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| ...s oval in shape and can reach lengths of 3.8 to 5 mm. Their antennae are about the same length as their bodies, and are bright and clearly segmented. The upper side of the body is bare and shiny. Half blankets and neck shield have a dark brown to black hue and the centre and tips of the wings bear patches of yellowy - red. On the upper side of the insect is a yellow mark in the shape of a small heart. These bugs have large complex eyes. The head and legs are lighter in colour than the rest of t... | | |
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| ...lour, while the drawing is nearly like that of the females. The females reach body lengths of 6-10 mm, the males, 6-8 mm. The front section of the females’ body (prosoma) is either beige-brown, tan or brown in colour. The sternum is dark brown to black, and sometimes has a dark edge. There are small bright spots beside the hips (coxes). | | |
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| The hind wings of the painted lady also have a yellowish-brown base. Their colouration is similar to that of the forewing. However the spots on the outer edge are black in colour. The remaining spots are much fainter. The underside of the hind wings has a white base colour and is mottled with various shades of brown. On the outer edge, there are 5 eye-spots of differing sizes. A special characteristic of t... | | |
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| ...n, sometimes translucent, and therefore darker in the front half because here the internal organs show through the skin. Their breathing holes are very small and have a brownish periphery. The head is light brown. The head’s capsule has brown and black spots. | | |
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| ...prise 13-15 segments. The pedipalps are divided into three to five segments. Dot eyes (ocelli) are not existing on them. The thorax (chest) has no continuous, V-shaped suture, as in the case of mosquitoes (Tipulidae). The wings of the females are black in colour and almost reach the end of their abdomen. The legs of the Chaoboridae are formed like stilts. | | |
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| Root-maggot flies are found worldwide. There are around 1,200 species globally and 220 in Central Europe. Root-maggot flies are small to medium in size and often have strong bristles. Some species have striking patterns in grey and black, others have yellow abdomens or yellow legs, however most species of root-maggot flies are rather unremarkable in appearance. | | |
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| Adults reach body lengths of 5-9 mm, the males being slightly larger than the females. The upper surface of the thorax (chest) is a dusty whitish-grey. The females have, in addition, narrow brown stripes. The femurs of the males are black and the females’ are yellow on the 2nd and 3rd pair of legs. The lower legs are yellow in both sexes. | | |
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| The bodies of Vespidae are black and yellow in colour with different markings. Their wings are folded lengthwise in resting position. They have kidney-shaped compound eyes. Vespidae includes both colony forming and solitary wasps (potter wasps). | | |
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| ...surface of the chest (thorax) of the subspecies Vespa crabro crabro is dark coloured in the middle, while the subspecies Vespa crabro germana have a narrow red marking shaped like a "V" on their Mesoscutum. The abdomen has the typical black-brown/yellow colouration of wasps, and comprises 7 segments in the drones, 6 segments in the females. which besides is fitted with with 2 numbers of similar dripped designs, The females have a poisonous sting at the end of their abdomens; the ... | | |
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| Longhorn beetles are iridescent and can be encountered in a wide variety of colours- red, blue, brown, bronze, grey, metallic hues, green, black and white. Their most striking characteristic is their long, segmented antennae, which often point backwards and may exceed the length of the body. They resemble ibex horns hence this insects name. As the antennae are so long, they must be anchored... | | |
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