Arthropods Daily – August 2025 –

Byturus ochraceus

No. 714 |

Byturus ochraceus

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

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Anthaxia morio

No. 715 |

Anthaxia morio

acorn weevil

No. 716 |

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.

Myrmicine Ants

No. 717 |

Myrmicine Ants

acorn weevil

No. 718 |

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.

Western Honey Bee

No. 719 |

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.

Common Pollen Beetle

No. 720 |

Common Pollen Beetle

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Anthaxia morio

No. 721 |

Anthaxia morio

Byturus ochraceus

No. 722 |

Byturus ochraceus

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

Dance Flies

No. 723 |

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.

Myrmicine Ants

No. 724 |

Myrmicine Ants

Dance Flies

No. 725 |

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.

Common Pollen Beetle

No. 726 |

Common Pollen Beetle

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acorn weevil

No. 727 |

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.

acorn weevil

No. 728 |

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.

acorn weevil

No. 729 |

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.

Lasioglossum

No. 730 |

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.

Hoplomachus thunbergii

No. 731 |

Hoplomachus thunbergii

Hoplomachus thunbergii

No. 732 |

Hoplomachus thunbergii

Hoplomachus thunbergii

No. 733 |

Hoplomachus thunbergii

Greenish Oedemera

No. 734 |

Greenish Oedemera

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

Hoplomachus thunbergii

No. 735 |

Hoplomachus thunbergii

22-spot Ladybird

No. 736 |

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 .

Brown Tree Ant

No. 737 |

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.

22-spot Ladybird

No. 738 |

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 .

Tettigonia

No. 739 |

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.

Yellow-fronted Soft-winged Flower Beetle

No. 740 |

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.

Closterotomus biclavatus

No. 741 |

Closterotomus biclavatus

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

garden figwort weevil

No. 742 |

garden figwort weevil

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

spotted plant bug

No. 743 |

spotted plant bug

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

garden figwort weevil

No. 744 |

garden figwort weevil

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