Invertebrates - terrestrial and freshwater in United Kingdom
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Cardinal click beetle (Ampedus rufipennis)
This click beetle has bright red wing cases (elytra), a shiny black thorax and a covering of fine…
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Cardinal click beetle (Ampedus cardinalis)
The cardinal click beetle (Ampedus cardinalis) has russet-red wing cases (elytra), a shiny black…
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Cerambyx longicorn (Cerambyx cerdo)
This large and beautiful beetle is among the largest of the European beetle species . It has an…
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Chalk carpet moth (Scotopteryx bipunctaria cretata)
Adult Chalk Carpet moths are pale grey in colour with grey-brown markings, and have a darker central…
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Chequered skipper (Carterocephalus palaemon)
As the name suggests, this small, fast-flying, chocolate-brown butterfly has a chequered patterning…
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Cinnabar moth (Tyria jacobaeae)
The cinnabar moth (Tyria jacobaeae) is brightly coloured, with crimson hindwings bordered with dusky…
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Clay fan-foot moth (Paracolax tristalis)
Adult Clay Fan-foot moths are pale ochreous brown in colour with darker brown cross-lines on both…
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Click beetle (Lacon quercus)
This click beetle is generally brown in colour, with yellowish blotches and flecks, and a yellow…
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Cliff tiger beetle (Cicindela germanica)
The cliff tiger beetle is the smallest tiger beetle in Britain. It is typically dull green in colour…
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Comma (Polygonia c-album)
The comma is a beautiful, common butterfly. The wings have scalloped edges, and the undersides are…
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Common European earwig (Forficula auricularia)
The earwig is a very common insect, and one that often triggers repulsion due to the unfounded…
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Common blue (Polyommatus icarus)
The common blue is the most widespread of the blue butterflies in Britain , and as the name suggests…
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Common blue damselfly (Enallagma cyathigerum)
As the name suggests, the common blue damselfly (Enallagma cyathigerum) is one of the commonest…
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Common carder bumblebee (Bombus pascuorum)
The common carder bumblebee is the only common bumblebee to have a completely ginger thorax…
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Common cockchafer (Melolontha melolontha)
This common, large beetle often crashes into lighted windows at night during early summer . It is a…
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