Click on the first letter of the common name.

British Invertebrates - terrestrial and freshwater

 		Species 1 - 9 of 9
Thumbnail for Wart-biter cricket (Decticus verrucivorus)
Decticus verrucivorus (Wart-biter cricket)
The wart-biter cricket is a large, dark green bush-cricket, often with dark brown blotches on the pronotum and wings. A keel is... More 9 Images 4 Videos
Thumbnail for Heart Moth (Dicycla oo)
Dicycla oo (Heart Moth)
The Heart Moth is pale in colour with light brown patterning and off-white hind-wings. It takes its common name from the single... More 4 Images 0 Videos
Thumbnail for Raft spider (Dolomedes fimbriatus)
Dolomedes fimbriatus (Raft spider)
This large brown and white spider has long, sturdy legs and an oval-shaped abdomen. There are striking pale stripes along the sides... More 12 Images 5 Videos
Thumbnail for Fen raft spider (Dolomedes plantarius)
Dolomedes plantarius (Fen raft spider)
As well as being one of Britain's largest spiders, the fen raft spider is also one of the rarest. It is a handsome dark brown... More 8 Images 0 Videos
Thumbnail for Reed beetle (Donacia aquatica)
Donacia aquatica (Reed beetle)
This is a spectacularly coloured beetle, having a metallic blue sheen over its whole body, and rainbow-like stripes down each wing... More 2 Images 0 Videos
Thumbnail for Wasp hoverfly (Doros profuges)
Doros profuges (Wasp hoverfly)
This spectacular large, slender hoverfly is a wasp mimic; its body shape and black and yellow markings make it very similar in... More 2 Images 0 Videos
Thumbnail for Ground beetle (Dromius sigma)
Dromius sigma (Ground beetle)
Ground beetles belonging to the genus Dromius are typically elongate, flattened beetles. Dromius sigma has a black... More 2 Images 0 Videos
Thumbnail for Saproxylic weevil (Dryophthorus corticalis)
Dryophthorus corticalis (Saproxylic weevil)
This endangered wood-boring weevil has a robust, stocky appearance with an elongated snout, correctly known as a ‘rostrum’, a... More 3 Images 0 Videos
Thumbnail for Great diving beetle (Dytiscus marginalis)
Dytiscus marginalis (Great diving beetle)
The great diving beetle is, as the name suggests, a large aquatic beetle. It is has a beautifully streamlined body shape and is... More 10 Images 6 Videos
Species 1 - 9 of 9