (crab) spider, because it is commonly found hunting in goldenrod sprays in the autumn. Young males in the early summer may be quite small and easily overlooked, but females can grow up to 10 mm (excluding legs); males reach 5 mm at most.

No. 550 | February 18, 2025

Garden Bumble Bee

The garden bumblebee or small garden bumblebee, Bombus hortorum, is a species of bumblebee found in most of Europe north to 70ºN, as well as parts of Asia and New Zealand. It is distinguished from other bumblebees by its long tongue used for feeding on pollen in deep-flowered plants. They have a remarkable visual memory capacity, which aids them in navigating the territory close to their habitat and seeking out food sources. Due to its long...

No. 549 | February 17, 2025

Lygus pratensis

Lygus pratensis is a species of plant bugs belonging to the family Miridae.

No. 548 | February 16, 2025

Variegated Brown Lacewing

Micromus variegatus is a species of brown lacewing in the family Hemerobiidae. It is found in Europe & Northern Asia (excluding China) and North America.

No. 547 | February 15, 2025

Calocoris affinis

Calocoris affinis is a species of insect in the subfamily Mirinae of the family Miridae that can be found everywhere in Europe except for Switzerland and Greece.

No. 546 | February 14, 2025

Common Globetail

Sphaerophoria scripta, the long hoverfly, is a species of hoverfly belonging to the family Syrphidae.

No. 545 | February 13, 2025

Red-barbed Ant

Formica rufibarbis is a European formicine ant of the Formica fusca group. In the classification by Auguste Forel, it is treated in the subgenus Serviformica. F. rufibarbis is subject to a Species Action Plan (SAP) in England, where it is known from only two locations, although it is not considered to be at risk on continental Europe.

No. 544 | February 12, 2025

Red-barbed Ant

Formica rufibarbis is a European formicine ant of the Formica fusca group. In the classification by Auguste Forel, it is treated in the subgenus Serviformica. F. rufibarbis is subject to a Species Action Plan (SAP) in England, where it is known from only two locations, although it is not considered to be at risk on continental Europe.

No. 543 | February 11, 2025

Alfalfa Leafcutter Bee

Megachile rotundata, the alfalfa leafcutter bee or leafcutter bee is a European bee that has been introduced to various regions around the world. As a solitary bee species, it does not build colonies or store honey, but is a very efficient pollinator of alfalfa, carrots, other vegetables and some fruits. Because of this, farmers often use M. rotundata as a pollination aid by distributing M. rotundata prepupae around their crops. Each female will construct and provision...

No. 542 | February 10, 2025

Alfalfa Leafcutter Bee

Megachile rotundata, the alfalfa leafcutter bee or leafcutter bee is a European bee that has been introduced to various regions around the world. As a solitary bee species, it does not build colonies or store honey, but is a very efficient pollinator of alfalfa, carrots, other vegetables and some fruits. Because of this, farmers often use M. rotundata as a pollination aid by distributing M. rotundata prepupae around their crops. Each female will construct and provision...

No. 541 | February 9, 2025

Black-shouldered Shieldbug

Carpocoris purpureipennis is a species of shield bug belonging to the family Pentatomidae, subfamily Pentatominae....

No. 540 | February 8, 2025

Common Pollen Beetle

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No. 539 | February 7, 2025

Sharp-collared Furrow Bee

Lasioglossum malachurum, the sharp-collared furrow bee, is a small European halictid bee. This species is obligately eusocial, with queens and workers, though the differences between the castes are not nearly as extreme as in honey bees. Early taxonomists mistakenly assigned the worker females to a different species from the queens. They are small (about 1 cm), shiny, mostly black bees with off-white hair bands at the bases of the abdominal segments. L. malachurum is one of the...

No. 538 | February 6, 2025

Sharp-collared Furrow Bee

Lasioglossum malachurum, the sharp-collared furrow bee, is a small European halictid bee. This species is obligately eusocial, with queens and workers, though the differences between the castes are not nearly as extreme as in honey bees. Early taxonomists mistakenly assigned the worker females to a different species from the queens. They are small (about 1 cm), shiny, mostly black bees with off-white hair bands at the bases of the abdominal segments. L. malachurum is one of the...

No. 537 | February 5, 2025

Sharp-collared Furrow Bee

Lasioglossum malachurum, the sharp-collared furrow bee, is a small European halictid bee. This species is obligately eusocial, with queens and workers, though the differences between the castes are not nearly as extreme as in honey bees. Early taxonomists mistakenly assigned the worker females to a different species from the queens. They are small (about 1 cm), shiny, mostly black bees with off-white hair bands at the bases of the abdominal segments. L. malachurum is one of the...

No. 536 | February 4, 2025

Sharp-collared Furrow Bee

Lasioglossum malachurum, the sharp-collared furrow bee, is a small European halictid bee. This species is obligately eusocial, with queens and workers, though the differences between the castes are not nearly as extreme as in honey bees. Early taxonomists mistakenly assigned the worker females to a different species from the queens. They are small (about 1 cm), shiny, mostly black bees with off-white hair bands at the bases of the abdominal segments. L. malachurum is one of the...

No. 535 | February 3, 2025

Seven-spotted Lady Beetle

Coccinella septempunctata, the seven-spot ladybird (or, in North America, seven-spotted ladybug or "C-7"), is the most common ladybird in Europe. Its elytra are of a red colour, but punctuated with three black spots each, with one further spot being spread over the junction of the two, making a total of seven spots, from which the species derives both its common and scientific names (from the Latin septem = "seven" and punctus = "spot").

No. 534 | February 2, 2025

Marmalade Hover Fly

Episyrphus balteatus, sometimes called the marmalade hoverfly, is a relatively small hoverfly (9–12 mm) of the Syrphidae family, widespread throughout the Palaearctic region, which covers Europe, North Asia and North Africa. The upper side of the abdomen is patterned with orange and black bands. Two further identification characters are the presence of secondary black bands on the third and fourth dorsal plates and faint greyish longitudinal stripes on the thorax. Its color patterns may appear wasp-like to...

No. 533 | February 1, 2025

Dasytes aeratus

Dasytes aeratus is a species of soft-winged flower beetle in the family Melyridae. It is found mainly in Europe.

No. 532 | January 31, 2025

Grass Flies

Opomyzidae is a family of acalyptrate Diptera. They are generally small, slender, yellow, brown or black coloured flies. The larval food plants are grasses, including cereal crops, the adults are mainly found in open habitats. Some species being agricultural pests.

No. 531 | January 30, 2025

Oxybelus

Oxybelus is a genus of wasps in the family Crabronidae. The species are found worldwide except in the Australian region. They are especially represented in the Palearctic.Oxybelus is the largest genus in Crabronidae 264 species are known....

No. 530 | January 29, 2025

Black-striped Longhorn Beetle

Stenurella melanura is a beetle species of flower longhorns belonging to the family Cerambycidae, subfamily Lepturinae.

No. 529 | January 28, 2025

Black-striped Longhorn Beetle

Stenurella melanura is a beetle species of flower longhorns belonging to the family Cerambycidae, subfamily Lepturinae.

No. 528 | January 27, 2025

Black-striped Longhorn Beetle

Stenurella melanura is a beetle species of flower longhorns belonging to the family Cerambycidae, subfamily Lepturinae.

No. 527 | January 26, 2025

Goldenrod Crab Spider

Misumena vatia is a species of crab spider with holarctic distribution. In North America, where it is the largest and best-known flower spider, it is called the goldenrod crab spider or flower (crab) spider, because it is commonly found hunting in goldenrod sprays in the autumn. Young males in the early summer may be quite small and easily overlooked, but females can grow up to 10 mm (excluding legs); males reach 5 mm at most.

No. 526 | January 25, 2025

Varied Carpet Beetle

The varied carpet beetle (Anthrenus verbasci) is a 3 mm-long beetle belonging to the family Dermestidae. They are a common species, often considered a pest of domestic houses and, particularly, natural history museums, where the larvae may damage natural fibers and can damage carpets, furniture, clothing, and insect collections. A. verbasci was also the first insect to be shown to have an annual behavioral rhythm and to date remains a classic example of circannual cycles in animals.

No. 525 | January 24, 2025

Common Globetail

Sphaerophoria scripta, the long hoverfly, is a species of hoverfly belonging to the family Syrphidae.

No. 524 | January 23, 2025

Yellow-legged Thick-legged Flower Beetle

Oedemera flavipes is a very common species of beetle belonging to the family Oedemeridae subfamily Oedemerinae.

No. 523 | January 22, 2025

Yellow-legged Thick-legged Flower Beetle

Oedemera flavipes is a very common species of beetle belonging to the family Oedemeridae subfamily Oedemerinae.

No. 522 | January 21, 2025

Yellow-legged Thick-legged Flower Beetle

Oedemera flavipes is a very common species of beetle belonging to the family Oedemeridae subfamily Oedemerinae.

No. 521 | January 20, 2025

Two-spotted Grass Bug

Stenotus binotatus is a species of plant bug, originally from Europe, but now also established across North America and New Zealand. It is 6–7 mm (0.24–0.28 in) long, yellowish, with darker markings on the pronotum and forewings. It feeds on various grasses, and can be a pest of crops such as wheat.

No. 520 | January 19, 2025

speckled longhorn beetle

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No. 519 | January 18, 2025

Bee-eating Beetle

Trichodes apiarius is a beetle species of checkered beetles belonging to the family Cleridae, subfamily Clerinae.

No. 518 | January 17, 2025

Chrysanthia viridissima

Chrysanthia viridissima is a species of beetles belonging to the family Oedemeridae subfamily Nacerdinae.

No. 517 | January 16, 2025

Chrysanthia viridissima

Chrysanthia viridissima is a species of beetles belonging to the family Oedemeridae subfamily Nacerdinae.

No. 516 | January 15, 2025

Chrysanthia viridissima

Chrysanthia viridissima is a species of beetles belonging to the family Oedemeridae subfamily Nacerdinae.

No. 515 | January 14, 2025

Oedemera lurida

Oedemera lurida is a species of beetle belonging to the family Oedemeridae subfamily Oedemerinae.

No. 514 | January 13, 2025

Agriotes ustulatus

Agriotes ustulatus, commonly known as western click beetle, is a species from the family Elateridae that is widely distributed in central and southern Europe. The larvae (wireworms) are regarded as agricultural pests of maize and other crops like sugar beet, sunflower, wheat or potatoes. In maize, mainly the germinating seeds are attacked, but in other crops the roots of seedlings are damaged. The adult beetles do not damage crops and feed mainly on the flowers of...

No. 513 | January 12, 2025

Common Nettle Flower Bug

Plagiognathus arbustorum is a species of insects in the family Miridae, the plant bugs....

No. 512 | January 11, 2025

Hover Flies

Hoverflies, sometimes called flower flies, or syrphid flies, make up the insect family Syrphidae. As their common name suggests, they are often seen hovering or nectaring at flowers; the adults of many species feed mainly on nectar and pollen, while the larvae (maggots) eat a wide range of foods. In some species, the larvae are saprotrophs, eating decaying plant and animal matter in the soil or in ponds and streams. In other species, the larvae are...

No. 511 | January 10, 2025

Goldenrod Crab Spider

Misumena vatia is a species of crab spider with holarctic distribution. In North America, where it is the largest and best-known flower spider, it is called the goldenrod crab spider or flower (crab) spider, because it is commonly found hunting in goldenrod sprays in the autumn. Young males in the early summer may be quite small and easily overlooked, but females can grow up to 10 mm (excluding legs); males reach 5 mm at most.

No. 510 | January 9, 2025

Goldenrod Crab Spider

Misumena vatia is a species of crab spider with holarctic distribution. In North America, where it is the largest and best-known flower spider, it is called the goldenrod crab spider or flower (crab) spider, because it is commonly found hunting in goldenrod sprays in the autumn. Young males in the early summer may be quite small and easily overlooked, but females can grow up to 10 mm (excluding legs); males reach 5 mm at most.

No. 509 | January 8, 2025

Chrysoperla carnea

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No. 508 | January 7, 2025

Oedemera virescens

No. 507 | January 6, 2025

Anaspis frontalis

No. 506 | January 5, 2025

Goldenrod Crab Spider

Misumena vatia is a species of crab spider with holarctic distribution. In North America, where it is the largest and best-known flower spider, it is called the goldenrod crab spider or flower (crab) spider, because it is commonly found hunting in goldenrod sprays in the autumn. Young males in the early summer may be quite small and easily overlooked, but females can grow up to 10 mm (excluding legs); males reach 5 mm at most.

No. 505 | January 4, 2025

Black-shouldered Shieldbug

Carpocoris purpureipennis is a species of shield bug belonging to the family Pentatomidae, subfamily Pentatominae....

No. 504 | January 3, 2025

Black-shouldered Shieldbug

Carpocoris purpureipennis is a species of shield bug belonging to the family Pentatomidae, subfamily Pentatominae....

No. 503 | January 2, 2025

Sloe Bug

Dolycoris baccarum, the sloe bug, is a species of shield bug in the family Pentatomidae....

No. 502 | January 1, 2025

Zophomyia temula

Zophomyia temula is a European species of fly in the family Tachinidae.

No. 501 | December 31, 2024

Yellow-haired Sun Fly

Myathropa florea is a very common European and North African species of hoverfly. Adults may be seen on flowers from May to September. It is of similar size as the drone fly, but living Myathropa are generally more yellow, with two light bands to the thorax, interrupted with a black central smudge. In museum specimens, any yellow colour soon fades to brown after death. Like most Eristalini, Myathropa are rather variable in size, shape and colour.

No. 500 | December 30, 2024

Varied Carpet Beetle

The varied carpet beetle (Anthrenus verbasci) is a 3 mm-long beetle belonging to the family Dermestidae. They are a common species, often considered a pest of domestic houses and, particularly, natural history museums, where the larvae may damage natural fibers and can damage carpets, furniture, clothing, and insect collections. A. verbasci was also the first insect to be shown to have an annual behavioral rhythm and to date remains a classic example of circannual cycles in animals.

No. 499 | December 29, 2024

Variable Duskyface Fly

Melanostoma mellinum, is a very common species of hoverfly found in many parts of Britain, Europe including the Mediterranean basin and North Africa, the East Palearctic and North America.

No. 498 | December 28, 2024

Red Pine Longhorn Beetle

Stictoleptura rubra, the Red-brown Longhorn Beetle, is a species of beetles belonging to the family Cerambycidae.

No. 497 | December 27, 2024

Spotted Longhorn Beetle

Rutpela maculata, the Spotted Longhorn, is a beetle species of flower longhorns belonging to the family Cerambycidae, subfamily Lepturinae.

No. 496 | December 26, 2024

Yellow-legged Thick-legged Flower Beetle

Oedemera flavipes is a very common species of beetle belonging to the family Oedemeridae subfamily Oedemerinae.

No. 495 | December 25, 2024

Dasytes plumbeus

Dasytes plumbeus is a species of beetle that is native to the Paleartic, but has also been introduced to North America....

No. 494 | December 24, 2024

Common Masked Bee

Hylaeus communis is a Palearctic species of solitary bee.

No. 493 | December 23, 2024

Bee-eating Beetle

Trichodes apiarius is a beetle species of checkered beetles belonging to the family Cleridae, subfamily Clerinae.

No. 492 | December 22, 2024

Red Pine Longhorn Beetle

Stictoleptura rubra, the Red-brown Longhorn Beetle, is a species of beetles belonging to the family Cerambycidae.

No. 491 | December 21, 2024

Chrysanthia viridissima

Chrysanthia viridissima is a species of beetles belonging to the family Oedemeridae subfamily Nacerdinae.

No. 490 | December 20, 2024

Red Pine Longhorn Beetle

Stictoleptura rubra, the Red-brown Longhorn Beetle, is a species of beetles belonging to the family Cerambycidae.

No. 489 | December 19, 2024

Bramble Sawfly

Arge cyanocrocea, the bramble sawfly, is a species of sawflies belonging to the family Argidae subfamily Arginae....

No. 488 | December 18, 2024

Tachinid Flies

The Tachinidae are a large and variable family of true flies within the insect order Diptera, with more than 8,200 known species and many more to be discovered. Over 1300 species have been described in North America alone. Insects in this family commonly are called tachina flies or simply tachinids. As far as is known, they all are protelean parasitoids, or occasionally parasites, of arthropods.

No. 487 | December 17, 2024

Chrysanthia viridissima

Chrysanthia viridissima is a species of beetles belonging to the family Oedemeridae subfamily Nacerdinae.

No. 486 | December 16, 2024

Oedemera virescens

No. 485 | December 15, 2024

Common Carpet Beetle

Anthrenus (Anthrenus) scrophulariae, also known as the common carpet beetle or buffalo carpet beetle, is a species of beetle originally found in Europe, the Middle East and the Nearctic, which has now spread to most of the world. Adult beetles feed on pollen and nectar, but the larvae feed on animal fibres and can be damaging pests to carpets, fabrics and museum specimens.

No. 484 | December 14, 2024

Marbled White

Melanargia galathea, the marbled white, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae....

No. 483 | December 13, 2024

Tapered Drone Fly

Eristalis pertinax is a European hoverfly. Like Eristalis tenax, the larva of E. pertinax is a rat-tailed maggot and lives in drainage ditches, pools around manure piles, sewage, and similar places containing water badly polluted with organic matter.

No. 482 | December 12, 2024

Delia

The genus Delia is part of the fly family Anthomyiidae.

No. 481 | December 11, 2024

Tree Wasp

The tree wasp (Dolichovespula sylvestris) is a species of eusocial wasp in the Vespidae family, found in the temperate regions of Eurasia, particularly in western Europe. Despite being called the tree wasp, it builds both aerial and underground paper nests, and can be found in rural and urban habitats. D. sylvestris is a medium-sized wasp that has yellow and black stripes and a black dot in the center of its clypeus. It is most common to...

No. 480 | December 10, 2024

Tapered Drone Fly

Eristalis pertinax is a European hoverfly. Like Eristalis tenax, the larva of E. pertinax is a rat-tailed maggot and lives in drainage ditches, pools around manure piles, sewage, and similar places containing water badly polluted with organic matter.

No. 479 | December 9, 2024

Sulphur Beetle

Cteniopus sulphureus is a species of comb-clawed beetles belonging to the family Tenebrionidae subfamily Alleculinae.

No. 478 | December 8, 2024

Tapered Drone Fly

Eristalis pertinax is a European hoverfly. Like Eristalis tenax, the larva of E. pertinax is a rat-tailed maggot and lives in drainage ditches, pools around manure piles, sewage, and similar places containing water badly polluted with organic matter.

No. 477 | December 7, 2024

Spongy Moth

Lymantria dispar, the gypsy moth, are moths in the family Erebidae. Lymantria dispar covers many subspecies, subspecies identification such as L. d. dispar or L. d. japonica leaves no ambiguity in identification. Lymantria dispar subspecies have a range which covers in Europe, Africa, Asia, North America and South America.

No. 476 | December 6, 2024

Common Nettle Flower Bug

Plagiognathus arbustorum is a species of insects in the family Miridae, the plant bugs....

No. 475 | December 5, 2024

Common Nettle Flower Bug

Plagiognathus arbustorum is a species of insects in the family Miridae, the plant bugs....

No. 474 | December 4, 2024

banded rhopalid

Stictopleurus punctatonervosus is a species of scentless plant bugs belonging to the family Rhopalidae, subfamily Rhopalinae.

No. 473 | December 3, 2024

acorn weevil

Curculio glandium is a species of European carpophagus weevil in the genus Curculio, the acorn and nut weevils. It eats by a rostrum, an elongated snout, that is used for piercing.

No. 472 | December 2, 2024

Common Pollen Beetle

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No. 471 | December 1, 2024

Common Nettle Flower Bug

Plagiognathus arbustorum is a species of insects in the family Miridae, the plant bugs....

No. 470 | November 30, 2024

banded rhopalid

Stictopleurus punctatonervosus is a species of scentless plant bugs belonging to the family Rhopalidae, subfamily Rhopalinae.

No. 469 | November 29, 2024

Dicyphus errans

Dicyphus errans is a Palearctic species of true bug.

No. 468 | November 28, 2024

European Firebug

The firebug, Pyrrhocoris apterus, is a common insect of the family Pyrrhocoridae. Easily recognizable due to its striking red and black coloration, but may be confused with the similarly coloured but unrelated Corizus hyoscyami (cinnamon bug, squash bug) (see comparison). Pyrrhocoris apterus is distributed throughout the Palaearctic from the Atlantic coast of Europe to northwest China. It has also been reported from the USA, Central America and India. It has been reported as recently expanding its...

No. 467 | November 27, 2024

European Firebug

The firebug, Pyrrhocoris apterus, is a common insect of the family Pyrrhocoridae. Easily recognizable due to its striking red and black coloration, but may be confused with the similarly coloured but unrelated Corizus hyoscyami (cinnamon bug, squash bug) (see comparison). Pyrrhocoris apterus is distributed throughout the Palaearctic from the Atlantic coast of Europe to northwest China. It has also been reported from the USA, Central America and India. It has been reported as recently expanding its...

No. 466 | November 26, 2024

Cylindromyia brassicaria

Cylindromyia brassicaria is a European species of fly in the family Tachinidae.

No. 465 | November 25, 2024

Copper Sun Jumper

Heliophanus cupreus, the copper sun jumper, is a species of jumping spider belonging to the family Salticidae.

No. 464 | November 24, 2024

Common Nettle Flower Bug

Plagiognathus arbustorum is a species of insects in the family Miridae, the plant bugs....

No. 463 | November 23, 2024

Common Nettle Flower Bug

Plagiognathus arbustorum is a species of insects in the family Miridae, the plant bugs....

No. 462 | November 22, 2024

Sloe Bug

Dolycoris baccarum, the sloe bug, is a species of shield bug in the family Pentatomidae....

No. 461 | November 21, 2024

Oedemera femorata

No. 460 | November 20, 2024

Cylindromyia brassicaria

Cylindromyia brassicaria is a European species of fly in the family Tachinidae.

No. 459 | November 19, 2024

Common Nettle Flower Bug

Plagiognathus arbustorum is a species of insects in the family Miridae, the plant bugs....

No. 458 | November 18, 2024

Oedemera femorata

No. 457 | November 17, 2024

Oedemera femorata

No. 456 | November 16, 2024

monoceros beetle

Notoxus monoceros is a black and brown species of beetle that is about 4 millimeters long and resmebles ants. The species markings are variable, it is usually found in sandy places, and it has a forward projection ("horn") on the pronotum.

No. 455 | November 15, 2024

Common Tachinid

Tachina fera is a species of fly in the genus Tachina of the family Tachinidae. It is found across Europe as far north as Scandinavia. Its larvae are parasitoids of the caterpillars of moths in the family Noctuidae; afflicted species include the Broom Moth Ceramica pisi, the Dun-Bar Cosmia trapezina, Small Quaker Orthosia cruda and Common Quaker Orthosia cerasi.

No. 454 | November 14, 2024

Four-Spotted Odorous Ant

Dolichoderus quadripunctatus is a species of ant in the genus Dolichoderus. Described by Linnaeus in 1771, the species is endemic all over Europe and Asia.

No. 453 | November 13, 2024

Dasytes plumbeus

Dasytes plumbeus is a species of beetle that is native to the Paleartic, but has also been introduced to North America....

No. 452 | November 12, 2024

Dasytes aeratus

Dasytes aeratus is a species of soft-winged flower beetle in the family Melyridae. It is found mainly in Europe.

No. 451 | November 11, 2024

Dasytes aeratus

Dasytes aeratus is a species of soft-winged flower beetle in the family Melyridae. It is found mainly in Europe.

No. 450 | November 10, 2024

Four-Spotted Odorous Ant

Dolichoderus quadripunctatus is a species of ant in the genus Dolichoderus. Described by Linnaeus in 1771, the species is endemic all over Europe and Asia.

No. 449 | November 9, 2024

Garden Hammock Spider

No. 448 | November 8, 2024

Byturus ochraceus

Byturus ochraceus is a species of beetle in the fruitworm family Byturidae.

No. 447 | November 7, 2024

Goldenrod Crab Spider

Misumena vatia is a species of crab spider with holarctic distribution. In North America, where it is the largest and best-known flower spider, it is called the goldenrod crab spider or flower (crab) spider, because it is commonly found hunting in goldenrod sprays in the autumn. Young males in the early summer may be quite small and easily overlooked, but females can grow up to 10 mm (excluding legs); males reach 5 mm at most.

No. 446 | November 6, 2024

Common Pollen Beetle

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No. 445 | November 5, 2024

Synophropsis lauri

Synophropsis lauri, sometimes called the bay leafhopper, is a species of leafhoppers of the subfamily Deltocephalinae, tribus Fieberiellini. It is the only species in the genus Synophropsis.

No. 444 | November 4, 2024

Oedemera lurida

Oedemera lurida is a species of beetle belonging to the family Oedemeridae subfamily Oedemerinae.

No. 443 | November 3, 2024

Calocoris affinis

Calocoris affinis is a species of insect in the subfamily Mirinae of the family Miridae that can be found everywhere in Europe except for Switzerland and Greece.

No. 442 | November 2, 2024

Oedemera lurida

Oedemera lurida is a species of beetle belonging to the family Oedemeridae subfamily Oedemerinae.

No. 441 | November 1, 2024

Marmalade Hover Fly

Episyrphus balteatus, sometimes called the marmalade hoverfly, is a relatively small hoverfly (9–12 mm) of the Syrphidae family, widespread throughout the Palaearctic region, which covers Europe, North Asia and North Africa. The upper side of the abdomen is patterned with orange and black bands. Two further identification characters are the presence of secondary black bands on the third and fourth dorsal plates and faint greyish longitudinal stripes on the thorax. Its color patterns may appear wasp-like to...

No. 440 | October 31, 2024

Common Nettle Flower Bug

Plagiognathus arbustorum is a species of insects in the family Miridae, the plant bugs....

No. 439 | October 30, 2024

Common Nettle Flower Bug

Plagiognathus arbustorum is a species of insects in the family Miridae, the plant bugs....

No. 438 | October 29, 2024

Oedemera lurida

Oedemera lurida is a species of beetle belonging to the family Oedemeridae subfamily Oedemerinae.

No. 437 | October 28, 2024

Western Honey Bee

The western honey bee or European honey bee (Apis mellifera) is the most common of the 7–12 species of honey bee worldwide. The genus name Apis is Latin for "bee", and mellifera is the Latin for "honey-bearing", referring to the species' production of honey for the winter.

No. 436 | October 27, 2024

Pipizella

Pipizella is a genus Hoverflies, from the family Syrphidae, in the order Diptera.

No. 435 | October 26, 2024

Goldenrod Crab Spider

Misumena vatia is a species of crab spider with holarctic distribution. In North America, where it is the largest and best-known flower spider, it is called the goldenrod crab spider or flower (crab) spider, because it is commonly found hunting in goldenrod sprays in the autumn. Young males in the early summer may be quite small and easily overlooked, but females can grow up to 10 mm (excluding legs); males reach 5 mm at most.

No. 434 | October 25, 2024

Pipizella

Pipizella is a genus Hoverflies, from the family Syrphidae, in the order Diptera.

No. 433 | October 24, 2024

Rough-haired Lagria Beetle

Lagria hirta is a species of beetles in the family Tenebrionidae. The species name hirta comes from the Latin hirtus meaning rough hair or rough wool, referring to the coarse, fuzzy appearance of the beetle.

No. 432 | October 23, 2024

Goldenrod Crab Spider

Misumena vatia is a species of crab spider with holarctic distribution. In North America, where it is the largest and best-known flower spider, it is called the goldenrod crab spider or flower (crab) spider, because it is commonly found hunting in goldenrod sprays in the autumn. Young males in the early summer may be quite small and easily overlooked, but females can grow up to 10 mm (excluding legs); males reach 5 mm at most.

No. 431 | October 22, 2024

Lesser House Fly

The lesser house fly or little house fly, Fannia canicularis, is somewhat smaller (3.5–6 mm (0.14–0.24 in)) than the common housefly. It is best known for its habit of entering buildings and circling near the center of rooms. It is slender, and the median vein in the wing is straight. Larvae feed on all manner of decaying organic matter, including carrion. Among the Fanniidae, this species is the one most frequently associated with myiasis.

No. 430 | October 21, 2024

Privet Leafhopper

Fieberiella florii, known generally as privet leafhopper, is a species of leafhopper in the family Cicadellidae. Other common names include the Flor's leafhopper and cherry leafhopper.

No. 429 | October 20, 2024

Rampion Scissor Bee

Chelostoma rapunculi is a species of hymenopteran in the family Megachilidae. It is found in Europe & Northern Asia (excluding China) and North America.

No. 428 | October 19, 2024

Rampion Scissor Bee

Chelostoma rapunculi is a species of hymenopteran in the family Megachilidae. It is found in Europe & Northern Asia (excluding China) and North America.

No. 427 | October 18, 2024

Mediterranean Spotted Chafer

Oxythyrea funesta is a phytophagous beetle species belonging to the family Cetoniidae, subfamily Cetoniinae.

No. 426 | October 17, 2024

Oedemera lurida

Oedemera lurida is a species of beetle belonging to the family Oedemeridae subfamily Oedemerinae.

No. 425 | October 16, 2024

Variable Duskyface Fly

Melanostoma mellinum, is a very common species of hoverfly found in many parts of Britain, Europe including the Mediterranean basin and North Africa, the East Palearctic and North America.

No. 424 | October 15, 2024

Trivittate Marsh Fly

Helophilus trivittatus is a Palearctic hoverfly.

No. 423 | October 14, 2024

Sarcophaga carnaria

Sarcophaga carnaria or the common flesh fly is a European species of flesh fly.

No. 422 | October 13, 2024

Fourteen-spotted Lady Beetle

The 14-spotted Ladybird (Propylea quatuordecimpunctata) is a small lady beetle, belonging to the family Coccinellidae. It is sometimes referred to by the common name 14-spotted ladybird beetle, or simply P-14.

No. 421 | October 12, 2024

Trivittate Marsh Fly

Helophilus trivittatus is a Palearctic hoverfly.

No. 420 | October 11, 2024

Fourteen-spotted Lady Beetle

The 14-spotted Ladybird (Propylea quatuordecimpunctata) is a small lady beetle, belonging to the family Coccinellidae. It is sometimes referred to by the common name 14-spotted ladybird beetle, or simply P-14.

No. 419 | October 10, 2024

Rampion Scissor Bee

Chelostoma rapunculi is a species of hymenopteran in the family Megachilidae. It is found in Europe & Northern Asia (excluding China) and North America.

No. 418 | October 9, 2024

European Paper Wasp

The European paper wasp (Polistes dominula, often misspelled as dominulus) is one of the most common and well-known species of social wasps in the genus Polistes. Its diet is more diverse than that of most Polistes species (many genera of insects versus mainly caterpillars in other Polistes), giving it superior survival value over many other wasp species during a shortage of resources.

No. 417 | October 8, 2024

Chrysis ignita

Chrysis ignita is a species of cuckoo wasp. It is one of a group of species which are difficult to separate and which may be referred to as ruby-tailed wasps.

No. 416 | October 7, 2024

European Paper Wasp

The European paper wasp (Polistes dominula, often misspelled as dominulus) is one of the most common and well-known species of social wasps in the genus Polistes. Its diet is more diverse than that of most Polistes species (many genera of insects versus mainly caterpillars in other Polistes), giving it superior survival value over many other wasp species during a shortage of resources.

No. 415 | October 6, 2024

Common European Greenbottle Fly

The common green bottle fly (Lucilia sericata) is a blow fly found in most areas of the world, and the most well-known of the numerous green bottle fly species. It is 10–14 mm long, slightly larger than a house fly, and has brilliant, metallic, blue-green or golden coloration with black markings. It has short, sparse black bristles (setae) and three cross-grooves on the thorax. The wings are clear with light brown veins, and the legs and antennae...

No. 414 | October 5, 2024

Marmalade Hover Fly

Episyrphus balteatus, sometimes called the marmalade hoverfly, is a relatively small hoverfly (9–12 mm) of the Syrphidae family, widespread throughout the Palaearctic region, which covers Europe, North Asia and North Africa. The upper side of the abdomen is patterned with orange and black bands. Two further identification characters are the presence of secondary black bands on the third and fourth dorsal plates and faint greyish longitudinal stripes on the thorax. Its color patterns may appear wasp-like to...

No. 413 | October 4, 2024

Garden Bumble Bee

The garden bumblebee or small garden bumblebee, Bombus hortorum, is a species of bumblebee found in most of Europe north to 70ºN, as well as parts of Asia and New Zealand. It is distinguished from other bumblebees by its long tongue used for feeding on pollen in deep-flowered plants. They have a remarkable visual memory capacity, which aids them in navigating the territory close to their habitat and seeking out food sources. Due to its long...

No. 412 | October 3, 2024

Common Pollen Beetle

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No. 410 | October 1, 2024

Western Honey Bee

The western honey bee or European honey bee (Apis mellifera) is the most common of the 7–12 species of honey bee worldwide. The genus name Apis is Latin for "bee", and mellifera is the Latin for "honey-bearing", referring to the species' production of honey for the winter.

No. 409 | September 30, 2024

Golden Digger Wasp

Sphex funerarius, the golden digger wasp, is a species of digger wasp belonging to the family Sphecidae.

No. 408 | September 29, 2024

European Peacock Butterfly

Aglais io, the European peacock, more commonly known simply as the peacock butterfly, is a colourful butterfly, found in Europe and temperate Asia as far east as Japan. Formerly classified as the only member of the genus Inachis (the name is derived from Greek mythology, meaning Io, the daughter of Inachus). It should not be confused or classified with the "American peacocks" in the genus Anartia; these are not close relatives of the Eurasian species. The...

No. 407 | September 28, 2024

Ferruginous Bee-Grabber

Sicus ferrugineus is a species of fly from the genus Sicus in the family Conopidae....

No. 406 | September 27, 2024

red-spotted plant bug

Deraeocoris ruber (also known as Mirid Bug) is a species of bugs in Miridae family.

No. 405 | September 26, 2024

Oedemera lurida

Oedemera lurida is a species of beetle belonging to the family Oedemeridae subfamily Oedemerinae.

No. 404 | September 25, 2024

Oedemera lurida

Oedemera lurida is a species of beetle belonging to the family Oedemeridae subfamily Oedemerinae.

No. 403 | September 24, 2024

Ferruginous Bee-Grabber

Sicus ferrugineus is a species of fly from the genus Sicus in the family Conopidae....

No. 402 | September 23, 2024

Ferruginous Bee-Grabber

Sicus ferrugineus is a species of fly from the genus Sicus in the family Conopidae....

No. 401 | September 22, 2024

Common Pollen Beetle

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No. 400 | September 21, 2024

European Paper Wasp

The European paper wasp (Polistes dominula, often misspelled as dominulus) is one of the most common and well-known species of social wasps in the genus Polistes. Its diet is more diverse than that of most Polistes species (many genera of insects versus mainly caterpillars in other Polistes), giving it superior survival value over many other wasp species during a shortage of resources.

No. 399 | September 20, 2024

Garden Hammock Spider

No. 398 | September 19, 2024

Closterotomus biclavatus

Closterotomus biclavatus is a species of plant bugs belonging to the family Miridae, subfamily Mirinae.

No. 397 | September 18, 2024

Western Honey Bee

The western honey bee or European honey bee (Apis mellifera) is the most common of the 7–12 species of honey bee worldwide. The genus name Apis is Latin for "bee", and mellifera is the Latin for "honey-bearing", referring to the species' production of honey for the winter.

No. 396 | September 17, 2024

Western Honey Bee

The western honey bee or European honey bee (Apis mellifera) is the most common of the 7–12 species of honey bee worldwide. The genus name Apis is Latin for "bee", and mellifera is the Latin for "honey-bearing", referring to the species' production of honey for the winter.

No. 395 | September 16, 2024

Mediterranean Spotted Chafer

Oxythyrea funesta is a phytophagous beetle species belonging to the family Cetoniidae, subfamily Cetoniinae.

No. 394 | September 15, 2024

Western Honey Bee

The western honey bee or European honey bee (Apis mellifera) is the most common of the 7–12 species of honey bee worldwide. The genus name Apis is Latin for "bee", and mellifera is the Latin for "honey-bearing", referring to the species' production of honey for the winter.

No. 393 | September 14, 2024

Common Pollen Beetle

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No. 392 | September 13, 2024

Western Honey Bee

The western honey bee or European honey bee (Apis mellifera) is the most common of the 7–12 species of honey bee worldwide. The genus name Apis is Latin for "bee", and mellifera is the Latin for "honey-bearing", referring to the species' production of honey for the winter.

No. 391 | September 12, 2024

Ferruginous Bee-Grabber

Sicus ferrugineus is a species of fly from the genus Sicus in the family Conopidae....

No. 390 | September 11, 2024

Mediterranean Spotted Chafer

Oxythyrea funesta is a phytophagous beetle species belonging to the family Cetoniidae, subfamily Cetoniinae.

No. 389 | September 10, 2024

Garden Bumble Bee

The garden bumblebee or small garden bumblebee, Bombus hortorum, is a species of bumblebee found in most of Europe north to 70ºN, as well as parts of Asia and New Zealand. It is distinguished from other bumblebees by its long tongue used for feeding on pollen in deep-flowered plants. They have a remarkable visual memory capacity, which aids them in navigating the territory close to their habitat and seeking out food sources. Due to its long...

No. 388 | September 9, 2024

Alfalfa Plant Bug

Adelphocoris lineolatus, is commonly known as the Lucerne bug or the alfalfa plant bug, and belongs to the family Miridae. It is an agricultural pest causing vast amounts of damage to numerous crops, but primarily to alfalfa crops around the globe.

No. 387 | September 8, 2024

Western Honey Bee

The western honey bee or European honey bee (Apis mellifera) is the most common of the 7–12 species of honey bee worldwide. The genus name Apis is Latin for "bee", and mellifera is the Latin for "honey-bearing", referring to the species' production of honey for the winter.

No. 386 | September 7, 2024

Silver Y

The Silver Y (Autographa gamma) is a migratory moth of the family Noctuidae which is named for the silvery Y-shaped mark on each of its forewings.

No. 385 | September 6, 2024

Alfalfa Plant Bug

Adelphocoris lineolatus, is commonly known as the Lucerne bug or the alfalfa plant bug, and belongs to the family Miridae. It is an agricultural pest causing vast amounts of damage to numerous crops, but primarily to alfalfa crops around the globe.

No. 384 | September 5, 2024

Western Honey Bee

The western honey bee or European honey bee (Apis mellifera) is the most common of the 7–12 species of honey bee worldwide. The genus name Apis is Latin for "bee", and mellifera is the Latin for "honey-bearing", referring to the species' production of honey for the winter.

No. 383 | September 4, 2024

Western Honey Bee

The western honey bee or European honey bee (Apis mellifera) is the most common of the 7–12 species of honey bee worldwide. The genus name Apis is Latin for "bee", and mellifera is the Latin for "honey-bearing", referring to the species' production of honey for the winter.

No. 382 | September 3, 2024

Mint beetle

Chrysolina coerulans, also known as the blue mint beetle or blue mint leaf beetle, is a species of beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is a member of the subgenus Synerga of the genus Chrysolina. It is native to a wide range of countries between mid and eastern Europe and lives alongside rivers and in meadows, it feeds on various plant members of the mint family.

No. 381 | September 2, 2024

Calocoris affinis

Calocoris affinis is a species of insect in the subfamily Mirinae of the family Miridae that can be found everywhere in Europe except for Switzerland and Greece.

No. 380 | September 1, 2024

Western Honey Bee

The western honey bee or European honey bee (Apis mellifera) is the most common of the 7–12 species of honey bee worldwide. The genus name Apis is Latin for "bee", and mellifera is the Latin for "honey-bearing", referring to the species' production of honey for the winter.

No. 379 | August 31, 2024

Calocoris affinis

Calocoris affinis is a species of insect in the subfamily Mirinae of the family Miridae that can be found everywhere in Europe except for Switzerland and Greece.

No. 378 | August 30, 2024

Wheat Bulb Fly

No. 377 | August 29, 2024

Odorous Ants

Dolichoderinae is a subfamily of ants, which includes species such as the Argentine ant (Linepithema humile), the erratic ant, the odorous house ant, and the cone ant. The subfamily presents a great diversity of species throughout the world, distributed in different biogeographic regions, from the Palearctic, Nearctic, Afrotropical region and Malaysia, to the Middle East, Australian, and Neotropical regions.

No. 376 | August 28, 2024

Bronze furrow bee

Halictus tumulorum is a Palearctic species of sweat bee.

No. 375 | August 27, 2024

Marmalade Hover Fly

Episyrphus balteatus, sometimes called the marmalade hoverfly, is a relatively small hoverfly (9–12 mm) of the Syrphidae family, widespread throughout the Palaearctic region, which covers Europe, North Asia and North Africa. The upper side of the abdomen is patterned with orange and black bands. Two further identification characters are the presence of secondary black bands on the third and fourth dorsal plates and faint greyish longitudinal stripes on the thorax. Its color patterns may appear wasp-like to...

No. 374 | August 26, 2024

Bronze furrow bee

Halictus tumulorum is a Palearctic species of sweat bee.

No. 373 | August 25, 2024

Bronze furrow bee

Halictus tumulorum is a Palearctic species of sweat bee.

No. 372 | August 24, 2024

Marmalade Hover Fly

Episyrphus balteatus, sometimes called the marmalade hoverfly, is a relatively small hoverfly (9–12 mm) of the Syrphidae family, widespread throughout the Palaearctic region, which covers Europe, North Asia and North Africa. The upper side of the abdomen is patterned with orange and black bands. Two further identification characters are the presence of secondary black bands on the third and fourth dorsal plates and faint greyish longitudinal stripes on the thorax. Its color patterns may appear wasp-like to...

No. 371 | August 23, 2024

Lasioglossum

The sweat bee genus Lasioglossum is the largest of all bee genera, containing over 1700 species in numerous subgenera worldwide. They are highly variable in size, coloration, and sculpture; among the more unusual variants, some are cleptoparasites, some are nocturnal, and some are oligolectic. Most Lasioglossum species nest in the ground, but some nest in rotten logs.

No. 370 | August 22, 2024

Marmalade Hover Fly

Episyrphus balteatus, sometimes called the marmalade hoverfly, is a relatively small hoverfly (9–12 mm) of the Syrphidae family, widespread throughout the Palaearctic region, which covers Europe, North Asia and North Africa. The upper side of the abdomen is patterned with orange and black bands. Two further identification characters are the presence of secondary black bands on the third and fourth dorsal plates and faint greyish longitudinal stripes on the thorax. Its color patterns may appear wasp-like to...

No. 369 | August 21, 2024

Clytra laeviuscula

Clytra laeviuscula, the ant bag beetle, is a species of short-horned leaf beetles belonging to the family Chrysomelidae, subfamily Clytrinae....

No. 368 | August 20, 2024

Seven-spotted Lady Beetle

Coccinella septempunctata, the seven-spot ladybird (or, in North America, seven-spotted ladybug or "C-7"), is the most common ladybird in Europe. Its elytra are of a red colour, but punctuated with three black spots each, with one further spot being spread over the junction of the two, making a total of seven spots, from which the species derives both its common and scientific names (from the Latin septem = "seven" and punctus = "spot").

No. 367 | August 19, 2024

10-spot Ladybird

Adalia decempunctata, commonly known as the ten-spotted ladybird or ten-spotted lady beetle, is a carnivorous beetle of the family Coccinellidae.

No. 366 | August 18, 2024

Asian Lady Beetle

Harmonia axyridis, most commonly known as the harlequin, multicolored Asian, or simply Asian ladybeetle, is a large coccinellid beetle. This is one of the most variable species in the world, with an exceptionally wide range of color forms. It is native to eastern Asia, but has been artificially introduced to North America and Europe to control aphids and scale insects. It is now common, well known, and spreading in those regions, and has also established in...

No. 365 | August 17, 2024

European Firebug

The firebug, Pyrrhocoris apterus, is a common insect of the family Pyrrhocoridae. Easily recognizable due to its striking red and black coloration, but may be confused with the similarly coloured but unrelated Corizus hyoscyami (cinnamon bug, squash bug) (see comparison). Pyrrhocoris apterus is distributed throughout the Palaearctic from the Atlantic coast of Europe to northwest China. It has also been reported from the USA, Central America and India. It has been reported as recently expanding its...

No. 364 | August 16, 2024

European Firebug

The firebug, Pyrrhocoris apterus, is a common insect of the family Pyrrhocoridae. Easily recognizable due to its striking red and black coloration, but may be confused with the similarly coloured but unrelated Corizus hyoscyami (cinnamon bug, squash bug) (see comparison). Pyrrhocoris apterus is distributed throughout the Palaearctic from the Atlantic coast of Europe to northwest China. It has also been reported from the USA, Central America and India. It has been reported as recently expanding its...

No. 363 | August 15, 2024

Seven-spotted Lady Beetle

Coccinella septempunctata, the seven-spot ladybird (or, in North America, seven-spotted ladybug or "C-7"), is the most common ladybird in Europe. Its elytra are of a red colour, but punctuated with three black spots each, with one further spot being spread over the junction of the two, making a total of seven spots, from which the species derives both its common and scientific names (from the Latin septem = "seven" and punctus = "spot").

No. 362 | August 14, 2024

Water Ladybird

Anisosticta novemdecimpunctata is a species of beetle in family Coccinellidae. It is found in the Palearctic.

No. 361 | August 13, 2024

European Striped Shield Bug

Graphosoma lineatum is a species of shield bug in the family Pentatomidae. It is also known as the Italian striped bug and minstrel bug.

No. 360 | August 12, 2024

Asian Lady Beetle

Harmonia axyridis, most commonly known as the harlequin, multicolored Asian, or simply Asian ladybeetle, is a large coccinellid beetle. This is one of the most variable species in the world, with an exceptionally wide range of color forms. It is native to eastern Asia, but has been artificially introduced to North America and Europe to control aphids and scale insects. It is now common, well known, and spreading in those regions, and has also established in...

No. 359 | August 11, 2024

Asian Lady Beetle

Harmonia axyridis, most commonly known as the harlequin, multicolored Asian, or simply Asian ladybeetle, is a large coccinellid beetle. This is one of the most variable species in the world, with an exceptionally wide range of color forms. It is native to eastern Asia, but has been artificially introduced to North America and Europe to control aphids and scale insects. It is now common, well known, and spreading in those regions, and has also established in...

No. 358 | August 10, 2024

Box Bug

Gonocerus acuteangulatus is a herbivorous species of true bug in the family Coreidae. It is commonly known as the box bug in the UK as it once only occurred in Box Hill in Surrey where it fed on box trees. It is a medium-sized speckled reddish-brown insect, between 11 and 14 mm long as an adult, with a slightly expanded abdomen. It commonly occurs throughout the Mediterranean region and extends to Central Asia and parts of northwestern...

No. 357 | August 9, 2024

Western Conifer Seed Bug

The western conifer seed bug, Leptoglossus occidentalis, sometimes abbreviated as WCSB, is a species of true bug (Hemiptera) in the family Coreidae. It is native to North America west of the Rocky Mountains (California to British Columbia, east to Idaho and Nevada) but has in recent times expanded its range to eastern North America, and has become an invasive species in parts of Europe.

No. 356 | August 8, 2024

Alder Spittlebug

Aphrophora alni, the European Alder Spittle Bug, is a species belonging to the family Aphrophoridae.

No. 355 | August 7, 2024

Box Bug

Gonocerus acuteangulatus is a herbivorous species of true bug in the family Coreidae. It is commonly known as the box bug in the UK as it once only occurred in Box Hill in Surrey where it fed on box trees. It is a medium-sized speckled reddish-brown insect, between 11 and 14 mm long as an adult, with a slightly expanded abdomen. It commonly occurs throughout the Mediterranean region and extends to Central Asia and parts of northwestern...

No. 354 | August 6, 2024

Small Barred Longhorn

Adela croesella is a moth of the Adelidae family. It is found in most of Europe.

No. 353 | August 5, 2024

Common Darter

The common darter (Sympetrum striolatum) is a dragonfly of the family Libellulidae native to Eurasia. It is one of the most common dragonflies in Europe, occurring in a wide variety of water bodies, though with a preference for breeding in still water such as ponds and lakes. In the south of its range adults are on the wing all year round.

No. 352 | August 4, 2024

Bishop's Mitre Shield Bug

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No. 351 | August 3, 2024

Small Barred Longhorn

Adela croesella is a moth of the Adelidae family. It is found in most of Europe.

No. 350 | August 2, 2024

Western Conifer Seed Bug

The western conifer seed bug, Leptoglossus occidentalis, sometimes abbreviated as WCSB, is a species of true bug (Hemiptera) in the family Coreidae. It is native to North America west of the Rocky Mountains (California to British Columbia, east to Idaho and Nevada) but has in recent times expanded its range to eastern North America, and has become an invasive species in parts of Europe.

No. 349 | August 1, 2024

16-spot Ladybird

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No. 348 | July 31, 2024

red-spotted plant bug

Deraeocoris ruber (also known as Mirid Bug) is a species of bugs in Miridae family.

No. 347 | July 30, 2024

Olibrus bicolor

No. 346 | July 29, 2024

Castor Bean Tick

Ixodes ricinus, the castor bean tick, is a chiefly European species of hard-bodied tick. It may reach a length of 11 mm (0.43 in) when engorged with a blood meal, and can transmit both bacterial and viral pathogens such as the causative agents of Lyme disease and tick-borne encephalitis.

No. 345 | July 28, 2024

Olibrus bicolor

No. 344 | July 27, 2024

Issus coleoptratus

Issus coleoptratus is a species of planthopper belonging to the family Issidae.

No. 343 | July 26, 2024

Dark Bush-cricket

The dark bush-cricket (Pholidoptera griseoaptera) is a flightless species of bush-cricket.

No. 342 | July 25, 2024

chequered click beetle

Prosternon tessellatum is a species of click beetles native to Europe....

No. 341 | July 24, 2024

Mosquitoes

Mosquitoes are small, midge-like flies that constitute the family Culicidae. Females of most species are ectoparasites, whose tube-like mouthparts (called a proboscis) pierce the hosts' skin to consume blood. The word "mosquito" (formed by mosca and diminutive -ito) is Spanish for "little fly". Thousands of species feed on the blood of various kinds of hosts, mainly vertebrates, including mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and even some kinds of fish. Some mosquitoes also attack invertebrates, mainly other arthropods....

No. 340 | July 23, 2024

Black Garden Ant

The black garden ant (Lasius niger), also known as the common black ant, is a formicine ant, the type species of the subgenus Lasius, found all over Europe and in some parts of North America, South America, Asia and Australasia. The European species was split into two species; L. niger is found in open areas, while L. platythorax is found in forest habitats. It is monogynous, meaning colonies have a single queen.

No. 339 | July 22, 2024

Black Garden Ant

The black garden ant (Lasius niger), also known as the common black ant, is a formicine ant, the type species of the subgenus Lasius, found all over Europe and in some parts of North America, South America, Asia and Australasia. The European species was split into two species; L. niger is found in open areas, while L. platythorax is found in forest habitats. It is monogynous, meaning colonies have a single queen.

No. 338 | July 21, 2024

Pill Woodlice

Armadillidiidae is a family of woodlice, a terrestrial crustacean group in the order Isopoda. Unlike members of other woodlouse families, members of this family can roll into a ball, an ability they share with the outwardly similar but unrelated pill millipedes and other animals. This ability gives woodlice in this family their common names of pill bugs, roly polies, Butchy-Boys, or doodle bugs. The best known species in the family is Armadillidium vulgare, the common pill...

No. 337 | July 20, 2024

Black Garden Ant

The black garden ant (Lasius niger), also known as the common black ant, is a formicine ant, the type species of the subgenus Lasius, found all over Europe and in some parts of North America, South America, Asia and Australasia. The European species was split into two species; L. niger is found in open areas, while L. platythorax is found in forest habitats. It is monogynous, meaning colonies have a single queen.

No. 336 | July 19, 2024

Tanbark Borer

Phymatodes testaceus (commonly known as the tanbark borer, or the violet tanbark beetle) is a transpalearctic polymorphic species of beetle in the subfamily Cerambycinae in the longhorn beetle family.

No. 335 | July 18, 2024

Black-shouldered Shieldbug

Carpocoris purpureipennis is a species of shield bug belonging to the family Pentatomidae, subfamily Pentatominae....

No. 334 | July 17, 2024

European Rhinoceros Beetle

The European rhinoceros beetle (Oryctes nasicornis) is a large flying beetle belonging to the subfamily Dynastinae.

No. 333 | July 16, 2024

Tanbark Borer

Phymatodes testaceus (commonly known as the tanbark borer, or the violet tanbark beetle) is a transpalearctic polymorphic species of beetle in the subfamily Cerambycinae in the longhorn beetle family.

No. 332 | July 15, 2024

Common Rough Woodlouse

Porcellio scaber (otherwise known as the common rough woodlouse or simply rough woodlouse), is a species of European woodlouse. It is not to be confused with Armadillidium spp., which are able to curl into a ball to defend themselves.

No. 331 | July 14, 2024

Wood Cricket

Nemobius sylvestris, the wood cricket, is a flightless species of cricket in the family Gryllidae. It is native to Western Europe and North Africa but uncommon in Britain.

No. 330 | July 13, 2024

Box Bug

Gonocerus acuteangulatus is a herbivorous species of true bug in the family Coreidae. It is commonly known as the box bug in the UK as it once only occurred in Box Hill in Surrey where it fed on box trees. It is a medium-sized speckled reddish-brown insect, between 11 and 14 mm long as an adult, with a slightly expanded abdomen. It commonly occurs throughout the Mediterranean region and extends to Central Asia and parts of northwestern...

No. 329 | July 12, 2024

European Rhinoceros Beetle

The European rhinoceros beetle (Oryctes nasicornis) is a large flying beetle belonging to the subfamily Dynastinae.

No. 328 | July 11, 2024

European Earwig

Forficula auricularia is a species complex comprising the common earwig. It is also known as the European earwig. It is an omnivorous insect belonging to the family Forficulidae. The name earwig comes from the appearance of the hindwings, which are unique in their resemblance to human ears when unfolded. The species name of the common earwig, auricularia, is a specific reference to this feature. The European earwig survives in a variety of environments. It is also...

No. 327 | July 10, 2024

Polydesmidae

Polydesmidae is a family of millipedes in the order Polydesmida.

No. 326 | July 9, 2024

Round-backed Millipedes

Juliformia is a taxonomic superorder of millipedes containing three living orders: Julida, Spirobolida, and Spirostreptida, and the extinct group Xyloiuloidea known only from fossils. The species possess long cylindrical bodies with sclerites (skeletal plates consisting of ventral sternites, lateral pleurites, and dorsal tergites) fused into complete rings. Juliform millipedes possess defensive repugnatorial glands on all body segments except the last few, and are the only known millipedes to produce quinones in their defensive secretions. Juliform males...

No. 325 | July 8, 2024

European Rhinoceros Beetle

The European rhinoceros beetle (Oryctes nasicornis) is a large flying beetle belonging to the subfamily Dynastinae.

No. 324 | July 7, 2024

Common Striped Woodlouse

Philoscia muscorum, the common striped woodlouse or fast woodlouse, is a common European woodlouse. It is widespread in Europe, the British Isles and is found from southern Scandinavia to the Ukraine and Greece. It has also spread to Washington and many states in New England, also the mid-Atlantic states of Pennsylvania and New Jersey, as well as Nova Scotia.

No. 323 | July 6, 2024

Common Striped Woodlouse

Philoscia muscorum, the common striped woodlouse or fast woodlouse, is a common European woodlouse. It is widespread in Europe, the British Isles and is found from southern Scandinavia to the Ukraine and Greece. It has also spread to Washington and many states in New England, also the mid-Atlantic states of Pennsylvania and New Jersey, as well as Nova Scotia.

No. 322 | July 5, 2024

Wood Cricket

Nemobius sylvestris, the wood cricket, is a flightless species of cricket in the family Gryllidae. It is native to Western Europe and North Africa but uncommon in Britain.

No. 321 | July 4, 2024

European Earwig

Forficula auricularia is a species complex comprising the common earwig. It is also known as the European earwig. It is an omnivorous insect belonging to the family Forficulidae. The name earwig comes from the appearance of the hindwings, which are unique in their resemblance to human ears when unfolded. The species name of the common earwig, auricularia, is a specific reference to this feature. The European earwig survives in a variety of environments. It is also...

No. 320 | July 3, 2024

Labidostomis longimana

Labidostomis longimana is a species of short-horned leaf beetles belonging to the family Chrysomelidae, subfamily Clytrinae.

No. 319 | July 2, 2024

Common Rough Woodlouse

Porcellio scaber (otherwise known as the common rough woodlouse or simply rough woodlouse), is a species of European woodlouse. It is not to be confused with Armadillidium spp., which are able to curl into a ball to defend themselves.

No. 318 | July 1, 2024

Marsh Damsel Bug

Nabis limbatus is a species of damsel bug in the family Nabidae. It is found in Northern Europe and the northern part of Western and Central Europe.It occurs in the East in Eastern Europe and across the Palearctic to Siberia to China and Korea.It is introduced in Canada. In the Alps, it rises to about 1400 meters above sea level. In the South of Europe,found only in the central uplands....

No. 317 | June 30, 2024

Marsh Damsel Bug

Nabis limbatus is a species of damsel bug in the family Nabidae. It is found in Northern Europe and the northern part of Western and Central Europe.It occurs in the East in Eastern Europe and across the Palearctic to Siberia to China and Korea.It is introduced in Canada. In the Alps, it rises to about 1400 meters above sea level. In the South of Europe,found only in the central uplands....

No. 316 | June 29, 2024

Silver Y

The Silver Y (Autographa gamma) is a migratory moth of the family Noctuidae which is named for the silvery Y-shaped mark on each of its forewings.

No. 315 | June 28, 2024

Bishop's Mitre Shield Bug

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No. 314 | June 27, 2024

Anaspis frontalis

No. 313 | June 26, 2024

Clover Seed Moth

Grapholita compositella, the clover seed moth, is a moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found from Europe to Asia Minor, Mongolia, China and eastern Russia. It is also present in North America.

No. 312 | June 25, 2024

Pea Aphid

Acyrthosiphon pisum, commonly known as the pea aphid (and colloquially known as the green dolphin, pea louse, and clover louse ), is a sap-sucking insect in the Aphididae family. It feeds on several species of legumes (plant family Fabaceae) worldwide, including forage crops, such as pea, clover, alfalfa, and broad bean, and ranks among the aphid species of major agronomical importance. The pea aphid is a model organism for biological study whose genome has been sequenced...

No. 311 | June 24, 2024

Forest Cockroach

Ectobius sylvestris, known generally as the forest cockroach or lesser cockroach, is a species of cockroach in the family Ectobiidae. It is found in Europe & Northern Asia (excluding China) and North America.

No. 310 | June 23, 2024

Grass Flies

Opomyzidae is a family of acalyptrate Diptera. They are generally small, slender, yellow, brown or black coloured flies. The larval food plants are grasses, including cereal crops, the adults are mainly found in open habitats. Some species being agricultural pests.

No. 309 | June 22, 2024

Grass Flies

Opomyzidae is a family of acalyptrate Diptera. They are generally small, slender, yellow, brown or black coloured flies. The larval food plants are grasses, including cereal crops, the adults are mainly found in open habitats. Some species being agricultural pests.

No. 308 | June 21, 2024

Western Conifer Seed Bug

The western conifer seed bug, Leptoglossus occidentalis, sometimes abbreviated as WCSB, is a species of true bug (Hemiptera) in the family Coreidae. It is native to North America west of the Rocky Mountains (California to British Columbia, east to Idaho and Nevada) but has in recent times expanded its range to eastern North America, and has become an invasive species in parts of Europe.

No. 307 | June 20, 2024

Common Pollen Beetle

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No. 306 | June 19, 2024

Common Pollen Beetle

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No. 305 | June 18, 2024

Oedemera lurida

Oedemera lurida is a species of beetle belonging to the family Oedemeridae subfamily Oedemerinae.

No. 304 | June 17, 2024

Oedemera lurida

Oedemera lurida is a species of beetle belonging to the family Oedemeridae subfamily Oedemerinae.

No. 303 | June 16, 2024

Dasytes aeratus

Dasytes aeratus is a species of soft-winged flower beetle in the family Melyridae. It is found mainly in Europe.

No. 302 | June 15, 2024

Common Carpet Beetle

Anthrenus (Anthrenus) scrophulariae, also known as the common carpet beetle or buffalo carpet beetle, is a species of beetle originally found in Europe, the Middle East and the Nearctic, which has now spread to most of the world. Adult beetles feed on pollen and nectar, but the larvae feed on animal fibres and can be damaging pests to carpets, fabrics and museum specimens.

No. 301 | June 14, 2024

Eurasian Running Crab Spider

Philodromus dispar is a philodromid crab spider found on trees and bushes. It is an agile hunter. The female of the species is variable in size and colour. The male is shiny and iridescent black or dark brown with white edges.

No. 300 | June 13, 2024

Common Flowerbug

The common flowerbug, Anthocoris nemorum, is a common minute pirate or flower bug.

No. 299 | June 12, 2024

Common Pollen Beetle

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No. 298 | June 11, 2024

Mining Bees

Andrena, commonly called the mining bee, is the largest genus in the family Andrenidae, and is nearly worldwide in distribution, with the notable exceptions of Oceania and South America. With over 1,300 species, it is one of the largest of all bee genera. Species are often brown to black with whitish abdominal hair bands, though other colors are possible, most commonly reddish, but also including metallic blue or green.

No. 297 | June 10, 2024

Black Garden Ant

The black garden ant (Lasius niger), also known as the common black ant, is a formicine ant, the type species of the subgenus Lasius, found all over Europe and in some parts of North America, South America, Asia and Australasia. The European species was split into two species; L. niger is found in open areas, while L. platythorax is found in forest habitats. It is monogynous, meaning colonies have a single queen.

No. 296 | June 9, 2024

Common Pollen Beetle

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No. 295 | June 8, 2024

Common Pollen Beetle

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No. 294 | June 7, 2024

Long-winged Conehead

Conocephalus fuscus, the long-winged conehead, is a member of the family Tettigoniidae. This bush-cricket is native to the British Isles where it may confused with the short-winged conehead (Conocephalus dorsalis). These two species are phenotypically similar; however, the distinguishing factor between the two is the fully developed set of wings the long-winged conehead possesses that allows for flight. In the short-winged coneheads the hind wings are shorter than the abdomen, causing the wings to be vestigial...

No. 293 | June 6, 2024

Rhododendron Leafhopper

Graphocephala fennahi (rhododendron leafhopper) is a species of leafhopper native to the United States. Its common name derives from it feeding on the sap of rhododendrons. The species was introduced to Great Britain in the 1930s and continental Europe in the 1970s. There has been suggestion that the rhododendron leafhopper contributes to the spread of a rhododendron fungus (Pycnostysanus azaleae) through Europe.

No. 292 | June 5, 2024

Dasytes aeratus

Dasytes aeratus is a species of soft-winged flower beetle in the family Melyridae. It is found mainly in Europe.

No. 291 | June 4, 2024

Confusing Furrow Bee

Halictus confusus, the southern bronze furrow bee, is a species of sweat bee in the family Halictidae.

No. 290 | June 3, 2024

Lygus pratensis

Lygus pratensis is a species of plant bugs belonging to the family Miridae.

No. 289 | June 2, 2024

Common Green Capsid

Lygocoris pabulinus also known as the common green capsid, is a species of bug from the family Miridae which can be found throughout Europe (except for Greece, Malta, and Iceland). It feeds on plants.

No. 288 | June 1, 2024

Phaenops cyanea

No. 287 | May 31, 2024

Common Green Capsid

Lygocoris pabulinus also known as the common green capsid, is a species of bug from the family Miridae which can be found throughout Europe (except for Greece, Malta, and Iceland). It feeds on plants.

No. 286 | May 30, 2024

Mosquitoes

Mosquitoes are small, midge-like flies that constitute the family Culicidae. Females of most species are ectoparasites, whose tube-like mouthparts (called a proboscis) pierce the hosts' skin to consume blood. The word "mosquito" (formed by mosca and diminutive -ito) is Spanish for "little fly". Thousands of species feed on the blood of various kinds of hosts, mainly vertebrates, including mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and even some kinds of fish. Some mosquitoes also attack invertebrates, mainly other arthropods....

No. 285 | May 29, 2024

Common European Greenbottle Fly

The common green bottle fly (Lucilia sericata) is a blow fly found in most areas of the world, and the most well-known of the numerous green bottle fly species. It is 10–14 mm long, slightly larger than a house fly, and has brilliant, metallic, blue-green or golden coloration with black markings. It has short, sparse black bristles (setae) and three cross-grooves on the thorax. The wings are clear with light brown veins, and the legs and antennae...

No. 283 | May 27, 2024

Byturus ochraceus

Byturus ochraceus is a species of beetle in the fruitworm family Byturidae.

No. 282 | May 26, 2024

Byturus ochraceus

Byturus ochraceus is a species of beetle in the fruitworm family Byturidae.

No. 281 | May 25, 2024

Leucophora obtusa

Leucophora obtusa is a species of root-maggot flies in the family Anthomyiidae.

No. 280 | May 24, 2024

Western Honey Bee

The western honey bee or European honey bee (Apis mellifera) is the most common of the 7–12 species of honey bee worldwide. The genus name Apis is Latin for "bee", and mellifera is the Latin for "honey-bearing", referring to the species' production of honey for the winter.

No. 279 | May 23, 2024

Forest Cockroach

Ectobius sylvestris, known generally as the forest cockroach or lesser cockroach, is a species of cockroach in the family Ectobiidae. It is found in Europe & Northern Asia (excluding China) and North America.

No. 278 | May 22, 2024

Lesser House Fly

The lesser house fly or little house fly, Fannia canicularis, is somewhat smaller (3.5–6 mm (0.14–0.24 in)) than the common housefly. It is best known for its habit of entering buildings and circling near the center of rooms. It is slender, and the median vein in the wing is straight. Larvae feed on all manner of decaying organic matter, including carrion. Among the Fanniidae, this species is the one most frequently associated with myiasis.

No. 277 | May 21, 2024

Oedemera virescens

No. 276 | May 20, 2024

Lasioglossum

The sweat bee genus Lasioglossum is the largest of all bee genera, containing over 1700 species in numerous subgenera worldwide. They are highly variable in size, coloration, and sculpture; among the more unusual variants, some are cleptoparasites, some are nocturnal, and some are oligolectic. Most Lasioglossum species nest in the ground, but some nest in rotten logs.

No. 275 | May 19, 2024

Window Gnat

The Window Gnat (Sylvicola fenestralis) is a medium gnat (6-10 mm) of the family Anisopodidae. It is found in the Palearctic ....

No. 274 | May 18, 2024

Byturus ochraceus

Byturus ochraceus is a species of beetle in the fruitworm family Byturidae.

No. 273 | May 17, 2024

Daffodil Leaf-beetle

Exosoma lusitanicum or daffodil leaf beetle is a species of skeletonizing leaf beetles belonging to the family Chrysomelidae, subfamily Galerucinae.

No. 272 | May 16, 2024

Lasioglossum

The sweat bee genus Lasioglossum is the largest of all bee genera, containing over 1700 species in numerous subgenera worldwide. They are highly variable in size, coloration, and sculpture; among the more unusual variants, some are cleptoparasites, some are nocturnal, and some are oligolectic. Most Lasioglossum species nest in the ground, but some nest in rotten logs.

No. 271 | May 15, 2024

Common Globetail

Sphaerophoria scripta, the long hoverfly, is a species of hoverfly belonging to the family Syrphidae.

No. 270 | May 14, 2024

Western Honey Bee

The western honey bee or European honey bee (Apis mellifera) is the most common of the 7–12 species of honey bee worldwide. The genus name Apis is Latin for "bee", and mellifera is the Latin for "honey-bearing", referring to the species' production of honey for the winter.

No. 269 | May 13, 2024

Black-backed meadow ant

Formica pratensis, the black-backed meadow ant, is a species of European red wood ant in the family Formicidae.

No. 268 | May 12, 2024

Sloe Bug

Dolycoris baccarum, the sloe bug, is a species of shield bug in the family Pentatomidae....

No. 267 | May 11, 2024

Byturus ochraceus

Byturus ochraceus is a species of beetle in the fruitworm family Byturidae.

No. 266 | May 10, 2024

Long-winged Conehead

Conocephalus fuscus, the long-winged conehead, is a member of the family Tettigoniidae. This bush-cricket is native to the British Isles where it may confused with the short-winged conehead (Conocephalus dorsalis). These two species are phenotypically similar; however, the distinguishing factor between the two is the fully developed set of wings the long-winged conehead possesses that allows for flight. In the short-winged coneheads the hind wings are shorter than the abdomen, causing the wings to be vestigial...

No. 265 | May 9, 2024

Red-barbed Ant

Formica rufibarbis is a European formicine ant of the Formica fusca group. In the classification by Auguste Forel, it is treated in the subgenus Serviformica. F. rufibarbis is subject to a Species Action Plan (SAP) in England, where it is known from only two locations, although it is not considered to be at risk on continental Europe.

No. 264 | May 8, 2024

Hop-garden Earwig

Apterygida media is a species of European earwig, known as the short-winged earwig or hop-garden earwig.

No. 263 | May 7, 2024

Common Pollen Beetle

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No. 262 | May 6, 2024

Variable Duskyface Fly

Melanostoma mellinum, is a very common species of hoverfly found in many parts of Britain, Europe including the Mediterranean basin and North Africa, the East Palearctic and North America.

No. 261 | May 5, 2024

Diamondback Moth

The diamondback moth (Plutella xylostella), sometimes called the cabbage moth, is a moth species of the family Plutellidae and genus Plutella. The small, grayish-brown moth sometimes has a cream-colored band that forms a diamond along its back. The species may have originated in Europe, South Africa, or the Mediterranean region, but it has now spread worldwide.

No. 260 | May 4, 2024

Locomotive Grasshopper

Chorthippus apricarius is a species belonging to the family Acrididae subfamily Gomphocerinae.It is found across most of Europe....

No. 259 | May 3, 2024

Cabbage Stem Weevil

Ceutorhynchus obstrictus is a species of weevil native to Europe.

No. 258 | May 2, 2024

Cucumber Green Spider

Araniella cucurbitina, sometimes called the "cucumber green spider", is a spider of the family Araneidae. Females grow up to 6 millimetres (0.24 in), males only up to 4 mm (0.16 in). The spider is mainly found on forest clearings, where it weaves its orb-web between leaves and flowers. These webs are only about 100 mm (3.9 in) in diameter.

No. 257 | May 1, 2024

belted click beetle

Ampedus balteatus is a species of beetle from the family Elateridae and the genus Agriotes.

No. 256 | April 30, 2024

Thick-legged Hover Fly

Syritta pipiens is a common species of European hover fly. It is sometimes called the thick-legged hoverfly, from its distinctive broad hind femora. They are fast nimble fliers, and the larvae feed in rotting organic matter.

No. 255 | April 29, 2024

Sarcophaga carnaria

Sarcophaga carnaria or the common flesh fly is a European species of flesh fly.

No. 254 | April 28, 2024

Common House Fly

The housefly (Musca domestica) is a fly of the suborder Cyclorrhapha. It is believed to have evolved in the Cenozoic era, possibly in the Middle East, and has spread all over the world as a commensal of humans. It is the most common fly species found in houses. Adults are grey to black with four dark longitudinal lines on the thorax, slightly hairy bodies and a single pair of membranous wings. They have red eyes, set...

No. 253 | April 27, 2024

Thick-legged Hover Fly

Syritta pipiens is a common species of European hover fly. It is sometimes called the thick-legged hoverfly, from its distinctive broad hind femora. They are fast nimble fliers, and the larvae feed in rotting organic matter.

No. 252 | April 26, 2024

Dasytes aeratus

Dasytes aeratus is a species of soft-winged flower beetle in the family Melyridae. It is found mainly in Europe.

No. 251 | April 25, 2024

Black Gnat

Bibio johannis is a species of fly in the family Bibionidae. It is found in the Palearctic....

No. 250 | April 24, 2024

Fairy-ring Longhorn Beetle

Pseudovadonia livida, the fairy-ring longhorn beetle, is a beetle species of flower longhorns belonging to the family Cerambycidae, subfamily Lepturinae....

No. 249 | April 23, 2024

Chrysanthia viridissima

Chrysanthia viridissima is a species of beetles belonging to the family Oedemeridae subfamily Nacerdinae.

No. 248 | April 22, 2024

Golden Dung Fly

Scathophaga stercoraria, commonly known as the yellow dung fly or the golden dung fly, is one of the most familiar and abundant flies in many parts of the Northern Hemisphere. As its common name suggests, it is often found on the feces of large mammals, such as horses, cattle, sheep, deer, and wild boar, where it goes to breed. The distribution of S. stercoraria is likely influenced by human agriculture, especially in Northern Europe and North...

No. 247 | April 21, 2024

Anaspis frontalis

No. 246 | April 20, 2024

Trombidium holosericeum

Trombidium holosericeum is a species of mite in the genus Trombidium, commonly called the velvet mite.

No. 245 | April 19, 2024

Tipula confusa

Tipula confusa is a species of fly in the family Tipulidae. It is found in the Palearctic.

No. 244 | April 18, 2024

Golden Dung Fly

Scathophaga stercoraria, commonly known as the yellow dung fly or the golden dung fly, is one of the most familiar and abundant flies in many parts of the Northern Hemisphere. As its common name suggests, it is often found on the feces of large mammals, such as horses, cattle, sheep, deer, and wild boar, where it goes to breed. The distribution of S. stercoraria is likely influenced by human agriculture, especially in Northern Europe and North...

No. 243 | April 17, 2024

Oedemera podagrariae

Oedemera podagrariae, common name False Blister Beetles, is a quite common species of beetles belonging to the family Oedemeridae subfamily Oedemerinae.

No. 242 | April 16, 2024

White-lipped Blood Bee

Sphecodes albilabris is a solitary parasitic bee that is endemic to Central and Western Europe. The larvae of this species are parasites to Colletes cunicularius.

No. 241 | April 15, 2024

Fairy-ring Longhorn Beetle

Pseudovadonia livida, the fairy-ring longhorn beetle, is a beetle species of flower longhorns belonging to the family Cerambycidae, subfamily Lepturinae....

No. 240 | April 14, 2024

Ancistronycha tigurina

No. 239 | April 13, 2024

Nut Weevil

Curculio nucum (nut weevil) is a medium-sized beetle, with an especially elongated snout, characteristic of the Curculionini tribe of the weevil family (Curculionidae). Its larvae develop in hazel nuts Corylus avellana, being a serious pest in hazenut orchards. It occurs in most of Europe, from south Sweden, Finland and Great Britain to the Mediterranean.

No. 238 | April 12, 2024

Common Green Capsid

Lygocoris pabulinus also known as the common green capsid, is a species of bug from the family Miridae which can be found throughout Europe (except for Greece, Malta, and Iceland). It feeds on plants.

No. 237 | April 11, 2024

Three Spotted Nettle Bug

Liocoris tripustulatus or the common nettle bug is a species of plant bugs belonging to the family Miridae, subfamily Mirinae.

No. 236 | April 10, 2024

Common Saw Bush-cricket

Barbitistes serricauda is a species belonging to the family Tettigoniidae subfamily Phaneropterinae. It is found in most of Europe. The imagines can be found from July to September on sunny forest edges and shrubs. They are mostly nocturnal.

No. 235 | April 9, 2024

Common European Greenbottle Fly

The common green bottle fly (Lucilia sericata) is a blow fly found in most areas of the world, and the most well-known of the numerous green bottle fly species. It is 10–14 mm long, slightly larger than a house fly, and has brilliant, metallic, blue-green or golden coloration with black markings. It has short, sparse black bristles (setae) and three cross-grooves on the thorax. The wings are clear with light brown veins, and the legs and antennae...

No. 234 | April 8, 2024

Common Saw Bush-cricket

Barbitistes serricauda is a species belonging to the family Tettigoniidae subfamily Phaneropterinae. It is found in most of Europe. The imagines can be found from July to September on sunny forest edges and shrubs. They are mostly nocturnal.

No. 233 | April 7, 2024

Cross Orbweaver

The spider species Araneus diadematus is commonly called the European garden spider, diadem spider, cross spider and crowned orb weaver. It is sometimes called the pumpkin spider, although this name is also used for a different species, Araneus marmoreus. It is an orb-weaver spider found in Europe and North America.

No. 232 | April 6, 2024

Eustalomyia hilaris

No. 231 | April 5, 2024

Speckled Bush-cricket

The speckled bush-cricket (Leptophyes punctatissima) is a flightless species of bush-cricket that occurs across most of Europe.

No. 230 | April 4, 2024

Green Dock Beetle

Gastrophysa viridula, known as the green dock beetle, green dock leaf beetle or green sorrel beetle, is a species of beetle native to Europe.

No. 229 | April 3, 2024

Blue-tailed Damselfly

The blue-tailed damselfly (Ischnura elegans) is a European damselfly.

No. 228 | April 2, 2024

Mint beetle

Chrysolina coerulans, also known as the blue mint beetle or blue mint leaf beetle, is a species of beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is a member of the subgenus Synerga of the genus Chrysolina. It is native to a wide range of countries between mid and eastern Europe and lives alongside rivers and in meadows, it feeds on various plant members of the mint family.

No. 227 | April 1, 2024

Green Shield Bug

The green shield bug (Palomena prasina) is a shield bug of the family Pentatomidae. It may also be referred to as a green stink bug, particularly outside of Britain, although the name green stink bug more appropriately belongs to the larger North American stink bug, Acrosternum hilare. The adult green shield bug ranges in the colour of their backs from bright green to bronze, without any substantial markings. Green shield bugs are a very common shield...

No. 226 | March 31, 2024

Marbled White

Melanargia galathea, the marbled white, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae....

No. 225 | March 30, 2024

Black-striped Longhorn Beetle

Stenurella melanura is a beetle species of flower longhorns belonging to the family Cerambycidae, subfamily Lepturinae.

No. 224 | March 29, 2024

Mexican Grass-carrying Wasp

Isodontia mexicana, the Grass-carrying wasp, is a species belonging to the family Sphecidae. It is mainly found throughout North America, but has become established in Europe, primarily France, Switzerland, Hungary, Italy and Spain.

No. 223 | March 28, 2024

Black-backed meadow ant

Formica pratensis, the black-backed meadow ant, is a species of European red wood ant in the family Formicidae.

No. 222 | March 27, 2024

Malachite Beetles

Malachiinae is a subfamily of soft-wing flower beetles, beetles of the family Melyridae.

No. 221 | March 26, 2024

variable longhorn beetle

Stenocorus meridianus is a species of longhorn beetle in the Lepturinae subfamily that can be found anywhere in Europe (except for Faroe Islands, Iceland and Ireland, Malta, and parts of Italy such as San Marino, Sardinia, Sicily, and Vatican city), Caucasus, and Kazakhstan. They are 15–27 millimetres (0.59–1.06 in). The species have brown coloured legs, but can have either black (female) or brown (male) coloured prothorax. They occasionally feed on deciduous trees such as elm, maple, and...

No. 220 | March 25, 2024

Empis livida

Empis livida is a species of dance fly, in the fly family Empididae. Males range from 7.5–9.3 millimetres (0.30–0.37 in), females 7.5–10.2 millimetres (0.30–0.40 in). The male's abdomen is brownish, and his wings appear faintly brown and clouded. The female's abdomen is gray and her wings are clear. E. livida lives in hedgerows, feeding on the nectar of several species of Rosaceae, several species of Asteraceae, and Heracleum sphondylium nectar; they also feed on other insects. They live...

No. 219 | March 24, 2024

Large White

Pieris brassicae, the large white, also called cabbage butterfly, cabbage white, cabbage moth (erroneously), or in India the large cabbage white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is a close relative of the small white, Pieris rapae.

No. 218 | March 23, 2024

Black-backed meadow ant

Formica pratensis, the black-backed meadow ant, is a species of European red wood ant in the family Formicidae.

No. 217 | March 22, 2024

Common European Greenbottle Fly

The common green bottle fly (Lucilia sericata) is a blow fly found in most areas of the world, and the most well-known of the numerous green bottle fly species. It is 10–14 mm long, slightly larger than a house fly, and has brilliant, metallic, blue-green or golden coloration with black markings. It has short, sparse black bristles (setae) and three cross-grooves on the thorax. The wings are clear with light brown veins, and the legs and antennae...

No. 216 | March 21, 2024

Large White

Pieris brassicae, the large white, also called cabbage butterfly, cabbage white, cabbage moth (erroneously), or in India the large cabbage white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is a close relative of the small white, Pieris rapae.

No. 215 | March 20, 2024

Sloe Bug

Dolycoris baccarum, the sloe bug, is a species of shield bug in the family Pentatomidae....

No. 214 | March 19, 2024

Oedemera femorata

No. 213 | March 18, 2024

Green Dock Beetle

Gastrophysa viridula, known as the green dock beetle, green dock leaf beetle or green sorrel beetle, is a species of beetle native to Europe.

No. 212 | March 17, 2024

Black-horned Gem Fly

Microchrysa polita, the black-horned gem, is a European species of soldier fly.

No. 211 | March 16, 2024

Crepidodera aurea

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No. 210 | March 15, 2024

Green Dock Beetle

Gastrophysa viridula, known as the green dock beetle, green dock leaf beetle or green sorrel beetle, is a species of beetle native to Europe.

No. 209 | March 14, 2024

Tree Snipefly

Chrysopilus laetus is a Palearctic species of snipe fly in the family Rhagionidae.

No. 208 | March 13, 2024

Buzzing Spider

Anyphaena accentuata is a species of spider.

No. 207 | March 12, 2024

Aphidoidea

Aphids, also known as plant lice and in Britain and the Commonwealth as greenflies, blackflies, or whiteflies (not to be confused with "jumping plant lice" or true whiteflies), are small sap-sucking insects and members of the superfamily Aphidoidea. Many species are green, but other commonly occurring species may be white and wooly, brown, or black. Aphids are among the most destructive insect pests on cultivated plants in temperate regions. They are capable of extremely rapid increase...

No. 206 | March 11, 2024

Mint beetle

Chrysolina coerulans, also known as the blue mint beetle or blue mint leaf beetle, is a species of beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is a member of the subgenus Synerga of the genus Chrysolina. It is native to a wide range of countries between mid and eastern Europe and lives alongside rivers and in meadows, it feeds on various plant members of the mint family.

No. 204 | March 9, 2024

Tree Snipefly

Chrysopilus laetus is a Palearctic species of snipe fly in the family Rhagionidae.

No. 203 | March 8, 2024

Mint beetle

Chrysolina coerulans, also known as the blue mint beetle or blue mint leaf beetle, is a species of beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is a member of the subgenus Synerga of the genus Chrysolina. It is native to a wide range of countries between mid and eastern Europe and lives alongside rivers and in meadows, it feeds on various plant members of the mint family.

No. 202 | March 7, 2024

Common Nettle Flower Bug

Plagiognathus arbustorum is a species of insects in the family Miridae, the plant bugs....

No. 201 | March 6, 2024

Mint beetle

Chrysolina coerulans, also known as the blue mint beetle or blue mint leaf beetle, is a species of beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is a member of the subgenus Synerga of the genus Chrysolina. It is native to a wide range of countries between mid and eastern Europe and lives alongside rivers and in meadows, it feeds on various plant members of the mint family.

No. 200 | March 5, 2024

Southern Oak Bush-cricket

Meconema meridionale is an insect in the family Tettigoniidae, commonly known as the southern oak bush cricket.

No. 199 | March 4, 2024

Great Green Bush-cricket

Tettigonia viridissima, the great green bush-cricket, is a large species of katydid or bush-cricket belonging to the family Tettigoniidae, subfamily Tettigoniinae.

No. 198 | March 3, 2024

Phyllotreta nigripes

No. 197 | March 2, 2024

Green Immigrant Leaf Weevil

Polydrusus formosus is a species of broad-nosed weevils belonging to the family Curculionidae, subfamily Entiminae....

No. 196 | March 1, 2024

Trigonotylus ruficornis

Trigonotylus ruficornis is a Palearctic species of true bug

No. 195 | February 29, 2024

Common Green Capsid

Lygocoris pabulinus also known as the common green capsid, is a species of bug from the family Miridae which can be found throughout Europe (except for Greece, Malta, and Iceland). It feeds on plants.

No. 194 | February 28, 2024

Suillia variegata

Suillia variegata is a Palearctic species of Heleomyzidae....

No. 193 | February 27, 2024

Cucumber Green Spider

Araniella cucurbitina, sometimes called the "cucumber green spider", is a spider of the family Araneidae. Females grow up to 6 millimetres (0.24 in), males only up to 4 mm (0.16 in). The spider is mainly found on forest clearings, where it weaves its orb-web between leaves and flowers. These webs are only about 100 mm (3.9 in) in diameter.

No. 192 | February 26, 2024

Marbled White

Melanargia galathea, the marbled white, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae....

No. 191 | February 25, 2024

Dasytes aeratus

Dasytes aeratus is a species of soft-winged flower beetle in the family Melyridae. It is found mainly in Europe.

No. 190 | February 24, 2024

Common Malachite-beetle

Malachius bipustulatus, the malachite beetle, is a species of soft-winged flower beetles belonging to the family Melyridae subfamily Malachiinae.

No. 189 | February 23, 2024

Spotted Longhorn Beetle

Rutpela maculata, the Spotted Longhorn, is a beetle species of flower longhorns belonging to the family Cerambycidae, subfamily Lepturinae.

No. 188 | February 22, 2024

Anaspis frontalis

No. 187 | February 21, 2024

Psallus varians

Psallus varians is a Palearctic species of true bug

No. 186 | February 20, 2024

Green Immigrant Leaf Weevil

Polydrusus formosus is a species of broad-nosed weevils belonging to the family Curculionidae, subfamily Entiminae....

No. 185 | February 19, 2024

Meadow Plant Bug

Leptopterna dolabrata (Miris dolabratus), commonly known as the meadow plant bug, is an insect in the Miridae family. It is commonly found in grassy areas in North America and Europe. It feeds on developing grass seeds, causing seed heads to shrivel and prematurely whiten. It is regarded as a pest wherever grass is grown for seed. The species has long antennae and is black coloured.

No. 184 | February 18, 2024

Marmalade Hover Fly

Episyrphus balteatus, sometimes called the marmalade hoverfly, is a relatively small hoverfly (9–12 mm) of the Syrphidae family, widespread throughout the Palaearctic region, which covers Europe, North Asia and North Africa. The upper side of the abdomen is patterned with orange and black bands. Two further identification characters are the presence of secondary black bands on the third and fourth dorsal plates and faint greyish longitudinal stripes on the thorax. Its color patterns may appear wasp-like to...

No. 183 | February 17, 2024

Sarcophaga carnaria

Sarcophaga carnaria or the common flesh fly is a European species of flesh fly.

No. 182 | February 16, 2024

Lomatia lateralis

No. 181 | February 15, 2024

Aphidoidea

Aphids, also known as plant lice and in Britain and the Commonwealth as greenflies, blackflies, or whiteflies (not to be confused with "jumping plant lice" or true whiteflies), are small sap-sucking insects and members of the superfamily Aphidoidea. Many species are green, but other commonly occurring species may be white and wooly, brown, or black. Aphids are among the most destructive insect pests on cultivated plants in temperate regions. They are capable of extremely rapid increase...

No. 180 | February 14, 2024

Variable Duskyface Fly

Melanostoma mellinum, is a very common species of hoverfly found in many parts of Britain, Europe including the Mediterranean basin and North Africa, the East Palearctic and North America.

No. 179 | February 13, 2024

Pegomya flavifrons

Pegomya flavifrons is a species of root-maggot fly (insects in the family Anthomyiidae).

No. 178 | February 12, 2024

Dock Bug

Coreus marginatus is a herbivorous species of True Bug in the family Coreidae. It is commonly known as the dock bug as it feeds on the leaves and seeds of docks and sorrels. It is a medium-sized speckled brown insect, between 13 and 15 mm long as an adult, with a broad abdomen. It occurs throughout Europe, Asia and northern Africa. It is often found in dense vegetation, such as hedgerows and wasteland.

No. 177 | February 11, 2024

Dock Leaf Bug

No. 176 | February 10, 2024

Common Winter Damselfly

Sympecma fusca, the common winter damselfly, is a damselfly a member of the Lestidae and related to the emeralds or spreadwings....

No. 175 | February 9, 2024

Ant Damselbug

Himacerus mirmicoides, common name ant damsel bug, is a species of damsel bugs belonging to the family Nabidae, subfamily Nabinae.

No. 174 | February 8, 2024

Common Red Soldier Beetle

The common red soldier beetle (Rhagonycha fulva), also misleadingly known as the bloodsucker beetle, and popularly known in England as the Hogweed Bonking Beetle is a species of soldier beetle (Cantharidae).

No. 173 | February 7, 2024

Byturus ochraceus

Byturus ochraceus is a species of beetle in the fruitworm family Byturidae.

No. 172 | February 6, 2024

Pine Ladybird

Exochomus quadripustulatus, common name Pine ladybird, is a species of beetle of the Coccinellidae family.

No. 171 | February 5, 2024

Clytra laeviuscula

Clytra laeviuscula, the ant bag beetle, is a species of short-horned leaf beetles belonging to the family Chrysomelidae, subfamily Clytrinae....

No. 170 | February 4, 2024

Asian Lady Beetle

Harmonia axyridis, most commonly known as the harlequin, multicolored Asian, or simply Asian ladybeetle, is a large coccinellid beetle. This is one of the most variable species in the world, with an exceptionally wide range of color forms. It is native to eastern Asia, but has been artificially introduced to North America and Europe to control aphids and scale insects. It is now common, well known, and spreading in those regions, and has also established in...

No. 169 | February 3, 2024

Seven-spotted Lady Beetle

Coccinella septempunctata, the seven-spot ladybird (or, in North America, seven-spotted ladybug or "C-7"), is the most common ladybird in Europe. Its elytra are of a red colour, but punctuated with three black spots each, with one further spot being spread over the junction of the two, making a total of seven spots, from which the species derives both its common and scientific names (from the Latin septem = "seven" and punctus = "spot").

No. 168 | February 2, 2024

Seven-spotted Lady Beetle

Coccinella septempunctata, the seven-spot ladybird (or, in North America, seven-spotted ladybug or "C-7"), is the most common ladybird in Europe. Its elytra are of a red colour, but punctuated with three black spots each, with one further spot being spread over the junction of the two, making a total of seven spots, from which the species derives both its common and scientific names (from the Latin septem = "seven" and punctus = "spot").

No. 167 | February 1, 2024

Seven-spotted Lady Beetle

Coccinella septempunctata, the seven-spot ladybird (or, in North America, seven-spotted ladybug or "C-7"), is the most common ladybird in Europe. Its elytra are of a red colour, but punctuated with three black spots each, with one further spot being spread over the junction of the two, making a total of seven spots, from which the species derives both its common and scientific names (from the Latin septem = "seven" and punctus = "spot").

No. 166 | January 31, 2024

Seven-spotted Lady Beetle

Coccinella septempunctata, the seven-spot ladybird (or, in North America, seven-spotted ladybug or "C-7"), is the most common ladybird in Europe. Its elytra are of a red colour, but punctuated with three black spots each, with one further spot being spread over the junction of the two, making a total of seven spots, from which the species derives both its common and scientific names (from the Latin septem = "seven" and punctus = "spot").

No. 165 | January 30, 2024

Seven-spotted Lady Beetle

Coccinella septempunctata, the seven-spot ladybird (or, in North America, seven-spotted ladybug or "C-7"), is the most common ladybird in Europe. Its elytra are of a red colour, but punctuated with three black spots each, with one further spot being spread over the junction of the two, making a total of seven spots, from which the species derives both its common and scientific names (from the Latin septem = "seven" and punctus = "spot").

No. 164 | January 29, 2024

Kidney-spot Ladybird

No. 163 | January 28, 2024

Silver Y

The Silver Y (Autographa gamma) is a migratory moth of the family Noctuidae which is named for the silvery Y-shaped mark on each of its forewings.

No. 162 | January 27, 2024

Sloe Bug

Dolycoris baccarum, the sloe bug, is a species of shield bug in the family Pentatomidae....

No. 161 | January 26, 2024

Sloe Bug

Dolycoris baccarum, the sloe bug, is a species of shield bug in the family Pentatomidae....

No. 160 | January 25, 2024

Black-shouldered Shieldbug

Carpocoris purpureipennis is a species of shield bug belonging to the family Pentatomidae, subfamily Pentatominae....

No. 159 | January 24, 2024

Dicyphus errans

Dicyphus errans is a Palearctic species of true bug.

No. 158 | January 23, 2024

Pegomya flavifrons

Pegomya flavifrons is a species of root-maggot fly (insects in the family Anthomyiidae).

No. 157 | January 22, 2024

Common Red Soldier Beetle

The common red soldier beetle (Rhagonycha fulva), also misleadingly known as the bloodsucker beetle, and popularly known in England as the Hogweed Bonking Beetle is a species of soldier beetle (Cantharidae).

No. 156 | January 21, 2024

Common Red Soldier Beetle

The common red soldier beetle (Rhagonycha fulva), also misleadingly known as the bloodsucker beetle, and popularly known in England as the Hogweed Bonking Beetle is a species of soldier beetle (Cantharidae).

No. 155 | January 20, 2024

Black Garden Ant

The black garden ant (Lasius niger), also known as the common black ant, is a formicine ant, the type species of the subgenus Lasius, found all over Europe and in some parts of North America, South America, Asia and Australasia. The European species was split into two species; L. niger is found in open areas, while L. platythorax is found in forest habitats. It is monogynous, meaning colonies have a single queen.

No. 154 | January 19, 2024

Black Garden Ant

The black garden ant (Lasius niger), also known as the common black ant, is a formicine ant, the type species of the subgenus Lasius, found all over Europe and in some parts of North America, South America, Asia and Australasia. The European species was split into two species; L. niger is found in open areas, while L. platythorax is found in forest habitats. It is monogynous, meaning colonies have a single queen.

No. 153 | January 18, 2024

Marmalade Hover Fly

Episyrphus balteatus, sometimes called the marmalade hoverfly, is a relatively small hoverfly (9–12 mm) of the Syrphidae family, widespread throughout the Palaearctic region, which covers Europe, North Asia and North Africa. The upper side of the abdomen is patterned with orange and black bands. Two further identification characters are the presence of secondary black bands on the third and fourth dorsal plates and faint greyish longitudinal stripes on the thorax. Its color patterns may appear wasp-like to...

No. 152 | January 17, 2024

Calocoris affinis

Calocoris affinis is a species of insect in the subfamily Mirinae of the family Miridae that can be found everywhere in Europe except for Switzerland and Greece.

No. 151 | January 16, 2024

Apolygus lucorum

Apolygus lucorum is a species of true bug in the Miridae family. It can be found everywhere in Europe except for Albania, Bulgaria, Iceland, Malta, and Portugal.

No. 150 | January 15, 2024

Western Honey Bee

The western honey bee or European honey bee (Apis mellifera) is the most common of the 7–12 species of honey bee worldwide. The genus name Apis is Latin for "bee", and mellifera is the Latin for "honey-bearing", referring to the species' production of honey for the winter.

No. 149 | January 14, 2024

Marmalade Hover Fly

Episyrphus balteatus, sometimes called the marmalade hoverfly, is a relatively small hoverfly (9–12 mm) of the Syrphidae family, widespread throughout the Palaearctic region, which covers Europe, North Asia and North Africa. The upper side of the abdomen is patterned with orange and black bands. Two further identification characters are the presence of secondary black bands on the third and fourth dorsal plates and faint greyish longitudinal stripes on the thorax. Its color patterns may appear wasp-like to...

No. 148 | January 13, 2024

Wheat Bulb Fly

No. 147 | January 12, 2024

European Firebug

The firebug, Pyrrhocoris apterus, is a common insect of the family Pyrrhocoridae. Easily recognizable due to its striking red and black coloration, but may be confused with the similarly coloured but unrelated Corizus hyoscyami (cinnamon bug, squash bug) (see comparison). Pyrrhocoris apterus is distributed throughout the Palaearctic from the Atlantic coast of Europe to northwest China. It has also been reported from the USA, Central America and India. It has been reported as recently expanding its...

No. 146 | January 11, 2024

European Firebug

The firebug, Pyrrhocoris apterus, is a common insect of the family Pyrrhocoridae. Easily recognizable due to its striking red and black coloration, but may be confused with the similarly coloured but unrelated Corizus hyoscyami (cinnamon bug, squash bug) (see comparison). Pyrrhocoris apterus is distributed throughout the Palaearctic from the Atlantic coast of Europe to northwest China. It has also been reported from the USA, Central America and India. It has been reported as recently expanding its...

No. 145 | January 10, 2024

European Striped Shield Bug

Graphosoma lineatum is a species of shield bug in the family Pentatomidae. It is also known as the Italian striped bug and minstrel bug.

No. 144 | January 9, 2024

Western Honey Bee

The western honey bee or European honey bee (Apis mellifera) is the most common of the 7–12 species of honey bee worldwide. The genus name Apis is Latin for "bee", and mellifera is the Latin for "honey-bearing", referring to the species' production of honey for the winter.

No. 143 | January 8, 2024

Sarcophaga carnaria

Sarcophaga carnaria or the common flesh fly is a European species of flesh fly.

No. 142 | January 7, 2024

Common European Greenbottle Fly

The common green bottle fly (Lucilia sericata) is a blow fly found in most areas of the world, and the most well-known of the numerous green bottle fly species. It is 10–14 mm long, slightly larger than a house fly, and has brilliant, metallic, blue-green or golden coloration with black markings. It has short, sparse black bristles (setae) and three cross-grooves on the thorax. The wings are clear with light brown veins, and the legs and antennae...

No. 141 | January 6, 2024

Sarcophaga carnaria

Sarcophaga carnaria or the common flesh fly is a European species of flesh fly.

No. 140 | January 5, 2024

Sarcophaga carnaria

Sarcophaga carnaria or the common flesh fly is a European species of flesh fly.

No. 139 | January 4, 2024

Western Honey Bee

The western honey bee or European honey bee (Apis mellifera) is the most common of the 7–12 species of honey bee worldwide. The genus name Apis is Latin for "bee", and mellifera is the Latin for "honey-bearing", referring to the species' production of honey for the winter.

No. 138 | January 3, 2024

Apolygus lucorum

Apolygus lucorum is a species of true bug in the Miridae family. It can be found everywhere in Europe except for Albania, Bulgaria, Iceland, Malta, and Portugal.

No. 137 | January 2, 2024

Common Green Capsid

Lygocoris pabulinus also known as the common green capsid, is a species of bug from the family Miridae which can be found throughout Europe (except for Greece, Malta, and Iceland). It feeds on plants.

No. 136 | January 1, 2024

Garden Hammock Spider

No. 135 | December 31, 2023

European Paper Wasp

The European paper wasp (Polistes dominula, often misspelled as dominulus) is one of the most common and well-known species of social wasps in the genus Polistes. Its diet is more diverse than that of most Polistes species (many genera of insects versus mainly caterpillars in other Polistes), giving it superior survival value over many other wasp species during a shortage of resources.

No. 134 | December 30, 2023

Ferruginous Bee-Grabber

Sicus ferrugineus is a species of fly from the genus Sicus in the family Conopidae....

No. 133 | December 29, 2023

Pria dulcamarae

No. 132 | December 28, 2023

Common Green Capsid

Lygocoris pabulinus also known as the common green capsid, is a species of bug from the family Miridae which can be found throughout Europe (except for Greece, Malta, and Iceland). It feeds on plants.

No. 131 | December 27, 2023

Garden Bumble Bee

The garden bumblebee or small garden bumblebee, Bombus hortorum, is a species of bumblebee found in most of Europe north to 70ºN, as well as parts of Asia and New Zealand. It is distinguished from other bumblebees by its long tongue used for feeding on pollen in deep-flowered plants. They have a remarkable visual memory capacity, which aids them in navigating the territory close to their habitat and seeking out food sources. Due to its long...

No. 130 | December 26, 2023

Locust Blowfly

Stomorhina lunata is a species of fly in the family Calliphoridae, often misidentified because of the unusual band pattern in the abdomen, typical of hoverflies. S. lunata is an important egg predator of some major African agricultural pests, the South African Brown locust (Locustana pardalina), the more widespread Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria), and the migratory locust (Locustana migratoria).

No. 129 | December 25, 2023

Western Honey Bee

The western honey bee or European honey bee (Apis mellifera) is the most common of the 7–12 species of honey bee worldwide. The genus name Apis is Latin for "bee", and mellifera is the Latin for "honey-bearing", referring to the species' production of honey for the winter.

No. 128 | December 24, 2023

Speckled Bush-cricket

The speckled bush-cricket (Leptophyes punctatissima) is a flightless species of bush-cricket that occurs across most of Europe.

No. 127 | December 23, 2023

Lindenius albilabris

Lindenius albilabris is a Palearctic species of solitary wasp from the Crabronidae.

No. 126 | December 22, 2023

Goldenrod Crab Spider

Misumena vatia is a species of crab spider with holarctic distribution. In North America, where it is the largest and best-known flower spider, it is called the goldenrod crab spider or flower (crab) spider, because it is commonly found hunting in goldenrod sprays in the autumn. Young males in the early summer may be quite small and easily overlooked, but females can grow up to 10 mm (excluding legs); males reach 5 mm at most.

No. 125 | December 21, 2023

Podagrica fuscicornis

No. 124 | December 20, 2023

Aphidoidea

Aphids, also known as plant lice and in Britain and the Commonwealth as greenflies, blackflies, or whiteflies (not to be confused with "jumping plant lice" or true whiteflies), are small sap-sucking insects and members of the superfamily Aphidoidea. Many species are green, but other commonly occurring species may be white and wooly, brown, or black. Aphids are among the most destructive insect pests on cultivated plants in temperate regions. They are capable of extremely rapid increase...

No. 123 | December 19, 2023

Western Honey Bee

The western honey bee or European honey bee (Apis mellifera) is the most common of the 7–12 species of honey bee worldwide. The genus name Apis is Latin for "bee", and mellifera is the Latin for "honey-bearing", referring to the species' production of honey for the winter.

No. 122 | December 18, 2023

Garden Bumble Bee

The garden bumblebee or small garden bumblebee, Bombus hortorum, is a species of bumblebee found in most of Europe north to 70ºN, as well as parts of Asia and New Zealand. It is distinguished from other bumblebees by its long tongue used for feeding on pollen in deep-flowered plants. They have a remarkable visual memory capacity, which aids them in navigating the territory close to their habitat and seeking out food sources. Due to its long...

No. 121 | December 17, 2023

Hornet Mimic Hover Fly

Volucella zonaria, the hornet mimic hoverfly, is a European species of hoverfly.

No. 120 | December 16, 2023

Marmalade Hover Fly

Episyrphus balteatus, sometimes called the marmalade hoverfly, is a relatively small hoverfly (9–12 mm) of the Syrphidae family, widespread throughout the Palaearctic region, which covers Europe, North Asia and North Africa. The upper side of the abdomen is patterned with orange and black bands. Two further identification characters are the presence of secondary black bands on the third and fourth dorsal plates and faint greyish longitudinal stripes on the thorax. Its color patterns may appear wasp-like to...

No. 119 | December 15, 2023

Black Garden Ant

The black garden ant (Lasius niger), also known as the common black ant, is a formicine ant, the type species of the subgenus Lasius, found all over Europe and in some parts of North America, South America, Asia and Australasia. The European species was split into two species; L. niger is found in open areas, while L. platythorax is found in forest habitats. It is monogynous, meaning colonies have a single queen.

No. 118 | December 14, 2023

Common Pollen Beetle

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No. 117 | December 13, 2023

Oedemera podagrariae

Oedemera podagrariae, common name False Blister Beetles, is a quite common species of beetles belonging to the family Oedemeridae subfamily Oedemerinae.

No. 116 | December 12, 2023

Goldenrod Crab Spider

Misumena vatia is a species of crab spider with holarctic distribution. In North America, where it is the largest and best-known flower spider, it is called the goldenrod crab spider or flower (crab) spider, because it is commonly found hunting in goldenrod sprays in the autumn. Young males in the early summer may be quite small and easily overlooked, but females can grow up to 10 mm (excluding legs); males reach 5 mm at most.

No. 115 | December 11, 2023

Black Garden Ant

The black garden ant (Lasius niger), also known as the common black ant, is a formicine ant, the type species of the subgenus Lasius, found all over Europe and in some parts of North America, South America, Asia and Australasia. The European species was split into two species; L. niger is found in open areas, while L. platythorax is found in forest habitats. It is monogynous, meaning colonies have a single queen.

No. 114 | December 10, 2023

Marmalade Hover Fly

Episyrphus balteatus, sometimes called the marmalade hoverfly, is a relatively small hoverfly (9–12 mm) of the Syrphidae family, widespread throughout the Palaearctic region, which covers Europe, North Asia and North Africa. The upper side of the abdomen is patterned with orange and black bands. Two further identification characters are the presence of secondary black bands on the third and fourth dorsal plates and faint greyish longitudinal stripes on the thorax. Its color patterns may appear wasp-like to...

No. 113 | December 9, 2023

Sarcophaga carnaria

Sarcophaga carnaria or the common flesh fly is a European species of flesh fly.

No. 112 | December 8, 2023

Sarcophaga carnaria

Sarcophaga carnaria or the common flesh fly is a European species of flesh fly.

No. 111 | December 7, 2023

Dicyphus errans

Dicyphus errans is a Palearctic species of true bug.

No. 110 | December 6, 2023

European Paper Wasp

The European paper wasp (Polistes dominula, often misspelled as dominulus) is one of the most common and well-known species of social wasps in the genus Polistes. Its diet is more diverse than that of most Polistes species (many genera of insects versus mainly caterpillars in other Polistes), giving it superior survival value over many other wasp species during a shortage of resources.

No. 109 | December 5, 2023

Marmalade Hover Fly

Episyrphus balteatus, sometimes called the marmalade hoverfly, is a relatively small hoverfly (9–12 mm) of the Syrphidae family, widespread throughout the Palaearctic region, which covers Europe, North Asia and North Africa. The upper side of the abdomen is patterned with orange and black bands. Two further identification characters are the presence of secondary black bands on the third and fourth dorsal plates and faint greyish longitudinal stripes on the thorax. Its color patterns may appear wasp-like to...

No. 108 | December 4, 2023

Speckled Bush-cricket

The speckled bush-cricket (Leptophyes punctatissima) is a flightless species of bush-cricket that occurs across most of Europe.

No. 107 | December 3, 2023

European Paper Wasp

The European paper wasp (Polistes dominula, often misspelled as dominulus) is one of the most common and well-known species of social wasps in the genus Polistes. Its diet is more diverse than that of most Polistes species (many genera of insects versus mainly caterpillars in other Polistes), giving it superior survival value over many other wasp species during a shortage of resources.

No. 106 | December 2, 2023

Hornet Mimic Hover Fly

Volucella zonaria, the hornet mimic hoverfly, is a European species of hoverfly.

No. 105 | December 1, 2023

Garden Bumble Bee

The garden bumblebee or small garden bumblebee, Bombus hortorum, is a species of bumblebee found in most of Europe north to 70ºN, as well as parts of Asia and New Zealand. It is distinguished from other bumblebees by its long tongue used for feeding on pollen in deep-flowered plants. They have a remarkable visual memory capacity, which aids them in navigating the territory close to their habitat and seeking out food sources. Due to its long...

No. 104 | November 30, 2023

Marmalade Hover Fly

Episyrphus balteatus, sometimes called the marmalade hoverfly, is a relatively small hoverfly (9–12 mm) of the Syrphidae family, widespread throughout the Palaearctic region, which covers Europe, North Asia and North Africa. The upper side of the abdomen is patterned with orange and black bands. Two further identification characters are the presence of secondary black bands on the third and fourth dorsal plates and faint greyish longitudinal stripes on the thorax. Its color patterns may appear wasp-like to...

No. 103 | November 29, 2023

Sarcophaga carnaria

Sarcophaga carnaria or the common flesh fly is a European species of flesh fly.

No. 102 | November 28, 2023

Common Red Soldier Beetle

The common red soldier beetle (Rhagonycha fulva), also misleadingly known as the bloodsucker beetle, and popularly known in England as the Hogweed Bonking Beetle is a species of soldier beetle (Cantharidae).

No. 101 | November 27, 2023

European Firebug

The firebug, Pyrrhocoris apterus, is a common insect of the family Pyrrhocoridae. Easily recognizable due to its striking red and black coloration, but may be confused with the similarly coloured but unrelated Corizus hyoscyami (cinnamon bug, squash bug) (see comparison). Pyrrhocoris apterus is distributed throughout the Palaearctic from the Atlantic coast of Europe to northwest China. It has also been reported from the USA, Central America and India. It has been reported as recently expanding its...

No. 100 | November 26, 2023

European Firebug

The firebug, Pyrrhocoris apterus, is a common insect of the family Pyrrhocoridae. Easily recognizable due to its striking red and black coloration, but may be confused with the similarly coloured but unrelated Corizus hyoscyami (cinnamon bug, squash bug) (see comparison). Pyrrhocoris apterus is distributed throughout the Palaearctic from the Atlantic coast of Europe to northwest China. It has also been reported from the USA, Central America and India. It has been reported as recently expanding its...

No. 99 | November 25, 2023

Forest Bug

The forest bug or red-legged shieldbug (Pentatoma rufipes) is a species of shield bug in the family Pentatomidae....

No. 98 | November 24, 2023

Green Shield Bug

The green shield bug (Palomena prasina) is a shield bug of the family Pentatomidae. It may also be referred to as a green stink bug, particularly outside of Britain, although the name green stink bug more appropriately belongs to the larger North American stink bug, Acrosternum hilare. The adult green shield bug ranges in the colour of their backs from bright green to bronze, without any substantial markings. Green shield bugs are a very common shield...

No. 97 | November 23, 2023

Forest Bug

The forest bug or red-legged shieldbug (Pentatoma rufipes) is a species of shield bug in the family Pentatomidae....

No. 96 | November 22, 2023

Phyllotreta nigripes

No. 95 | November 21, 2023

Speckled Bush-cricket

The speckled bush-cricket (Leptophyes punctatissima) is a flightless species of bush-cricket that occurs across most of Europe.

No. 94 | November 20, 2023

Common Green Capsid

Lygocoris pabulinus also known as the common green capsid, is a species of bug from the family Miridae which can be found throughout Europe (except for Greece, Malta, and Iceland). It feeds on plants.

No. 93 | November 19, 2023

Aphidoidea

Aphids, also known as plant lice and in Britain and the Commonwealth as greenflies, blackflies, or whiteflies (not to be confused with "jumping plant lice" or true whiteflies), are small sap-sucking insects and members of the superfamily Aphidoidea. Many species are green, but other commonly occurring species may be white and wooly, brown, or black. Aphids are among the most destructive insect pests on cultivated plants in temperate regions. They are capable of extremely rapid increase...

No. 92 | November 18, 2023

Lygus pratensis

Lygus pratensis is a species of plant bugs belonging to the family Miridae.

No. 91 | November 17, 2023

Aphidoidea

Aphids, also known as plant lice and in Britain and the Commonwealth as greenflies, blackflies, or whiteflies (not to be confused with "jumping plant lice" or true whiteflies), are small sap-sucking insects and members of the superfamily Aphidoidea. Many species are green, but other commonly occurring species may be white and wooly, brown, or black. Aphids are among the most destructive insect pests on cultivated plants in temperate regions. They are capable of extremely rapid increase...

No. 90 | November 16, 2023

Lygus pratensis

Lygus pratensis is a species of plant bugs belonging to the family Miridae.

No. 89 | November 15, 2023

European Tarnished Plant Bug

Lygus rugulipennis, common name European Tarnished Plant Bug, is a species of plant bugs belonging to the family Miridae.

No. 88 | November 14, 2023

European Tarnished Plant Bug

Lygus rugulipennis, common name European Tarnished Plant Bug, is a species of plant bugs belonging to the family Miridae.

No. 87 | November 13, 2023

Apolygus lucorum

Apolygus lucorum is a species of true bug in the Miridae family. It can be found everywhere in Europe except for Albania, Bulgaria, Iceland, Malta, and Portugal.

No. 86 | November 12, 2023

Red-barbed Ant

Formica rufibarbis is a European formicine ant of the Formica fusca group. In the classification by Auguste Forel, it is treated in the subgenus Serviformica. F. rufibarbis is subject to a Species Action Plan (SAP) in England, where it is known from only two locations, although it is not considered to be at risk on continental Europe.

No. 85 | November 11, 2023

Black Garden Ant

The black garden ant (Lasius niger), also known as the common black ant, is a formicine ant, the type species of the subgenus Lasius, found all over Europe and in some parts of North America, South America, Asia and Australasia. The European species was split into two species; L. niger is found in open areas, while L. platythorax is found in forest habitats. It is monogynous, meaning colonies have a single queen.

No. 84 | November 10, 2023

Common Red Soldier Beetle

The common red soldier beetle (Rhagonycha fulva), also misleadingly known as the bloodsucker beetle, and popularly known in England as the Hogweed Bonking Beetle is a species of soldier beetle (Cantharidae).

No. 83 | November 9, 2023

Common Drone Fly

Eristalis tenax is a hoverfly, also known as the drone fly (or "dronefly"). It is migratory and cosmopolitan, the most widely distributed syrphid species in the world, and is known from all regions except the Antarctic. It has been introduced into North America and is widely established.

No. 82 | November 8, 2023

Common European Greenbottle Fly

The common green bottle fly (Lucilia sericata) is a blow fly found in most areas of the world, and the most well-known of the numerous green bottle fly species. It is 10–14 mm long, slightly larger than a house fly, and has brilliant, metallic, blue-green or golden coloration with black markings. It has short, sparse black bristles (setae) and three cross-grooves on the thorax. The wings are clear with light brown veins, and the legs and antennae...

No. 81 | November 7, 2023

Daffodil Leaf-beetle

Exosoma lusitanicum or daffodil leaf beetle is a species of skeletonizing leaf beetles belonging to the family Chrysomelidae, subfamily Galerucinae.

No. 80 | November 6, 2023

Marmalade Hover Fly

Episyrphus balteatus, sometimes called the marmalade hoverfly, is a relatively small hoverfly (9–12 mm) of the Syrphidae family, widespread throughout the Palaearctic region, which covers Europe, North Asia and North Africa. The upper side of the abdomen is patterned with orange and black bands. Two further identification characters are the presence of secondary black bands on the third and fourth dorsal plates and faint greyish longitudinal stripes on the thorax. Its color patterns may appear wasp-like to...

No. 79 | November 5, 2023

Goldenrod Crab Spider

Misumena vatia is a species of crab spider with holarctic distribution. In North America, where it is the largest and best-known flower spider, it is called the goldenrod crab spider or flower (crab) spider, because it is commonly found hunting in goldenrod sprays in the autumn. Young males in the early summer may be quite small and easily overlooked, but females can grow up to 10 mm (excluding legs); males reach 5 mm at most.

No. 78 | November 4, 2023

Common Green Capsid

Lygocoris pabulinus also known as the common green capsid, is a species of bug from the family Miridae which can be found throughout Europe (except for Greece, Malta, and Iceland). It feeds on plants.

No. 77 | November 3, 2023

Garden Bumble Bee

The garden bumblebee or small garden bumblebee, Bombus hortorum, is a species of bumblebee found in most of Europe north to 70ºN, as well as parts of Asia and New Zealand. It is distinguished from other bumblebees by its long tongue used for feeding on pollen in deep-flowered plants. They have a remarkable visual memory capacity, which aids them in navigating the territory close to their habitat and seeking out food sources. Due to its long...

No. 76 | November 2, 2023

Alfalfa Leafcutter Bee

Megachile rotundata, the alfalfa leafcutter bee or leafcutter bee is a European bee that has been introduced to various regions around the world. As a solitary bee species, it does not build colonies or store honey, but is a very efficient pollinator of alfalfa, carrots, other vegetables and some fruits. Because of this, farmers often use M. rotundata as a pollination aid by distributing M. rotundata prepupae around their crops. Each female will construct and provision...

No. 75 | November 1, 2023

Marmalade Hover Fly

Episyrphus balteatus, sometimes called the marmalade hoverfly, is a relatively small hoverfly (9–12 mm) of the Syrphidae family, widespread throughout the Palaearctic region, which covers Europe, North Asia and North Africa. The upper side of the abdomen is patterned with orange and black bands. Two further identification characters are the presence of secondary black bands on the third and fourth dorsal plates and faint greyish longitudinal stripes on the thorax. Its color patterns may appear wasp-like to...

No. 74 | October 31, 2023

Fourteen-spotted Lady Beetle

The 14-spotted Ladybird (Propylea quatuordecimpunctata) is a small lady beetle, belonging to the family Coccinellidae. It is sometimes referred to by the common name 14-spotted ladybird beetle, or simply P-14.

No. 73 | October 30, 2023

Labidostomis longimana

Labidostomis longimana is a species of short-horned leaf beetles belonging to the family Chrysomelidae, subfamily Clytrinae.

No. 72 | October 29, 2023

Common House Fly

The housefly (Musca domestica) is a fly of the suborder Cyclorrhapha. It is believed to have evolved in the Cenozoic era, possibly in the Middle East, and has spread all over the world as a commensal of humans. It is the most common fly species found in houses. Adults are grey to black with four dark longitudinal lines on the thorax, slightly hairy bodies and a single pair of membranous wings. They have red eyes, set...

No. 71 | October 28, 2023

Alfalfa Plant Bug

Adelphocoris lineolatus, is commonly known as the Lucerne bug or the alfalfa plant bug, and belongs to the family Miridae. It is an agricultural pest causing vast amounts of damage to numerous crops, but primarily to alfalfa crops around the globe.

No. 70 | October 27, 2023

Common Green Capsid

Lygocoris pabulinus also known as the common green capsid, is a species of bug from the family Miridae which can be found throughout Europe (except for Greece, Malta, and Iceland). It feeds on plants.

No. 69 | October 26, 2023

Sharp-collared Furrow Bee

Lasioglossum malachurum, the sharp-collared furrow bee, is a small European halictid bee. This species is obligately eusocial, with queens and workers, though the differences between the castes are not nearly as extreme as in honey bees. Early taxonomists mistakenly assigned the worker females to a different species from the queens. They are small (about 1 cm), shiny, mostly black bees with off-white hair bands at the bases of the abdominal segments. L. malachurum is one of the...

No. 68 | October 25, 2023

Shrill Carder-Bumble bee

Bombus sylvarum, the shrill carder bee or knapweed carder-bee, is a species of bumblebee with a wide distribution across Europe, east to the Ural Mountains, and north to Great Britain, Ireland, and southern Scandinavia.

No. 67 | October 24, 2023

Confusing Furrow Bee

Halictus confusus, the southern bronze furrow bee, is a species of sweat bee in the family Halictidae.

No. 66 | October 23, 2023

red-spotted plant bug

Deraeocoris ruber (also known as Mirid Bug) is a species of bugs in Miridae family.

No. 65 | October 22, 2023

Black-backed meadow ant

Formica pratensis, the black-backed meadow ant, is a species of European red wood ant in the family Formicidae.

No. 64 | October 21, 2023

Black-backed meadow ant

Formica pratensis, the black-backed meadow ant, is a species of European red wood ant in the family Formicidae.

No. 63 | October 20, 2023

Sloe Bug

Dolycoris baccarum, the sloe bug, is a species of shield bug in the family Pentatomidae....

No. 62 | October 19, 2023

Wood, Mound, and Field Ants

No. 61 | October 18, 2023

Oedemera femorata

No. 59 | October 16, 2023

Common Crab Spider

Xysticus cristatus, the common crab spider, is a European spider from the family Thomisidae.

No. 58 | October 15, 2023

Deraeocoris lutescens

No. 57 | October 14, 2023

Black Vine Weevil

Otiorhynchus sulcatus, commonly known as the black vine weevil or simply vine weevil, is native to Europe, but common in North America as well. It is a pest of many garden plants.

No. 56 | October 13, 2023

Red-barbed Ant

Formica rufibarbis is a European formicine ant of the Formica fusca group. In the classification by Auguste Forel, it is treated in the subgenus Serviformica. F. rufibarbis is subject to a Species Action Plan (SAP) in England, where it is known from only two locations, although it is not considered to be at risk on continental Europe.

No. 55 | October 12, 2023

Forest Bug

The forest bug or red-legged shieldbug (Pentatoma rufipes) is a species of shield bug in the family Pentatomidae....

No. 54 | October 11, 2023

Common Red Soldier Beetle

The common red soldier beetle (Rhagonycha fulva), also misleadingly known as the bloodsucker beetle, and popularly known in England as the Hogweed Bonking Beetle is a species of soldier beetle (Cantharidae).

No. 53 | October 10, 2023

Brown Marmorated Stink Bug

The brown marmorated stink bug (Halyomorpha halys) is an insect in the family Pentatomidae, native to China, Japan, the Korean Peninsula, and Taiwan. In September 1998 it was collected in Allentown, Pennsylvania, where it is believed to have been accidentally introduced. The nymphs and adults of the brown marmorated stink bug feed on over 100 species of plants, including many agricultural crops, and by 2010–11 had become a season-long pest in orchards in the Eastern United...

No. 52 | October 9, 2023

Common Winter Damselfly

Sympecma fusca, the common winter damselfly, is a damselfly a member of the Lestidae and related to the emeralds or spreadwings....

No. 51 | October 8, 2023

variable longhorn beetle

Stenocorus meridianus is a species of longhorn beetle in the Lepturinae subfamily that can be found anywhere in Europe (except for Faroe Islands, Iceland and Ireland, Malta, and parts of Italy such as San Marino, Sardinia, Sicily, and Vatican city), Caucasus, and Kazakhstan. They are 15–27 millimetres (0.59–1.06 in). The species have brown coloured legs, but can have either black (female) or brown (male) coloured prothorax. They occasionally feed on deciduous trees such as elm, maple, and...

No. 50 | October 7, 2023

Rhododendron Leafhopper

Graphocephala fennahi (rhododendron leafhopper) is a species of leafhopper native to the United States. Its common name derives from it feeding on the sap of rhododendrons. The species was introduced to Great Britain in the 1930s and continental Europe in the 1970s. There has been suggestion that the rhododendron leafhopper contributes to the spread of a rhododendron fungus (Pycnostysanus azaleae) through Europe.

No. 49 | October 6, 2023

Locust Blowfly

Stomorhina lunata is a species of fly in the family Calliphoridae, often misidentified because of the unusual band pattern in the abdomen, typical of hoverflies. S. lunata is an important egg predator of some major African agricultural pests, the South African Brown locust (Locustana pardalina), the more widespread Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria), and the migratory locust (Locustana migratoria).

No. 48 | October 5, 2023

Two-spotted Grass Bug

Stenotus binotatus is a species of plant bug, originally from Europe, but now also established across North America and New Zealand. It is 6–7 mm (0.24–0.28 in) long, yellowish, with darker markings on the pronotum and forewings. It feeds on various grasses, and can be a pest of crops such as wheat.

No. 47 | October 4, 2023

Lesser House Fly

The lesser house fly or little house fly, Fannia canicularis, is somewhat smaller (3.5–6 mm (0.14–0.24 in)) than the common housefly. It is best known for its habit of entering buildings and circling near the center of rooms. It is slender, and the median vein in the wing is straight. Larvae feed on all manner of decaying organic matter, including carrion. Among the Fanniidae, this species is the one most frequently associated with myiasis.

No. 46 | October 3, 2023

Green Shield Bug

The green shield bug (Palomena prasina) is a shield bug of the family Pentatomidae. It may also be referred to as a green stink bug, particularly outside of Britain, although the name green stink bug more appropriately belongs to the larger North American stink bug, Acrosternum hilare. The adult green shield bug ranges in the colour of their backs from bright green to bronze, without any substantial markings. Green shield bugs are a very common shield...

No. 45 | October 2, 2023

Nut Weevil

Curculio nucum (nut weevil) is a medium-sized beetle, with an especially elongated snout, characteristic of the Curculionini tribe of the weevil family (Curculionidae). Its larvae develop in hazel nuts Corylus avellana, being a serious pest in hazenut orchards. It occurs in most of Europe, from south Sweden, Finland and Great Britain to the Mediterranean.

No. 44 | October 1, 2023

Dock Leaf Bug

No. 43 | September 30, 2023

northern fruit bug

Carpocoris fuscispinus is a species of shield bug in the Pentatomidae family.

No. 42 | September 29, 2023

Ant Damselbug

Himacerus mirmicoides, common name ant damsel bug, is a species of damsel bugs belonging to the family Nabidae, subfamily Nabinae.

No. 41 | September 28, 2023

Fourteen-spotted Lady Beetle

The 14-spotted Ladybird (Propylea quatuordecimpunctata) is a small lady beetle, belonging to the family Coccinellidae. It is sometimes referred to by the common name 14-spotted ladybird beetle, or simply P-14.

No. 40 | September 27, 2023

Megalocoleus tanaceti

No. 39 | September 26, 2023

Coccinula quatuordecimpustulata

No. 38 | September 25, 2023

European Paper Wasp

The European paper wasp (Polistes dominula, often misspelled as dominulus) is one of the most common and well-known species of social wasps in the genus Polistes. Its diet is more diverse than that of most Polistes species (many genera of insects versus mainly caterpillars in other Polistes), giving it superior survival value over many other wasp species during a shortage of resources.

No. 37 | September 24, 2023

Oedemera virescens

No. 36 | September 23, 2023

European Paper Wasp

The European paper wasp (Polistes dominula, often misspelled as dominulus) is one of the most common and well-known species of social wasps in the genus Polistes. Its diet is more diverse than that of most Polistes species (many genera of insects versus mainly caterpillars in other Polistes), giving it superior survival value over many other wasp species during a shortage of resources.

No. 35 | September 22, 2023

Oedemera virescens

No. 34 | September 21, 2023

Hornet Mimic Hover Fly

Volucella zonaria, the hornet mimic hoverfly, is a European species of hoverfly.

No. 33 | September 20, 2023

Marmalade Hover Fly

Episyrphus balteatus, sometimes called the marmalade hoverfly, is a relatively small hoverfly (9–12 mm) of the Syrphidae family, widespread throughout the Palaearctic region, which covers Europe, North Asia and North Africa. The upper side of the abdomen is patterned with orange and black bands. Two further identification characters are the presence of secondary black bands on the third and fourth dorsal plates and faint greyish longitudinal stripes on the thorax. Its color patterns may appear wasp-like to...

No. 32 | September 19, 2023

Sarcophaga carnaria

Sarcophaga carnaria or the common flesh fly is a European species of flesh fly.

No. 31 | September 18, 2023

Sharp-collared Furrow Bee

Lasioglossum malachurum, the sharp-collared furrow bee, is a small European halictid bee. This species is obligately eusocial, with queens and workers, though the differences between the castes are not nearly as extreme as in honey bees. Early taxonomists mistakenly assigned the worker females to a different species from the queens. They are small (about 1 cm), shiny, mostly black bees with off-white hair bands at the bases of the abdominal segments. L. malachurum is one of the...

No. 30 | September 17, 2023

Sturmia bella

Sturmia bella is a species of fly in the family Tachinidae. Larvae can parasitize over twenty lepidopteran species, such as Parantica sita.

No. 29 | September 16, 2023

Locust Blowfly

Stomorhina lunata is a species of fly in the family Calliphoridae, often misidentified because of the unusual band pattern in the abdomen, typical of hoverflies. S. lunata is an important egg predator of some major African agricultural pests, the South African Brown locust (Locustana pardalina), the more widespread Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria), and the migratory locust (Locustana migratoria).

No. 28 | September 15, 2023

Sturmia bella

Sturmia bella is a species of fly in the family Tachinidae. Larvae can parasitize over twenty lepidopteran species, such as Parantica sita.

No. 27 | September 14, 2023

Hyaline Grass Bug

Liorhyssus hyalinus is a species of scentless plant bugs belonging to the family Rhopalidae, subfamily Rhopalinae.

No. 26 | September 13, 2023

Sharp-collared Furrow Bee

Lasioglossum malachurum, the sharp-collared furrow bee, is a small European halictid bee. This species is obligately eusocial, with queens and workers, though the differences between the castes are not nearly as extreme as in honey bees. Early taxonomists mistakenly assigned the worker females to a different species from the queens. They are small (about 1 cm), shiny, mostly black bees with off-white hair bands at the bases of the abdominal segments. L. malachurum is one of the...

No. 25 | September 12, 2023

transparent rhopalid

No. 24 | September 11, 2023

Goldenrod Crab Spider

Misumena vatia is a species of crab spider with holarctic distribution. In North America, where it is the largest and best-known flower spider, it is called the goldenrod crab spider or flower (crab) spider, because it is commonly found hunting in goldenrod sprays in the autumn. Young males in the early summer may be quite small and easily overlooked, but females can grow up to 10 mm (excluding legs); males reach 5 mm at most.

No. 23 | September 10, 2023

Oedemera virescens

No. 22 | September 9, 2023

Hyaline Grass Bug

Liorhyssus hyalinus is a species of scentless plant bugs belonging to the family Rhopalidae, subfamily Rhopalinae.

No. 21 | September 8, 2023

Gorse Shield Bug

Piezodorus lituratus, common name gorse shield bug, is a species of Pentatomidae, a family of shield bugs.

No. 20 | September 7, 2023

22-spot Ladybird

Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata (often abbreviated to Psyllobora 22-punctata), the 22-spot ladybird, is a 3–5 mm long ladybird commonly found in Europe . Unlike most other ladybirds which feed on aphids, P. 22-punctata eats mildew — especially from umbellifers and low-growing shrubs .

No. 19 | September 6, 2023

Shrill Carder-Bumble bee

Bombus sylvarum, the shrill carder bee or knapweed carder-bee, is a species of bumblebee with a wide distribution across Europe, east to the Ural Mountains, and north to Great Britain, Ireland, and southern Scandinavia.

No. 18 | September 5, 2023

Black-shouldered Shieldbug

Carpocoris purpureipennis is a species of shield bug belonging to the family Pentatomidae, subfamily Pentatominae....

No. 17 | September 4, 2023

Black Garden Ant

The black garden ant (Lasius niger), also known as the common black ant, is a formicine ant, the type species of the subgenus Lasius, found all over Europe and in some parts of North America, South America, Asia and Australasia. The European species was split into two species; L. niger is found in open areas, while L. platythorax is found in forest habitats. It is monogynous, meaning colonies have a single queen.

No. 16 | September 3, 2023

Seven-spotted Lady Beetle

Coccinella septempunctata, the seven-spot ladybird (or, in North America, seven-spotted ladybug or "C-7"), is the most common ladybird in Europe. Its elytra are of a red colour, but punctuated with three black spots each, with one further spot being spread over the junction of the two, making a total of seven spots, from which the species derives both its common and scientific names (from the Latin septem = "seven" and punctus = "spot").

No. 15 | September 2, 2023

Bramble Sawfly

Arge cyanocrocea, the bramble sawfly, is a species of sawflies belonging to the family Argidae subfamily Arginae....

No. 14 | September 1, 2023

Marbled White

Melanargia galathea, the marbled white, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae....

No. 13 | August 31, 2023

Marbled White

Melanargia galathea, the marbled white, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae....

No. 12 | August 30, 2023

Mint beetle

Chrysolina coerulans, also known as the blue mint beetle or blue mint leaf beetle, is a species of beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is a member of the subgenus Synerga of the genus Chrysolina. It is native to a wide range of countries between mid and eastern Europe and lives alongside rivers and in meadows, it feeds on various plant members of the mint family.

No. 10 | August 28, 2023

European beewolf

Philanthus triangulum, commonly known as the European beewolf, bee-killer wasp or the bee-eating philanthus (from the now obsolete synonym Philanthus apivorus), is a solitary wasp that lives in the Western Palearctic and Afrotropics. Although the adults of the species are herbivores (feeding on nectar and pollen), the species derives its name from the behavior of the inseminated females, who hunt Western honey bees. The female places several of its paralyzed prey together with an egg in...

No. 9 | August 27, 2023

European beewolf

Philanthus triangulum, commonly known as the European beewolf, bee-killer wasp or the bee-eating philanthus (from the now obsolete synonym Philanthus apivorus), is a solitary wasp that lives in the Western Palearctic and Afrotropics. Although the adults of the species are herbivores (feeding on nectar and pollen), the species derives its name from the behavior of the inseminated females, who hunt Western honey bees. The female places several of its paralyzed prey together with an egg in...

No. 8 | August 26, 2023

Chrysis ignita

Chrysis ignita is a species of cuckoo wasp. It is one of a group of species which are difficult to separate and which may be referred to as ruby-tailed wasps.

No. 7 | August 25, 2023

European beewolf

Philanthus triangulum, commonly known as the European beewolf, bee-killer wasp or the bee-eating philanthus (from the now obsolete synonym Philanthus apivorus), is a solitary wasp that lives in the Western Palearctic and Afrotropics. Although the adults of the species are herbivores (feeding on nectar and pollen), the species derives its name from the behavior of the inseminated females, who hunt Western honey bees. The female places several of its paralyzed prey together with an egg in...

No. 6 | August 24, 2023

Marmalade Hover Fly

Episyrphus balteatus, sometimes called the marmalade hoverfly, is a relatively small hoverfly (9–12 mm) of the Syrphidae family, widespread throughout the Palaearctic region, which covers Europe, North Asia and North Africa. The upper side of the abdomen is patterned with orange and black bands. Two further identification characters are the presence of secondary black bands on the third and fourth dorsal plates and faint greyish longitudinal stripes on the thorax. Its color patterns may appear wasp-like to...

No. 5 | August 23, 2023

Golden Digger Wasp

Sphex funerarius, the golden digger wasp, is a species of digger wasp belonging to the family Sphecidae.

No. 4 | August 22, 2023

Marmalade Hover Fly

Episyrphus balteatus, sometimes called the marmalade hoverfly, is a relatively small hoverfly (9–12 mm) of the Syrphidae family, widespread throughout the Palaearctic region, which covers Europe, North Asia and North Africa. The upper side of the abdomen is patterned with orange and black bands. Two further identification characters are the presence of secondary black bands on the third and fourth dorsal plates and faint greyish longitudinal stripes on the thorax. Its color patterns may appear wasp-like to...

No. 3 | August 21, 2023

Garden Bumble Bee

The garden bumblebee or small garden bumblebee, Bombus hortorum, is a species of bumblebee found in most of Europe north to 70ºN, as well as parts of Asia and New Zealand. It is distinguished from other bumblebees by its long tongue used for feeding on pollen in deep-flowered plants. They have a remarkable visual memory capacity, which aids them in navigating the territory close to their habitat and seeking out food sources. Due to its long...

No. 2 | August 20, 2023

Garden Bumble Bee

The garden bumblebee or small garden bumblebee, Bombus hortorum, is a species of bumblebee found in most of Europe north to 70ºN, as well as parts of Asia and New Zealand. It is distinguished from other bumblebees by its long tongue used for feeding on pollen in deep-flowered plants. They have a remarkable visual memory capacity, which aids them in navigating the territory close to their habitat and seeking out food sources. Due to its long...

No. 1 | August 19, 2023

Green Dock Beetle

Gastrophysa viridula, known as the green dock beetle, green dock leaf beetle or green sorrel beetle, is a species of beetle native to Europe.