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British Invertebrates - terrestrial and freshwater

 		Species 1 - 20 of 20
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Laccophilus poecilus (Water beetle)
This attractive little water beetle has a pattern of pale markings on its wing cases. It was previously known at under three... More 3 Images 0 Videos
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Lacon quercus (Click beetle)
This click beetle is generally brown in colour, with yellowish blotches and flecks, and a yellow band passing across the far end of... More 5 Images 0 Videos
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Lasius flavus (Yellow meadow ant)
This common ant is, as the name suggests, yellowish brown in colour. A number of features distinguish it from other similar species... More 17 Images 2 Videos
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Lasius niger (Small black ant)
This is the commonest ant seen in Britain. Workers (non-reproductive females) are blackish-brown in colour and covered in small... More 18 Images 5 Videos
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Leiobunum rotundum (Harvestman)
This small arachnid has no separation between the head and the abdomen, giving the small, smooth body the appearance of an oval... More 4 Images 0 Videos
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Leptidea sinapis (Wood white butterfly)
The wood white butterfly is a rather delicate-looking species, often overlooked along with other members of the white butterfly... More 6 Images 0 Videos
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Libellula quadrimaculata (Four-spotted chaser)
This dragonfly gets its name form the four dark spots present at the midpoint of the front of each of its four wings. Unusually for... More 13 Images 0 Videos
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Limoniscus violaceus (Violet click beetle)
The violet click beetle is a 12mm long black beetle with a faint blue reflection. It gets its name from the family habit of... More 4 Images 0 Videos
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Lionychus quadrillum (River shingle ground beetle)
Lionychus quadrillum is a rare ground beetle that is easily recognised by the yellow spots on the black wing cases or... More 1 Image 0 Videos
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Lipsothrix nigristigma (Cranefly)
Most people have experienced a cranefly or 'daddy long-legs' Tipula oleracea in the house at the end of the summer... More 4 Images 0 Videos
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Lophopus crystallinus (Freshwater bryozoan)
There are 11 described species of freshwater bryozoa in the UK; this bryozoan is the only member of the family Lophopodidae to be... More 1 Image 0 Videos
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Lucanus cervus (Stag beetle)
The stag beetle is arguably the most spectacular looking beetle in Britain; the male looks like something from a prehistoric age... More 10 Images 3 Videos
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Lumbricus terrestris (Earthworm)
The common earthworm is an abundant species, which has an important role in the aeration and fertilisation of soil. It is the... More 10 Images 5 Videos
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Luperina nickerlii leechi (Sandhill rustic moth)
There are four races, or subspecies of the Sandhill Rustic moth in Great Britain. Luperina nickerli leechi has silvery-grey... More 2 Images 0 Videos
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Lycaena dispar (Large copper butterfly)
The large copper butterfly has wings of a bright coppery-orange, fringed with black. The undersides are silvery-blue with black... More 8 Images 6 Videos
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Lycaena phlaeus (Small copper butterfly)
One of the UK’s smaller butterflies, the small copper makes up for its diminutive size by being one of the most territorial and... More 9 Images 0 Videos
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Lycia zonaria britannica (Belted beauty moth)
Male and female Belted Beauty moths are strikingly different in appearance; females have tiny, 2 mm long non-functional wings and... More 5 Images 0 Videos
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Lygephila craccae (Scarce blackneck moth)
Adult Scarce Blackneck moths are similar in appearance to the blackneck moth (Lygephila pastinum), but have a deeper black... More 3 Images 0 Videos
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Lymnaea stagnalis (Great pond snail)
This species is the largest pond snail in Britain. It has a shiny yellowish brown shell, with a tall, slender and pointed spire... More 8 Images 4 Videos
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Lysandra bellargus (Adonis blue)
Males are bright sky blue in colour with a fine black line to the edge of the wings and a white border. Females are brown in colour... More 13 Images 2 Videos
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