Archive for the year 2025

December 2025

No. 866 | December 31, 2025

Issue No. 866

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).

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No. 866 | December 31, 2025

Common Red Soldier Beetle

No. 865 | December 30, 2025

Common Red Soldier Beetle

No. 864 | December 29, 2025

Sulphur Beetle

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

No. 863 | December 28, 2025

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. 862 | December 27, 2025

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. 861 | December 26, 2025

speckled longhorn beetle

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No. 860 | December 25, 2025

Forest Bug

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

No. 859 | December 24, 2025

Spotted Longhorn Beetle

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

No. 858 | December 23, 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. 857 | December 22, 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. 856 | December 21, 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. 855 | December 20, 2025

Ant Damselbug

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

No. 854 | December 19, 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. 853 | December 18, 2025

Striped Flea Beetle

The striped flea beetle (Phyllotreta striolata) is a small flea beetle, shiny black with a greenish tinge, 1.5 to 2.5 mm long, having a wavy amber line running the length of each elytron (wing cover). It is a pest of cabbage and other brassicas. The hind legs are thickened, enabling the beetle to jump like a flea when disturbed.

No. 852 | December 17, 2025

Pouting Woodlouse-fly

No. 851 | December 16, 2025

Adela violella

Adela violella is a moth of the Adelidae family. It is found in most of Europe, except Ireland, Great Britain, Fennoscandia, the Baltic region, Croatia, Greece and Portugal.

No. 850 | December 15, 2025

Adela violella

Adela violella is a moth of the Adelidae family. It is found in most of Europe, except Ireland, Great Britain, Fennoscandia, the Baltic region, Croatia, Greece and Portugal.

No. 849 | December 14, 2025

Common Pollen Beetle

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No. 848 | December 13, 2025

Wood, Mound, and Field Ants

No. 847 | December 12, 2025

Yellow-spotted Macrophya

Macrophya montana is a sawfly (order Hymenoptera, family Tenthredinidae)....

No. 846 | December 11, 2025

Yellow-spotted Macrophya

Macrophya montana is a sawfly (order Hymenoptera, family Tenthredinidae)....

No. 845 | December 10, 2025

common grammoptera

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No. 844 | December 9, 2025

Arge ustulata

Arge ustulata is a Palearctic species of sawfly.

No. 843 | December 8, 2025

Wood, Mound, and Field Ants

No. 842 | December 7, 2025

Mediterranean Spotted Chafer

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

No. 841 | December 6, 2025

Masked Bees

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

No. 840 | December 5, 2025

Masked Bees

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

No. 839 | December 4, 2025

Wood, Mound, and Field Ants

No. 838 | December 3, 2025

Adela violella

Adela violella is a moth of the Adelidae family. It is found in most of Europe, except Ireland, Great Britain, Fennoscandia, the Baltic region, Croatia, Greece and Portugal.

No. 837 | December 2, 2025

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. 836 | December 1, 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...

November 2025

No. 835 | November 30, 2025

Issue No. 835

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No. 835 | November 30, 2025

Furrow Bees

No. 834 | November 29, 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. 833 | November 28, 2025

Anthaxia nitidula

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

No. 832 | November 27, 2025

Oedemera lurida

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

No. 831 | November 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. 830 | November 25, 2025

Common Pollen Beetle

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No. 829 | November 24, 2025

Cellophane Bees

The genus Colletes (plasterer bees) is a large group of ground-nesting bees of the family Colletidae. They occur primarily in the Northern Hemisphere. They tend to be solitary, but sometimes nest close together in aggregations. Species in the genus build cells in underground nests that are lined with a cellophane-like plastic secretion, a true polyester, earning them the nickname polyester bees.

No. 828 | November 23, 2025

Masked Bees

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

No. 827 | November 22, 2025

Coccinula quatuordecimpustulata

No. 826 | November 21, 2025

Goldenrod Crab Spider

No. 825 | November 20, 2025

Coccinula quatuordecimpustulata

No. 824 | November 19, 2025

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. 823 | November 18, 2025

Coccinula quatuordecimpustulata

No. 822 | November 17, 2025

Goldenrod Crab Spider

No. 821 | November 16, 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. 820 | November 15, 2025

Oedemera virescens

No. 819 | November 14, 2025

Oedemera lurida

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

No. 818 | November 13, 2025

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. 817 | November 12, 2025

Thick-legged Hover Fly

No. 816 | November 11, 2025

Cellophane Bees

No. 815 | November 10, 2025

Anthaxia nitidula

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

No. 814 | November 9, 2025

Anthaxia nitidula

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

No. 813 | November 8, 2025

Phasia pusilla

Phasia pusilla is a European species of fly in the family Tachinidae.

No. 812 | November 7, 2025

Common European Greenbottle Fly

No. 811 | November 6, 2025

European Tarnished Plant Bug

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

No. 810 | November 5, 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. 809 | November 4, 2025

Furrow Bees

No. 808 | November 3, 2025

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. 807 | November 2, 2025

Common Globetail

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

No. 806 | November 1, 2025

Holly Blue

The holly blue (Celastrina argiolus) is a butterfly that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family and is native to Eurasia and North America.

October 2025

No. 805 | October 31, 2025

Issue No. 805

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

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No. 805 | October 31, 2025

Common Globetail

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

No. 804 | October 30, 2025

Cellophane Bees

No. 803 | October 29, 2025

Goldenrod Crab Spider

No. 802 | October 28, 2025

Furrow Bees

No. 801 | October 27, 2025

Holly Blue

The holly blue (Celastrina argiolus) is a butterfly that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family and is native to Eurasia and North America.

No. 800 | October 26, 2025

Furrow Bees

No. 799 | October 25, 2025

Furrow Bees

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

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

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

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

September 2025

No. 774 | September 30, 2025

Issue No. 774

Full post

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

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

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

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.

August 2025

No. 744 | August 31, 2025

Issue No. 744

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

Full post

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

No. 736 | August 23, 2025

22-spot Ladybird

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

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.

July 2025

No. 713 | July 31, 2025

Issue No. 713

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.

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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

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

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

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

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

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

No. 693 | July 11, 2025

Black Garden Ant

No. 692 | July 10, 2025

Cucumber Green Spider

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

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

June 2025

No. 682 | June 30, 2025

Issue No. 682

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

Full post

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

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

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

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

No. 670 | June 18, 2025

Western Honey Bee

No. 669 | June 17, 2025

Brown Tree Ant

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.

May 2025

No. 652 | May 31, 2025

Issue No. 652

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

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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

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

No. 643 | May 22, 2025

Tupiocoris rhododendri

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

April 2025

No. 621 | April 30, 2025

Issue No. 621

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.

Full post

No. 621 | April 30, 2025

Eyed Ladybird Beetle

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

March 2025

No. 591 | March 31, 2025

Issue No. 591

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

Full post

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

No. 588 | March 28, 2025

Green Shield Bug

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

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

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

No. 575 | March 15, 2025

Coccinula quatuordecimpustulata

No. 574 | March 14, 2025

Brown Tree Ant

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

No. 569 | March 9, 2025

Marmalade Hover Fly

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

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

February 2025

No. 560 | February 28, 2025

Issue No. 560

Full post

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

No. 550 | February 18, 2025

Garden Bumble Bee

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

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

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

No. 537 | February 5, 2025

Sharp-collared Furrow Bee

No. 536 | February 4, 2025

Sharp-collared Furrow Bee

No. 535 | February 3, 2025

Seven-spotted Lady Beetle

No. 534 | February 2, 2025

Marmalade Hover Fly

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.

January 2025

No. 532 | January 31, 2025

Issue No. 532

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.

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No. 532 | January 31, 2025

Grass Flies

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

No. 526 | January 25, 2025

Varied Carpet Beetle

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

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...