Thrupp Lakes Species Data

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Insects

This page relates to insects in the area in and around the two lakes, known as Thrupp Lake and Bullfield Lake (or, to Didcot Power station operators, as lakes 'E' and 'F') at grid reference SU 518 975.

These lakes and their surroundings are currently threatened with desrtruction by Didcot ash disposal operations. Full story.

Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies) are listed separately on the main natural history pages.

ODONATA
NAME	COMMON NAME
Aeshna cyanea	Southern hawker#
Aeshna mixta	Migrant hawker
Aeshna grandis	Brown hawker
Anax imperator	Emperor dragonfly
Calopteryx splendens	Banded demoiselle†
Coenagrion puella	Azure damselfly†
Enallagma cyathigerum	Common blue damselfly
Erythromma najas	Red-eyed damselfly†
Gomphus vulgatissimus	Club-tailed dragonfly*
Ischnura elegans	Blue-tailed damselfly
Libellula depressa	Broad bodied chaser†
Libellula quadrimaculata	Four spotted chaser†
Orthetrum cancellatum	Black-tailed skimmer
Pyrrhosoma nymphula	Large red damselfly†
Sympetrum sanguineum	Ruddy darter
Sympetrum striolatum	Common darter

ORTHOPTERA
NAME	COMMON NAME

Chorthippus brunneus	Common field grasshopper
Chorthippus parallelus	Meadow grasshopper
Conocephalus discolor	Long-winged conehead bush cricket#
Metrioptera roeselii	Roesel's bush cricket
Myrmeleotettix maculatus	Mottled grasshopper#
Omocestus viridulus	Common green grasshopper
Tetrix subulata	Slender ground hopper
Tetrix undulata	Common ground hopper

DERMAPTERA
NAME	COMMON NAME
Forficula auricularia	Common earwig

HEMIPTERA
NAME	COMMON NAME
Adelphocoris lineolatus	A plant bug
Aelia acuminata	A shield bug
Aleyrodes proletella	Cabbage whitefly*
Amblytylus nasutus	A plant bug
Anthocoris nemoralis	A flower bug
Anthocoris nemorum	Common flower bug
Aphrodes bicinctus	A leafhopper
Aphrodes makarovi	A leafhopper
Aphrophora alni	A froghopper
Aptus mirmicoides	A damsel bug
Blepharidopterus angulatus	Black-kneed apple capsid
Calocoris norvegicus	A plant bug
Calocoris roseomaculatus	A plant bug
Cicadella viridis	A leafhopper
Coreus marginatus	A squash bug#
Cymus melanocephalus	A stilt bug
Deraeocoris ruber	A plant bug
Dicyphus epilobii	A plant bug
Dolycorus baccarum	Sloe bug#
Drepanosiphum platanoides	Sycamore aphid*
Eupteryx aurata	A leafhopper
Euscelis incisus	A leafhopper
Evacanthus interruptus	A leafhopper
Geris odontogaster	Toothed pondskater
Geris pallipes	Common pondskater
Heterogaster urticae	Nettle ground bug
Idiocerus lituratus	A leafhopper
Ilyocoris cimicoides	Saucer bug"
Ischnodemus sabuleti	A ground bug
Javesalla pellucida	A planthopper
Kybos butleri	A leafhopper
Leptopterna ferrugata	A plant bug
Liocoris tripustulatus	A plant bug#
Lygocoris lucorum	A plant bug
Lygus rugulipennis	European tarnished plant bug
Macropsis scotti	A leafhopper
Macrotylus paykulli	A plant bug
Megaloceraea recticornis	A plant bug
Nabicula flavomarginata	Broad damsel bug
Nabicula limbata	Marsh damsel bug
Neophilaenus campestris	A froghopper
Nepa cinerea	Water scorpion
Notonecta glauca	Common water boatman
Notostira elongata	A plant bug
Oncopsis flavicollis	A leafhopper
Orius vicinus	A flower bug
Orthonotus rufifrons	A plant bug
Orthops campestris	A plant bug
Orthotylus nassatus	A plant bug
Orthotylus virescens	A plant bug
Philaenus spumarius	Cuckoo-spit insect
Phytocoris varipes	A plant bug
Plagiognathus albipennis	A plant bug
Plagiognathus arbustorum	A plant bug
Plagiognathus chrysanthemi	A plant bug
Plea leachi	Backswimmer"
Ranatra linearis	Water stick-insect*
Rhopalus subrufus	A shield bug#
Saldula pallipes	A shore bug
Scolopostethus thomsoni	A ground bug
Sehirus luctuosus	A shield bug#
Sigara fossarum	A water boatman"
Stenodema calcaratum	A plant bug
Stenodema laevigatum	A plant bug
Sthenarus rotermundi	A plant bug
Tingis cardui	Spear thistle lacebug
Tuberolachus salignus	Giant willow aphid#

COLEOPTERA
NAME	COMMON NAME
Adalia bipunctata	2-spot ladybird
Agapanthea villosoviridescens	A long-horn beetle*
Agonum albipes	A ground beetle
Agonum moestum	A ground beetle
Agonum obscurum	A ground beetle¤
Agriotes sordidus	A click beetle¤
Agriotes sputator	A click beetle¤
Altica lythri	A leaf beetle
Altica palustris	A leaf beetle
Amara aenea	A ground beetle¤
Amara plebeja	A ground beetle
Anacaena bipustulata	A water beetle*
Anacaena limbata	A water scavenger beetle¤
Anisosticta novemdecimpunctata	19-spot ladybird
Anotylus rugosus	A rove beetle
Anotylus sculpturatus	A rove beetle
Apthona nonstriata	Iris leaf beetle
Athous haemorrhoidalis	A click beetle*
Bembidion articulatum	A ground beetle
Bembidion assimile	A ground beetle
Bembidion biguttatum	A ground beetle¤
Bembidion decorum	A ground beetle
Bembidion genei	A ground beetle
Bembidion guttula	A ground beetle
Bembidion lunulatum	A ground beetle
Bembidion punctulatum	A ground beetle
Bembidion quadrimaculatum	A ground beetle
Bembidion tetracolum	A ground beetle
Cantharis lateralis	A soldier beetle
Cantharis nigra	A soldier beetle
Chalcoides aurata	Willow flea beetle
Chlaenius nigricornis	A ground beetle
Chrysolina menthastri	Mint leaf beetle#
Chrysolina polita	Knotgrass leaf beetle
Coccidula rufa	A ladybird
Coccinella septempunctata	7-spot ladybird
Copelatus haemorrhoidalis	A water beetle"
Coprophilus striatulus	A rove beetle¤
Crepidodera ferruginea	A leaf beetle
Crepidodera transversa	A leaf beetle
Dorcus parallelapipedus	Lesser stag beetle#
Drusilla canaliculata	A rove beetle¤
Dytiscus marginalis	A water beetle*
Elaphrus cupreus	A ground beetle
Elaphrus riparius	A ground beetle
Galerucella calmariensis	A leaf beetle
Galerucella lineola	Brown willow beetle
Galerucella sagittariae	A leaf beetle
Gastrophysa polygoni	A leaf beetle
Grammoptera holomelina	A longhorn beetle
Hyphydrus ovatus	A water beetle"
Ilybius fenestratus	A water beetle"
Ilybius fuliginosus	A water beetle*
Laccobius bigguttatus	A water scavenger beetle¤
Lathrobium brunnipes	A rove beetle¤
Lathrobium fulvipenne	A rove beetle¤
Leistus rufescens	A ground beetle
Lesteva heeri	A rove beetle¤
Limnebius nitidus	A hydraenid beetle¤
Longitarsus luridus	A leaf beetle¤
Longitarsus melanocephalus	A leaf beetle¤
Loricera pilicornis	A ground beetle
Megasternum obscurum	A water scavenger beetle¤
Malachius bipustulatus	A soft-wing beetle#
Meloe rugosus	An oil beetle^
Notiophilus substriatus	A ground beetle
Paederus littoralis	A rove beetle
Paederus riparius	A rove beetle¤
Plagiodera versicolora	A leaf beetle
Propylea quattuordecimpunctata	14-spot ladybird
Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata	22-spot ladybird
Pterostichus melanarius	A ground beetle
Rhagonycha fulva	Common red soldier beetle
Rhizophagus bipustulatus	A narrow bark beetle¤
Rugilus rufipes	A rove beetle¤
Silpha atrata	A snail eating beetle
Sphaeroderma testaceum	A leaf beetle
Stenolophus mixtus	A ground beetle
Stomis pimicatus	A ground beetle
Tachinus signatus	A rove beetle¤
Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata	16-spot ladybird¤
Xantholinus linearis	A rove beetle¤
Zyras limbatus	A rove beetle¤

DIPTERA
NAME	COMMON NAME
Chrysops relictus	A horsefly#
Coremacera marginata	A fly#
Episyrphus balteatus	A hoverfly#
Eriothrix rufomaculata	A parasitic fly
Eristalis sp.	A drone fly#
Eupeodes corollae	A hoverfly#
Helophilus pendulus	A hoverfly
Lucilia caesar	Greenbottle#
Myathropa florea	A hoverfly#
Rhingia campestris	A hoverfly
Scaeva pyrastri	A hoverfly#
Tipula oleracea	A crane fly#
Volucella pellucens	A hoverfly#

EPHEMEROPTERA
Ephemera lineata	A mayfly (RDB2)

MEGALOPTERA
NAME	COMMON NAME
Sialis lutaria	Alderfly#

MECOPTERA
NAME	COMMON NAME
Panorpa communis	A scorpion fly*

TRICHOPTERA
NAME	COMMON NAME
Leptoceridae fa.	Various long-horned caddis flies#
Sericostomatidae fa.	Caddis fly#
Tinodes sp.	Free-swimming caddis"

HYMENOPTERA
NAME	COMMON NAME
Agenioideus cinctellus	Spider hunting wasp
Ammophila sabulosa	A solitary wasp
Ancistrocerus gazella	A mason wasp
Andrena apicata	A mining bee
Andrena bicolor	A mining bee
Andrena clarkella	A mining bee
Andrena dorsata	A mining bee
Andrena flavipes	A mining bee
Andrena fucata	A mining bee
Andrena minutula	A mining bee
Andrena haemorrhoa	A mining bee
Andrena nigroaenea	A mining bee
Andrena nitida	A mining bee
Andrena praecox	A mining bee
Andrena subopaca	A mining bee
Anoplius caviventris	A wasp
Anoplius infuscatus	A wasp
Anoplius nigerrimus	A wasp
Apis mellifera	Honey bee
Arachnospila anceps	A spider-hunter wasp
Arachnospila minutula	A spider-hunter wasp
Argogortes mystaceus	A digger wasp
Bombus barbutellus	A bumble-bee
Bombus campestris	A bumble-bee
Bombus hortorum	A bumble-bee
Bombus lapidarius	Red-tailed bumble-bee
Bombus lucorum	White-tailed bumble-bee
Bombus pascuorum	A bumble-bee
Bombus pratorum	A bumble-bee
Bombus terrestris	A bumble-bee
Bombus vestalis	A bumble-bee
Caliadurgus fasciatellus	A spider-hunter wasp
Cerceris quinquefasciata	5-banded-tail digger wasp
Cerceris rybyensis	Ornate-tailed digger wasp
Chrysis angustula	A wasp
Crabro cribrarius	A digger wasp
Crossocerus elongatulus	Slender digger wasp
Diodontus luperus	A digger wasp
Diplosepsis rosae	Robin's pincushion gall wasp#
Dolichovespula saxonica	Saxon wasp
Ectemnius continuus	A solitary wasp
Ectemnius lituratus	A digger wasp
Ectemnius sexcinctus	A digger wasp
Entomognathus brevis	A solitary wasp
Episyron rufipes	Red-legged spider wasp
Evagetes crassicornis	A spider-hunter wasp
Halictus tumulorum	A mining bee
Harpactus tumidus	A digger wasp
Hedychridium ardens	A wasp
Hoplitis spinulosa	A bee
Hylaeus annularis	A bee
Hylaeus communis	A bee
Hylaeus confusus	A bee
Hyleaus cornutus	A bee
Hylaeus hyalinatus	A bee
Lasioglossum calceatum	A bee
Lasioglossum lativentris	A bee
Lasioglossum leucozonium	A bee
Lasioglossum leucopum	A bee
Lasioglossum malachurum	A bee
Lasioglossum minutissimum	A bee
Lasioglossum morio	A bee
Lasioglossum parvulum	A bee
Lasioglossum pauxillum	A bee
Lasioglossum punctatissimum	A bee
Lasioglossum smeathmanellum	A mining bee
Lasioglossum villosulum	A bee
Lasius flavus	Yellow meadow ant
Lasius niger	An ant
Lindenius albilabris	A digger wasp
Liposthenus glechomae	A gall wasp#
Megachile ligniseca	A leaf cutter bee
Megachile versicolor	A leaf cutter bee
Mellinus arvensis	A digger wasp
Myrmica ruginodis	An ant
Nomada ferruginata	A cuckoo bee
Nomada flava	A nomad bee
Nomada flavoguttata	A nomad bee
Nomada fucata	A nomad bee
Nysson dimidiatus	Small spurred digger wasp
Nysson trimaculatus	A digger wasp
Osmia bicolor	A mason bee
Passaloecus singularis	A digger wasp
Pemphredon inornata	A digger wasp
Pemphredon lethifer	A digger wasp
Pemphredon morio	A digger wasp
Philanthus triangulum	Bee-killer wasp (RDB2/pRDB4)
Priocnemis agilis	A wasp
Priocnemis exaltata	A wasp
Priocnemis parvula	A wasp
Pseudomalus auratus	A cuckoo wasp
Sphecodes crassus	A cuckoo bee
Sphecodes ephippius	A cuckoo bee
Sphecodes hyalinatus	A cuckoo bee
Sphecodes longulus	A cuckoo bee
Sphecodes monilicornis	A cuckoo bee
Sphecodes niger	A cuckoo bee
Sphecodes puncticeps	A cuckoo bee
Stelis ornatula	A bee
Tachysphex pompiliformis	A digger wasp
Tenthredo arcuata	A sawfly*
Tiphia femorata	A solitary wasp
Trypoxylon attenuatum	Slender wood borer wasp
Trypoxylon clavicerum	Club horned wood borer wasp
Trypoxylon medium	A digger wasp
Vespa crabro	Hornet*
Vespula germanica	German wasp
Vespula vulgaris	Common wasp

Insects recorded at ‘Spinage's Field' ( Lake E) and ‘Bullfield Lake ' ( Lake F ) up to 1998 (Oxon BRC) with additions by Bob Eeles(*), David Guyoncourt(**), Basil Crowley(#), Penny Williams("), Wayne Bull(†), Linda Losito(¤) and Jacqueline Wright(^). Hymenoptera are those aculeates recorded by Ivan Wright up to May 2006, with additions by Bob Eeles(* 1 aculeate) and Basil Crowley (# 2 parasitica).

Including lepidoptera: 3 RDB2, 4 RDB3, 6 Na, 22Nb, 106local.

Colour code:

RDB1 RDB2 RDB3

Na Nb local

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