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North Cave Wetlands – Species from 2025

North Cave Wetlands – Species from 2025

2-spot Ladybird - Adalia bipunctata [A] — 2-spot Ladybird – Adalia bipunctata [A]

7-spot Ladybird - Coccinella septempunctata — 7-spot Ladybird – Coccinella septempunctata

14-spot Ladybird - Propylea quattuordecimpunctata [A] — 14-spot Ladybird – Propylea quattuordecimpunctata [A]

16-spot Ladybird - Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata [A] — 16-spot Ladybird – Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata [A]

22 Spot Ladybird - Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata [A] — 22 Spot Ladybird – Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata [A]

48.001 Common Nettle-tap - Anthophila fabriciana — 48.001 Common Nettle-tap – Anthophila fabriciana

49.110 Knapweed Conch - Agapeta zoegana — 49.110 Knapweed Conch – Agapeta zoegana

49.321 Common Drill - Dichrorampha petiverella — 49.321 Common Drill – Dichrorampha petiverella

49.345 Red Piecer - Lathronympha strigana — 49.345 Red Piecer – Lathronympha strigana

49.379 Orange-spot Piercer - Pammene aurana — 49.379 Orange-spot Piercer – Pammene aurana

63.006 Small Purple & Gold – Pyrausta aurata

70.218 Latticed Heath - Chiasmia clathrata — 70.218 Latticed Heath – Chiasmia clathrata

70.256 Mottled Umber - Erannis defoliaria — 70.256 Mottled Umber – Erannis defoliaria

72.017 Vapourer - Orgyia antiqua — 72.017 Vapourer – Orgyia antiqua

72.044 Dingy Footman - Eilema griseola — 72.044 Dingy Footman – Eilema griseola

73.173 Marbled Minor agg. - Oligia strigilis agg. — 73.173 Marbled Minor agg. – Oligia strigilis agg.

73.279 Broad-barred White - Hecatera bicolorata — 73.279 Broad-barred White – Hecatera bicolorata

Agelastica alni - Alder Leaf Beetle — Agelastica alni – Alder Leaf Beetle

Aglaostigma aucupariae [A]

Andrena chrysosceles - Hawthorn Mining Bee — Andrena chrysosceles – Hawthorn Mining Bee

Andrena cineraria - Ashy Mining Bee [A] — Andrena cineraria – Ashy Mining Bee [A]

Andrena haemorrhoa - Early Mining Bee — Andrena haemorrhoa – Early Mining Bee

Andrena scotica - Chocolate Mining Bee [A] — Andrena scotica – Chocolate Mining Bee [A]

Anthocomus rufus [A]

Araneus diadematus - Garden Orb-Web Spider — Araneus diadematus – Garden Orb-Web Spider

Arge cyanocrocea [A]

Arge species.

Athalia cornubiae/liberta [P]

Azure Damselfly - Coenagrion puella — Azure Damselfly – Coenagrion puella

Baccha elongata - Common Dainty [A] — Baccha elongata – Common Dainty [A]

Bee Wolf - Philanthus triangulum — Bee Wolf – Philanthus triangulum

Bittern - Botaurus stellaris — Bittern – Botaurus stellaris

Black-tailed Skimmer - Orthetrum cancellatum — Black-tailed Skimmer – Orthetrum cancellatum

Blackbird - Turdus merula — Blackbird – Turdus merula

Blue-tailed Damselfly - Ischnura elegans (rufescens) — Blue-tailed Damselfly – Ischnura elegans (rufescens)

Blue Shieldbug - Zicrona caerulea [A] — Blue Shieldbug – Zicrona caerulea [A]

Blue Tit - Parus caeruleus — Blue Tit – Parus caeruleus

Bombylius major - Bee Fly [A] — Bombylius major – Bee Fly [A]

Box Bug - Gonocerus acuteangulatus [A] — Box Bug – Gonocerus acuteangulatus [A]

Braconidae species

Bright Four-spined Legionnaire - Chorisops nagatomii [A] — Bright Four-spined Legionnaire – Chorisops nagatomii [A]

Bronze Furrow Bee - Halictus tumulorum — Bronze Furrow Bee – Halictus tumulorum

Brown Argus - Aricia agestis — Brown Argus – Aricia agestis

Cantharis cryptica [A]

Cantharis decipiens [A]

Cantharis livida [A]

Cantharis nigricans

Cepaea hortensis - White-lipped Snail — Cepaea hortensis – White-lipped Snail

Cercopis vulnerata [A]

Cetti’s Warbler – Cettia cetti

Chasmias paludator [A]

Cheilosia bergenstammi - Ragwort Blacklet [A] — Cheilosia bergenstammi – Ragwort Blacklet [A]

Cheilosia pagana [A]

Chloromyia formosa - Broad Centurian [A] — Chloromyia formosa – Broad Centurian [A]

Chrysopilus cristatus - Black Snipefly [A] — Chrysopilus cristatus – Black Snipefly [A]

Chrysops relictus - Twin-lobed Deerfly [A] — Chrysops relictus – Twin-lobed Deerfly [A]

Chrysotoxum bicinctum [A]

Cixius nervosus [A]

Clouded Yellow - Colias croceus [A] — Clouded Yellow – Colias croceus [A]

Comma - Polygonia c-album — Comma – Polygonia c-album

Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus — Common Blue – Polyommatus icarus

Common Blue Damselfly - Enallagma cyathigerum — Common Blue Damselfly – Enallagma cyathigerum

Common Darter - Sympetrum striolatum (male) — Common Darter – Sympetrum striolatum (male)

Common Froghopper - Philaenus spumarius [A] — Common Froghopper – Philaenus spumarius [A]

Common Furrow-bee - Lasioglossum calceatum — Common Furrow-bee – Lasioglossum calceatum

Common Orange Legionnaire - Beris vallata [A] — Common Orange Legionnaire – Beris vallata [A]

Compsidolon salicellum

Conops quadrifasciatus

Coremacera marginata

Cosmoconus cf. meridionator

Crabro cribrarius - Slender Bodied Digger Wasp — Crabro cribrarius – Slender Bodied Digger Wasp

Ctenichneumon panzeri [A]

Dalopius marginatus [A]

Deraeocoris flavilinea

Deraeocoris ruber

Dicranomyia species.

Dioctria rufipes - Common Red-legged Robberfly [A] — Dioctria rufipes – Common Red-legged Robberfly [A]

Dock Bug - Coreus marginatus (late instar nymph) [A] — Dock Bug – Coreus marginatus (late instar nymph) [A]

Dolerus sp. [A]

Dunnock - Prunella modularis — Dunnock – Prunella modularis

Ectemnius continuus

Empis tessellata [A]

Epistrophe eligans [A]

Episyrphus balteatus - Marmalade Hoverfly [A] — Episyrphus balteatus – Marmalade Hoverfly [A]

Eriocampa ovata - Alder Sawfly [A] — Eriocampa ovata – Alder Sawfly [A]

Eristalinus sepulchralis [A]

Eristalis intricarius

Eristalis tenax [A]

Errastunus ocellaris [A]

Eumerus species [A]

Eupeodes corollae [A]

Eupeodes luniger [A]

Fannia species

Fieldfare - Turdus pilaris — Fieldfare – Turdus pilaris

Field Grasshopper - Chorthippus brunneus [A] — Field Grasshopper – Chorthippus brunneus [A]

Figwort Sawfly - Tenthredo scrophulariae [A] — Figwort Sawfly – Tenthredo scrophulariae [A]

Galerucella lineola - Brown Willow Beetle [A] — Galerucella lineola – Brown Willow Beetle [A]

Garden Chafer - Phyllopertha horticola [A] — Garden Chafer – Phyllopertha horticola [A]

Garden Snail - Cornu aspersum [A] — Garden Snail – Cornu aspersum [A]

Gatekeeper - Pyronia tithonus — Gatekeeper – Pyronia tithonus

German Wasp - Vespula germanica — German Wasp – Vespula germanica

Glypta species [A]

Golden-bloomed Grey Longhorn - Agapanthia villosoviridescens [A] — Golden-bloomed Grey Longhorn – Agapanthia villosoviridescens [A]

Grammoptera ruficornis [A]

Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps cristatus — Great Crested Grebe – Podiceps cristatus

Great Tit - Parus major — Great Tit – Parus major

Green-veined White - Pieris napi — Green-veined White – Pieris napi

Greenfinch - Chloris chloris — Greenfinch – Chloris chloris

Green Nettle Weevil - Phyllobius pomaceus — Green Nettle Weevil – Phyllobius pomaceus

Greenshank - Tringa nebularia — Greenshank – Tringa nebularia

Green Shieldbug - Palomena prasina — Green Shieldbug – Palomena prasina

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea — Grey Heron – Ardea cinerea

Grey Squirrel - Sciurus carolinensis — Grey Squirrel – Sciurus carolinensis

Grypocoris stysi [A]

Hairy Shieldbug - Dolycoris baccarum [A] — Hairy Shieldbug – Dolycoris baccarum [A]

Harpocera thoracica [A]

Hawthorn Shieldbug - Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale (final instar nymph) [A] — Hawthorn Shieldbug – Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale (final instar nymph) [A]

Helophilus hybridus [A]

Helophilus pendulus [A]

Hemicrepidius species

Holly Blue - Celastrina argiolus — Holly Blue – Celastrina argiolus

Hybos culiciformis [A]

Hypera rumicis [A]

Ichneumonini species [A]

Ichneumon sarcitorius [A]

Lagria hirta [A]

Large Red Damsefly - Pyrrhosoma nymphula — Large Red Damsefly – Pyrrhosoma nymphula

Large Skipper - Ochlodes sylvanus [A] — Large Skipper – Ochlodes sylvanus [A]

Large White - Pieris brassicae — Large White – Pieris brassicae

Leptogaster cylindrica - Striped Slender Roberfly — Leptogaster cylindrica – Striped Slender Roberfly

Leptopterna dolabrata

Lesser Marsh Grasshopper - Chorthippus albomarginatus [A] — Lesser Marsh Grasshopper – Chorthippus albomarginatus [A]

Leucozona lucorum [A]

Liocoris tripustulatus [A]

Liophloeus tessulatus [A]

Lispe species

Little Grebe - Tachybaptus ruficollis — Little Grebe – Tachybaptus ruficollis

Long-winged Cone-head - Conocephalus fuscus (male) [A] — Long-winged Cone-head – Conocephalus fuscus (male) [A]

Lucilia species

Machimus atricapillus - Kite-tailed Robberfly [A] — Machimus atricapillus – Kite-tailed Robberfly [A]

Macrophya punctumalbum [A]

Malachius bipustulatus - Malachite Beetle [A] — Malachius bipustulatus – Malachite Beetle [A]

Mallard - Anus platyrhynchos — Mallard – Anus platyrhynchos

Marsh Damsel Bug - Nabis limbatus [A] — Marsh Damsel Bug – Nabis limbatus [A]

Meadow Brown - Maniola jurtina (female) — Meadow Brown – Maniola jurtina (female)

Meadow Pipit - Anthus pratensis — Meadow Pipit – Anthus pratensis

Melanostoma mellinum [A]

Meliscaeva auricollis [A]

Micropeza corrigiolata

Migrant Hawker - Aeshna mixta (copulating pair) — Migrant Hawker – Aeshna mixta (copulating pair)

Mute Swan - Cygnus olor — Mute Swan – Cygnus olor

Myathropa florea [A]

Neocrepidodera transversa

Neoitamus cyanurus - Common Awl Robberfly [A] — Neoitamus cyanurus – Common Awl Robberfly [A]

Nomada flava agg.

Nomada goodeniana - Gooden’s Nomad Bee [A] — Nomada goodeniana – Gooden’s Nomad Bee [A]

Nomada marshamella - Marsham’s Nomad Bee [A] — Nomada marshamella – Marsham’s Nomad Bee [A]

Odynerus spinipes

Oedemera lurida [A]

Oedemera nobilis - Swollen-thighed Beetle [A] — Oedemera nobilis – Swollen-thighed Beetle [A]

Orange-tip - Anthocharis cardamines — Orange-tip – Anthocharis cardamines

Painted Lady - Vanessa cardui — Painted Lady – Vanessa cardui

Panorpa communis [A]

Parent Bug - Elasmucha grisea [A] — Parent Bug – Elasmucha grisea [A]

Parhelophilus sp.

Peacock - nachis io — Peacock – nachis io

Philaenus spumarius - Common Froghopper [A] — Philaenus spumarius – Common Froghopper [A]

Philodromus sp.

Phyllobius pyri [A]

Physocephala rufipes

Phytocoris varipes [A]

Pied Shieldbug - Tritomegas bicolor [A] — Pied Shieldbug – Tritomegas bicolor [A]

Pimpla rufipes [A]

Pipizella sp.

Platycheirus albimanus [A]

Platycheirus clypeatus agg. [A]

Polydrusus cervinus [A]

Polydrusus formosus [A]

Polydrusus pilosus [A]

Psyllopsis fraxini agg.

Ptychoptera contaminata

Pyrochroa serraticornis - Red-headed Cardinal Beetle [A] — Pyrochroa serraticornis – Red-headed Cardinal Beetle [A]

Red-eyed Damselfly - Erythromma najas — Red-eyed Damselfly – Erythromma najas

Red-legged Shieldbug - Pentatoma rufipes [A] — Red-legged Shieldbug – Pentatoma rufipes [A]

Red Admiral - Vanessa atalanta — Red Admiral – Vanessa atalanta

Redshank - Tringa totanus — Redshank – Tringa totanus

Redwing - Turdus iliacus — Redwing – Turdus iliacus

Rhadinoceraea micans [A]

Rhagonycha fulva [A]

Rhingia campestris [A]

Rhopalus subrufus [A]

Robin - Erithacus rubecula — Robin – Erithacus rubecula

Roe Deer - Capreolus capreolus — Roe Deer – Capreolus capreolus

Roesel’s Bush-cricket - Metrioptera roeselii (female) [A] — Roesel’s Bush-cricket – Metrioptera roeselii (female) [A]

Ruddy Darter - Sympetrum sanguineum (male) — Ruddy Darter – Sympetrum sanguineum (male)

Ruff - Philomachus pugnax — Ruff – Philomachus pugnax

Scaeva pyrastri [A]

Scathophaga stercoraria - Yellow Dung Fly — Scathophaga stercoraria – Yellow Dung Fly

Slender Ground-hopper - Tetrix subulata [A] — Slender Ground-hopper – Tetrix subulata [A]

Small Copper - Lycaena phlaeas — Small Copper – Lycaena phlaeas

Small Green Nettle Weevil - Phyllobius roboretanus [A] — Small Green Nettle Weevil – Phyllobius roboretanus [A]

Small Red-eyed Damselfly - Erythromma viridulum (male) — Small Red-eyed Damselfly – Erythromma viridulum (male)

Small Skipper - Thymelicus sylvestris [A] — Small Skipper – Thymelicus sylvestris [A]

Small Tortoiseshell - Aglais urticae [A] — Small Tortoiseshell – Aglais urticae [A]

Song Thrush - Turdus philomelos — Song Thrush – Turdus philomelos

Speckled Bush-cricket - Leptophyes punctatissima (male) [A] — Speckled Bush-cricket – Leptophyes punctatissima (male) [A]

Speckled Wood - Pararge aegeria — Speckled Wood – Pararge aegeria

Sphaerophoria scripta [A]

Spiked Shieldbug – Picromerus bidens [A]

Stonechat - Saxicola torquata — Stonechat – Saxicola torquata

Syritta pipiens [A]

Syrphus ribesii [A]

Tachina fera

Tarnished Plant Bug - Lygus rugulipennis — Tarnished Plant Bug – Lygus rugulipennis

Tenthredo amoena [A]

Tetragnatha sp. - Long-jawed orb-weaver — Tetragnatha sp. – Long-jawed orb-weaver

Tipula oleracea

Tipula vittata [A]

Tree Damsel Bug – Himacerus apterus [A]

Tropidia scita [A]

Tufted Duck - Aythya fuligula — Tufted Duck – Aythya fuligula

Vespula germanica - German Wasp — Vespula germanica – German Wasp

Vespula vulgaris - Common Wasp — Vespula vulgaris – Common Wasp

Volucella bombylans [A]

Volucella zonaria [A]

Wall - Lasiommata megera — Wall – Lasiommata megera

Wasp Beetle - Clytus arietis [A] — Wasp Beetle – Clytus arietis [A]

Willow Emerald Damselfly - Chalcolestes viridis (female) — Willow Emerald Damselfly – Chalcolestes viridis (female)

Woundwort Shieldbug - Eysarcoris venustissimus (final instar nymph) [A] — Woundwort Shieldbug – Eysarcoris venustissimus (final instar nymph) [A]

Wren - Troglodytes troglodytes — Wren – Troglodytes troglodytes

Xoridinae species

Xylota segnis [A]

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