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British Invertebrates - terrestrial and freshwater

 		Species 1 - 14 of 14
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Ladybird spider (Eresus sandaliatus)
The attractive ladybird spider is one of the rarest in the UK. The males have a bright orange or vermilion back with four large... More 10 Images 0 Videos
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Lagoon sandworm (Armandia cirrhosa)
This rare, small worm is ribbon-like in appearance, and has three eyes on its head. The body comprises of 26 or 27 segments, each... More 1 Image 0 Videos
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Large blue butterfly (Maculinea arion)
This butterfly is blue with a black outer margin and black flashes on the upper wing. It is greyish on the underwing with a blue... More 7 Images 0 Videos
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Large copper butterfly (Lycaena dispar)
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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Large garden bumblebee (Bombus ruderatus)
In comparison with other bumblebee species, the large garden or ruderal bumblebee, has a long face and tongue; these are... More 13 Images 0 Videos
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Large heath (Coenonympha tullia)
Adult large heath butterflies always have their wings closed when at rest; males are smoky orange-brown in colour, and females are... More 5 Images 1 Video
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Large marsh grasshopper (Stethophyma grossum)
This species is the largest grasshopper in Great Britain. It is normally vivid greenish yellow or olive brown in colour, and a... More 3 Images 0 Videos
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Large white (Pieris brassicae)
This familiar, strong-flying species is our largest white butterfly, and is often an unwelcome visitor to gardens because the... More 14 Images 8 Videos
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Leaf rolling weevil (Byctiscus populi)
This leaf rolling weevil has a shiny metallic upper surface, which varies in colour from bright green to a vibrant coppery red. The... More 5 Images 0 Videos
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Lesser silver water beetle (Hydrochara caraboides)
This beetle earns the name 'silver' from the bubbles of air that are trapped in the fine hairs on its underside. These hairs form... More 5 Images 1 Video
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Light crimson underwing moth (Catocala promissa)
The generic name of the Light Crimson Underwing, Catocala derives from the Greek 'kato' meaning below and 'kalos' meaning... More 4 Images 0 Videos
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Lizard weevil (Cathormiocerus britannicus)
The Lizard weevil, so called because it is found only on the Lizard Peninsula, Cornwall, was once thought to be a species endemic... More 3 Images 0 Videos
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Lulworth skipper (Thymelicus acteon)
The Lulworth skipper is one of our smallest butterflies. Males are orange-brown with light spots and a black band on the forewings... More 7 Images 1 Video
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Lunar yellow underwing moth (Noctua orbona)
The scarce Lunar Yellow Underwing has dark brown forewings but deep yellow hindwings with a broad brownish-black border. There is a... More 6 Images 0 Videos
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