Keith Edkins Cambridge Insect Photos

Photos of insects in Cambridge

	A random collection of insect photos taken with a Kodak DC240 Digital Camera (fitted with a X6 magnifier ("loupe") for the smaller insects) - from 2002 with a Nikon Coolpix 995. - from August 2008 with a Nikon Coolpix P80. - from July 2014 with a Nikon D3300 DSLR with Tokina 100mm 1:1 macro lens. The photos were all taken in or near Cambridge, many in my garden (location details), most of the others in Local Nature Reserves. Thumbnails
Indexes to main orders: Coleoptera>> Diptera>> Lepidoptera>> Hymenoptera>>
No insects were harmed in the production of these pages (apart for natural instances of predation!)

Order	Sub-Order hierarchy	Family	Species
Odonata Dragonflies & Damselflies	Zygoptera Damselflies	Calopterygidae	Calopteryx splendens Banded Demoiselle
		Coenagrionidae	Enallagma cyathigerum Common Blue Damselfly Ischnura elegans Blue-tailed Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Large Red Damselfly
		Lestidae	Chalcolestes viridis Willow Emerald Damselfly
	Anisoptera Dragonflies	Aeshnidae	Aeshna grandis Brown Hawker Aeshna mixta Migrant Hawker
	Anisoptera Dragonflies	Libellulidae	Libellula depressa Broad-bodied Chaser Orthetrum cancellatum Black-tailed Skimmer Sympetrum sanguineum Ruddy Darter Sympetrum striolatum Common Darter
Orthoptera Grasshoppers	Caelifera Acridoidea	Acrididae	Chorthippus albomarginatus Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Field Grasshopper Chorthippus parallelus Meadow Grasshopper
	Caelifera Acridoidea	Tetrigidae	Tetrix subulata Slender Groundhopper
	Ensifera Tettigonioidea	Tettigoniidae	Leptophyes punctatissima Speckled Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum Oak Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii Roesel's Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera Dark Bush-cricket
Heteroptera True Bugs	Cimicomorpha Miroidea	Miridae	Deraeocorinae Deraeocoris flavilinea Deraeocoris lutescens Deraeocoris ruber Red Bug
			Dicyphinae Campyloneura virgula Dicyphus epilobii Dicyphus errans Dicyphus globulifer Dicyphus pallicornis Dicyphus stachydis Macrolophus rubi
			Mirinae/Mirini Adelphocoris lineolatus Lucerne Bug Capsus ater Closterotomus norwegicus Potato Capsid Closterotomus trivialis Liocoris tripustulatus Common Nettle Capsid Lygocoris pabulinus Common Green Capsid Lygus pratensis Lygus rugulipennis Tarnished Plant Bug Orthops campestris Orthops kalmii Pantilius tunicatus Phytocoris varipes Pinalitus cervinus Polymerus nigrita Stenotus binotatus Timothy Grassbug
			Mirinae/Stenodemini Leptopterna dolabrata Meadow Plant Bug Notostira elongata Stenodema laevigata Grass Bug
			Orthotylinae/Halticini Halticus luteicollis Orthocephalus saltator
			Orthotylinae/Orthotylini Heterotoma planicornis
			Phylinae Amblytylus nasutus Atractotomus mali Chlamydatus evanescens Oncotylus viridiflavus Plagiognathus arbustorum
	Cimicomorpha (contd) Naboidea	Nabidae	Himacerus mirmicoides Ant Damsel Bug Nabis ferus Field Damsel Bug Nabis limbatus Marsh Damsel Bug
	Cimicomorpha (contd) Cimicoidea	Anthocoridae	Anthocoris nemorum Common Flower Bug Cardiastethus fasciiventris Orius niger
	Cimicomorpha (contd) Tingoidea	Tingidae	Derephysia foliacea Physatocheila dumetorum Tingis ampliata Creeping-Thistle Lace Bug Tingis cardui Spear-Thistle Lace Bug
	Leptopodomorpha Saldoidea	Saldidae	Saldula saltatoria Common Shorebug
	Pentatomomorpha Pentatomoidea	Acanthosomatidae	Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Hawthorn Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus Juniper Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus Birch Shieldbug Elasmucha grisea Parent Bug
		Scutelleridae	Eurygaster testudinaria Tortoise Shieldbug
		Cydnidae	Legnotus limbosus Bordered Shieldbug Sehirus luctuosus Forget-me-not Shieldbug Tritomegas bicolor Pied Shieldbug
		Pentatomidae	Aelia acuminata Bishop's Mitre Dolycoris baccarum Sloe Bug (Hairy Shieldbug) Eurydema oleracea Brassica Shieldbug Eysarcoris venustissimus Woundwort Shieldbug Nezara viridula Southern Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Green Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Red-legged Shieldbug Picromerus bidens Spiked Shieldbug Podops inuncta Turtle Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus Gorse Shieldbug Troilus luridus Bronze Shieldbug Zicrona caerulea Blue Bug
	Pentatomomorpha (contd) Lygaeoidea	Lygaeidae	Drymus sylvaticus Emblethis denticollis Eremocoris fenestratus Eremocoris podagricus Graptopeltus lynceus Heterogaster urticae Ischnodemus sabuleti Kleidocerys resedae Nyssius huttoni Rhyparochromus vulgaris Scolopostethus thomsoni
	Pentatomomorpha (contd) Lygaeoidea	Berytidae	Gampsocoris punctipes
	Pentatomomorpha (contd) Coreoidea	Coreidae	Coreus marginatus Dock Bug Coriomeris denticulatus Denticulate Leatherbug Gonocerus acuteangulatus Box Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis Western Conifer Seed Bug Syromastus rhombeus Rhombic Leatherbug
	Pentatomomorpha (contd) Coreoidea	Rhopalidae	Brachycarenus tigrinus Corizus hyoscyami Rhopalus subrufus Stictopleurus abutilon Stictopleurus punctatonervosus
	Nepomorpha	Nepidae	Nepa cinerea
Sternorrhyncha Aphids	Aphidomorpha Aphidoidea	Lachnidae	Tuberolachnus salignus Giant willow aphid
Auchenorrhyncha Cicadas & hoppers	Cicadomorpha Cercopoidea	Cercopidae	Cercopis vulnerata Red-and-black Frog-hopper
	Cicadomorpha Cercopoidea	Aphrophoridae	Aphrophora alni Alder Spittlebug Philaenus spumarius Common Frog-hopper
	Cicadomorpha (contd) Membracoidea	Cicadellidae	Cicadelllinae Cicadella viridis Evacanthus acuminatus
			Idiocerinae Acericerus heydenii Metidiocerus rutilans Tremulicerus vitreus
			Macropsinae Macropsis scotti Oncopsis flavicollis
			Agalliinae Agallia consobrina
			Aphrodinae Aphrodes makarovi
			Deltocephalinae/Deltocephalini Deltocephalus pulicaris
			Deltocephalinae/Athysanini Allygus mixtus Allygus modestus Cicadula quadrinotata Conosanus obsoletus Euscelis incisus Graphocraerus ventralis Lamprotettix nitidulus Mocydia crocea Mocydiopsis attenuata Orientus ishidae
			Deltocephalinae/Opsiini Japananus hyalinus
			Deltocephalinae/Fieberiellini Fieberiella sp. Synophropsis lauri
			Deltocephalinae/Macrostelini Macrosteles variatus
			Deltocephalinae/Balcluthini Balclutha punctata
			Typhlocybinae/Alebrini Alebra coryli
			Typhlocybinae/Empoascini Empoasca vitis
			Typhlocybinae/Typhlocybini Eupteryx atropunctata Eupteryx aurata Eupteryx decemnotata Eupteryx filicum Eupteryx florida Eupteryx melissae Eupteryx urticae Eupteryx vittata Linnavuoriana decempunctata Ribautiana debilis Ribautiana tenerrima
			Typhlocybinae/Erythroneurini Zygina flammigera Zyginella pulchra
	Fulgoromorpha Fulgoroidea	Cixiidae	Cixius nervosus Tachycixius pilosus
		Delphacidae	Asiraca clavicornis Dicranotropis hamata Hyledelphax elegantula Javesella forcipata Javesella pellucida Stenocranus major
		Issidae	Issus coleoptratus
Neuroptera		Chrysopidae	Chrysopa perla Chrysoperla carnea
Mecoptera		Panorpidae	Panorpa communis

Some new or potential British species to watch out for

Some other sites showing European garden insects:
A Small Wildlife Garden (Newport, Gwent)
My bit of the planet (Aldershot, Hants)
A Nature Observer's Scrapbook (Horncastle, Lincs)
InvertebrateIreland
Hania's and Hans' Garden Safari (Netherlands)

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Please credit: Photographs: Keith Edkins: or if technically possible <a href="https://www.theedkins.co.uk/insects/">Keith Edkins</a>