Arthropods Daily – July 2026 July 1, 2026 – July 31, 2026

No. 1048 | July 1, 2026

Coccinula quatuordecimpustulata

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No. 1049 | July 2, 2026

Hedychrum rutilans

Hedychrum rutilans is a species of cuckoo wasps (insects in the family Chrysididae). The species occurs primarily in Austria, Italy, Bulgaria, Greece, France, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland and in North Africa. The head and thorax are metallic green with red spots, while the abdomen is red. The color is more green and partially golden in the male and more extensively golden-red in the female. The body is somewhat hairy.

No. 1050 | July 3, 2026

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. 1051 | July 4, 2026

Lygus pratensis

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

No. 1052 | July 5, 2026

Sloe Bug

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

No. 1053 | July 6, 2026

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. 1054 | July 7, 2026

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. 1055 | July 8, 2026

Sloe Bug

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

No. 1056 | July 9, 2026

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. 1057 | July 10, 2026

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. 1058 | July 11, 2026

Masked Bees

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

No. 1059 | July 12, 2026

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. 1060 | July 13, 2026

Masked Bees

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

No. 1061 | July 14, 2026

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. 1062 | July 15, 2026

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. 1063 | July 16, 2026

Greenish Oedemera

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

No. 1064 | July 17, 2026

Philodromus rufus

Philodromus rufus, also known as the White-striped Running Crab Spider is a species of running crab spider in the family Philodromidae. It is found in North America, Europe, Turkey, Caucasus, Russia (Sibiria), Central Asia, China, Korea, and Japan.

No. 1065 | July 18, 2026

Common Pollen Beetle

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No. 1066 | July 19, 2026

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. 1067 | July 20, 2026

Common Carder Bumble Bee

Bombus pascuorum, the common carder bee, is a species of bumblebee present in most of Europe in a wide variety of habitats such as meadows, pastures, waste ground, ditches and embankments, roads, and field margins, as well as gardens and parks in urban areas and forests and forest edges. It is similar in appearance to Bombus muscorum, and is replacing the species in Northern Britain....

No. 1068 | July 21, 2026

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. 1069 | July 22, 2026

Common Carder Bumble Bee

Bombus pascuorum, the common carder bee, is a species of bumblebee present in most of Europe in a wide variety of habitats such as meadows, pastures, waste ground, ditches and embankments, roads, and field margins, as well as gardens and parks in urban areas and forests and forest edges. It is similar in appearance to Bombus muscorum, and is replacing the species in Northern Britain....

No. 1070 | July 23, 2026

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. 1071 | July 24, 2026

black-punctured leaf beetle

Galeruca tanaceti is a species of leaf beetle, described by Linnaeus in 1758.

No. 1072 | July 25, 2026

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. 1073 | July 26, 2026

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. 1074 | July 27, 2026

Red Pine Longhorn Beetle

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

No. 1075 | July 28, 2026

black-punctured leaf beetle

Galeruca tanaceti is a species of leaf beetle, described by Linnaeus in 1758.

No. 1076 | July 29, 2026

Red Pine Longhorn Beetle

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

No. 1077 | July 30, 2026

black-punctured leaf beetle

Galeruca tanaceti is a species of leaf beetle, described by Linnaeus in 1758.

No. 1078 | July 31, 2026

Cherry Slug Sawfly

The pear slug or cherry slug is the larva of the sawfly, Caliroa cerasi, a nearly worldwide pest. They are not slugs but are a kind of sawfly of the family Tenthredinidae. The pear slug is an important pest that eats leaves of cherry, pear, and plum trees, leaving behind a skeleton of veins. The larvae cover themselves in green slime, making themselves unpalatable to predators. When the larvae are fully grown, they drop off the...