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Insect Records from Nailsea (North Somerset, UK) | ||
| Order ODONATA (Damselflies & Dragonflies) | <<< CONTENTS |
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| Suborder Zygoptera (Damselflies) | ||||
.gif')) ){kind=small} Calopteryx splendens Banded Demoiselle (male; female similar to that of Calopteryx virgo) b. 40-45 mm |
.gif')) ){kind=small} Calopteryx virgo Beautiful Demoiselle19 (male) b. 40-45 mm |
.gif')) Calopteryx virgo Beautiful Demoiselle (female) b. 40-45 mm |
) ){kind=small} Coenagrion puella Azure Damselfly b. 35-40 mm |
) ){kind=small} Pyrrhosoma nymphula Large Red Damselfly b. 35-40 mm |
| Suborder Anisoptera (Dragonflies) | ||||
) ){kind=small} Aeshna cyanea Southern Hawker b. 55-65 mm |
) ){kind=small} Aeshna mixta Migrant Hawker b. 50-55 mm |
.gif')) ){kind=small} Sympetrum striolatum Common Darter (male) b. 30-35 mm |
.gif')) Sympetrum striolatum Common Darter (female) b. 30-35 mm |
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MORE ON DAMSELFLIES & DRAGONFLIES Order Odonata <<< HERE >>> |
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| Order ORTHOPTERA (Grasshoppers & Crickets) | <<< CONTENTS |
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| Family Acrididae (Grasshoppers) | ||||
) ){kind=small} Chorthippus brunneus Common Field Grasshopper b. up to 25 mm |
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| Family Tettigoniidae (Bush Crickets) | ||||
.gif')) ){kind=small} Leptophyes punctatissima Speckled Bush Cricket (male) b. up to 17 mm |
.gif')) Leptophyes punctatissima Speckled Bush Cricket (female; missing hind-leg on right-side) b. up to 17 mm |
.gif')) ){kind=small} Meconema thalassinum Oak Bush Cricket1 (male) b. up to 15 mm |
.gif')) Meconema thalassinum Oak Bush Cricket1 (female) b. up to 15 mm |
.gif')) ){kind=small} Pholidoptera griseoaptera Dark Bush Cricket1 (male) b. up to 20 mm |
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MORE ON GRASSHOPPERS & CRICKETS Order Orthoptera <<< HERE >>> |
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| Order DERMAPTERA (Earwigs) | <<< CONTENTS |
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| Family Forficulidae (Earwigs) | ||||
.gif')) ){kind=small} Forficula auricularia Common Earwig (male) b. up to 15 mm |
.gif')) Forficula auricularia Common Earwig1 (female) b. up to 15 mm |
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MORE ON EARWIGS Order Dermaptera <<< HERE >>> |
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| Order HEMIPTERA (True Bugs) | <<< CONTENTS |
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| Families Acanthosomatidae, Cydnidae & Pentatomidae (Shield Bugs) | ||||
) ){kind=small} Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Hawthorn Shield Bug3 b. 13-15 mm |
) ){kind=small} Elasmostethus interstinctus Birch Shield Bug b. 8-10 mm |
.gif')) Elasmostethus interstinctus Birch Shield Bug (nymph) b. up to 6 mm |
) ){kind=small} Elasmucha grisea Parent Bug (adult & nymphs) b. up to 9 mm |
) ){kind=small} Eysarcoris fabricii [Shield Bug] b. 5-6 mm |
) ){kind=small} Legnotus limbosus [Shield Bug]1 b. 3.5-4.5 mm |
) ){kind=small} Palomena prasina Common Green Shield Bug b. 12-14 mm |
.gif')) Palomena prasina Common Green Shield Bug (nymph) b. up to 10 mm |
) ){kind=small} Pentatoma rufipes Forest Bug b. 11-14 mm |
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| Family Coreidae (Squash Bugs) | ||||
) ){kind=small} Coreus marginatus [Squash Bug] b. 14-15 mm |
.gif')) Coreus marginatus [Squash Bug] (nymphs) b. up to 12 mm |
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| Family Miridae (Capsid Bugs) | ||||
) ){kind=small} Deraeocoris ruber [Mirid or Capsid Bug] b. 4-6 mm |
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| Family Cercopidae (Froghoppers) | ||||
) ){kind=small} Philaenus spumarius Common Froghopper b. 5-6 mm |
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MORE ON BUGS Order Hemiptera <<< HERE >>> |
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| Order DIPTERA (True Flies) | <<< CONTENTS |
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| Suborder Nematocera (Crane-flies, Black-flies, Gnats, Midges & Mosquitoes) | |||||
.gif')) ){kind=small} Culex pipiens House Mosquito or Gnat21 (male) b. 9-11 mm |
.gif')) Culex pipiens House Mosquito or Gnat21 (female) b. 9-11 mm |
NO IMAGE){kind=small} Tipula confusa [Crane-fly] b. 15-25 mm Similar to T. paludosa, but with dark and pale patches on wings |
NO IMAGE){kind=small} Tipula flavolineata [Crane-fly] b. 15-25 mm Similar to the following species, T. paludosa, but with conspicuous orange stripes on abdomen |
) ){kind=small} Tipula paludosa [Crane-fly]6 b. 20-25 mm | |
| Suborder Brachycera (Bee-flies, Horse-flies, Robber-flies, Snipe-flies & Soldier-flies) | |||||
) ){kind=small} Bombylius canescens [Bee-fly]24 (similar to indeterminate Bombylius illustrated) b. 6-8 mm |
) ){kind=small} Bombylius major [Bee-fly]24 b. 10-12 mm |
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| Suborder Cyclorrhapha, Series Aschiza (Hover-flies & Scuttle-flies) | |||||
) ){kind=small} Cheilosia illustrata [Hover-fly]5 b. 8-10 mm |
) ){kind=small} Cheilosia latifrons [Hover-fly]2 b. 6-9 mm |
) ){kind=small} Episyrphus balteatus [Hover-fly]1 b. 6-10 mm |
) ){kind=small} Eristalis arbustorum [Hover-fly]1 b. 7-10 mm |
NO IMAGE){kind=small} Eristalis horticola [Hover-fly] b. 9-11 mm Very simlar to the following species, E. interruptus, but with a brownish cloud across middle of wings | |
) ){kind=small} Eristalis interruptus [Hover-fly]5 b. 9-11 mm |
) ){kind=small} Eristalis intricarius [Hover-fly] b. 9-12 mm |
) ){kind=small} Eristalis pertinax [Hover-fly] b. 10-14 mm |
) ){kind=small} Eristalis tenax Drone Fly b. 10-15 mm |
) ){kind=small} Leucozona lucorum [Hover-fly]5 b. 8-10 mm | |
) ){kind=small} Merodon equestris Narcissus or Bulb Fly5 b. 10-15 mm |
) ){kind=small} Myathropa florea [Hover-fly] b. 8-12 mm |
) ){kind=small} Rhingia campestris [Hover-fly]1 b. 6-9 mm |
) ){kind=small} Syrphus ribesii [Hover-fly] b. 8-10 mm |
NO IMAGE){kind=small} Syrphus vitripennis [Hover-fly] b. 8-10 mm Very similar to the previous species, S. ribesii, but with black parts of hind-legs more extensive | |
) ){kind=small} Volucella bombylans [Hover-fly]5 b. 10-14 mm |
) ){kind=small} Volucella pellucens [Hover-fly]5 b. 10-15 mm |
) ){kind=small} Volucella zonaria [Hover-fly]5 b. 15-25 mm |
) ){kind=small} Xanthogramma pedissequum [Hover-fly]1 b. 8-10 mm | ||
| Suborder Cyclorrhapha, Series Schizophora - Calyptratae (Blow-flies, Dung-flies, Flesh-flies & House-flies) | |||||
) ){kind=small} Calliphora vicina [Blow-fly or Bluebottle] b. 8-12 mm |
) ){kind=small} Scathophaga stercoraria Yellow Dung-fly b. 8-9 mm |
) ){kind=small} Tachina fera [Tachinid Fly]1 (left wing deformed) b. 10-15 mm |
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MORE ON FLIES Order Diptera <<< HERE >>> |
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| Order HYMENOPTERA (Ants, Bees & Wasps) | <<< CONTENTS |
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| Family Apidae (Bees) | ||||
.gif')) ){kind=small} Andrena denticulata [Solitary Mining Bee]16 (female very similar to A. flavipes illustrated) b. 8-10 mm |
.gif')) ){kind=small} Andrena fulva Tawny Mining Bee1 (female) b. 10-12 mm |
.gif')) ){kind=small} Andrena haemorrhoa Early Mining Bee (female) b. 8-10 mm |
.gif')) ){kind=small} Andrena scotica [Solitary Mining Bee]16 (female) b. 10-12 mm |
.gif')) ){kind=small} Anthophora plumipes Hairy Footed Flower Bee16 (male; female black-haired) b. 12-15 mm |
.gif')) ){kind=small} Apis mellifera Hive or Honey Bee (worker) b. 12-15 mm |
) ){kind=small} Bombus campestris [Cuckoo Bumblebee]8 b. up to 22 mm |
.gif')) ){kind=small} Bombus hortorum Small Garden Bumblebee2 (female) b. up to 24 mm |
.gif')) ){kind=small} Bombus lapidarius Large Red-tailed Bumblebee (female) b. up to 25 mm |
.gif')) ){kind=small} Bombus lucorum White-tailed Bumblebee (female) b. up to 25 mm |
) ){kind=small} Bombus pascuorum Common Carder Bee b. up to 18 mm |
.gif')) ){kind=small} Bombus pratorum Early Bumblebee19 (male) b. up to 15 mm |
.gif')) ){kind=small} Bombus terrestris Buff-tailed Bumblebee (female) b. up to 25 mm |
.gif')) ){kind=small} Bombus vestalis [Cuckoo Bumblebee] (female) b. up to 22 mm |
.gif')) ){kind=small} Megachile ligniseca Wood-carving Leaf-cutter Bee (female very similar to the Megachile sp. illustrated) b. 10-15 mm |
) ){kind=small} Nomada goodeniana Gooden's Nomad Bee1 (very similar to the species illustrated: N. fulvicornis) b. 8-10 mm |
) ){kind=small} Osmia rufa Red Mason Bee b. 12-16 mm |
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| Family Vespidae (Wasps) | ||||
.gif')) ){kind=small} Vespula germanica German Wasp (female) b. 10-20 mm |
.gif')) ){kind=small} Vespula vulgaris Common Wasp1 (female) b. 10-20 mm |
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MORE ON ANTS, BEES & WASPS Order Hymenoptera <<< HERE >>> |
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