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Small white (Pieris rapae)
This widespread and familiar white butterfly is one of the most common butterflies in Europe . As…
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Madeiran large white (Pieris wollastoni)
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Oahu tree snail (Achatinella pulcherrima)
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Fine-rayed pigtoe (Fusconaia cuneolus)
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Flax snail (Placostylus ambagiosus)
Flax snails (Placostylus spp.) are endemic to New Zealand and belong to the world’s oldest land…
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Coral Pink Sand Dunes tiger beetle (Cicindela limbata albissima)
The Coral Pink Sand Dunes tiger beetle is a subspecies of the tiger beetle Cicindela limbata. It has…
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Matrona (Matrona basilaris)
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Slave-making ant (Protomognathus americanus)
Protomognathus americanus is a small, blackish-brown ‘slave-making ant’, an ant which enslaves ants…
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House fly (Musca domestica)
The house fly is, perhaps, the most common and widespread animal in the world . It is a serious pest…
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Army ant (Eciton burchellii)
The army ant Eciton burchellii is best known for its spectacular ‘swarm raids’, in which several…
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Chlorogomphus (Chlorogomphus brevistigma)
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Columbia clubtail (Gomphus lynnae)
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Swallowtail butterfly (Papillio schmeltzii)
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Sweet home Alabama crayfish (Cambarus speleocoopi)
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Heath bee-fly (Bombylius minor)
Bee-flies are named for their resemblance to true bees. However, they belong to the order Diptera…
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Noble crayfish (Astacus astacus)
This crustacean varies in colour from green or blue to brown and sometimes black. The undersides of…
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Purple wartyback (Cyclonaias tuberculata)
The purple wartyback (Cyclonaias tuberculata) is a rather distinctive mollusc, named partly for the…
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Freshwater white-clawed crayfish (Austropotamobius pallipes)
The only freshwater crayfish native to the UK , this species is olive-green to brown in colour and…
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Water scorpion (Nepa cinerea)
The water scorpion is not a true scorpion, but is a large, aquatic insect that belongs to the order…
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Cracking pearly mussel (Hemistena lata)
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Queen Alexandra’s birdwing (Ornithoptera alexandrae)
With an enormous wingspan of up to 28 centimetres, Queen Alexandra’s birdwing is the world’s largest…
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Slenderclaw crayfish (Cambarus cracens)
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Death watch beetle (Xestobium rufovillosum)
The larvae of the common death watch beetle (Xestobium rufovillosum) are notorious pests of…
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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…
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Madeiran land snail (Leiostyla colvillei)
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Helicella (Helicella stiparum)
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Damochlora (Damochlora spina)
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Trichonia (Trichonia trichonica)
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Lanzaia (Lanzaia skradinensis)
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Wandering skipper (Panoquina errans)
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Actinella (Actinella armitageana)
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Canariella (Canariella eutropis)
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Glyptorhagada (Glyptorhagada silveri)
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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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Golden-ringed dragonfly (Cordulegaster boltonii)
The golden-ringed dragonfly (Cordulegaster boltonii) is one of Britain's largest dragonflies, and is…
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Megachile leaf-cutter bee (Megachile centuncularis)
Information on the megachile leaf-cutter bee is currently being researched and written and will…
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Common wasp (Vespula vulgaris)
The common wasp (Vespula vulgaris) is a familiar and much feared social insect . They are quite…
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Broken hornsnail (Pleurocera postelli)
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Euphaea (Euphaea pahyapi)
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Carabid beetle (Carabus olympiae)
A large, colourful beetle, Carabus olympiae is unusual in being endemic to just one small area of…
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Yabbie crayfish (Cherax destructor)
The smooth-shelled yabbie crayfish (Cherax destructor) usually varies in colour from olive-green to…
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Lompoc grasshopper (Trimerotropis occulens)
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Cape stag beetles (Colophon spp.)
Cape stag beetles are a group of slow-moving, wingless beetles whose 14 species are restricted to…
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Narrow headed ant (Formica exsecta)
The workers of this endangered ant can be distinguished from other wood ants by the characteristic…
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Maathai’s longleg (Notogomphus maathaiae)
First described in 2005, Maathai’s longleg is a clubtail (Gomphidae spp.) belonging to the genus…
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Chlorocypha (Chlorocypha jacksoni)
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Big Blue Spring cave crayfish (Procambarus horsti)
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Common field grasshopper (Chorthippus brunneus)
This is probably the most frequently seen grasshopper; it is fairly large and occurs in a very wide…
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Tar river spiny mussel (Elliptio steinstansana)
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Diadem butterfly (Hypolimnas misippus)
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San Diego Fairy Shrimp (Branchinecta sandiegonensis)
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Cooks’ cave millipede (Pseudotremia cookorum)
Cooks’ cave millipede is named in honour of William and Gayle Cook, the owners of Little Mouth Cave…
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Slender skimmer (Orthetrum sabina)
The slender skimmer (Orthetrum sabina) is a striking green to greyish-yellow dragonfly with black…
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High brown fritillary (Argynnis adippe)
This large and attractive butterfly has orange upperwings chequered with black, and pale green…
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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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Angled riffleshell (Epioblasma biemarginata)
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Slender Scotch burnet (Zygaena loti scotica)
The Slender Scotch Burnet is a striking red and black moth that can be distinguished from other…
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Metadiaptomus (Metadiaptomus capensis)
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Amastrid land snail (Carelia dolei)
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Syrian demoiselle (Calopteryx syriaca)
The Syrian demoiselle (Calopteryx syriaca), a rare member of the broad-winged damselflies of the…
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Amastrid land snail (Carelia sinclairi)
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Priodiscus (Priodiscus costatus)
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Moitessieria (Moitessieria juvenisanguis)
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Sculptiferussacia (Sculptiferussacia clausiliaeformis)
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Tyrrheniberus (Tyrrheniberus sardonius)
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Longhorn beetle (Jebusaea hammerschmidti)
Jebusaea hammerschmidti is a member of the Cerambycidae family, also known as the longhorn beetles…
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Cousin German moth (Protolampra sobrina)
Cousin German (Protolampra sobrina, formerly known as Paradiarsia sobrina) is a rare moth that has…
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Velvet worm (Speleoperipatus spelaeus)
Information on the velvet worm (Speleoperipatus spelaeus) is currently being researched and written…
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Mallacoota burrowing crayfish (Engaeus mallacoota)
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Etowah crayfish (Cambarus fasciatus)
Information on the Etowah crayfish (Cambarus fasciatus) is currently being researched and written…
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Wasp beetle (Clytus arietis)
The wasp beetle is quite aptly-named as, to a casual glance, it does resemble a wasp. However, a…
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Belle's sanddragon (Progomphus bellei)
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Idiomela (Idiomela subplicata)
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Brimstone (Gonepteryx rhamni)
The brimstone is a common butterfly. The males are bright yellow in colour and it is widely held…
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Texas cave shrimp (Palaemonetes antrorum)
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Caterpillar hunting wasp (Delta dimidiatipenne)
Named for its habit of hunting caterpillars to feed its young, the caterpillar hunting wasp (Delta…
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Semisulcospira (Semisulcospira decipiens)
Information on Semisulcospira decipiens is currently being researched and written and will appear…
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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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Delta green ground beetle (Elaphrus viridis)
This tiny beetle is adorned with an opulent, metallic emerald-green hue, generally with bronze spots…
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Smith's blue butterfly (Euphilotes enoptes smithi)
Information on the Smith's blue butterfly is being written and researched and will appear here…
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Turgenitubulus (Turgenitubulus tanmurrana)
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Moorean viviparous tree snail (Samoana diaphana)
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Scorpion (Apistobuthus pterygocercus)
The scorpion Apistobuthus pterygocercus is noted for the conspicuous circular secondary segment on…
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White-tailed bumblebee (Bombus lucorum)
The white-tailed bumblebee (Bombus lucorum) is a common species that is easily confused with the…
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Alpine emerald (Somatochlora alpestris)
Like other emerald dragonflies of the Corduliidae family, the Alpine emerald is named for it…
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Opisthostoma (Opisthostoma fraternum)
Information on Opisthostoma fraternum is currently being researched and written and will appear here…
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Castalia (Castalia martensi)
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Tansy beetle (Chrysolina graminis)
The tansy beetle is an attractive bright green leaf beetle, with a coppery sheen . The wing cases…
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Ant (Formica talbotae)
Formica talbotae is the first known workerless parasite in the Formica genus . Formica talbotae…
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David Bowie spider (Heteropoda davidbowie)
The red-brown body of the David Bowie spider (Heteropoda davidbowie) has a pattern of dark patches…
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