Insects

Species are listed below . Please bear with us whilst this page loads lots of thumbs. To learn more about Insects visit the Insect Anatomy and Life Cycles Page as well as Dragons and Damsel Flies Still Fascinated click on the Link about Hover Fliesand other pages this section is constantly being updated.To visit the external links below on this page on Insects click this Link . This page will evolve into matrices EG: Hovers, Sawflies, Bugs, Bees , Wasps, Bees Shieldbugs ,Miridae. , Sawflies , Robber flies , Tachnid Flies etc as species are photographed and become available. Articles intoroducing groups as follows are also available EG: Hovers, Sawflies, Bugs, Bees , Wasps, Bees Shieldbugs , Robber flies. An outline of Insect Orders can be found below - Classification. We welcome any submissions

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Hover Flies Galore !

HOVERFLIES Fanily Syriphidae
Myathrops florea	Heliophilus pendulas	Meliscaeva auricollis
Leucozona glaucia	Syrphus Spp (Ribessi?)	Eristalis pertinax
Sphaerophoria scripta	A Sawfly For Comparison	A Wasp For Comparison
Marmlade Fly Episyrphus balteatus	Spp21 Hover Fly	Meliscaeva cinctella
Merodon equestris	All About Hover Flies	Spp3 Meliscaeva auricollis
Anasimyia contracta	Anasimyia lineata.	Arctophila superbiens.
Brachypalpoides lentus.	Cheilosia illustrata.	Dasysyrphus albostriatus.
Epistrophe eligans.	Epistrophe grossulariae.	Eupeodes latifasciatus.
Eupeodes luniger.	Ferdinandea cuprea.	Leucozona lucorum.
Melangyna lasiophthalma.	Melangyna umbellatarum.	Parasyrphus punctulatus.
Portevinia maculata.	Scaeva pyrastri.	Sericomyia silentis.
Volucella bombylans.	Volucella pellucens.	Xylota sylvarum.
Dasysyrphus Tricinctum	Chrysotoxum cautum	All About Hover Flies
	Melastoma Scalare

 

HYMENOPTERA BWARS ( Bees Wasps Ants)
Bumble Bee Bombus 22-25 British species
Red Tailed Bumble Bee Bombus lapiarius	Buff Tailed Bumble Bee Bombus terrestris	Common Carder Bumble Bee Bombus pascuorum
Northern Moss Carder Bee Bombus muscorum	Garden Bumble Bee Bombus hortorum	White Tailed Bumble Bee Bombus lucorum
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum	Common Carder-bee Bombus agrorum	Southern orVestal Cuckoo Bee Bombus vestalis
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum	Heath Bumblebee Bombus jonellus	Ruderal Bumblebee Bombus ruderatus
Filed Cuckoo Bumblebee  Bombus campestris	Forest Cuckoo Bumblebee Bombus sylvestris	Brown Banded Carder Bee Bombus humilis.
Honey Bee Apis melifera		.
Bee Collete Spp	Flower Bee   Anthophora furcata	Flower Bee   Anthophora plumipes
Mason Bee Osmia aurulenta	Red Mason Bee Osmia rufa.	Blue Mason Bee Osmia caerulescens.
Carpenter Bee Xylocopa violacea.	Wool Carder Bee Anthidium manicatum	All About Solitary Bees
Solitary Bee Andrena nigroeana	Mining Bee Andrena florea	Mining Bee Andrena haemorrhoa
Andrena scotica	Mining Bee Andrena hattorfiana	Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva
Mining Bee Andrena nitida.	Mining Bee  Andrena gravida	Grey Mining Bee Andrena cineraria.
Mining Bee Dasypoda hirtipes	Mining Bee Andrena lathyri	Mining Bee Andrena Flavipes
Cuckoo Bee Psithyrus barbutellus	Cuckoo Bee Psithyrus campestris	Cuckoo Bee Melecta punctata
Slender Mining Bee Lasioglossum calceatum.	Lasioglossum leucozonium.	Least Mining Bee Lasioglossum minutissimum.
Brassy Mining Bee Lasioglossum morio	Shaggy Mining Bee Lasioglossum villosulum.	Yellow Footed Mining Bee Lasioglossum xanthopus.
Fabricius' Nomad Bee Nomada fabriciana.	Marsham's Nomad Bee Nomada marshamella.	Nomada goodeniana.
	Nomada lathburiana.
A Solitary Bee Hylaeus annularis	Short Horned Yellow-face Hylaeus brevicornis	Large Yellow-faced Bee Hylaeus signatus
Wasps
All About Wasps	Common Wasp Vespula vulgaris	German Wasp Vespula germanica
Bee Killer Wasp  Philanthus triangulum	Red Wasp  Vespula rufa	French or Median Wasp Dolichovespula media
Wasp Dolichovespula sylvestris.	Spider Hunting Wasp Anoplius viaticus	Spider Hunting Wasp Episyron rufipes
Ichneumon Wasp Ophionobscuratus	Spider Hunting Wasp Evagetes crassicornis	Ancistrocerus trifasciatus
Sand Wasp Ammophila sabulosa	Spider Hunting Wasp Priocnemis perturbator	Ruby Tailed Wasp Chrysis ignita
Hornet Vespa crabro	Horntail ( Greater Wood Wasp) Not actually a Wasp Urceros gigas	Sabre Wasp Rhyssa persuasoria
Ornate Tailed Digger Wasp Cerceris rybyensis	Field Digger Wasp Mellinus arvensis
SAWFLIES
Rhogogaster viridis Tenthredinid Sawfly	Tenthredo celtica Tenthredinid Sawfly	Tenthredo mesomelas Tenthredinid Sawfly
Figwort Sawfly  Tenthredo scrophulariae	ALL ABOUT SAWFLIES
ANTS
	Wood Ants Formic rufa

TACHINID FLIES

Midsummer Fly  Eriothrix rufomacualta	Tachnid Fly Tachina fera	Tachnid Fly Gymnocheta viridis
A Snail Killing Fly Tetanocera Spp
Ptychoptera albimana	.	.
Heather Fly Bibio pomonae

ROBBER FLIES - ASILIDAE

Subfamily Asilinae
Fan-bristled Robberfly  Dysmachus trigonus	ALL ABOUT ROBBER FLIES	Hornet Robberfly Asilus crabroniformis
Golden-tabbed Robberfly  Eutolmus rufibarbis	Breck Robberfly Machimus arthriticus	Kite-tailed Robberfly Machimus atricapillus
Brown heath Robberfly Machimus cingulatus	Manx Robber fly Machimus cowini	Downland Robberfly Machimus rusticus
Scarce awl Robberfly   Neoitamus cothurnatus	Common awl Robberfly Neoitamus cyanurus	Devon red-legged Robberfly  Neomochtherus pallipes
Pied-winged Robberfly Pamponerus germanicus	Dune Robberfly Philonicus albiceps	Northern Robberfly Rhadiurgus variabilis
Subfamily Dasypogoninae
Slender-footed robberfly Leptarthus brevirostris	False slender-footed robberfly Leptarthus vitripennis
Subfamily Laphriinae
Ginger robberfly Choerades gilvus	Golden-haired robberfly Choerades marginatus	Bumblebee robberfly Laphria flava
Subfamily Leptogastrinae
Striped slender Robberfly Leptogaster cylindrica	Dashed slender Robberfly Leptogaster guttiventris
Subfamily Stenopogoninae
Violet black-legged Robberfly Dioctria atricapilla	Stripe-legged Robberfly  Dioctria baumhaueri	Scarce red-legged Robberfly  Dioctria cothurnata
Small yellow-legged Robberfly  Dioctria linearis	Orange-legged Robberfly Dioctria oelandica	Common red-legged Robberfly Dioctria rufipes
Spring heath Robberfly Lasiopogon cinctus

CONOPIDAE

	Physocephala rufipes Conopidae	Conopod quadrifasciata Conopidae

MIRIDAE

Grypocoris sexguttatus Miridae	Megaloceraea recticornis Miridae	Orthotylus sp. Miridae
Megalocoleus molliculus	Potato Capsid Bug Calocoris norvegicus Miridae	Common Green Capsid Bug Lygocoris pabulinus Miridae
Calocoris fulvomaculatus	Calocoris quadripunctatus	Calocoris striatellus
Pantilius tunicatus Miridae	Deraeocoris ruber Miridae	Orthotylus virescens Miridae
Harpocera thoracia Miridae	Lucerne Plantbug  Adelphocoris lineolatus	Harlequin Bug Cyllecoris histrionicus Miridae
Meadow Plantbug Phytocoris tilliae	Spear Thistle Lace Bug Tingis carduis Miridae	Meadow Plantbug Leptopterna dolobrata Miridae
Liocoris tripustulatus	Tarnished Plant Bug Lygus rugulipennis Miridae	Orthops campestris Miridae
Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae	Riptortus pedestris	Blepharidoopterus angulatus Miridae
Apolygus spinolai	Nettle Bug Heterogaster urticae Lygaeidae	Arocatus roeselii
Miris striatis	Dichrooscytus rufipennis	Campyloneura virgula Miridae
Rhododendron Leaf Hopper Graphacephala fennai	Common Leafhopper  Philaenus spumarius	Potato Leaf Hopper   Eupterys aurata
	Red Frog Hopper Cercopsis vernatum

SHIELDBUGS

Acanthosomatidae
1. Hawthorn Shield Bug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale	2. Birch Shield Bug Elasmostethus interstinctus	3. Juniper Shield Bug Elasmostethus tristriatus
4. Parent Bug or Motherly Shieldbug Elasmucha grisea	5. Bilbery Shieldbug Elasmucha ferrugata	All About Shield Bugs .
Scutelleridae
6. Eurygaster maura	7. Tortoise Shieldbug Eurygaster testudinaria	8. Eurygaster austriaca
9. Greater Streaked Shieldbug Odontoscelis fuliginosa	10. Lesser Streaked Shieldbug Odontoscelis lineola
Cydnidae
11. Legnotus limbosus	12. Heath Shieldbug Legnotus picipes	13. Canthophorus impressus
14.. Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas (Sehirus) bicolor	15. Cow-Wheat Shieldbug Sehirus biguttatus	16. Sehirus luctuosus
17. Cornish Shieldbug Geotomus punctulatus	18. Broad Shoulder Shieldbug Cydnus aterrimus
Thyreocoridae
	19.Scarab Shieldbug Thyreocoris scarabaeoides
Pentatomidae
20. Knobbed Shieldbug Podops inuncta	21.Sand-runner Shieldbug Sciocoris cursitans	22. Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata
23. Black-Shouldered Shieldbug Carpocoris purpureipennis	24.Sloe Shield Bug Dolycoris baccarum	25. New Forest Shieldbug Eysarcoris aeneus
26. Woundwort Shieldbug Eysarcoris fabricii	27. Vernal Shieldbug Holcostethus vernalis	28. Small Green/ Grass Shieldbug Neottiglossa pusilla
29.Green Shield Bug Palomena prasina	30. Forest Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes	31. Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus
32.Ornate Shieldbug Eurydema ornatum	33.Brassica Bug Crucifer Bug Eurydema oleracea	34. Scarlet Shieldbug Eurydema dominulus
35. Eurydema herbaceum	36. Spiked Shield Bug Picromerus bidens	37. Heather Bug Rhacognathus punctatus
38. Sedate Shield Bug Troilus luridus	39. Blue Shieldbug Zicrona caerulea	40. Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula
41. Dyroderes umbraculatus Pentatomidae	42. Jalla dumosa	43. Byrsinus flavicornis
Harlequinn Bug Murgantia histrionica
The Squash Bugs Coreidae
Box Shieldbug Gonocerus acuteangulatus	Denticulate Leather Bug Coriomeris denticulatus	Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Rhombic Leather Shieldbug  Syromastes rhombeus	Boat Bug Enoplops scapha	Dahlmann's Leatherbug Spathocera dahlmanni
Cryptic Leatherbug Bathysolen nubilus	Fallen's Leatherbug  Arenocoris falleni	Squashbug Arenocoris waltii
Slender-horned Leatherbug  Ceraleptus lividus

WEEVILS

Green Nettle Weevil Phyllobius pomaceus	Red 'Rumex' weevil Apion frumentarium	Pea Weevil Sitona lineatus
	ALL ABOUT WEEVILS COMING SOON

Dragonflies - Anisoptera

Family Aeshnidae - Hawker Dragonflies
Azure Hawker Aeshna caerulea	Common Hawker Aeshna juncea	Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanaea	Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis	Southern Migrant Hawker Aeshna affinis
Norfolk Hawker Aeshna isosceles	Emperor Dragonfly   Anax imperator	Lesser Emperor Anax parthenope
Green Darner Anax junius	Vagrant Emperor Hemianax ephippiger	Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense
Family Corduliidae - Emerald Dragonflies
Downy Emerald Cordulia aenea	Brilliant Emerald Somatochlora metallica	Northern Emerald Somatochlora arctica
Family Libellulidae - Chasers, Skimmers and Darters
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata	Scarce Chaser Libellula fulva	Broad-bodied Chaser  Libellula depressa
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum	Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens	Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Highland Darter Sympetrum nigrescens	Red-veined Darter  Sympetrum fonscolombii	Yellow-winged Darter Sympetrum flaveolum
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum	Black Darter Sympetrum danae	Vagrant Darter Sympetrum vulgatum -
Banded Darter Sympetrum pedemontanum	Scarlet Dragonfly   Crocothemis erythraea	Globe Skimmer Pantala flavescens
White-faced Darter  Leucorrhinia dubia
Family Cordulegastridae - Golden-ringed Dragonflies
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii
Family Gomphidae - Club-tailed Dragonflies
Club-tailed Dragonfly Gomphus vulgatissimus

 

Damselflies - Zygoptera

Family Calopteryigidae - Demoiselles
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo	Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Family Lestidae - Emerald damselflies
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa	Scarce Emerald Damselfly   Lestes dryas	Southern Emerald Damselfly Lestes barbarus
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis
Family Platycnemididae - White-legged damselflies
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes
Family Coenagrionidae - Red and Blue/black damselflies
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula	Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas	Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum
Southern Damselfly Coenagrion mercuriale	Northern Damselfly Coenagrion hastulatum	Irish Damselfly   Coenagrion lunulatum
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella	Variable Damselfly Coenagrion pulchellum	Common BlueDamsel Fly Enallagma cyathigerum
Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura pumilio	Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans	Small Red Damselfly Ceriagrion tenellum
	More About Dragons and Damsels

 

 

Miscellaneous
Centipede	Woodlouse	Greenbottle Lucilla ceasar
Grasshopper Chorthippus parallelus	Spp1 .	Spp2 .
Crane Fly Tipula oleracea	Craneflly Tipula lunata	Spp21 Hover Fly
A long Legged Gall Fly Argyria spp	A Picture Winged Fly Anomoia purmunda	Mid day Fly Mesembrina meridiana
Common Green Grasshopper	Common Field Grasshopper	Meadow Grasshopper
Bluebottle Calliphora vomitus	Green Shield Bug Palomena prasina	Spp5
Pill Woodlouse Armadillidium vulgare	Red Frog Hopper Cercopsis vernatum	Snipe Fly Rhagio Spp
Soldier Fly Sargus bipunctatus	Flesh Fly	Earwig Forficula auricularia
Green Lacewing Chrysopa carnea (agg)	Blue Lacewing Chrysops perla	A Dung FLy Scathophaga.
Heather Fly Bibio pomonae	Scorpion Fly Panorpis communis	Holly Leaf Miner Phytomyza ilicis

A

Alderfly Sialis lutaria

Apis melifera Honey Bee

Armadillidium vulgare Pill Woodlouse

Azure Damsel Fly

B

Bumble Bee Red Tailed