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Arthropoda
Arthropods

Arthropods position in the tree of life is: Eukaryotes -> Opisthokonts -> Metazoa (Animals) -> Bilateria -> Ecdysozoa -> Arthropoda. Please treat all classifications with care, especially the ones marked (?). I'm not an entomologist and in general all classifications were done using my photos and the literature available to me. In some cases the identifications have been checked and if necessary corrected by experts in their specific fields, where this was the case this has been noted in the text below the photos. Due to the lack of exact descriptions of species this website cannot be used as sole base for classifications. No animals were harmed while making the photos shown on this website.
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-> Moths([With complete metamorphosis]) Lepidoptera (Endopterygota) 946 Species12852 Photos(Sawflies)(Web-spinning sawflies) Megalodontesidae (Pamphilioidea) 1 Species23 Photos(Sawflies), Argid sawflies Argidae (Tenthredinoidea) 12 Species197 Photos(Sawflies), Cimbicid sawflies Cimbicidae (Tenthredinoidea) 6 Species118 Photos(Sawflies), Common sawflies Tenthredinidae (Tenthredinoidea) 123 Species2322 Photos(Sawflies), Common sawflies Tenthredinoidea (Hymenoptera) 150 Species3136 Photos(Sawflies), Conifer sawflies-> Pine sawflies Diprionidae (Tenthredinoidea) 4 Species48 Photos(Sawflies), Horntails-> Wood wasps Siricidae (Siricoidea) 3 Species39 Photos(Sawflies), Horntails-> Wood wasps Siricoidea (Hymenoptera) 3 Species39 Photos(Sawflies), Web-spinning sawflies Pamphiliidae (Pamphilioidea) 11 Species168 Photos(Sawflies), Web-spinning sawflies Pamphilioidea (Hymenoptera) 12 Species191 Photos(Sawflies), Wheat stem sawflies Cephoidea (Hymenoptera) 4 Species120 Photos(Terebrantes) Ichneumonoidea (Apocrita) 216 Species2206 Photos(terebrantes), Ensign wasps and relatives Evanioidea (Apocrita) 5 Species77 Photos/ f. populi, Philaenus spumarius f. typica1 Species40 Photos24-puncta-> vigintiquatuorpuncta(Subcoccinella)1 Species5 Photosa stick, Mite on marginata (Uroobovella) 1 Species5 PhotosAbax(Pterostichini)3 Species12 PhotosAbax ovalis1 Species2 PhotosAbax parallelipipedus1 Species2 PhotosAbax sp.0 Species7 PhotosAbax sp.1 Species1 Photosabbreviata(Eupithecia)1 Species8 Photosabbreviata, Eupithecia1 Species8 Photosabbreviata, Tephroclystia-> abbreviata(Eupithecia)1 Species8 Photosabbreviatus(Argothereutes)1 Species3 Photosabbreviatus, Argothereutes1 Species3 Photosabdominalis(Oxypsila)1 Species6 Photosabdominalis(Mordellochroa)1 Species9 Photosabdominalis, Mordellochroa1 Species9 Photosabdominalis, Oxypsila1 Species6 PhotosAbia(Abiini)2 Species58 PhotosAbia-> Zaraea(Zaraeini)1 Species29 PhotosAbia aurulenta 3 1 Species13 PhotosAbia fasciata-> fasciata(Zaraea) 3 1 Species29 PhotosAbia sericea 2 3 1 Species45 Photosabietana(Pseudohermenias)1 Species3 Photosabietana, Pseudohermenias1 Species3 Photosabietaria(Eupithecia)1 Species7 Photosabietaria-> ribeata(Deileptenia)1 Species18 Photosabietaria, Boarmia-> ribeata(Deileptenia)1 Species18 Photosabietaria, Eupithecia1 Species7 Photosabietaria, Tephroclystia-> abietaria(Eupithecia)1 Species7 Photosabietella(Dioryctria)1 Species10 Photosabietella, Dioryctria1 Species10 Photosabietinus(Pithyotettix)1 Species8 Photosabietinus, Pithyotettix1 Species8 Photosabietis(Cephalcia)1 Species50 Photosabietis(Hylobius)1 Species38 Photosabietis, Cephalacia-> abietis(Cephalcia)1 Species50 Photosabietis, Cephalcia1 Species50 Photosabietis, Hylobius1 Species38 Photosabietum(Gastrodes)1 Species20 Photosabietum, Gastrodes1 Species20 PhotosAbiinae(Cimbicidae)3 Species87 PhotosAbiini(Abiinae)2 Species58 Photosabjetaria-> abietaria(Eupithecia)1 Species7 Photosabjetaria, Tephroclystia-> abietaria(Eupithecia)1 Species7 PhotosAbraxas-> Ligdia(Ennominae)1 Species21 PhotosAbraxas-> Lomaspilis(Ennominae)1 Species10 PhotosAbraxas(Ennominae)1 Species8 PhotosAbraxas adustata-> adustata(Ligdia)1 Species21 PhotosAbraxas marginata-> marginata(Lomaspilis)1 Species10 PhotosAbraxas sylvata1 Species8 PhotosAbraxas sylvatus-> sylvata(Abraxas)1 Species8 PhotosAbrostola(Plusiinae)2 Species41 PhotosAbrostola sp.0 Species11 PhotosAbrostola trigemina-> triplasia(Abrostola)1 Species19 PhotosAbrostola tripartita1 Species11 PhotosAbrostola triplasia1 Species19 Photosabruptella-> falsella(Catoptria)1 Species19 Photosabruptella, Catoptria-> falsella(Catoptria)1 Species19 Photosabutilon(Stictopleurus)1 Species5 Photosabutilon, Stictopleurus1 Species5 Photosacaciae(Satyrium) V 3 3 1 Species5 Photosacaciae, Satyrium V 3 3 1 Species5 PhotosAcaenitinae(Ichneumonidae)3 Species69 Photosacalypha(Mangora)1 Species31 Photosacalypha, Mangora1 Species31 PhotosAcalyptratae(Schizophora)163 Species2353 Photosacanthadactyla(Amblyptilia) 3 1 Species6 Photosacanthadactyla, Amblyptilia 3 1 Species6 PhotosAcanthodelphax(Delphacinae)1 Species2 PhotosAcanthodelphax sp.0 Species2 PhotosAcantholyda(Cephalciini)1 Species6 PhotosAcantholyda erythrocephala1 Species6 Photosacanthopygia(Chelidurella)1 Species14 Photosacanthopygia, Chelidurella1 Species14 PhotosAcanthosoma(Acanthosomatidae)1 Species48 PhotosAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale1 Species48 PhotosAcanthosomatidae(Pentatomoidea)5 Species166 PhotosAcari(Arachnida)Mites36 Species312 PhotosAcariformes(Acari)Mite-like mites9 Species90 Photosaccentuata(Alopecosa)1 Species9 Photosaccentuata(Anyphaena)1 Species37 Photosaccentuata, Alopecosa1 Species9 Photosaccentuata, Anyphaena1 Species37 Photosaceraria(Alsophila)1 Species3 Photosaceraria, Alsophila1 Species3 Photosaceraria, Anisopteryx-> aceraria(Alsophila)1 Species3 Photos