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| Adult Nezara viridula reach body lengths of 12 - 16 mm. Their bodies are egg or shield shaped and dull green in colour. The upper surface of their bodies has individual or converging little pits, often with a whitish rim. The head and antennae are dull green. The antennae are divided into 5 segments. The eyes can be red or black in colour. | | |
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| Beetles | | ...nd hundreds of new species are discovered every year. Beetles are found throughout the world except in Antarctica. Central Europe has around 8,000 different beetle species. The oldest beetle fossils date from about 265 million years ago.
Beetles’ bodies are significantly different to other insects’ in that they do not solely comprise head, chest and abdomen. The second section consists solely of the prothorax, of which only the neck shield on top of the body is evident. The remaining two sections o... | | |
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| ... are, beetles fly shorter or longer distances. There are also species that are not capable of flight because (as is the case for most ground beetle species) their wings are missing. There are beetle species producing sounds by moving parts of their bodies. Some beetles are able to generate light (such as fireflies). | | |
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| As is typical of insects , bugs’ bodies comprise three sections. In general, they have a broad and oblate shape (flattened at the end). At the front, they have a sucker and 2 antennae. Heteroptera are mostly plant suckers. Ectoparasites such as the bedbug suck blood.
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| The adult insects reach a length of 12 to 15 mm. They are green-brown to bronze in colour. However after the winter, their colouration is light green. Their bodies are covered in small dimples and spots, their feet are brownish in colour, and the outer edges of their wing covers are yellowish. | | |
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| This hoverfly is found in Europe, Central Asia and North Africa from April to September. It mainly lives in gardens, where it can be found on Apiaceae or Umbelliferae (hogweeds, carrots etc). Its larvae develop in small, muddy bodies of water, but also in rotting holes filled with water in the branches of trees. | | |
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| Bibio marci | | ... member of the family Bibionidae. Bibio marci are widespread in Europe and Asia. They belong to the order Diptera and are encountered? are common? from March on, swarming out frequently around 25 April.
Bibio marci are black and shiny. Their bodies can reach a length of 8 to 11 mm. They are similar to flies but are the biggest kind of Bibionidae in Europe. Sometimes they appear in large swarms on shrubs and small plants. Bibio marci love to be in the proximity of water and in open landscapes... | | |
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| Chrysoperla camea s. l. | | ...d insects and are family members of the Green lacewings. They can be found throughout the world except in Australia and are encountered at almost every topographical height.
Chrysoperla camea s. l. reach wing spans of between 15 and 30 mm. Their bodies are long, slender and green in colour. Their wings have thick veins. They have compound eyes which glitter and are bright and clear. Some types turn brown before the winter. Chrysoperla camea s. l. reproduce several times a year. The adult insects a... | | |
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| Dor Beetles - Earth-boring dung beetles | | ...roximately 500 species globally , only 10 of which can be found in Central Europe. Examples of species are: Geotrupes stercorarius, Anoplotrupes stercorosus, Geotrupes vernalis and Typhaeus typhoeus.
The beetles are 6 to 26 mm in length. Their bodies range in shape from oval to spherical. They can be black, brown, metallic blue, green or blue green in colour. The male insects wear horns, humps or have deep impressions on their large and curved necks.
The earth-boring dung beetle lives i... | | |
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| Chrysolina sanguinolenta | | The Chrysolina sanguinolenta is a member of the leaf beetle family. It is commonly found in Europe and Asia.
This beetle can reach lengths of 6 to 9 mm. Their bodies are dark. The wing covers have a red edge and rows of points. The wing color is pink.
The main food of the Chrysolina sanguinolenta is the Common Toadflax.
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