Invertebrates
Acorn Weevil (Curculio Glandium)- The most striking feature of the acorn weevil is its elongated snout, known as a 'rostrum', which is longer in females than males. The females lay their eggs in acorns; the long rostrum is used to bore through the thick wall of the nut with jaws located at the tip of the rostrum. The larvae develop inside the acorns, burrowing out when they are fully-grown in order to pupate in the soil, leaving a small hole in the wall of the acorn.
Adonis Blue (Lysandra Bellargus)- Males are bright sky blue in colour with a fine black line to the edge of the wings and a white border. Females are brown in colour becoming blue towards the body, with orange crescents towards the edges of the wings. Both have hairlike fur that covers the length of the body.
Alderfly (Sialis Lutaria)- Alderflies are fairly primitive insects, and were the first insect group to develop a pupal stage. The larvae are aquatic and have large heads with powerful jaws; there are three pairs of legs and then a pair of limb-like feathery gills on each segment of the body, except the very last segment which is tipped with a long spike-like gill.
Apollo Butterfly (Parnassius Apollo)- The Apollo butterfly is a beautiful white butterfly, decorated with large black spots on the forewings and red eye-spots on the hindwings. The entirety of the wing has a shiny color to it and it translucent at the edges. Adult Apollo butterflies are seen on the wing in mid-summer, feeding on nectar produced by flowers
Ashworth’s Rustic (Xestia Ashworthii)- Adult Ashworth’s Rustic moths have blue-grey forewings with variable blackish flecking. The hindwings are pale and silky in appearance. The young caterpillars feed for a period before going into hibernation.
Balkan Goldenring (Cordulegaster Heros)- One of Europe’s largest dragonflies, the Balkan Goldenring belongs to a group of dragonflies named for the yellow rings on their otherwise black bodies. Like other members of the Cordulegastridae family, the Balkan Goldenring has large eyes which meet at a point on the top of the head. This species is often found near water.
Banded Demoiselle (Calopteryx Splendens)- The male Banded Demoiselle has a metallic bluish-green body with a central band of blackish-blue pigment on the wings. The female is metallic green and lacks the band on the wings. The larva of the Banded Demoiselle occurs among the roots and lower reaches of aquatic plants, usually close to the bottom of the water column.