Wednesday, 15 February 2012
A to Z of British Insects
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| Gampsocoris punctipes | Gampsocoris punctipes | ||
| Garden chafer | Phyllopertha horticola |
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| Gargara genistae | Gargara genistae | ||
| Gastrophysa polygoni | Gastrophysa polygoni |
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| Geotomus punctulatus | Geotomus punctulatus | ||
| German Wasp | Vespula germanica |
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Similar in appearance to the Common Wasp, the German Wasp has three tell-tale black dots on its forehead. |
| Gerris argentatus | Gerris argentatus | ||
| Gerris costae | Gerris costae | ||
| Gerris gibbifer | Gerris gibbifer | ||
| Gerris lateralis | Gerris lateralis | ||
| Gerris odontogaster | Gerris odontogaster | ||
| Gerris thoracicus | Gerris thoracicus | ||
| Giant Sabre Comb-horn Cranefly | Tanyptera atrata |
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| Giant Tachinid Fly | Tachina grossa |
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| Giant Wood Wasp | Uroceras gigas |
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| Gilkicker Weevil | Pachytychius haematocephalus | ||
| Glaenocorisa propinqua cavifrons | Glaenocorisa propinqua cavifrons | ||
| Glaenocorisa propinqua propinqua | Glaenocorisa propinqua propinqua | ||
| Globiceps flavomaculatus | Globiceps flavomaculatus | ||
| Globiceps fulvicollis cruciatus | Globiceps fulvicollis cruciatus | ||
| Globiceps juniperi | Globiceps juniperi | ||
| Glow-worm | Lampyris noctiluca |
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Glow-worms have a grub-like appearance, and are most easily ientified by the bright green that is emitted from the underside the female of the... |
| Golden Hoverfly | Callicera spinolae | ||
| Golden-haired Robberfly | Choerades marginatus |
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| Gorse Seed Weevil | Exapion ulicis |
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| Gorse Shieldbug | Piezodorus lituratus |
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| Graphocraerus ventralis | Graphocraerus ventralis | ||
| Graptopeltus lynceus | Graptopeltus lynceus | ||
| Gravesteiniella boldi | Gravesteiniella boldi | ||
| Great Diving Beetle | Dytiscus marginalis |
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The Great Diving Beetle is a large water beetle, with a generally dark brown/black appearance and orangey-brown margins to the elytra and thorax.... |
| Great Green Bush-cricket | Tettigonia viridissima |
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The Great Green Bush-cricket is the largest bush-cricket in the UK. The cricket is bright green with a brown dorsal stripe. The male cricket has a... |
| Great Silver Beetle | Hydrophilus piceus | The Great Silver Beetle is the UK's largest water beetle. It has a shiny black body that appears to have a silver underside in water due a thin film... | |
| Greater Horntail | Urocerus giagas |
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| Green Dock leaf beetle | Gastrophysa viridula |
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| Green Lacewing | Chrysopa carnea |
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| Green Shieldbug | Palomena prasina |
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| Green Tiger Beetle | Cicindela campestris |
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Green Tiger Beetles are... |
| Green Tortoise Beetle | Cassida viridis |
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| Greenbottle | Lucilia caesar |
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Greenbottles are most notable for their metallic green colouring and red eyes. |
| Grey Bush-cricket | Platycleis denticulata |
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The Grey Bush-cricket has a marbled grey-brown body with a yellow underside to the abdomen |
| Ground Beetle | Anisodactylus poeciloides | ||
| Ground Beetle | Bembidion nigropiceum | ||
| Ground Beetle | Anisodactylus nemorivagus | ||
| Ground Beetle | Dromius sigma | ||
| Ground beetle | Pterostichus madidus |
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| Ground Beetle | Ocys harpaloides |
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| Ground Beetle | Pterostichus aterrimus | ||
| Ground Beetle | Perileptus areolatus | ||
| Ground Beetle | Harpalus froelichi | ||
| Ground Beetle | Bembidion testaceum | ||
| Ground Beetle | Pterostichus madidus |
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| Grypocoris stysi | Grypocoris stysi |
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| Grypotes puncticollis | Grypotes puncticollis |