Common British Creepy Crawlies

Beetles, worms, spiders, grasshoppers, etc.

You will find listed here, in alphabetical order, some of the common British bug species from our Flora and Fauna database. As there are a large number of species with similar names we have included the genus, species, phylum, family and kingdom to help you correctly select the one you are looking for.

All animals are of the Kingdom Animalia, mostly the Phylum Insecta, but not all.

This page only displays species that have common names, there is likely to be many more members of this species in the main database that are found either in or around the British Isles or somewhere within the United Kingdom that do not have common names they will however be marked native, introduced, etc. To access these return to Flora and Fauna Menu and use the World Wildlife sub-menu.

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Common Name	Species	Status	Family	Sub Order	Order
Agrion, Beautiful	Calopteryx virgo	Native	Calopterygidae	Zygoptera	Odonata
Agrion, Beautiful	Calopteryx virgo	Native	Calopterygidae	Zygoptera	Odonata
Ambersnail, European	Succinea putris	Native	Succineidae		Stylommatophora
Ant, Negro - silky ant	Formica fusca	Native	Formicidae	Apocrita	Hymenoptera
Bee, Common Carder	Bombus (Thoracombus) pascuorum	Native	Apidae	Apocrita	Hymenoptera
Beetle, Common Red Soldier	Rhagonycha fulva	Native	Cantharidae	Polyphaga	Coleoptera
Beetle, Devil's Coach Horse	Staphylinus olens x 1	Native	Staphylinidae	Polyphaga	Coleoptera
Beetle, Green Tiger	Cicindela campestris	Native	Carabidae	Adephaga	Coleoptera
Beetle, Stag	Lucanus cervus x 1	Native	Lucanidae	Polyphaga	Coleoptera
Beetle, Violet Ground	Carabus (Megodontus) violaceus	Native	Carabidae	Adephaga	Coleoptera
Bug, Forest	Pentatoma rufipes x 1	Native	Pentatomidae	Heteroptera	Hemiptera
Bumble Bee, Buff-tailed	Bombus terrestris x 2	Native	Apidae	Apocrita	Hymenoptera
Bumble Bee, Early	Bombus (Pyrobombus) pratorum	Native	Apidae	Apocrita	Hymenoptera
Bumble Bee, Garden	Bombus (Megabombus) hortorum	Native	Apidae	Apocrita	Hymenoptera
Bumble Bee, Large Garden	Bombus (Megabombus) ruderatus	Native	Apidae	Apocrita	Hymenoptera
Bumble Bee, Mountain	Bombus (Pyrobombus) monticola	Native	Apidae	Apocrita	Hymenoptera
Centipede, Common	Lithobius forficatus x 2	Native	Lithobiidae		Lithobiomorpha
Chaser, Broad-bodied	Libellula depressa x 4	Native	Libellulidae	Anisoptera	Odonata
Conehead, Long-winged	Conocephalus discolor x 3	Native	Tettigoniidae	Ensifera	Orthoptera
Cricket, Dark Bush	Pholidoptera griseoaptera x 2	Native	Tettigoniidae	Ensifera	Orthoptera
Cricket, Grey Bush	Platycleis albopunctata x 2	Native	Tettigoniidae	Ensifera	Orthoptera
Cricket, Oak Bush	Meconema thalassinum x 1	Native	Tettigoniidae	Ensifera	Orthoptera
Cricket, Roesel's Bush	Metrioptera roeselii x 1	Native	Tettigoniidae	Ensifera	Orthoptera
Cricket, Speckled Bush	Leptophyes punctatissima x 2	Native	Tettigoniidae	Ensifera	Orthoptera
Damselfly, Azure	Coenagrion puella x 2	Native	Coenagrionidae	Zygoptera	Odonata
Damselfly, Blue-tailed	Ischnura elegans	Native	Coenagrionidae	Zygoptera	Odonata
Damselfly, Blue-tailed	Ischnura elegans	Native	Coenagrionidae	Zygoptera	Odonata
Damselfly, Common Blue	Enallagma cyathigerum	Native	Coenagrionidae	Zygoptera	Odonata
Damselfly, Emerald	Lestes sponsa x 1	Native	Lestidae	Zygoptera	Odonata
Damselfly, Large Red	Pyrrhosoma nymphula x 3	Native	Coenagrionidae	Zygoptera	Odonata
Darter, Black - Black Meadowhawk	Sympetrum danae x 2	Native	Libellulidae	Anisoptera	Odonata
Darter, Common	Sympetrum striolatum x 3	Native	Libellulidae	Anisoptera	Odonata
Darter, Red-veined	Sympetrum fonscolombii x 1	Native	Libellulidae	Anisoptera	Odonata
Darter, Ruddy	Sympetrum sanguineum x 2	Native	Libellulidae	Anisoptera	Odonata
Dragonfly, Emperor	Anax imperator x 2	Native	Aeshnidae	Anisoptera	Odonata
Dragonfly, Golden-Ringed	Cordulegaster boltonii x 1	Native	Cordulegastridae	Anisoptera	Odonata
Earthworm	Lumbricus terrestris x 1	Native	Lumbricidae	Lumbricina	Haplotaxida
Eearwig, Common - European earwig	Forficula auricularia x 2	Native	Forficulidae	Eudermaptera	Dermaptera
Fly, Drone	Eristalis tenax	Native	Syrphidae	Brachycera	Diptera
Glass-snail, Contracted	Vitrea contracta	Native	Zonitidae		Stylommatophora
Glass-snail, Western	Vitrina pellucida	Native	Vitrinidae		Stylommatophora
Glow-worm	Lampyris noctiluca	Native	Lampyridae	Polyphaga	Coleoptera
Grasshopper, Common Field	Chorthippus brunneus x 3	Native	Acrididae	Caelifera	Orthoptera
Grasshopper, Lesser Marsh	Chorthippus albomarginatus x 2	Native	Acrididae	Caelifera	Orthoptera
Grasshopper, Meadow	Chorthippus parallelus x 2	Native	Acrididae	Caelifera	Orthoptera
Grasshopper, Mottled	Myrmeleotettix maculatus x 1	Native	Acrididae	Caelifera	Orthoptera
Grasshopper, Stripe-winged	Stenobothrus lineatus x 2	Native	Acrididae	Caelifera	Orthoptera
Grasshopper, Woodland	Omocestus rufipes x 2	Native	Acrididae	Caelifera	Orthoptera
Groundhopper, Common	Tetrix undulata x 2	Native	Tetrigidae	Caelifera	Orthoptera
Hawker, Common - Sedge Darner, Common Aeshna	Aeshna juncea x 1	Native	Aeshnidae	Anisoptera	Odonata
Hawker, Migrant	Aeshna mixta x 2	Native	Aeshnidae	Anisoptera	Odonata
Hawker, Southern	Aeshna cyanea x 3	Native	Aeshnidae	Anisoptera	Odonata
Ladybird, Seven spot	Coccinella septempunctata x 1	Native	Coccinellidae	Polyphaga	Coleoptera
Limpet, River	Ancylus fluviatilis	Native	Ancylidae		Basommatophora
Mayflies (Olives etc)	Nigrobaetis niger	Native	Baetidae	Pisciforma	Ephemeroptera
Millipede, Black - White-legged snake millipede	Tachypodoiulus niger x 2	Native	Julidae		Julida
Millipede, Flat-backed	Polydesmus angustus x 2	Native	Polydesmidae	Polydesmidea	Polydesmida
Millipede, Spotted	Blaniulus guttulatus x 2	Native	Blaniulidae		Julida
Peaclam. Ubiquitous,	Pisidium casertanum	Native	Pisidiidae		Veneroida
Skater, Pond - common water-strider	Gerris (Gerris) lacustris x 2	Native	Gerridae	Heteroptera	Hemiptera
Skimmer, Keeled	Orthetrum coerulescens	Native	Libellulidae	Anisoptera	Odonata
Slug, Ash-Grey	Limax cinereoniger	Native	Limacidae		Stylommatophora
Slug, Black - black arion	Arion ater x 2	Native	Arionidae		Stylommatophora
Slug, Dotted	Arion circumscriptus	Native	Arionidae		Stylommatophora
Slug, Dusky	Arion (Mesarion) subfuscus	Native	Arionidae		Stylommatophora
Slug, Garden - darkface arion	Arion distinctus x 2	Native	Arionidae		Stylommatophora
Slug, Hedgehog	Arion (Kobeltia) intermedius	Native	Arionidae		Stylommatophora
Slug, Keel or Keeled - Jet greenhouse slug	Milax gagates x 2	Native	Milacidae		Stylommatophora
Slug, Leopard - giant garden slug, Tiger Slug	Limax maximus x 2	Native	Limacidae		Stylommatophora
Slug, Marsh - meadow slug	Deroceras (Deroceras) laeve	Native	Limacidae		Stylommatophora
Slug, Netted - gray field slug	Deroceras (Deroceras) reticulatum	Native	Limacidae		Stylommatophora
Slug, Silver	Arion (Carinarion) silvaticus	Native	Arionidae		Stylommatophora
Slug, Tree	Lehmannia marginata	Native	Limacidae		Stylommatophora
Slug, Worm	Boettgerilla pallens	Native	Boettgerillidae		Stylommatophora
Slug. Chestnut, Longneck fieldslug	Deroceras (Deroceras) panormitanum	Native	Limacidae		Stylommatophora
Snail, Brown	Zenobiella subrufescens	Native	Hygromiidae		Stylommatophora
Snail, Brown Lipped - grovesnail	Cepaea (Cepaea) nemoralis	Native	Helicidae		Stylommatophora
Snail, DentateThorn	Carychium tridentatum	Native	Carychiidae		Basommatophora
Snail, Garden - brown gardensnail	Helix aspersa x 1	Native	Helicidae		Stylommatophora
Snail, Garlic - garlic glass-snail	Oxychilus (Oxychilus) alliarius	Native	Zonitidae		Stylommatophora
Snail, Hairy	Trochulus (Trochulus) hispidus	Native	Helicidae		Stylommatophora
Snail, Rounded - rotund disc	Discus (Gonyodiscus) rotundatus	Native	Discidae		Stylommatophora
Snail, White-lip Garden	Cepaea (Cepaea) hortensis	Native	Helicidae		Stylommatophora
Spider, Cobweb	Pholcus phalangioides	Native	Pholcidae		Araneae
Spider, Common House	Tegenaria domestica	Native	Agelenidae		Araneae
Spider, Crab	Misumena vatia x 1	Native	Thomisidae		Araneae
Spider, European Garden - Cross Spider, Garden Orb-Web Spider	Araneus diadematus x 3	Native	Araneidae	Labidognatha	Araneae
Spider, Nursery-Web	Pisuara mirabilis x 2	Native	Pisauridae	Labidognatha	Araneae
Spider, Raft	Dolomedes fimbriatus x 2	Native	Pisauridae	Labidognatha	Araneae
Spider, Wasp	Odontoschisma bruennichi x 6	Native	Adelanthaceae		Jungermanniales
Spider, Wolf	Pardosa lugubris x 3	Native	Lycosidae		Araneae
Spider, Zebra	Salticus scenicus x 1	Native	Salticidae		Araneae
Stonefly, Needle - willow stonefly	Leuctra inermis	Native	Leuctridae	Euholognatha	Plecoptera
Wasp, Common	Vespula vulgaris x 1	Native	Vespidae	Apocrita	Hymenoptera
Wasp, Norwegian	Dolichovespula (Pseudovespula) norwegica	Native	Vespidae	Apocrita	Hymenoptera
Water boatman	Notonecta (Notonecta) glauca x 2	Native	Notonectidae	Heteroptera	Hemiptera
Woodlouse, Pill - pill bug	Armadillidium vulgare x 1	Native	Armadillidiidae	Oniscidea	Isopoda

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Common British Creepy Crawlies

Beetles, worms, spiders, grasshoppers, etc.