Identifying animals on our land |
Ants, Bees and Wasps | Beetles | Bugs | Butterflies | Crickets and Grasshoppers | Crustaceans | Flies |
Mayflies, Dragonflies and Damselflies | Moths | Spiders | Amphibians and Reptiles | Birds | Mammals |
Bugs - 1830 UK species |
Family: Cercopidae and Aphrophoridae - Froghoppers (1 and 9 species) | |
Red-and-Black Froghopper - Cercopis vulnerata Seen once in Oak field ![]() Photographed and first ID 4th June 2024 |
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Family: Cicadellidae - Leafhoppers (285 species) | |
Cicadella viridis Seen a few times, often in Oak field ![]() Photographed and first ID 12th August 2024 |
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Family: Coredidae - Leatherbugs (11 species) | |
Dock Bug - Coreus marginatus Several seen in Poultry paddock and Allotment ![]() Photographed and first ID 16th June 2024 |
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Family: Gerridae - Pond Skaters (10 species) | |
Pond Skater - Gerris lacustris Hundreds on each pond Spring 25 ![]() Photographed 29th April 2025 |
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Family: Hydrometridae - Water Measurers (2 species) | |
Water Measurer - Hydometra stagnorum Quite common om most pond Spring 25 ![]() Photographed 11th May 2025 |
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Family: Miridae - Plant or Capsid Bugs (229 species) | |
Elongagated Grass Bug -
Notostira elongata Seen a few times ![]() Photographed and first ID 16th September 2024 |
Lucerne Bug - Adelphocoris lineolatus Seen occassionally in Allotment ![]() Photographed 15th August 2024 (First ID 29th June) |
Meadow Plant Bug -
Leptopterna dolabrata Seen once ![]() Photographed and first ID 4th August 2024 |
Two-spotted Plant Bug - Stenotus binotatus Seen in Oak field once ![]() Photographed and first ID 26th July 2024 |
Family: Nabidae - Damsel Bugs (13 species) | |
Marsh Damsel Bug - Nabis limbatus Seen once in Allotment ![]() Photographed and first ID 1st September 2024 |
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Family: Pentatomidae - Typical Shieldbugs (21 species, inclu. other families) | |
Green Shieldbug - Palomena prasina Fairly common across whole land, especially found on fruit ![]() Photographed 25th August 2024 (First ID 16th June) |
Hairy Shieldbug - Dolycoris baccarum Seen occassionally in allotment ![]() Photographed 20th September 2024 (First ID 18th September) |
Hawthorn Shieldbug - Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Seen occassionally ![]() Photographed 28th May (First ID 24th August 2024) |