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British Invertebrates - terrestrial and freshwater

Species 1 - 15 of 15

Hairy click beetle (Synaptus filiformis)
This click beetle is blackish in colour, and covered in small, greyish fine hairs. The sides of the thorax are wavy, and the... More	3 Images	0 Videos

Hairy wood ant (Formica lugubris)
The hairy wood ant can be distinguished from the other wood ants by the possession of a fringe of hairs that reaches down to the... More	6 Images	0 Videos

Harvestman (Leiobunum rotundum)
This small arachnid has no separation between the head and the abdomen, giving the small, smooth body the appearance of an oval... More	4 Images	0 Videos

Hazel pot beetle (Cryptocephalus coryli)
An orange and black insect that has the typical - if slightly squarish - 'beetle' shape. The thorax is black in males and red... More	16 Images	2 Videos

Heart Moth (Dicycla oo)
The Heart Moth is pale in colour with light brown patterning and off-white hind-wings. It takes its common name from the single... More	4 Images	0 Videos

Heath bee-fly (Bombylius minor)
Bee-flies are named for their resemblance to true bees. However, they belong to the order Diptera (flies), which only possess two... More	4 Images	0 Videos

Heath fritillary (Mellicta athalia)
One of our rarest butterflies, the heath fritillary is a light orange-brown in colour with dark brown markings; the underside... More	12 Images	2 Videos

Heath tiger beetle (Cicindela sylvatica)
Cicindela sylvatica is the largest tiger beetle. It is bluish-black in colour, with a bronze sheen, and a metallic blue underside.... More	6 Images	3 Videos

High brown fritillary (Argynnis adippe)
This large and attractive butterfly has orange upperwings chequered with black, and pale green hindwings with mottled white, black... More	16 Images	0 Videos

Honey bee (Apis mellifera)
The honey bee is probably one of the best-known of all insects in the world; it performs a vital role in the pollination... More	27 Images	7 Videos

Hornet (Vespa crabro)
The hornet is an impressive insect, and is Britain's largest social wasp. Despite its rather fearsome appearance, it is rarely... More	19 Images	7 Videos

Hornet robberfly (Asilus crabroniformis)
This fearsome looking fly, large and giving every appearance of aggression is, nonetheless, completely harmless to man. Most of the... More	10 Images	4 Videos

Horse-fly (Chrysops relictus)
Apart from entomologists, there are probably few people who would actively look for horse-flies. For their size, they have one... More	7 Images	0 Videos

House fly (Musca domestica)
The house fly is, perhaps, the most common and widespread animal in the world. It is a serious pest, which spreads many... More	10 Images	4 Videos

House spider (Tegenaria domestica)
The house spider is probably the best known and perhaps the most hated of the British spiders, and is often encountered trapped... More	8 Images	4 Videos

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