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
Bembecia chrysidiformisFiery clearwing moth
Bembidion nigropiceumGround beetle
Bembidion testaceumGround beetle
Bidessus minutissimusDiving beetle
Biston betulariaPeppered moth
Blera fallaxPine hoverfly
Boloria euphrosynePearl-bordered fritillary
Boloria seleneSmall pearl-bordered fritillary
Bombus hortorumSmall garden bumblebee
Bombus humilisBrown-banded carder bee
Bombus lucorumWhite-tailed bumblebee
Bombus pascuorumCommon carder bumblebee
Bombus ruderatusLarge garden bumblebee
Bombus sylvarumShrill carder bee
Bombus vestalisVestal cuckoo bee
Bombylius discolorDotted bee-fly
Bombylius minorHeath bee-fly
Byctiscus populiLeaf rolling weevil
Callicera spinolaeGolden hoverfly
Callophrys rubiGreen hairstreak
Calophasia lunulaToadflax brocade moth
Calopteryx splendensBanded demoiselle
Carabus intricatusBlue ground beetle
Carterocephalus palaemonChequered skipper
Cathormiocerus britannicusLizard weevil
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