British Invertebrates - terrestrial and freshwater


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Scientific NameCommon Name
Acosmetia caliginosaReddish buff moth
Agabus brunneusDiving beetle
Aglais urticaeSmall tortoiseshell
Ampedus cardinalisCardinal click beetle
Ampedus rufipennisCardinal click beetle
Anax imperatorEmperor dragonfly
Anisodactylus nemorivagusGround beetle
Anisodactylus poeciloidesGround beetle
Anobium punctatumFurniture beetle
Anthocharis cardaminesOrange-tip
Apatura irisPurple emperor
Aphis fabaeBlack bean aphid
Apis melliferaHoney bee
Araneus diadematusGarden spider
Argynnis adippeHigh brown fritillary
Argyroneta aquaticaWater spider
Aricia artaxerxesNorthern brown argus
Arion distinctusCommon garden slug
Armadillidium vulgarePill woodlouse
Armandia cirrhosaLagoon sandworm
Asilus crabroniformisHornet robberfly
Aspitates gilvaria gilvariaStraw belle moth
Athetis pallustrisMarsh moth
Atypus affinisPurse-web spider
Austropotamobius pallipesFreshwater white-clawed crayfish
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