Arthropods Daily – February 2024 –

Seven-spotted Lady Beetle

No. 167 |

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").

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Seven-spotted Lady Beetle

No. 168 |

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").

Seven-spotted Lady Beetle

No. 169 |

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").

Asian Lady Beetle

No. 170 |

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...

Willow Clytra

No. 171 |

Willow Clytra

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

Pine Ladybird

No. 172 |

Pine Ladybird

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

Byturus ochraceus

No. 173 |

Byturus ochraceus

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

Common Red Soldier Beetle

No. 174 |

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).

Ant Damselbug

No. 175 |

Ant Damselbug

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

Common Winter Damselfly

No. 176 |

Common Winter Damselfly

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

Dock Leaf Bug

No. 177 |

Dock Leaf Bug

Dock Bug

No. 178 |

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.

Pegomya

No. 179 |

Pegomya

Pegomya is a genus of flies within the family Anthomyiidae. Some species are considered pests due to their leafmining larvae. Species include:

Variable Duskyface Fly

No. 180 |

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.

Aphidoidea

No. 181 |

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...

Lomatia lateralis

No. 182 |

Lomatia lateralis

Sarcophaga carnaria

No. 183 |

Sarcophaga carnaria

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

Marmalade Hover Fly

No. 184 |

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...

Meadow Plant Bug

No. 185 |

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.

Green Immigrant Leaf Weevil

No. 186 |

Green Immigrant Leaf Weevil

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

Psallus varians

No. 187 |

Psallus varians

Psallus varians is a Palearctic species of true bug

Anaspis frontalis

No. 188 |

Anaspis frontalis

Spotted Longhorn Beetle

No. 189 |

Spotted Longhorn Beetle

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

Common Malachite-beetle

No. 190 |

Common Malachite-beetle

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

Dasytes aeratus

No. 191 |

Dasytes aeratus

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

Marbled White

No. 192 |

Marbled White

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

Cucumber Green Spider

No. 193 |

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.

Suillia variegata

No. 194 |

Suillia variegata

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

Common Green Capsid

No. 195 |

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.