Wednesday, 15 February 2012
A to Z of British Insects
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Scientific Name | Primary Image | Description |
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| Lace weaver spider | Amaurobius similis |
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| Lacewing | Chrysopa perla |
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| Ladybird Spider | Eresus sandaliatus | ||
| Lamproplax picea | Lamproplax picea | ||
| Lamprotettix nitidulus | Lamprotettix nitidulus | ||
| Laodelphax striatellus | Laodelphax striatellus | ||
| Larch Ladybird | Aphidecta obliterata |
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| Large dark olive dun | Baetis rhodani |
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| Large Marsh Grasshopper | Stethophyma grossum |
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The Large Marsh Grasshopper is the largest species of grasshopper in the U.K. It's colouration in normally olive green, greenish yellow or a vivid... |
| Lasiacantha capucina | Lasiacantha capucina | ||
| Lasiosomus enervis | Lasiosomus enervis | ||
| Leaf Hopper | Athysanus argentarius |
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| Leaf Roller Weevil | Apoderus coryli |
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| Leaf-cutter Bee | Megachile centuncularis |
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The underside of the Leaf-cutter Bee's abdomen is orange. |
| Leaf-cutter bee | Megachile willughbiella |
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| Leafhopper | Idiocerus herrichi |
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| Ledra aurita | Ledra aurita |
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| Legnotus limbosus | Legnotus limbosus | ||
| Legnotus picipes | Legnotus picipes | ||
| Leptopterna ferrugata | Leptopterna ferrugata | ||
| Leptopus marmoratus | Leptopus marmoratus | ||
| Lesser House-fly | Fannia canicularis | The Lesser House-fly is very similar in appearance to the common housefly, but it is also noticeably smaller and the fourth long vein of the wing... | |
| Lesser Marsh Grasshopper | Chorthippus albomarginatus |
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| Lesser Stag Beetle | Dorcus parallelipipedus |
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| Lesser Water Boatman | Corixa punctata |
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The Lesser Water Boatman using its fringed hind legs as paddles. |
| Leucozona glaucia | Leucozona glaucia |
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| Liancalus virens | Liancalus virens |
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| Lily Beetle | Lilioceris lilii (family Chrysomelidae) |
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The lily beetle at a very striking bright red polished appearance. |
| Limnoporus rufoscutellatus | Limnoporus rufoscutellatus | ||
| Limotettix atricapillus | Limotettix atricapillus | ||
| Limotettix striola | Limotettix striola | ||
| Lindbergina aurovittata | Lindbergina aurovittata | ||
| Linnavuoriana decempunctata | Linnavuoriana decempunctata | ||
| Linnavuoriana sexmaculata | Linnavuoriana sexmaculata | ||
| Liocoris tripustulatus | Liocoris tripustulatus |
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| Liorhyssus hyalinus | Liorhyssus hyalinus | ||
| Long-winged Conehead | Conocephalus discolor |
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The Long-winged Conehead has a slim bright green body with a brown stripe on the dorsal surface of the head and pronotum. The conehead has brown... |
| Longhorn Beetle | Stenurella melanura |
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| Longhorn Beetle | Stictoleptura rubra |
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| Longhorn Beetle | Stenocorus meridianus |
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| Longhorn Beetle | Strangalia maculata |
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Striking variably marked yellow and black upper body; antennae also black and yellow. Elytra tapering towards... |
| Longhorn beetle | Strangalia quadrifasciata | ||
| Longhorn beetle | Grammoptera ruficornis |
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Grammoptera ruficornis is most noted for being one of the UK's smallest longhorn beetles. With a brownish grey colour, the wing cases of the... |
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| Longitarsus spp | Longitarsus spp |
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| Lopus decolor | Lopus decolor | ||
| Loricula elegantula | Loricula elegantula | ||
| Loricula pselaphiformis | Loricula pselaphiformis | ||
| Loricula ruficeps | Loricula ruficeps | ||
| Lucerne Bug | Adelphocoris lineolatus | ||
| Lyctocoris campestris | Lyctocoris campestris | ||
| Lygaeosoma sardeum | Lygaeosoma sardeum | ||
| Lygocoris rugicollis | Lygocoris rugicollis | ||
| Lygus maritimus | Lygus maritimus | ||
| Lygus pratensis | Lygus pratensis |
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| Lygus punctatus | Lygus punctatus | ||
| Lygus wagneri | Lygus wagneri |