May beetle

for all species. They can best be identified based on examination of the male genitalia. They have a very long lifecycle, lasting between one and three

Sciarid flies

sucking mouth parts, but they hardly feed at all during their short life. The males are usually smaller than the females. They are not fast fliers, and prefer

Cabbage leafroller

adult female is 12 mm long and is ochre-yellow with darker markings. The male is slightly smaller and slimmer, more clearly marked and lighter in colour

Leek moth

varies from light yellow in the beginning to brown before adult emergence. Male and female moth are 8-9 mm long, with a wing span of 15-16 mm. Their general

Aphelinus abdominalis

legs and short antennae. Females have a black thorax and yellow abdomen. Males are slightly smaller and their abdomen is a slightly darker colour. A parasitized

Southern European marshland pyralid

remarkably long abdomen bends upward almost vertically, with the abdomen of males often being longer than that of females. Another distinctive feature is the

Stratiolaelaps scimitus (Hypoaspis miles)

shield, brown legs, and brown mouthparts. The females are larger than the males, and have a white stripe on the rear end of the body. The eggs, larvae, and

Pine processionary moth

ary moth The female moth has a wingspan of 36-49 mm; the wingspan of the male is 31-39 mm. Both sexes have a hairy thorax. The forewings are dull ashen-grey;

Eretmocerus eremicus

with green compound eyes and red ocelli, measuring about 0.75 mm, while males are slightly smaller, dark yellow to brown, with distinguishing antennae

Encarsia formosa

black in colour, a dark brown to black thorax, and a yellow abdomen. The male is entirely black.