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David A Kendall BSc PhD
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2 Birchdene Nailsea Bristol BS48 1QD UK
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Bug Index

Alphabetical lists of the common and scientific names of insects and other bugs featured on this site. Scientific names are indexed by Genus, followed by the Order name in brackets.

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COMMON NAME	SCIENTIFIC NAME
[A] acorn barnacle alder fly american dog tick american lobster anchor worm angle shades moth ant ant-lion aphid apple blossom weevil asian ladybird assassin bug australian funnel-web spider australian spider beetle azure damselfly	[A] Abax (Coleoptera) Abraxas (1) (Lepidoptera) Abraxas (2) (Lepidoptera) Acanthosoma (1) (Hemiptera) Acanthosoma (2) (Hemiptera) Acarus (Acari) Acerentomon (Protura) Acherontia (1) (Lepidoptera) Acherontia (2) (Lepidoptera) Acronicta (1) (Lepidoptera) Acronicta (2) (Lepidoptera) Adalia (1) (Coleoptera) Adalia (2) (Coleoptera) Adalia (3) (Coleoptera) Aeshna (1) (Odonata) Aeshna (2) (Odonata) Aglais (1) (Lepidoptera) Aglais (2) (Lepidoptera) Agonum (Coleoptera) Agriotes (Coleoptera) Agrius (Lepidoptera) Alphitobius (Coleoptera) Alphitophagus (Coleoptera) Altica (Coleoptera) Amara (Coleoptera) Ameles (Dictyoptera) Amitermes (Isoptera) Amphimallon (Coleoptera) Anaglyptus (Coleoptera) Anatis (1) (Coleoptera) Anatis (2) (Coleoptera) Anchomenus (1) (Coleoptera) Anchomenus (2) (Coleoptera) Anobium (Coleoptera) Andrena (1) (Hymenoptera) Andrena (2) (Hymenoptera) Andrena (3) (Hymenoptera) Anotylus (Coleoptera) Antherea (Lepidoptera) Anthocharis (Lepidoptera) Anthonomus (Coleoptera) Anthophora (Hymenoptera) Anthrenus (1) (Coleoptera) Anthrenus (2) (Coleoptera) Anthrenus (3) (Coleoptera) Aphantopus (1) (Lepidoptera) Aphantopus (2) (Lepidoptera) Aphodius (1) (Coleoptera) Aphodius (2) (Coleoptera) Aphomia (1) (Lepidoptera) Aphomia (2) (Lepidoptera) Apis (1) (Hymenoptera) Apis (2) (Hymenoptera) Apis (3) (Hymenoptera) Apoderus (1) (Coleoptera) Apoderus (2) (Coleoptera) Araneus (Araneae) Arctia (Lepidoptera) Argyroneta (Araneae) Aricia (Lepidoptera) Armadillidium (Isopoda) Artemia (Branchiopoda) Asaphidion (Coleoptera) Asemum (Coleoptera) Athous (Coleoptera) Atrechus (Coleoptera) Attagenus (1) (Coleoptera) Attagenus (2) (Coleoptera) Atrax (Araneae) Autographa (Lepidoptera)
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[B] bacon beetle (1) bacon beetle (2) banded demoiselle bark beetle bark louse barnacle barrel spider bean weevil beautiful demoiselle bedbug bee (1) bee (2) bee-fly (1) bee-fly (2) beetle (1) beetle (2) beetle (3) big bedbug birch shield bug biscuit beetle (1) biscuit beetle (2) biting louse blackcurrent gall mite black millipede black widow spider blister moth bloody-nosed beetle blossom weevil blow-fly (1) blow-fly (2) blow-fly (3) bluebottle (1) bluebottle (2) blue butterfly body louse booklouse (1) booklouse (2) bracken chafer brazilian wandering spider bread beetle (1) bread beetle (2) bright-line brown-eye moth brimstone butterfly brimstone moth (1) brimstone moth (2) brine shrimp bristletail bristly millipede broad-bodied chaser dragonfly broad-bodied darter dragonfly broad-horned flour beetle broom gall mite brown argus butterfly brown butterfly (1) brown butterfly (2) brown centipede brown chafer brown house moth brown leaf weevil brown willow beetle buff ermine moth (1) buff ermine moth (2) buff-tailed bumblebee (1) buff-tailed bumblebee (2) buff-tailed bumblebee (3) buff-tip moth (1) buff-tip moth (2) bug (1) bug (2) bug (3) bulb fly bumblebee (1) bumblebee (2) bumblebee (3) burnet moth burying beetle bush cricket (1) bush cricket (2) butterfly (1) butterfly (2) butterfly (3)	[B] Badister (1) (Coleoptera) Badister (2) (Coleoptera) Balanus (Cirripedia) Barynotus (Coleoptera) Barypeithes (Coleoptera) Bembidion (Coleoptera) Blaniulus (Diplopoda) Blaps (1) (Coleoptera) Blaps (2) (Coleoptera) Bombus (1) (Hymenoptera) Bombus (2) (Hymenoptera) Bombus (3) (Hymenoptera) Bombylius (1) (Diptera) Bombylius (2) (Diptera) Boreus (Mecoptera) Bostrychoplites (Coleoptera) Brachydesmus (Diplopoda) Bradycellus (Coleoptera) Bruchus (Coleoptera) Buthus (Scorpionidea)
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[C] cactus scale caddis fly capsid bug (1) capsid bug (2) carder bee (1) carder bee (2) carder bee (3) cardinal beetle carpenter bee carpet beetle (1) carpet beetle (2) carpet beetle (3) carpet moth (1) carpet moth (2) carrion beetle case-bearing clothes moth cave spider celery leaf beetle cellar beetle (1) cellar beetle (2) cellar spider centipede cereal beetle cereal leaf beetle chafer beetle (1) chafer beetle (2) chafer beetle (3) chaser dragonfly cheese mite chiggers chinese oak silkworm moth churchyard beetle (1) churchyard beetle (2) cicada cigarette beetle (1) cigarette beetle (2) cinnabar moth (1) cinnabar moth (2) clam shrimp clay-cloured weevil clearwing moth click beetle clothes moth clouded yellow butterfly cochineal scale cockchafer (1) cockchafer (2) cockchafer (3) cockroach codlin moth colorado beetle comma butterfly (1) comma butterfly (2) common blue butterfly common carder bee common cardinal beetle common clothes moth common darter dragonfly common earwig (1) common earwig (2) common emerald moth common field grasshopper common froghopper common glow-worm common green shield bug (1) common green shield bug (2) common green shield bug (3) common leaf weevil (1) common leaf weevil (2) common marbled carpet moth (1) common marbled carpet moth (2) common wasp (1) common wasp (2) confused flour beetle convolvulus hawk moth cowpea beetle cowpea weevil crab crab louse crab spider crane-fly (1) crane-fly (2) crane-fly (3) crayfish cream-spot ladybird (1) cream-spot ladybird (2) cream-streaked ladybird cricket (1) cricket (2) cricket (3) cuckoo bumblebee cuckoo-spit insect cypris larva	[C] Caenocorse (Coleoptera) Calandra (Coleoptera) Calanus (Copepoda) Calathus (Coleoptera) Callimorpha (1) (Lepidoptera) Callimorpha (2) (Lepidoptera) Calliphora (1) (Diptera) Calliphora (2) (Diptera) Calliteara (1) (Lepidoptera) Calliteara (2) (Lepidoptera) Callosobruchus (Coleoptera) Caloptaulus (Trichoptera) Calopteryx (Odonata) Calosoma (Coleoptera) Calvia (1) (Coleoptera) Calvia (2) (Coleoptera) Calymene (Trilobita) Campodea (Diplura) Cantharis (Coleoptera) Carabus (1) (Coleoptera) Carabus (2) (Coleoptera) Carabus (3) (Coleoptera) Carcinus (Decapoda) Cassida (Coleoptera) Celastrina (Lepidoptera) Ceratina (Hymenoptera) Cercopis (Hemiptera) Ceroplastes (Hemiptera) Cerura (1) (Lepidoptera) Cerura (2) (Lepidoptera) Cetonia (Coleoptera) Cheilosia (Diptera) Cheiracanthium (Araneae) Chelifer (Pseudoscorpiones) Chiridium (Pseudoscorpiones) Chirocephalus (Branchiopoda) Chloroclysta (1) (Lepidoptera) Chloroclysta (2) (Lepidoptera) Chorthippus (Orthoptera) Chrysolina (1) (Coleoptera) Chrysolina (2) (Coleoptera) Chrysomela (Coleoptera) Chrysopa (Neuroptera) Cicada (Hemiptera) Cicindela (1) (Coleoptera) Cicindela (2) (Coleoptera) Cicindela (3) (Coleoptera) Cimex (Hemiptera) Cionus (Coleoptera) Clivina (Coleoptera) Cloeon (Ephemeroptera) Coccinella (1) (Coleoptera) Coccinella (2) (Coleoptera) Coccinella (3) (Coleoptera) Coccus (Hemiptera) Coenagrion (Odonata) Colias (Lepidoptera) Colotois (1) (Lepidoptera) Colotois (2) (Lepidoptera) Copris (Coleoptera) Coreus (1) (Hemiptera) Coreus (2) (Hemiptera) Corixa (Hemiptera) Corydalus (Neuroptera) Cryptolaemus (Coleoptera) Cryptolestes (1) (Coleoptera) Cryptolestes (2) (Coleoptera) Cryptophagus (1) (Coleoptera) \Cryptophagus (2) (Coleoptera) Ctenocephalides (Siphonaptera) Culex (Diptera) Cychrus (1) (Coleoptera) Cychrus (2) (Coleoptera) Cyclops (Copepoda) Cydia (Lepidoptera) Cylindroiulus (Diplopoda) Cypris (Ostracoda)
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[D] dagger moth (1) dagger moth (2) damselfly (1) damselfly (2) dark bush cricket dark dagger moth darter dragonfly (1) darter dragonfly (2) death's head hawk moth (1) death's head hawk moth (2) death-watch beetle demoiselle desert locust (1) desert locust (2) desert scorpion devil's coach-horse beetle (1) devil's coach-horse beetle (2) diving beetle dobson-fly dock beetle (1) dock beetle (2) dog tick dor beetle dragonfly (1) dragonfly (2) dragonfly (3) drone fly (1) drone fly (2) drug-store beetle (1) drug-store beetle (2) dung beetle (1) dung beetle (2) dung-fly (1) dung-fly (2) dust louse (1) dust louse (2) dust mite	[D] Dactylopius (Hemiptera) Dalopius (Coleoptera) Danaus (Lepidoptera) Daphnia (Branchiopoda) Dasymutilla (Hymenoptera) Deilephila (1) (Lepidoptera) Deilephila (2) (Lepidoptera) Delphastus (Coleoptera) Demetrias (Coleoptera) Demodex (Acari) Deraeocoris (1) (Hemiptera) Deraeocoris (2) (Hemiptera) Dermacentor (Acari) Dermatophagoides (Acari) Dermestes (1) (Coleoptera) Dermestes (2) (Coleoptera) Diapheromera (Phasmida) Diprion (Hymenoptera) Dolichovespula (Hymenoptera) Dorcus (1) (Coleoptera) Dorcus (2) (Coleoptera) Dynastes (Coleoptera) Dysdera (Araneae) Dytiscus (Coleoptera)
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[E] early bumblebee early mining bee early thorn moth earwig (1) earwig (2) elephant hawk moth (1) elephant hawk moth (2) emerald moth ermine moth (1) ermine moth (2) european fire-fly european hornet (1) european hornet (2) european lobster eyed hawk moth eyed ladybird (1) eyed ladybird (2)	[E] Echiniscus (Tardigrada) Elasmostethus (Hemiptera) Elasmucha (1) (Hemiptera) Elasmucha (2) (Hemiptera) Elenchus (Stepsiptera) Elminus (Cirripedia) Encarsia (Hymenoptera) Ephemera (Ephemeroptera) Ephestia (Lepidoptera) Episyrphus (Diptera) Ericerus (Hemiptera) Eriophyes (Acari) Eristalis (1) (Diptera) Eristalis (2) (Diptera) Eumorpha (Lepidoptera) Euophyrum (Coleoptera) Euphausia (Copepoda) Eurrhypara (1) (Lepidoptera) Eurrhypara (2) (Lepidoptera) Eysarcoris (Hemiptera)
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[F] fairy shrimp false powder-post beetle false scorpion feathered thorn moth (1) feathered thorn moth (2) field cricket field grasshopper figwort weevil firebrat firebug fire-fly fish louse flat-backed millipede flat grain beetle (1) flat grain beetle (2) flea flea beetle flour beetle (1) flour beetle (2) flour beetle (3) flour moth flower bee flower beetle fluke fly (1) fly (2) flybug food mite forest bug (1) forest bug (2) four-spot ladybird fourteen-spot ladybird (1) fourteen-spot ladybird (2) freshwater shrimp froghopper (1) froghopper (2) fruit bark beetle fruit tree red spider mite funnel-web spider fur beetle (1) fur beetle (2) furniture beetle	[F] Forficula (1) (Dermaptera) Forficula (2) (Dermaptera)
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[G] gall mite gamasid mite (1) gamasid mite (2) garden ant (1) garden ant (2) garden bumblebee garden centipede garden chafer (1) garden chafer (2) garden spider garden tiger moth gatekeeper butterfly (1) gatekeeper butterfly (2) german wasp (1) german wasp (2) giant japanese spider crab gill maggot glasshouse red spider mite glow-worm gnat goliath beetle gooden's nomad bee goose barnacle grain beetle (1) grain beetle (2) grain mite grain weevil (1) grain weevil (2) granary weevil (1) granary weevil (2) grasshopper (1) grasshopper (2) greenbottle green dock beetle (1) green dock beetle (2) greenfly green lacewing green shield bug (1) green shield bug (2) green shield bug (3) green stink-bug (1) green stink-bug (2) green tiger beetle (1) green tiger beetle (2) green tiger beetle (3) green-veined white butterfly (1) green-veined white butterfly (2) grey dagger moth (1) grey dagger moth (2) ground beetle (1) ground beetle (2) ground beetle (3) ground bug ground weevil	[G] Galeodes (Solifuga) Galerucella (Coleoptera) Galleria (Lepidoptera) Gamasus (1) (Acari) Gamasus (2) (Acari) Gammarus (Amphipoda) Gastrophysa (1) (Coleoptera) Gastrophysa (2) (Coleoptera) Geophilus (Chilopoda) Geotrupes (Coleoptera) Gibbium (1) (Coleoptera) Gibbium (2) (Coleoptera) Glomeris (Diplopoda) Gnathocerus (Coleoptera) Goliathus (Coleoptera) Gonepteryx (Lepidoptera) Graphocephala (Hemiptera) Grylloblatta (Grylloblattodea) Gryllus (Orthoptera)
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[H] hairy footed flower bee hard tick harlequin ladybird harvestman harvest mite harvest spider hawk moth (1) hawk moth (2) hawk moth (3) hawker dragonfly (1) hawker dragonfly (2) hawthorn shield bug (1) hawthorn shield bug (2) hazel leaf-roller weevil (1) hazel leaf-roller weevil (2) head louse hedge brown butterfly (1) hedge brown butterfly (2) heliconid butterfly hermit crab hide beetle hive bee (1) hive bee (2) hive bee (3) hog louse holly blue butterfly honey bee (1) honey bee (2) honey bee (3) horned dung beetle horned stag beetle hornet (1) hornet (2) hornet clearwing moth horntail (1) horntail (2) horseshoe crab house centipede house gnat house longhorn house mosquito house moth house spider hover-fly (1) hover-fly (2) hover-fly (3) hover-fly (4) human louse hummingbird hawk moth (1) hummingbird hawk moth (2) hurcules beetle	[H] Hadrurus (Scorpionidea) Halyzia (Coleoptera) Harmonia (1) (Coleoptera) Harmonia (2) (Coleoptera) Haploembia (Embioptera) Haplophilus (Chilopoda) Harpalus (1) (Coleoptera) Harpalus (2) (Coleoptera) Heliconius (Lepidoptera) Helophorus (Coleoptera) Hemithea (Lepidoptera) Hofmannophila (Lepidoptera) Homarus (Decapoda) Hoplia (Coleoptera) Hylotrupes (Coleoptera) Hypoctonus (Pedipalpi)
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[I] indian lac-insect indian meal moth itch mite	[I] Inachis (1) (Lepidoptera) Inachis (2) (Lepidoptera) Inachis (3) (Lepidoptera) Isotoma (Collembola)
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[J] japanese spider crab jerusalem cricket	[J] Japyx (Diplura)
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[K] kermes scale khapra beetle king crab kissing bug krill	[K] Kakothrips (Thysanoptera) Kalotermes (Isoptera) Kermes (Hemiptera)
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[L] lacewing lac-insect ladybird (1) ladybird (2) ladybird (3) lantern fly larder beetle (1) larder beetle (2) large elephant hawk moth large fruit bark beetle large red damselfly (1) large red damselfly (2) large red-tailed bumblebee large white butterfly (1) large white butterfly (2) large yellow underwing moth (1) large yellow underwing moth (2) leaf beetle (1) leaf beetle (2) leaf beetle (3) leaf-cutter bee (1) leaf-cutter bee (2) leafhopper leaf insect leaf-roller weevil (1) leaf-roller weevil (2) leaf weevil (1) leaf weevil (2) leather beetle leatherjacket leathery tick lesser fire-fly lesser glow-worm lesser mealworm beetle lesser stag beetle (1) lesser stag beetle (2) lily beetle lime hawk moth lobster locust (1) locust (2) longhorn beetle (1) longhorn beetle (2) louse lung fluke	[L] Lacanobia (Lepidoptera) Laccifer (Hemiptera) Laemophloeus (1) (Coleoptera) Laemophloeus (2) (Coleoptera) Lamprohiza (Coleoptera) Lampyris (Coleoptera) Laothoe (Lepidoptera) Larinus (Coleoptera) Lasioderma (1) (Coleoptera) Lasioderma (2) (Coleoptera) Lasius (1) (Hymenoptera) Lasius (2) (Hymenoptera) Laternaria (Hemiptera) Latheticus (Coleoptera) Lathridius (Coleoptera) Lathrobium (Coleoptera) Latridius (Coleoptera) Latrodectus (Araneae) Legnotus (Hemiptera) Leiobunum (Opiliones) Leistus (Coleoptera) Lepas (Cirripedia) Lepeophtheirus (Copepoda) Lepidosaphes (Hemiptera) Lepidurus (Branchiopoda) Lepinotus (Psocoptera) Lepisma (Thysanura) Leptinotarsa (Coleoptera) Leptophyes (1) (Orthoptera) Leptophyes (2) (Orthoptera) Leptura (1) (Coleoptera) Leptura (2) (Coleoptera) Lernaea (Copepoda) Leucozona (Diptera) Libellula (Odonata) Ligdia (1) (Lepidoptera) Ligdia (2) (Lepidoptera) Ligia (Isopoda) Lilioceris (Coleoptera) Limnadia (Branchiopoda) Limnephilus (Trichoptera) Limothrips (Thysanoptera) Limulus (Xiphosura) Linguatula (Pentastomida) Liophloeus (Coleoptera) Liposcelis (Psocoptera) Lithobius (Chilopoda) Loricera (Coleoptera) Lucanus (1) (Coleoptera) Lucanus (2) (Coleoptera) Lucilia (Diptera) Luciola (Coleoptera) Lycaena (Lepidoptera) Lycosa (Araneae) Lyctus (Coleoptera) Lygaeus (Hemiptera)
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[M] magpie moth (1) magpie moth (2) mange mite mantid (1) mantid (2) mantis shrimp marbled carpet moth (1) marbled carpet moth (2) maritime ground beetle masked assassin bug mason bee (1) mason bee (2) maybug mayfly meadow brown butterfly (1) meadow brown butterfly (2) meal moth mealworm beetle (1) mealworm beetle (2) mealybug mediterranean flour moth megalopa larva metanauplius larva mexican bedbug mexican cactus scale migrant hawker dragonfly milkweed butterfly millipede mining bee (1) mining bee (2) mining bee (3) mirid bug (1) mirid bug (2) mite monarch butterfly mosquito moth (1) moth (2) moth (3) moth-fly mould beetle mould mite mound ant (1) mound ant (2) museum beetle	[M] Macrocheira (Decapoda) Macroglossum (1) (Lepidoptera) Macroglossum (2) (Lepidoptera) Macrolophus (Hemiptera) Maniola (= Pyronia) (1) (Lepidoptera) Maniola (2) (Lepidoptera) Margarinotus (= Paralister) (Coleoptera) Meconema (Orthoptera) Megachile (1) (Hymenoptera) Megachile (2) (Hymenoptera) Melanolestes (Hemiptera) Melasoma (Coleoptera) Melolontha (1) (Coleoptera) Melolontha (2) (Coleoptera) Melolontha (3) (Coleoptera) Merodon (Diptera) Meta (Araneae) Micraspis (Coleoptera) Mimas (Lepidoptera) Misumena (Araneae) Mitella (Cirripedia) Mutilla (Hymenoptera) Myiathropa (= Myiatropa) (1) (Diptera) Myiathropa (2) (Diptera) Myrmeleon (Neuroptera) Mysis (Mysidacea)
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[N] narcissus fly nauplius larva nettle weevil 'nit' nomad bee nut leaf blister moth	[N] Nacerdes (Coleoptera) Nebria (1) (Coleoptera) Nebria (2) (Coleoptera) Necrophorus (Coleoptera) Nicrophorus (Coleoptera) Niptus (Coleoptera) Nirmus (Mallophaga) Noctua (1) (Lepidoptera) Noctua (2) (Lepidoptera) Nomada (Hymenoptera) Notiophilus (Coleoptera) Nymphalis (Lepidoptera)
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[O] oak bush cricket oak silkworm moth oedemerid flower beetle onychophoran opossum shrimp orange ladybird orange-tip butterfly oriental lung fluke owl-midge	[O] Ocypus (1) (Coleoptera) Ocypus (2) (Coleoptera) Ocys (Coleoptera) Odiellus (Opiliones) Oedemera (1) (Coleoptera) Oedemera (2) (Coleoptera) Oniscus (Isopoda) Oomorphus (Coleoptera) Ophonus (Coleoptera) Opilio (Opiliones) Opisthograptis (1) (Lepidoptera) Opisthograptis (2) (Lepidoptera) Orgyia (Lepidoptera) Ornithodorus (Acari) Oryzaephilus (1) (Coleoptera) Oryzaephilus (2) (Coleoptera) Osmia (1) (Hymenoptera) Osmia (2) (Hymenoptera) Othius (Coleoptera) Otiorhynchus (1) (Coleoptera) Otiorhynchus (2) (Coleoptera) Oulema (Coleoptera) Oxidus (Diplopoda)
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[P] painted lady butterfly (1) painted lady butterfly (2) pale tussock moth (1) pale tussock moth (2) pandora sphinx moth parasitic barnacle parent bug (1) parent bug (2) pauropod peacock butterfly (1) peacock butterfly (2) peacock butterfly (3) pea weevil pentastomid pill-bug pill millipede pill woodlouse pine sawfly plant bug plaster beetle plume moth (1) plume moth (2) poplar hawk moth powder-post beetle prawn praying mantid (1) praying mantid (2) privet hawk moth (1) privet hawk moth (2) prominent moth protozoea larva pseudoscorpion psocid (1) psocid (2) puss moth (1) puss moth (2) pycnogonid	[P] Paederus (1) (Coleoptera) Paederus (2) (Coleoptera) Palomena (1) (Hemiptera) Palomena (2) (Hemiptera) Palomena (3) (Hemiptera) Palorus (Coleoptera) Panorpa (Mecoptera) Paradoxides (Trilobita) Paragonimus (Trematoda) Paralister (= Margarinotus) (Coleoptera) Paranchus (Coleoptera) Pararge (1) (Lepidoptera) Pararge (2) (Lepidoptera) Pediculus (Siphunculata) Pentarthrum (Coleoptera) Pentatoma (1) (Hemiptera) Pentatoma (2) (Hemiptera) Peripatoides (Onychophora) Peripatus (Onychophora) Periplaneta (Dictyoptera) Perla (Plecoptera) Phaedon (Coleoptera) Phalera (1) (Lepidoptera) Phalera (2) (Lepidoptera) Phausis (Coleoptera) Pheosia (Lepidoptera) Philaenus (Hemiptera) Philonthus (1) (Coleoptera) Philonthus (2) (Coleoptera) Phlogophora (Lepidoptera) Pholcus (Araneae) Pholidoptera (Orthoptera) Phoneutria (Araneae) Phosphaenus (Coleoptera) Phyllium (Phasmida) Phyllobius (1) (Coleoptera) Phyllobius (2) (Coleoptera) Phyllonorycter (Lepidoptera) Phyllopertha (1) (Coleoptera) Phyllopertha (2) (Coleoptera) Pieris (1) (Lepidoptera) Pieris (2) (Lepidoptera) Pieris (3) (Lepidoptera) Plateumaris (Coleoptera) Platydracus (Coleoptera) Plodia (Lepidoptera) Poecilus (Coleoptera) Polydesmus (Diplopoda) Polydrusus (Coleoptera) Polygonia (1) (Lepidoptera) Polygonia (2) (Lepidoptera) Polyommatus (Lepidoptera) Polyxenus (Diplopoda) Porocephalus (Pentastomida) Propylea (1) (Coleoptera) Propylea (2) (Coleoptera) Pseudococcus (Hemiptera) Psocus (Psocoptera) Psyllobora (Coleoptera) Pterophorus (1) (Lepidoptera) Pterophorus (2) (Lepidoptera) Pterostichus (1) (Coleoptera) Pterostichus (2) (Coleoptera) Pterostichus (3) (Coleoptera) Pthirus (Siphunculata) Ptilinus (Coleoptera) Ptinus (1) (Coleoptera) Ptinus (2) (Coleoptera) Pycnogonum (Pycnogonida) Pyralis (Lepidoptera) Pyrochroa (Coleoptera) Pyronia (1) (Lepidoptera) Pyronia (2) (Lepidoptera) Pyrrhocoris (Hemiptera) Pyrrhosoma (1) (Odonata) Pyrrhosoma (2) (Odonata)
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[R] red admiral butterfly red-back spider red damselfly (1) red damselfly (2) redcurrant fire-fly red admiral butterfly red mason bee red spider mite red-tailed bumblebee (1) red-tailed bumblebee (2) red-tailed bumblebee (3) ringlet butterfly rhinoceros beetle rhododendron leafhopper rice weevil (1) rice weevil (2) ringlet butterfly root weevil rose chafer rosemary beetle rove beetle (1) rove beetle (2) rove beetle (3) rustic moth rust-red flour beetle	[R] Reduvius (Hemiptera) Rhagonycha (1) (Coleoptera) Rhagonycha (2) (Coleoptera) Rhaphidia (Neuroptera) Rhingia (Diptera)
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[S] sacred scarab beetle sand hopper sawfly saw-toothed grain beetle (1) saw-toothed grain beetle (2) scabies mite scarab beetle (1) scarab beetle (2) scarlet tiger moth (1) scarlet tiger moth (2) scorched carpet moth (1) scorched carpet moth (2) scorpion scorpion fly sea slater sea spider seed shrimp seven-spot ladybird (1) seven-spot ladybird (2) seven-spot ladybird (3) sexton beetle shield bug (1) shield bug (2) shield bug (3) shield tick shore crab shrimp silkworm moth silverfish silver-green leaf weevil silver Y moth six-spot burnet moth sixteen-spot ladybird (1) sixteen-spot ladybird (2) skipper butterfly (1) skipper butterfly (2) slater small copper butterfly small elephant hawk moth small garden bumblebee small magpie moth (1) small magpie moth (2) small skipper butterfly (1) small skipper butterfly (2) small tortoiseshell butterfly (1) small tortoiseshell butterfly (2) small white butterfly (1) small white butterfly (2) small white butterfly (3) snake centipede snake fly snow flea social wasp soft tick soldier beetle (1) soldier beetle (2) solitary bee (1) solitary bee (2) solitary bee (3) southern hawker dragonfly (1) southern hawker dragonfly (2) speckled bush cricket (1) speckled bush cricket (2) speckled wood butterfly (1) speckled wood butterfly (2) sphinx moth spider spider beetle (1) spider beetle (2) spider beetle (3) spider crab spider mite spittlebug spotted millipede square-spot rustic moth squash bug (1) squash bug (2) springtail stag beetle (1) stag beetle (2) stag beetle (3) stick insect stink-bug (1) stink-bug (2) stonefly strawberry ground beetle strawberry seed beetle (1) strawberry seed beetle (2) strawberry blossom weevil strawberry-root weevil stylopid (stylops) sucking louse summer chafer sun spider swallow prominent moth swollen-thighed beetle (1) swollen-thighed beetle (2) symphylid	[S] Sacculina (Cirripedia) Salmincola (Copepoda) Sarcoptes (Acari) Scarabaeus (Coleoptera) Scathophaga (1) (Diptera) Scathophaga (2) (Diptera) Schistocerca (1) (Orthoptera) Schistocerca (2) (Orthoptera) Scolytus (Coleoptera) Scutigera (Chilopoda) Scutigerella (Symphyla) Selenia (Lepidoptera) Semibalanus (Cirripedia) Serica (Coleoptera) Sesia (Lepidoptera) Sinodendron (Coleoptera) Sitobion (Hemiptera) Sitodrepa (Coleoptera) Sitona (Coleoptera) Sitophilus (1) (Coleoptera) Sitophilus (2) (Coleoptera) Smerinthus (Lepidoptera) Sphinx (1) (Lepidoptera) Sphinx (2) (Lepidoptera) Spilosoma (1) (Lepidoptera) Spilosoma (2) (Lepidoptera) Spriggina (Sprigginida) Squilla (Stomatopoda) Staphylinus (Coleoptera) Steatoda (Araneae) Stegobium (1) (Coleoptera) Stegobium (2) (Coleoptera) Stenopalmatus (Orthoptera) Strangalia (= Leptura) (Coleoptera) Sympetrum (Odonata) Synaema (Araneae) Syrphus (1) (Diptera) Syrphus (2) (Diptera) Syrphus (3) (Diptera) Syrphus (4) (Diptera)
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[T] tadpole shrimp tapestry moth tardigrade tarsonemid mite tawny mining bee (1) tawny mining bee (2) ten-spot ladybird (1) ten-spot ladybird (2) termite thistle tortoise beetle thorn moth (1) thorn moth (2) thrips thunder fly tick tiger beetle (1) tiger beetle (2) tiger beetle (3) tiger moth (1) tiger moth (2) tobacco beetle (1) tobacco beetle (2) tongue worm tortoise beetle tortoiseshell butterfly (1) tortoiseshell butterfly (2) treehopper tree wasp trilobite tussock moth (1) tussock moth (2) twenty-two-spot ladybird two-pronged bristletail two-spot ladybird (1) two-spot ladybird (2) two-spot ladybird (3)	[T] Tachina (Diptera) Tachypodoiulus (Diplopoda) Tachyporus (Coleoptera) Tegenaria (Araneae) Tenebrio (1) (Coleoptera) Tenebrio (2) (Coleoptera) Thermobia (Thysanura) Thymelicus (1) (Lepidoptera) Thymelicus (2) (Lepidoptera) Timarcha (Coleoptera) Tinea (Lepidoptera) Tineola (Lepidoptera) Tipula (1) (Diptera) Tipula (2) (Diptera) Trabutina (Hemiptera) Trechus (Coleoptera) Trialeurodes (Hemiptera) Triatoma (Hemiptera) Tribolium (1) (Coleoptera) Tribolium (2) (Coleoptera) Tribolium (3) (Coleoptera) Trichophaga (Lepidoptera) Triops (Branchiopoda) Trogoderma (Coleoptera) Trombicula (Acari) Trombidium (Acari) Tyria (1) (Lepidoptera) Tyria (2) (Lepidoptera) Tyrolichus (Acari) Tyrophagus (Acari) Tytthaspis (1) (Coleoptera) Tytthaspis (2) (Coleoptera)
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[U] underwing moth (1) underwing moth (2)	[U] Umbonia (Hemiptera) Urocerus (1) (Hymenoptera) Urocerus (2) (Hymenoptera)
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[V] vapourer moth varied carpet beetle (1) varied carpet beetle (2) varied carpet beetle (3) velvet ant velvet mite velvet worm vine weevil (1) vine weevil (2) violet ground beetle (1) violet ground beetle (2) violet ground beetle (3)	[V] Vanessa (1) (Lepidoptera) Vanessa (2) (Lepidoptera) Vespa (1) (Hymenoptera) Vespa (2) (Hymenoptera) Vespula (1) (Hymenoptera) Vespula (2) (Hymenoptera) Vespula (3) (Hymenoptera) Volucella (1) (Diptera) Volucella (2) (Diptera)
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[W] wandering spider warf borer wasp (1) wasp (2) wasp (3) waste grain beetle water bear water beetle (1) water beetle (2) water boatman water bug water flea water louse water slater water spider wax moth (1) wax moth (2) wax scale webbing clothes moth web-spinner weevil (1) weevil (2) weevil (3) weevil (4) welsh chafer whip scorpion whip spider white ant white butterfly (1) white butterfly (2) white butterfly (3) white death crab spider whitefly white grub white-marked spider beetle white plume moth white plume moth (2) white-tailed bumblebee (1) white-tailed bumblebee (2) white-tailed bumblebee (3) willow beetle wind scorpion wolf spider wood-boring weevil wood-carving leaf-cutter bee woodlouse woodlouse spider wood wasp (1) wood wasp (2) woodworm beetle	[W]
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[X]	[X] Xanthogramma (Diptera) Xantholinus (Coleoptera) Xestia (Lepidoptera) Xestobium (Coleoptera) Xylocopa (Hymenoptera) Xiphosura (Xiphosura)
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[Y] yellow dung-fly (1) yellow dung-fly (2) yellow garden ant (1) yellow garden ant (2) yellow-jacket yellow mound ant (1) yellow mound ant (2) yellow underwing moth (1) yellow underwing moth (2)	[Y]
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[Z] zoea larva	[Z] Zabrus (Coleoptera) Zorotypus (Zoraptera) Zygaena (Lepidoptera)

Acknowledgements to Jim Chou for the animated Ant gif

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Last revised January 2009