Insects of Nailsea - Bugs, Flies, Bees & Other Orders

David A Kendall BSc PhD
Consulting Entomologist

2 Birchdene Nailsea Bristol BS48 1QD UK
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Insect Records from Nailsea (North Somerset, UK)
Order ODONATA (Damselflies & Dragonflies)	<<< CONTENTS

Suborder Zygoptera (Damselflies)
Calopteryx splendens Banded Demoiselle (male; female similar to that of Calopteryx virgo) b. 40-45 mm	Calopteryx virgo Beautiful Demoiselle¹⁹ (male) b. 40-45 mm	Calopteryx virgo Beautiful Demoiselle (female) b. 40-45 mm	Coenagrion puella Azure Damselfly b. 35-40 mm	Pyrrhosoma nymphula Large Red Damselfly b. 35-40 mm
Suborder Anisoptera (Dragonflies)
Aeshna cyanea Southern Hawker b. 55-65 mm	Aeshna mixta Migrant Hawker b. 50-55 mm	Sympetrum striolatum Common Darter (male) b. 30-35 mm	Sympetrum striolatum Common Darter (female) b. 30-35 mm

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Order Odonata
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Insect Records from Nailsea (North Somerset, UK)
Order ORTHOPTERA (Grasshoppers & Crickets)	<<< CONTENTS

Family Acrididae (Grasshoppers)
Chorthippus brunneus Common Field Grasshopper b. up to 25 mm
Family Tettigoniidae (Bush Crickets)
Leptophyes punctatissima Speckled Bush Cricket (male) b. up to 17 mm	Leptophyes punctatissima Speckled Bush Cricket (female; missing hind-leg on right-side) b. up to 17 mm	Meconema thalassinum Oak Bush Cricket¹ (male) b. up to 15 mm	Meconema thalassinum Oak Bush Cricket¹ (female) b. up to 15 mm	Pholidoptera griseoaptera Dark Bush Cricket¹ (male) b. up to 20 mm

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Order Orthoptera
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Insect Records from Nailsea (North Somerset, UK)
Order DERMAPTERA (Earwigs)	<<< CONTENTS

Family Forficulidae (Earwigs)
Forficula auricularia Common Earwig (male) b. up to 15 mm	Forficula auricularia Common Earwig¹ (female) b. up to 15 mm

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Order Dermaptera
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Insect Records from Nailsea (North Somerset, UK)
Order HEMIPTERA (True Bugs)	<<< CONTENTS

Families Acanthosomatidae, Cydnidae & Pentatomidae (Shield Bugs)
Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Hawthorn Shield Bug³ b. 13-15 mm	Elasmostethus interstinctus Birch Shield Bug b. 8-10 mm	Elasmostethus interstinctus Birch Shield Bug (nymph) b. up to 6 mm	Elasmucha grisea Parent Bug (adult & nymphs) b. up to 9 mm	Eysarcoris fabricii [Shield Bug] b. 5-6 mm
Legnotus limbosus [Shield Bug]¹ b. 3.5-4.5 mm	Palomena prasina Common Green Shield Bug b. 12-14 mm	Palomena prasina Common Green Shield Bug (nymph) b. up to 10 mm	Pentatoma rufipes Forest Bug b. 11-14 mm

Family Coreidae (Squash Bugs)
Coreus marginatus [Squash Bug] b. 14-15 mm	Coreus marginatus [Squash Bug] (nymphs) b. up to 12 mm
Family Miridae (Capsid Bugs)
Deraeocoris ruber [Mirid or Capsid Bug] b. 4-6 mm
Family Cercopidae (Froghoppers)
Philaenus spumarius Common Froghopper b. 5-6 mm

MORE ON BUGS
Order Hemiptera
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Insect Records from Nailsea (North Somerset, UK)
Order DIPTERA (True Flies)	<<< CONTENTS

Suborder Nematocera (Crane-flies, Black-flies, Gnats, Midges & Mosquitoes)
Culex pipiens House Mosquito or Gnat²¹ (male) b. 9-11 mm	Culex pipiens House Mosquito or Gnat²¹ (female) b. 9-11 mm	NO IMAGE Tipula confusa [Crane-fly] b. 15-25 mm Similar to T. paludosa, but with dark and pale patches on wings	NO IMAGE Tipula flavolineata [Crane-fly] b. 15-25 mm Similar to the following species, T. paludosa, but with conspicuous orange stripes on abdomen	Tipula paludosa [Crane-fly]⁶ b. 20-25 mm
Suborder Brachycera (Bee-flies, Horse-flies, Robber-flies, Snipe-flies & Soldier-flies)
Bombylius canescens [Bee-fly]²⁴ (similar to indeterminate Bombylius illustrated) b. 6-8 mm	Bombylius major [Bee-fly]²⁴ b. 10-12 mm
Suborder Cyclorrhapha, Series Aschiza (Hover-flies & Scuttle-flies)
Cheilosia illustrata [Hover-fly]⁵ b. 8-10 mm	Cheilosia latifrons [Hover-fly]² b. 6-9 mm	Episyrphus balteatus [Hover-fly]¹ b. 6-10 mm	Eristalis arbustorum [Hover-fly]¹ b. 7-10 mm	NO IMAGE 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
Eristalis interruptus [Hover-fly]⁵ b. 9-11 mm	Eristalis intricarius [Hover-fly] b. 9-12 mm	Eristalis pertinax [Hover-fly] b. 10-14 mm	Eristalis tenax Drone Fly b. 10-15 mm	Leucozona lucorum [Hover-fly]⁵ b. 8-10 mm
Merodon equestris Narcissus or Bulb Fly⁵ b. 10-15 mm	Myathropa florea [Hover-fly] b. 8-12 mm	Rhingia campestris [Hover-fly]¹ b. 6-9 mm	Syrphus ribesii [Hover-fly] b. 8-10 mm	NO IMAGE 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
Volucella bombylans [Hover-fly]⁵ b. 10-14 mm	Volucella pellucens [Hover-fly]⁵ b. 10-15 mm	Volucella zonaria [Hover-fly]⁵ b. 15-25 mm	Xanthogramma pedissequum [Hover-fly]¹ b. 8-10 mm
Suborder Cyclorrhapha, Series Schizophora - Calyptratae (Blow-flies, Dung-flies, Flesh-flies & House-flies)
Calliphora vicina [Blow-fly or Bluebottle] b. 8-12 mm	Scathophaga stercoraria Yellow Dung-fly b. 8-9 mm	Tachina fera [Tachinid Fly]¹ (left wing deformed) b. 10-15 mm

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Order Diptera
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Insect Records from Nailsea (North Somerset, UK)
Order HYMENOPTERA (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	<<< CONTENTS

Family Apidae (Bees)
Andrena denticulata [Solitary Mining Bee]¹⁶ (female very similar to A. flavipes illustrated) b. 8-10 mm	Andrena fulva Tawny Mining Bee¹ (female) b. 10-12 mm	Andrena haemorrhoa Early Mining Bee (female) b. 8-10 mm	Andrena scotica [Solitary Mining Bee]¹⁶ (female) b. 10-12 mm	Anthophora plumipes Hairy Footed Flower Bee¹⁶ (male; female black-haired) b. 12-15 mm
Apis mellifera Hive or Honey Bee (worker) b. 12-15 mm	Bombus campestris [Cuckoo Bumblebee]⁸ b. up to 22 mm	Bombus hortorum Small Garden Bumblebee² (female) b. up to 24 mm	Bombus lapidarius Large Red-tailed Bumblebee (female) b. up to 25 mm	Bombus lucorum White-tailed Bumblebee (female) b. up to 25 mm
Bombus pascuorum Common Carder Bee b. up to 18 mm	Bombus pratorum Early Bumblebee¹⁹ (male) b. up to 15 mm	Bombus terrestris Buff-tailed Bumblebee (female) b. up to 25 mm	Bombus vestalis [Cuckoo Bumblebee] (female) b. up to 22 mm	Megachile ligniseca Wood-carving Leaf-cutter Bee (female very similar to the Megachile sp. illustrated) b. 10-15 mm
Nomada goodeniana Gooden's Nomad Bee¹ (very similar to the species illustrated: N. fulvicornis) b. 8-10 mm	Osmia rufa Red Mason Bee b. 12-16 mm
Family Vespidae (Wasps)
Vespula germanica German Wasp (female) b. 10-20 mm	Vespula vulgaris Common Wasp¹ (female) b. 10-20 mm

MORE ON ANTS, BEES & WASPS
Order Hymenoptera
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Photo Credits: ¹Entomart; ²Tim Faasen (The world of Syrphidae...); ³S. Hogg; ⁴Christoffer Fagerstrom; ⁵Wolfgang Rutkies (Kliene Schwebfliegenseite von Wolfgang Rutkies); ⁶James Weir; ⁷BioLib (Biological Library); ⁸Hans Jurgen Martin; ⁹Jo Ryder; ¹⁰Red Orbit; ¹¹Sally Chilton; ¹²Morten D D Hansen (Danmarks Fugle og Natur); ¹³Marjorie Williams; ¹⁴Chris Wiltshire; ¹⁵Jim Kalisch (University of Nebraska-Lincoln); ¹⁶Jurgen Peters (Amateurfotos von Inseckten); ¹⁷Chris Schuster; ¹⁸Dee Desborough; ¹⁹Wikipedia (GNU Free Documentation License); ²⁰Wikipedia (CCA ShareAlike License); ²¹Ken Gray Insect Image Collection (OSU); ²²Stanislaw Kinelski (Bugwood.org); ²³Pest & Disease Image Library (Bugwood.org); ²⁴Flickr (Creative Commons License).

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Last revised January 2009

Insect Records from Nailsea (North Somerset, UK)

Insect Records from Nailsea (North Somerset, UK)

Insect Records from Nailsea (North Somerset, UK)

Insect Records from Nailsea (North Somerset, UK)

Insect Records from Nailsea (North Somerset, UK)

Insect Records from Nailsea (North Somerset, UK)