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Creatures

An alphabetical list of all the creatures in the database. Click any item to see details and links.

Ants, Bats, Bees and wasps, Beetles, Birds, Bugs, Butterflies, Dragonflies and damselflies, Flies, Froghoppers and leafhoppers, Grasshoppers and crickets, Ladybirds, Mosquitoes and midges, Moths, Sawflies, Slugs and snails, Spiders and harvestmen, Water invertebrates, Weevils, Woodlice/Millipedes/Centipedes, Worms
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Agonum dorsale - a ground beetleAlder fly - Sialis lutariaAnaspis maculata - a tumbling flower beetleAngle shades moth - Phlogophora meticulosaAphidsAphodius rufipes - a dung beetleAtomaria mesomela - a silken fungus beetleAzure damselfly - Coenagrion puella
Badger - Meles melesBanded centipede - Lithobius variegatusBank vole - Clethrionomys glareolusBee fly - Bombylius majorBlack & red froghopper - Cercopis vulnerataBlack clock - Pterostichus madidusBlack-headed gull - Larus ridibundusBlackbird - Turdus merulaBlackcap - Sylvia atricapillaBlue-tailed damselfly - Ischnura elegansBlue tit - Parus caeruleusBluebottle - Calliphora vomitoriaBrambling - Fringilla montifringillaBrandling worm - Eisenia fetidaBrimstone - Goneptery x rhamniBrimstone moth - Opisthograptis luteolataBrown chafer - Serica brunneaBrown lacewing - Micromus paganusBrown-lipped banded snail - Cepaea nemoralisBrown long-eared bat - Plecotus auritusBuff ermine moth - Spilosoma luteaBuff-tailed bumble bee - Bombus terrestrisBuff-tip moth - Phalera bucephalaBullfinch - Pyrrhula pyrrhulaBurnished brass moth - Diachrysia chrysitisBuzzard - Buteo buteo
Cabbage seed weevil - Ceutorhynchus assimilisCalathus melanocephalus - a ground beetleCalocoris norvegicus - a plantbugCantharis pellucida - a soldier beetleCarrion crow - Corvus corvus coroneCelery leaf beetle - Phaedon tumidulusChaffinch - Fringilla coelebsChiffchaff - Phylloscopus collybitaChinese character moth - Cilix glaucataChloromyia formosa - a soldier flyCinnabar moth - Tyria jacobaeaeCixius nervosus - a lacehopperCluster fly - Pollenia rudisCoal tit - Parus aterCollared dove - Streptopelia decaoctoComma - Polygonia c-albumCommon backswimmer - Notonecta glaucaCommon blue - Polyommatus icarusCommon carder bumble bee - Bombus pascuorumCommon centipede - Lithobius forficatusCommon damselbug - Nabis rugosusCommon darter dragonfly - Sympetrum striolatumCommon earthworm - Lumbricus terrestrisCommon earwig - Forficula auriculariaCommon frog - Rana temporariaCommon garden snail - Helix aspersaCommon green colonel fly - Oplodontha viridulaCommon green grasshopper - Omocestus viridulusCommon lizard - Lacerta viviparaCommon malachite beetle - Malachius bipustulatusCommon pill beetle - Byrrhus pilulaCommon pill woodlouse - Armadillidium vulgareCommon pollen beetle - Meligethes aeneusCommon pondskater - Gerris lacustrisCommon red soldier beetle - Rhagonycha fulvaCommon sexton beetle - Nicrophorus vespilloidesCommon shrew - Sorex araneusCommon stiletto fly - Thereva nobilitataCommon sun beetle - Amara aeneaCommon toad - Bufo bufoCommon wasp - Vespula vulgarisCommon whirligig beetle - Gyrinus substriatusCorixa punctata - a water boatmanCrevice spider - Nuctenea umbraticaCryptops hortensis - a centipedeCuckoo - Cuculus canorusCuckoo-spit insect - Philaenus spumariusCucumber green spider - Araniella cucurbitinaCuliseta annulata - a mosquitoCurrant clearwing moth - Synanthedon tipuliformis
Dance fly - Empis tessellataDaubenton's bat - Myotis daubentoniiDevil's coach-horse - Staphylinus olensDiscus snail - Discus rotundatusDolichovespula media - a social waspDormouse - Muscardinus avellanariusDot moth - Melanchra persicariaeDrinker moth - Philudoria potatoriaDrone fly - Eristalis tenaxDunnock - Prunella modularis
Elephant hawk-moth - Deilephila elpenorEriothrix rufomaculata - a parasitic flyEupelix cuspidata - a leafhopperEuropean chinchbug - Ischnodemus sabuletiEyed hawk-moth - Smerinthus ocellata
Fast woodlouse - Philoscia muscorumFeral pigeon - Columba liviaField grasshopper - Chorthippus brunneusFieldfare - Turdus pilarisFigwort weevil - Cionus scrophulariaeFlame moth - Axylia putrisFlat-backed millipede - Polydesmus angustusFour-spotted chaser dragonfly - Libellula quadrimaculataFox - Vulpes vulpes
Garden orb-web spider - Araneus diadematusGarden tiger moth - Arctia cajaGarden warbler - Sylvia borinGarlic snail - Oxychilius alliariusGatekeeper - Pyronia tithonusGeophilus carpophagus - a centipedeGoldcrest - Regulus regulusGolden plusia moth - Polychrysia monetaGoldfinch - Carduelis carduelisGrammoptera ruficornis - a longhorn beetleGrass snake - Natrix natrixGreat black slug - Arion aterGreat crested newt - Triturus cristatusGreat diving beetle - Dytiscus marginalisGreat pond snail - Lymnaea stagnalisGreat spotted woodpecker - Dendrocopos majorGreat tit - Parus majorGreater bulb fly - Merodon equestrisGreen lacewing - Chrysoperla carneaGreen leaf-hopper - Cicadella viridisGreen sawfly - Rhogogaster viridisGreen shieldbug - Palomena prasinaGreen tortoise beetle - Cassida viridisGreen-veined white - Pieris napiGreen woodpecker - Picus viridisGreenbottle - Lucilia caesarGreenfinch - Carduelis chlorisGrey heron - Ardea cinereaGrey squirrel - Sciurus carolinensisGrey wagtail - Motacilla cinerea
Hairy snail - Trichia hispidaHarpalus affinis - a ground beetleHawthorn shieldbug - Acanthosoma haemorrhoidaleHeart and dart moth - Agrotis exclamationisHedgehog - Erinaceus europaeusHelophilus pendulus - a hoverflyHerald moth - Scoliopteryx libatrixHister unicolor - a carrion beetleHolly blue - Celastrina argiolusHoney bee - Apis melliferaHornet - Vespa crabroHouse martin - Delichon rusticaHouse sparrow - Passer domesticusHouse spider - Tegenaria giganteaHummingbird hawk-moth - Macroglossum stellatarumHydrobius fuscipes - a scavenger water beetle
Jackdaw - Corvus monedulaJay - Garrulus glandarius
Kestrel - Falco tinnunculusKingfisher - Alcedo atthis
Lackey moth - Malacosoma neustriaLadybird (10-spot ) - Adalia 10-punctataLadybird (2-spot) - Adalia bipunctataLadybird (7-spot) - Coccinella 7-punctataLadybird (14-spot) - Propylea 14-punctataLadybird (22-spot) - Psyllobora 22-punctataLadybird (24-spot) - Subcoccinella 24-punctataLagria hirta - a darkling beetleLarge red damselfly - Pyrrhosoma nymphulaLarge skipper - Ochlodes venataLarge yellow underwing moth - Noctua pronubaLeiobunum rotundum - a harvestmanLesser earwig - Labia minorLesser spotted woodpecker - Dendrocopos minorLesser stag beetle - Dorcus parallelopipedusLesser yellow underwing moth - Noctua comesLight emerald moth - Campaea margaritataLime-speck pug moth - Eupithecia centaureataLinnet - Carduelis cannabinaLinyphia triangularis - a money spiderLittle owl - Athene noctuaLong-tailed tit - Aegithalos caudatusLoricera pilicornis - a ground beetle
Magpie moth - Abraxas grossulariataMagpie - Pica picaMallard - Anas platyrhynchosMarbled beauty moth - Cryphia domesticaMarmalade hoverfly - Episyrphus balteatusMarsh tit, willow tit - Parus palustris, Parus montanusMeadow brown - Maniola jurtinaMeadow grasshopper - Chorthippus parallelusMeadow pipit - Anthus pratensisMicrochrysa polita - a soldier flyMistle thrush - Turdus viscivorusMisumena vatia - a crab spiderMoorhen - Gallinula chloropusMother of pearl moth - Pleuroptya ruralisMournful wasp - Pemphredon lugubrisMyathropa florea - a hoverflyMyrmus miriformis - a grassbug
Natterer's bat - Myotis nattereriNeobisium muscorum - a false scorpionNephrotoma quadrifaria - a craneflyNoctule bat - Nyctalus noctulaNon-biting midge - Chironomus plumosusNoon fly - Mesembrina meridianaNotiophilus biguttatus - a ground beetleNuthatch - Sitta europaea
Oak bush-cricket - Meconema thalassinumOedemera nobilis - a thick-legged flower beetleOniscus asellus - a woodlouseOphion luteus - an ichneumon waspOrange-tip - Anthocharis cardamines
Painted lady - Cynthia carduiPea and bean weevil - Sitona lineatusPeacock - Inachis ioPeppered moth - Biston betulariaPheasant - Phasianus colchicusPhilonthus politus - a rove beetlePied flycatcher - Ficedula hypoleucaPied wagtail - Motacilla albaPill millipede - Glomeris marginataPink woodlouse - Androniscus dentigerPipistrelle bat - Pipistrellus pipistrellusPlatystoma seminationis - a picture-winged flyPoplar hawk-moth - Laothoe populiPorcellio scaber - a woodlousePrivet hawk-moth - Sphinx ligustriPuss moth - Cerura vinula
Rabbit - Oryctolagus cuniculusRed admiral - Vanessa atalantaRed ant - Myrmica rubraRed-headed cardinal beetle - Pyrochroa serraticornisRed mason bee - Osmia rufaRed-tailed bumble bee - Bombus lapidariusRed underwing moth - Catocala nuptaRed velvet mite - Eutrombidium sp.Redpoll - Carduelis flammeaRedstart - Phoenicurus phoenicurusRedwing - Turdus iliacusReed bunting - Emberiza schoeniclusRhagium mordax - a longhorn beetleRing-necked parakeet - Psittacula krameriRobin - Erithacus rubeculaRook - Corvus frugilegusRose chafer - Cetonia aurataRuby tiger moth - Phragmatobia fulginosaRubytail wasp - Chrysis ignitaRutpela maculata - a longhorn beetle
September cranefly - Tipula paludosaSerotine bat - Eptesicus serotinusSilver y moth - Autographa gammaSiskin - Carduelis spinusSlow-worm - Anguis fragilisSmall black ant - Lasius nigerSmall copper - Lycaena phlaeasSmall fishSmall skipper - Thymelicus sylvestrisSmall tortoiseshell - Aglais urticaeSmall white - Pieris rapaeSmooth newt - Triturus vulgarisSolomon's-seal sawfly - Phymatocera aterrimaSong thrush - Turdus philomelosSouthern hawker dragonfly - Aeshna cyaneaSparrowhawk - Accipiter nisusSpeckled bush cricket - Leptophyes punctatissimaSpeckled wood - Pararge aegeriaSpectacle moth - Abrostola triplasiaSpotted flycatcher - Muscicapa striataSt Mark's fly - Bibio marciStag beetle - Lucanus cervusStarling - Sturnus vulgarisStoat - Mustela ermineaStock dove - Columba oenasStriped millipede - Ommatoiulus sabulosusSwallow - Hirundo rusticaSwallowtailed moth - Ourapteryx sambucariaSwift - Apus apusSycamore moth - Acronicta acerisSyrphus ribesii - a hoverfly
Tachyporus chrysomelinus - a rove beetleTachyporus hypnorum - a rove beetleTadpolesTawny owl - Strix alucoTent spider - Pisaura mirabilisTetragnatha extensa - a long-jawed spiderThe mullein moth - Cucullia verbasciTree sparrow - Passer montanusTreecreeper - Certhia familiarisTrichocera annulata - a winter gnatTurtle dove - Streptopelia turturTwenty-plume moth - Alucita hexadactyla
Vapourer moth - Orgyia antiquaViolet ground beetle - Carabus violaceusVolucella bombylans - a hoverfly
Wall brown - Lasiommata megeraWandering snail - Lymnaea peregraWasp beetle - Clytus arietisWater measurer - Hydrometra stagnorumWater scorpion - Nepa cinereaWater vole - Arvicola terrestrisWaxwing - Bombycilla garrulusWeasel - Mustela nivalisWhiskered bat - Myotis mystacinusWhite ermine moth - Spilosoma lubricipedaWhite-legged snake millipede - Tachypodoiulus nigerWhite plume moth - Pterophorus pentadactylaWhite-tailed bumble bee - Bombus lucorumWhitethroat - Sylvia communisWillow warbler - Phylloscopus trochilusWindow spider - Amaurobius fenestralisWood mouse - Apodemus sylvaticusWoodlouse spider - Dysdera crocataWoodpigeon - Columba palumbusWool-carder bee - Anthidium manicatumWren - Troglodytes troglodytes
Xylota segnis - a hoverflyXysticus cristatus - a crab spider
Yellow meadow ant - Lasius flavusYellow-necked mouse - Apodemus flavicollisYellow shell moth - Camptogramma bilineataYellow-tail moth - Euproctis similisYellowhammer - Emberiza citrinella
Zebra spider - Salticus scenicus