Wednesday, 15 February 2012
A to Z of British Insects
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| Raft Spider | Dolomedes fimbriatus |
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| Raglius alboacuminatus | Raglius alboacuminatus | ||
| Rainbow Leaf Beetle | Chrysolina cerealis | ||
| Recilia coronifera | Recilia coronifera | ||
| Red & Black Froghopper | Cercopsis vulnerata |
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| Red Ant | Myrmica rubra |
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| Red Mason Bee | Osmia rufa |
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Small solitary bee, body covered in orangey-red hairs. Female has two small... |
| Red-Horned Nomad Bee | Nomada ruficornis |
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| Red-tailed bumble bee | Bombus lapidarius |
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| Reed Damsel Bug | Nabis lineatus | ||
| Rhabdomiris striatellus | Rhabdomiris striatellus | ||
| Rhinoceros Beetle | Rhinoceros Beetle - Sinodendron cylindricum |
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| Rhododendron Lacebug | Stephanitis rhododendri | ||
| Rhododendron Leafhopper | Graphocephala fennahi |
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The Rhododendron Leafhopper was introduced from North America, is now very established on rhododendrons across southern England. |
| Rhopalus maculatus | Rhopalus maculatus | ||
| Rhopalus parumpunctatus | Rhopalus parumpunctatus | ||
| Rhopalus rufus | Rhopalus rufus | ||
| Rhopalus subrufus | Rhopalus subrufus | ||
| Rhyparochromus pini | Rhyparochromus pini | ||
| Rhytidodus decimusquartus | Rhytidodus decimusquartus | ||
| Rhytistylus proceps | Rhytistylus proceps | ||
| Ribautiana cruciata | Ribautiana cruciata | ||
| Ribautiana debilis | Ribautiana debilis | ||
| Ribautiana scalaris | Ribautiana scalaris | ||
| Ribautiana tenerrima | Ribautiana tenerrima | ||
| Ribautiana ulmi | Ribautiana ulmi | ||
| Ribautodelphax angulosus | Ribautodelphax angulosus | ||
| Ribautodelphax imitans | Ribautodelphax imitans | ||
| Ribautodelphax pallens | Ribautodelphax pallens | ||
| Ribautodelphax pungens | Ribautodelphax pungens | ||
| Robber fly | Pomponerus germanicus |
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| Robber Fly | Philonicus albiceps |
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| Roesel's Bush-cricket | Metrioptera roeselii |
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The Roesel's Bush-cricket has a marbled brown body with a pale margin. |
| Rose Aphid | Macrosiphum rosae |
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The Rose Aphid is more typically referred to as a common garden 'greenfly' |
| Rose Chafer | Cetonia aurata |
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Upper surface of body metallic green (occasionally bronze or bluish-black) with irregular white marks, underside... |
| Rose Sawfly | Arge ochropus | ||
| Rose Sawfly | Arge pagana |
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The large rose sawfly is black all over except for its bright orange/yellow abdomen. It is mainly seen in spring and early summer flying awkwardly... |
| Rough Oil Beetle | Meloe rugosus | ||
| Ruby-tail Wasp | Chrysis viridula |
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| Ruby-tailed Wasp | Chrysis ignita |
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The Ruby-tailed Wasp is a relatively small wasp with a shiny green head and thorax, and a ruby-red abdomen. |
| Rufous Grasshopper | Gomphocerippus rufus |
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