Arthropods Daily – November 2024 –

Marmalade Hover Fly

No. 441 |

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...

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Greenish Oedemera

No. 442 |

Greenish Oedemera

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

Calocoris affinis

No. 443 |

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.

Greenish Oedemera

No. 444 |

Greenish Oedemera

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

Synophropsis lauri

No. 445 |

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.

Common Pollen Beetle

No. 446 |

Common Pollen Beetle

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Goldenrod Crab Spider

No. 447 |

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.

Byturus ochraceus

No. 448 |

Byturus ochraceus

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

Garden Hammock Spider

No. 449 |

Garden Hammock Spider

Dolichoderus quadripunctatus

No. 450 |

Dolichoderus quadripunctatus

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.

Dasytes aeratus

No. 451 |

Dasytes aeratus

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

Dasytes aeratus

No. 452 |

Dasytes aeratus

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

Dasytes plumbeus

No. 453 |

Dasytes plumbeus

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

Dolichoderus quadripunctatus

No. 454 |

Dolichoderus quadripunctatus

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.

Common Tachinid

No. 455 |

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.

monoceros beetle

No. 456 |

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.

Oedemera femorata

No. 457 |

Oedemera femorata

Oedemera femorata

No. 458 |

Oedemera femorata

Common Nettle Flower Bug

No. 459 |

Common Nettle Flower Bug

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

Cylindromyia brassicaria

No. 460 |

Cylindromyia brassicaria

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

Oedemera femorata

No. 461 |

Oedemera femorata

Sloe Bug

No. 462 |

Sloe Bug

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

Common Nettle Flower Bug

No. 463 |

Common Nettle Flower Bug

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

Common Nettle Flower Bug

No. 464 |

Common Nettle Flower Bug

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

Copper Sun Jumper

No. 465 |

Copper Sun Jumper

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

Cylindromyia brassicaria

No. 466 |

Cylindromyia brassicaria

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

European Firebug

No. 467 |

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...

European Firebug

No. 468 |

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...

Dicyphus errans

No. 469 |

Dicyphus errans

Dicyphus errans is a Palearctic species of true bug.

banded rhopalid

No. 470 |

banded rhopalid

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