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Red palm weevil (Rhynchophorus ferrugineus)
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Red-barbed ant (Formica rufibarbis)
The red-barbed ant is classified as Endangered in Great Britain . Winged reproductive females and…
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Red-veined darter (Sympetrum fonscolombii)
Information on the red-veined darter (Sympetrum fonscolombii) is currently being researched and…
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Red-veined dropwing (Trithemis arteriosa)
One of Africa’s most common and widely distributed dragonflies, the male red-veined dropwing…
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Redback spider (Latrodectus hasselti)
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Reddish buff moth (Acosmetia caliginosa)
The Reddish Buff moth's name provides a good description of the adult. It is a night-flying moth and…
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Reddish parachute spider (Poecilotheria rufilata)
The parachute spiders, including the reddish parachute spider (Poecilotheria rufilata), are…
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Reed beetle (Donacia aquatica)
This is a spectacularly coloured beetle, having a metallic blue sheen over its whole body, and…
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Renea (Renea gentilei)
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Rhinoceros beetle (Oryctes agamemnon)
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Rhinoceros beetle (Chalcosoma moellenkampi)
Information on the rhinoceros beetle (Chalcosoma moellenkampi) is currently being researched and…
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Rhyothemis (Rhyothemis fuliginosa)
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Ringed boghaunter (Williamsonia lintneri)
A small, dainty dragonfly, the ringed boghaunter (Williamsonia lintneri) is named after the eight…
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Ringed hornsnail (Pleurocera annulifera)
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River shingle ground beetle (Lionychus quadrillum)
Lionychus quadrillum is a rare ground beetle that is easily recognised by the yellow spots on the…
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Rock snail (Codringtonia codringtonii)
Information on the rock snail (Codringtonia codringtonii) is currently being researched and written…
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Rocky Mountain capshell (Acroloxus coloradensis)
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Roodepoort copper (Aloeides dentatis)
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Ropalopus (Ropalopus ungaricus)
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Rosalia longicorn (Rosalia alpina)
The rosalia longicorn is one of the most striking and elegant of all beetles, with its beautiful…
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Rose chafer (Cetonia aurata)
This beautiful iridescent beetle can occur in a variety of colours; the wingcases or elytra are…
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Rossomrymex (Rossomyrmex minuchae)
Rossomyrmex minuchae is an extremely rare ‘slave-making ant’ – an ant which enslaves ants of other…
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Rossomyrmex (Rossomyrmex proformicarum)
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Rothschild’s birdwing (Ornithoptera rothschildi)
The narrow forewings of the male Rothschild’s birdwing are black with scattered yellowish-green…
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Rough hornsnail (Pleurocera foremani)
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Rough pigtoe pearly mussel (Pleurobema plenum)
Information on the rough pigtoe peraly mussel is currently being researched and written and will…
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Rove beetle (Meotica anglica)
Meotica anglica is a tiny reddish brown rove beetle. As the specific part of the scientific name…
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Rove beetle (Thinobius newberyi)
Thinobius newberyi is a small rove beetle. Its pale colouration and small eyes reflect that it…
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Royal springsnail (Pyrgulopsis ogmoraphe)
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Ruby-tailed wasp (Chrysis pseudobrevitarsis)
This vulnerable and beautiful ruby-tailed wasp has a striking appearance. As the common name…
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Ruddy darter (Sympetrum sanguineum)
The ruddy darter (Sympetrum sanguineum) takes its name from its colour and its swift flight…
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Rupestrella (Rupestrella jaeckeli)
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Rupestrella (Rupestrella occulta)
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Rusty grave digger (Cambarus miltus)
Information on the Rusty grave digger (Cambarus miltus) is currently being researched and written…
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Rätzer’s ringlet (Erebia christi)
Information on Rätzer’s ringlet (Erebia christi) is currently being researched and written and will…
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Sabino dancer (Argia sabino)
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Sachs's stream crab (Potamonemus sachsi)
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Sadleriana (Sadleriana cavernosa)
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Saint Helena earwig (Labidura herculeana)
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Salt Creek tiger beetle (Cicindela nevadica lincolniana)
Information on the Salt Creek tiger beetle (Cicindela nevadica lincolniana) is currently being…
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San Diego Fairy Shrimp (Branchinecta sandiegonensis)
Information on Branchinecta sandiegonensis is currently being researched and written and will appear…
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San Francisco forktail (Ischnura gemina)
One of the rarest damselflies in the United States, the San Francisco forktail (Ischnura gemina)…
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Sandbowl snail (Catinella arenaria)
One of the family of amber snails, the extremely rare sandbowl snail (Catinella arenaria) has an…
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Sandhill rustic moth (Luperina nickerlii leechi)
There are four races, or subspecies of the Sandhill Rustic moth in Great Britain . Luperina nickerli…
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Santa Fe cave crayfish (Procambarus erythrops)
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Saproxylic weevil (Dryophthorus corticalis)
This endangered wood-boring weevil has a robust, stocky appearance with an elongated snout…
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Sarawak land crab (Lepidothelphusa cognetti)
Information on the Sarawak land crab (Lepidothelphusa cognetti) is currently being researched and…
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Say's spiketail (Cordulegaster sayi)
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Scaly cricket (Pseudomogoplistes vicentae)
First recorded in Britain in 1949, this species is small, with a chestnut brown to grey body and…
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Scarce blackneck moth (Lygephila craccae)
Adult Scarce Blackneck moths are similar in appearance to the blackneck moth (Lygephila pastinum)…
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Scarce copper (Lycaena virgaureae)
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Scarce large blue (Phengaris teleius)
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Scarce merveille du jour moth (Moma alpium)
The Scarce Merveille du Jour is an attractive moth, which has green coloured forewings with white…
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Scarlet malachite beetle (Malachius aeneus)
This attractive insect is one of Britain's rarest. It has a striking livery of scarlet and metallic…
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Scolopendra (Scolopendra morsitans)
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Scolopendra (Scolopendra laeta)
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Scorpion (Apistobuthus pterygocercus)
The scorpion Apistobuthus pterygocercus is noted for the conspicuous circular secondary segment on…
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Scorpion (Buthacus yotvatensis)
Buthacus yotvatensis is a highly poisonous yellow-green scorpion, found in deserts and other arid…
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Scorpion (Pandinus dictator)
One of the world’s largest scorpions, thought to reach up to 17 to 20 centimetres in length…
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Scottish wood ant (Formica aquilonia)
All wood ants are red and black in colour and are the largest ants in Britain. Examination of the…
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Sculpin snail (Stiobia nana)
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Sculptiferussacia (Sculptiferussacia clausiliaeformis)
Information on Sculptiferussacia clausiliaeformis is currently being researched and written and will…
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Semisulcospira (Semisulcospira decipiens)
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Senegal bluetail (Ischnura senegalensis)
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Serratorotula (Serratorotula coronata)
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Seven-spot ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata)
Ladybirds are perhaps the most well-known and popular of all British beetles, and the seven-spot…
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Seychelles fineliner (Teinobasis alluaudi)
The Seychelles fineliner has a vivid orange to red thorax and tip to the long, slender abdomen, and…
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Seychellesia (Seychellesia longicercata)
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Shasta crayfish (Pacifastacus fortis)
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Shelta cave crayfish (Orconectes sheltae)
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Shining guest ant (Formicoxenus nitidulus)
This tiny ant lives inside the nests of wood ants of the genus Formica, hence the name 'guest' ant…
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Shining macromia dragonfly (Macromia splendens)
This emblematic species is the only European representative of the Macromia dragonflies, a genus…
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Shining pot beetle (Cryptocephalus nitidulus)
This beetle, as its name suggests, has a shining metallic blue, bronze or purplish-green sheen over…
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Shining ram's-horn snail (Segmentina nitida)
The shining ram's-horn snail has a smooth, glossy and iridescent shell , measuring up to 6mm across…
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Shiny Pigtoe (Fusconaia cor)
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Shore crab (Metopograpsus messor)
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Short Mountain crayfish (Cambarus clivosus)
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Shortspire hornsnail (Pleurocera curta)
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Shrill carder bee (Bombus sylvarum)
The shrill carder bee is one of the smaller members of the bumblebee family. It has a distinctive…
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Siberian winter damselfly (Sympecma paedisca)
The Siberian winter damselfly (Sympecma paedisca) is a medium-sized damselfly with rather drab cream…
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Sierra Nevada blue (Polyommatus golgus)
The Sierra Nevada blue, also known as the Niña de Sierra Nevada, is a flagship species of an…
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Silhouettia (Silhouettia silhouettae)
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Silkworm (Bombyx mori)
Information on the silkworm (Bombyx mori) is currently being researched and written and will appear…
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Silky snail (Roblinella agnewi)
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Silky wave moth (Idaea dilutaria)
The Silky Wave is a pale tan-coloured moth, with a slightly darker-brown wavy pattern on both the…
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Silver-spotted skipper (Hesperia comma)
This butterfly is orange-brown in colour with pale spots that are more noticeable on females. The…
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Silver-studded blue (Plebeius argus)
Males are deep blue with a dark border and white fringe, and can be distinguished from other blue…
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Sinai baton blue (Pseudophilotes sinaicus)
A diminutive butterfly found only in a tiny part of Sinai, Egypt, the Sinai baton blue…
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Sinai hooktail (Paragomphus sinaiticus)
Like other dragonflies in the family Gomphidae, the abdomen of the male Sinai hooktail (Paragomphus…
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Singapore freshwater crab (Johora singaporensis)
Information on the Singapore freshwater crab is currently being researched and written and will…
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