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A full-body African elephant on a rock in the savannah at sunset, with zebras and giraffes behind

Species

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Learn what each species is like, find out where it lives in the wild, and plan your next sighting — all in one place.

2,565

Species documented

224

Countries with recorded wildlife

1,337

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1Insects

Conservation

Class
Diet
Activity
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Habitat

Showing 204 species · Insects

Showing 204 species · Insects

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Least Concern

Red Mason Bee

Osmia bicornis

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Violet Carpenter Bee

Xylocopa violacea

NectarivoreDiurnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Sharp-collared Furrow Bee

Lasioglossum malachurum

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial
Not Evaluated

Tawny Mining Bee

Andrena fulva

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Common Cockchafer

Melolontha melolontha

HerbivoreNocturnalColonial
Not Evaluated

Buff-tailed Bumblebee

Bombus terrestris

NectarivoreDiurnalColonial
Not Evaluated

German Wasp

Vespula germanica

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial
Not Evaluated

Sabre Wasp

Rhyssa persuasoria

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Tarantula Hawk Wasp

Pepsis grossa

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Hornet

Vespa crabro

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
Not Evaluated

Beautiful Demoiselle

Calopteryx virgo

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Common Spreadwing

Lestes sponsa

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Spanish Fly

Lytta vesicatoria

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial
Not Evaluated

Soldier Beetle

Cantharis rustica

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Rosalia Longicorn

Rosalia alpina

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Rose Chafer

Cetonia aurata

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Southern Green Shieldbug

Nezara viridula

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial
Not Evaluated

Iberian Scarce Swallowtail

Iphiclides feisthamelii

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Lesser Stag Beetle

Dorcus parallelipipedus

FrugivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Common Green Lacewing

Chrysoperla carnea

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Green Drake

Ephemera danica

DiurnalSolitaryInsect
Not Evaluated

Great Diving Beetle

Dytiscus marginalis

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Golden Ground Beetle

Carabus auratus

CarnivoreCrepuscularSolitary
Not Evaluated

Burying Beetle

Nicrophorus vespilloides

CarnivoreNocturnalIn pairs
Not Evaluated

Whirligig Beetle

Gyrinus natator

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Not Evaluated

Goliath Beetle

Goliathus goliatus

FrugivoreDiurnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Hercules Beetle

Dynastes hercules

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Sacred Scarab

Scarabaeus sacer

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

European Rhinoceros Beetle

Oryctes nasicornis

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Titan Beetle

Titanus giganteus

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
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MonarchNot Evaluated

Monarch

Danaus plexippus

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial
57 countries31 parks
Stag BeetleNear Threatened

Stag Beetle

Lucanus cervus

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
45 countries48 parks
Not Evaluated

Duke of Burgundy Fritillary

Hamearis lucina

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary
40 countries31 parks55 dive sites
Not Evaluated

Giant Honey Bee

Apis dorsata

NectarivoreDiurnalColonial
19 countries51 parks
Least Concern

Green Tiger Beetle

Cicindela campestris

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
39 countries153 parks
Near Threatened

Red Wood Ant

Formica rufa

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial
45 countries196 parks
Not Evaluated

Migratory Locust

Locusta migratoria

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial
56 countries41 parks
Not Evaluated

Glow-worm

Lampyris noctiluca

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
45 countries139 parks
Least Concern

Peacock

Aglais io

NectarivoreDiurnalSolitary
45 countries213 parks
Not Evaluated

Tsetse Fly

Glossina morsitans

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
43 countries69 parks
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