Nottinghamshire Invertebrates | ||
Insect identification pages | ||
Approximately 50 pages available, aimed at providing direct identification help between similar, or difficult to separate species, plus photographic comparison of particular invertebrate families. Some of these pages have been written following specific requests, after visitors to www.eakringbirds.com failed to find any easy comparison resources in books or on the internet at the time. |
Beetle identification guides |
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Aphodius Dung Beetles | Nottinghamshire's Dung beetles | ||
Cantharidae Soldier Beetles | Nottinghamshire's Soldier beetles | ||
Cardinal Beetles in Nottinghamshire | Identifying Nottinghamshire's two bright red Cardinal Beetles | ||
Cerambycidae Longhorn Beetles | . | Longhorn beetles of Nottinghamshire | |
Chrysolina Leaf Beetles | Nottinghamshire's Chrysolina leaf beetles | ||
Cryptocephalus Leaf Beetles | Nottinghamshire's Cryptocephalus beetles | ||
Elateridae Click Beetles | Nottinghamshire's Click beetles | ||
Identification of the Harlequin Ladybird | Separating the Harlequin Ladybird from other UK Ladybirds | ||
Nottinghamshire Ladybirds | Nottinghamshire's Ladybirds | ||
Phyllobius Weevils | Nottinghamshire's Phyllobius Weevils | ||
True Fly identification guides |
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Volucella Hoverflies in Nottinghamshire | The Volucella Hoverflies in Nottinghamshire | ||
Conopidae - Thick Headed Flies | Photographic guide to this unusual group of flies | ||
Ctenophora, Tanyptera and Dictenidia Craneflies | The Ctenophora, Tanyptera and Dictenidia Craneflies of Sherwood Forest | ||
Moth identification guides |
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Agonopterix moths in Nottinghamshire | Nottinghamshire species, their range and some ID pointers | ||
Coleophoridae Case Bearers | Coleophoridae larvae cases | ||
Crambinae moths in Nottinghamshire | ID help for Nottinghamshire's Grass Veneer moths | ||
Eilema Footman moths in Nottinghamshire | ID help for Nottinghamshire's five Eilema Footman moths | ||
Eriocrania Leaf-mines | ID help for Nottinghamshire's seven Eriocrania moths | ||
Identification help for Garden and Common Carpets | Identification help for two commonly occurring moths | ||
Identification help for Water Carpet and Small Phoenix | ID help for two common Spring moths | ||
Identifying Mottled and Willow Beauty | ID help for identifying Mottled Beauty and Willow Beauty | ||
Identifying Riband Wave and Plain Wave | ID help separating Riband Wave and Plain Wave | ||
Identifying Single-dotted and Small Fan-footed Wave | ID help for two commonly recorded moths | ||
Nottinghamshire Hawk-moths | ID help and general information about some of our largest moths | ||
Orthosia (Quaker) moth identification | ID help for seven early Spring moths | ||
Plume moths in Nottinghamshire | The Plume moths of Nottinghamshire | ||
Psychidae Moths | Guide to some of the most unusual moths and their larvae | ||
Pug Moths | Nottinghamshire's Pug Moths | ||
Sallow Moth identification | Identifying four colourful Autumn moths | ||
Semioscopis avellanella and S. steinkellneriana identification | The separation of two similar early Spring moths | ||
Separating Great Oak Beauty and Pale Oak Beauty | ID help in separating Great Oak Beauty and Pale Oak Beauty | ||
Seven difficult Nottinghamshire Scopariinae | Photographic guide to the difficult Scopariinae micromoths | ||
Spruce, Grey Pine, Pine and Juniper Carpet ID | ID help for four difficult moths | ||
Yellow Underwing Moth ID | Nottinghamshire's Yellow Underwing Moths | ||
Ant, Bee and Wasp identification
guides |
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Bumblebees | Nottinghamshire's Bumble bees | ||
Identification of Nottinghamshire's Social Wasps | Photographic guide to Nottinghamshire's Social Wasps | ||
Wasps | Nottinghamshire's Wasps | ||
Spider and Harvestman identification
guides |
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Araniella curcurbitina and A. opisthographa | Separation of two visually identical spiders | ||
Harvestmen | Nottinghamshire's Harvestmen | ||
Identification of the three large orb-weavers | Identifying Nottinghamshire's commonest large orb-weaving spiders | ||
Identifying the Noble False Widow | Help to determine Steatoda nobilis from other common spiders | ||
Salticidae - Jumping Spiders in Nottinghamshire | Nottinghamshire's most charismatic spiders | ||
Other insect identification guides |
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The Woodlice of Nottinghamshire | A guide to Nottinghamshire's Woodlice | ||
Crickets and Grasshoppers | Nottinghamshire's Crickets and Grasshoppers | ||
Damsel Bugs | Nottinghamshire's Damsel Bugs | ||
Two late season Mirid Bugs | ID help for Pantilius tunicatus and Megacoelum infusum | ||
Nottinghamshire Squashbugs | Guide to the five known Squashbugs (Coreidae) of Nottinghamshire | ||
Nottinghamshire Shieldbugs | Nottinghamshire's Shieldbugs, including links to nymph stages | ||
Nottinghamshire Lacebugs | The Lacebugs of Nottinghamshire | ||
Common and Lesser Earwigs in Nottinghamshire | Nottinghamshire's only two representatives of the order Dermaptera |