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British Invertebrates - terrestrial and freshwater

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Pachytychius haematocephalus (Gilkicker weevil)
This small reddish-brown weevil is one of about 15,000 species of weevils that form the family Curculionidae. The Gilkicker... More 3 Images 0 Videos
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Palomena prasina (Green shield bug)
This common bug has a flattened, shield-shaped body, as the name suggests. It is bright green in colour with delicate flecks of... More 11 Images 0 Videos
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Panagaeus crux-major (Crucifix ground beetle)
This rare beetle is largely black and very bristly. In shape, it has a characteristic bug-eyed appearance and a broad thorax. The... More 4 Images 0 Videos
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Papilio machaon britannicus (Swallowtail)
The swallowtail is perhaps one of our rarest and most beautiful butterflies. The endemic race that occurs in Britain (Papilio... More 16 Images 0 Videos
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Paracolax tristalis (Clay fan-foot moth)
Adult Clay Fan-foot moths are pale ochreous brown in colour with darker brown cross-lines on both the fore- and hind-wings. When... More 1 Image 0 Videos
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Pararge aegeria (Speckled wood)
The speckled wood is a common woodland butterfly. It is a brown butterfly with yellowish-orange spots on the wings and numerous... More 11 Images 3 Videos
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Pardosa amentata (Wolf spider)
All wolf spiders are agile, fast-moving ground predators. This species is brownish in colour, and males are typically darker than... More 4 Images 4 Videos
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Pareulype berberata (Barberry carpet moth)
Adult Barberry Carpet moths have greyish-white forewings with attractive brown patterning, and the hindwings are paler and more... More 4 Images 0 Videos
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Pechipogo strigilata (Common fan-foot moth)
This species can be distinguished from other similar Fan-foot moths by its pale hindwings and ochreous grey forewings. The... More 3 Images 0 Videos
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Perileptus areolatus (Ground beetle)
This ground beetle is the only member of the genus Perileptus that occurs in central Europe. It is a small, flat beetle, and... More 1 Image 0 Videos
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Philaenus spumarius (Common froghopper)
This small, common froghopper is variably patterned with brown, black and white. The wings are held like a tent over the body. It... More 8 Images 1 Video
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Philoscia muscorum (Common striped woodlouse)
Woodlice are not insects, but are crustaceans; more closely related to crabs and shrimps than insects. The body is divided into... More 6 Images 0 Videos
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Pieris brassicae (Large white)
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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Pieris napi (Green-veined white)
The green-veined white is a familiar common butterfly. Despite the English name, the yellowish-green veins on the undersides of the... More 10 Images 3 Videos
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Pieris rapae (Small white)
This widespread and familiar white butterfly is one of the most common butterflies in Europe. As the name suggests, adults have... More 7 Images 3 Videos
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Pisaura mirabilis (Nursery-web spider)
This spider is the only member of the Pisauragenus in Britain. The abdomen is slender and tapering and there is a light... More 12 Images 4 Videos
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Plebeius argus (Silver-studded blue)
Males are deep blue with a dark border and white fringe, and can be distinguished from other blue butterflies by the presence of a... More 13 Images 3 Videos
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Poecilus kugelanni (Kugelann's ground beetle)
This ground beetle has a stout body, with long legs, and typically has a coppery coloured fore-body and green wing cases (elytra)... More 2 Images 2 Videos
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Polia bombycina (Pale shining brown moth)
Adults are pale reddish-brown in colour with slightly paler hindwings and a shiny appearance, hence the common name. The... More 1 Image 0 Videos
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Polygonia c-album (Comma)
The comma is a beautiful, common butterfly. The wings have scalloped edges, and the undersides are strikingly similar in appearance... More 16 Images 0 Videos
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Polymixis xanthomista statices (Black-banded moth)
Adult Black-banded moths have grey forewings with dense yellow, white and greenish flecking and a darker area towards the centre. ... More 7 Images 0 Videos
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Polyommatus icarus (Common blue)
The common blue is the most widespread of the blue butterflies in Britain, and as the name suggests, it is one of the most common... More 13 Images 3 Videos
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Procas granulicollis (Weevil)
This distinctive weevil is dullish black in colour. It has a dappled appearance due to the presence of patches of white hair-like... More 3 Images 0 Videos
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Protapion ryei (Weevil)
This black weevil has bright orange swellings on the upper parts of the legs. The taxonomic status of this weevil is not clear; it... More 3 Images 0 Videos
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Protolampra sobrina (Cousin German moth)
Cousin German (Protolampra sobrina, formerly known as Paradiarsia sobrina) is a rare moth that has dark brown... More 3 Images 0 Videos
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Pseudomogoplistes vicentae (Scaly cricket)
First recorded in Britain in 1949, this species is small, with a chestnut brown to grey body and pale legs, which are covered with... More 2 Images 0 Videos
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Psylliodes luridipennis (Bronze Lundy cabbage flea beetle)
The bronze Lundy cabbage flea beetle is a dark bronze in colour, and often has yellow translucent wing cases (elytra)... More 8 Images 0 Videos
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Pterostichus aterrimus (Ground beetle)
Pterostichus aterrimus is a large and shiny black ground beetle that has curved edges to the pronotum. The wing cases... More 1 Image 0 Videos
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