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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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08/11/2025 Cirripedia (1) not classified 1 Species3 Photos Cirripedia Barnacles 1 Species3 Photos Thecostraca 1 Species3 Photos 07/02/2025 Gonocerus acuteangularis 1 Species47 Photos Coreus marginatus 1 Species97 Photos Oplosia cinerea 2 2 2 1 Species5 Photos Anthrenus verbasci 1 Species64 Photos Oonops sp. (1) 1 Species13 Photos Seycellocesa aulicus G R 1 Species7 Photos 06/02/2025 Arthropoda Arthropods 4423 Species68766 Photos 02/02/2025 Rhopalidae (3) not classified 1 Species3 Photos Lepidoptera (13) not classified 1 Species2 Photos Heleomyzidae (4) not classified 1 Species3 Photos Tephritis conura 1 Species18 Photos 30/01/2025 Erythromma najas V V 2 1 Species13 Photos Sympetrum striolatum 1 Species39 Photos Euphaedra neophron Gold Banded Forester 1 Species5 Photos Polyommatus bellargus 3 3 1 Species40 Photos 29/01/2025 Onthophagus sp. (1) 1 Species8 Photos Gibbaranea bituberculata 3 3 V 1 Species31 Photos Argyresthia spinosella 1 Species10 Photos Epiblema sticticana 1 Species29 Photos Tropiphorus elevatus 1 Species13 Photos Tetrix subulata 1 Species45 Photos 15/12/2024 Liorhyssus hyalinus 1 Species5 Photos Liorhyssus 1 Species5 Photos Chlamydatus evanescens 1 Species11 Photos Leviellus stroemi G D D 1 Species1 Photos Leviellus 1 Species1 Photos 13/12/2024 Omocestus ventralis 2 2 3 1 Species7 Photos Omocestus haemorrhoidalis 3 2 2 1 Species17 Photos 12/12/2024 Paykullia maculata 1 Species3 Photos Paykullia 1 Species3 Photos Tolmerus micans 1 Species8 Photos 11/12/2024 Bombus terrestris/cryptarum 1 Species3 Photos Chrysanthia geniculata 1 Species11 Photos 10/12/2024 Fucellia sp. 0 Species4 Photos Fucellia 1 Species4 Photos Nabis brevis 1 Species2 Photos Dilophus sp. 0 Species2 Photos 09/12/2024 Dicranopalpus ramosus 1 Species2 Photos Dicranopalpus 1 Species2 Photos Zygiella atrica D 1 Species6 Photos 07/12/2024 Stelidota geminata Strawberry sap beetle 1 Species10 Photos Stelidota 1 Species10 Photos Thrips sp. 0 Species1 Photos Thrips 1 Species1 Photos Anthomyiidae (5) not classified 1 Species3 Photos 03/12/2024 Halticus luteicollis 1 Species3 Photos 01/12/2024 Eudonia mercurella 1 Species1 Photos Ephemeridae (1) not classified 1 Species1 Photos Eumenes sp. (4) 1 Species2 Photos Poecilobothrus nobilitatus 1 Species7 Photos Poecilobothrus 1 Species7 Photos 30/11/2024 Stenus sp. 0 Species1 Photos Axinotarsus pulicarius 1 Species8 Photos Axinotarsus 1 Species8 Photos Orius minutus 1 Species3 Photos 29/11/2024 Cryptinae (6) not classified 1 Species2 Photos 28/11/2024 Coccoidea (3) not classified 1 Species1 Photos 27/11/2024 Coenonympha corinna Elban Heath 1 Species2 Photos 25/11/2024 Cryptocheilus fabricii 1 Species2 Photos Thyridanthrax elegans 1 Species2 Photos Thyridanthrax 1 Species2 Photos Anthaxia hungarica 1 Species3 Photos Tetralonia sp. 0 Species4 Photos Tetralonia 1 Species4 Photos Creoleon lugdenensis 1 Species6 Photos Creoleon 1 Species6 Photos 24/11/2024 Tebenna micalis 1 Species10 Photos Tebenna 1 Species10 Photos Callinectes sapidus 1 Species1 Photos Callinectes 1 Species1 Photos Portunidae 1 Species1 Photos Megascolia maculata Mammoth wasp 1 Species6 Photos Megascolia 1 Species6 Photos 23/11/2024 Satyrium acaciae V 3 3 1 Species5 Photos Homoeosoma sinuella V G 1 Species4 Photos Homoeosoma 1 Species4 Photos Anthaxia salicis 1 Species4 Photos Colias croceus 1 Species4 Photos Pontia edusa 1 Species2 Photos Pontia 1 Species2 Photos Rhinocoris erythropus 2 ? 1 Species3 Photos 22/11/2024 Halictus sp. (3) 1 Species5 Photos Deraeocoris schach 1 Species3 Photos Eucera alticincta 0 0 1 Species5 Photos Tituboea sexmaculata 1 Species5 Photos Tituboea biguttata 1 Species11 Photos Tituboea 2 Species16 Photos 21/11/2024 Lygaeus pandurus 1 Species6 Photos Amegilla quadrifasciata 1 0 D 1 Species1 Photos Amegilla 1 Species1 Photos Rhinocoris rubricus 1 Species3 Photos Omophlus lepturoides G 0 1 Species3 Photos Omophlus 1 Species3 Photos Charaxes jasius 1 Species2 Photos Charaxes 1 Species2 Photos Charaxinae 1 Species2 Photos Erodius sp. (1) 1 Species9 Photos