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All the species that have been added to this database have been found and (with a very few exceptions) photographed in Heene Cemetery. [Number of species matching these criteria: 776.]

Hawthorn Shieldbug

This adult Hawthorn Shieldbug was found overwintering in February 2024.

(Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale)

(Stink Bugs)

This is a resident breeder, although some overwinter in Africa.

(Accipter nisus)

(Hawks, Eagles, et al)

This native tree is slow-growing, and the hard wood is valued for lathe-turned articles, joinery and woodcarving.

(Acer campestre)

(Soapberry)

Sycamore

The Sycamore flowers in hanging clusters, from May, and the winged fruits, produce a prolific number of seedlings.

(Acer pseudoplatanus)

(Soapberry)

Gall mite - unnamed 2

Aceria macrorhynchus is a gall mite that causes nail galls on the upper surface of Sycamore tree leaves.

(Aceria macrorhynchus)

(Gall mites)

Yarrow

Yarrow is a powerful vulnerary, hence its name of Soldiers' Woundwort.

(Achillea millefolium)

(Asters)

Sneezewort

Sneezewort is a flower that has creamy disc florets that have white rays. They appear from July.

(Achillea ptarmica)

(Asters)

Two-spot ladybird

The elytra (wing cases) of this abundant ladybird may be black with red spots or red with black spots.

(Adalia 2-punctata)

(Ladybirds)

Ten-spot Ladybird

Ten-spot Ladybirds are active from March to October, and are very common throughout Britain.

(Adalia decempunctata)

(Ladybirds)

Long-tailed Tit

These active omnivores fly in family groups, in which offspring stay with the parents to help rear the next generation.

(Aegithalos caudatus)

(Long-tailed Tits)

Southern Hawker

The Southern Hawker is a large, stocky and inquisitive dragonfly.

(Aeshna cyanea)

(Hawkers)

The long upper bracts of the white flowers, seen in June, make the umbels look bearded.

(Aethusa cynapium cynapium)

(Umbellifers)

Tufted Wood Mushroom

As with all Agaricus species, the gills of the Tufted Wood Mushroom are free, its colour progressively darkens with age.

(Agaricus impudicus)

(Gilled Mushrooms)

Alder Leaf Beetle

This was once a rare beetle, even thought to be extinct in Britain, but there have been increasing numbers of records.

(Agelastica alni)

(Flea or leaf beetles)

Small Tortoiseshell

The Small Tortoiseshell may be seen at any time of the year, and the eggs are laid on nettle leaves.

(Aglais urticae)

(Fritillaries, Nymphalids and Browns)

Lichen - unnamed 4

<em>Agonimia tristicula</em> is a lichen that grows over moss on mortared walls. It is occasionally found on bark. It was found in the cemetery on a boundary wall.

(Agonimia tristicula)

(Lichens)

This small moth is a nocturnal flier.

(Agonopterix arenella)

(Flat-bodied moths)

The Horse Mushroom has an aniseed or bitter almond smell and will grow in pastures, lawns and road verges.

(Agricarus arvensis)

(Field Mushrooms and Allies)

Click beetle - unnamed 2

This small (6-7 millimetres) brown click beetle has a head that is darker than its wing casings (elytra).

(Agriotes acuminatus)

(Click beetles)

Straw Grass-moth

This commonplace, small moth can be found in grasslands, gardens, woodland, heathland and fens throughout Britain.

(Agriphila straminella)

(Grass Moths)

Leaf-miner fly - unnamed 1

A very small leaf-mining fly of the Agromyzidae family.

(Agromyza sp.)

(Leaf-miner flies)

Sadly, our native Corn Cockle is now extremely rare, having been seriously affected by agricultural herbicides.

(Agrostemma githago)

(Pinks)

Common Bent is a creeping perennial with fine, flat leaves, spreading panicles, and greenish or purplish-brown spikelets.

(Agrostis capillaris)

(Grasses)

Creeping Bent is a native creeping perennial with long runners.

(Agrostis stolonifera)

(Grasses)

The Heart and Club moth has a wingspan of 35 to 40mm.

(Agrotis clavis)

(Owlet Moths)

The Heart and Dart moth has distinctive markings which give it its common name. It has a length of between 35 and 44 millimetres. It is often considered to be the most common moth in Europe.

(Agrotis exclamationis)

(Owlet Moths)

Lady's Mantle has alternate leaves and a profusion of very small 5-petalled flowers.

(Alchemilla vulgaris agg.)

(Roses)

Brassica Whitefly

This insect may be the smallest insect in our database, measuring less than 2 millimetres in length.

(Aleyrodes proletella)

(Whiteflies )

The long-stalked leaves with the heart-shaped base of Garlic Mustard are characteristic of this native plant.

(Alliaria petiolata)

(Cabbages)

Three-cornered Garlic or Leek

Three-cornered Garlic or Leek is an introduced Mediterranean species forms smothering monocultures.

(Allium triquetrum )

(Amaryllises)

Wild Onion or Crow Garlic

Crow Garlic is a native wild onion that can be used like chives. It flowers from June.

(Allium vineale)

(Amaryllises)

Twenty-plume moth

The fairly common-found Twenty-plume moth is a 'micromoth' with a wingspan of between 14 and 16 millimetres.

(Alucita hexadactyla)

(Many-plumed moths)

The Blusher has a ‘warty’ yellow-brown cap.

(Amanita rubescens)

(Gilled Mushrooms)

Ground Beetle - unnamed 1

This small beetle is a member of the Amara ground beetle family.

(Amara sp.)

(Ground Beetles)

Black Lace-weaver Spider

The Black Lace-weaver Spider is a nocturnal spider with a black body with white markings.

(Amaurobius ferox)

(Tangled Nest Spiders or Funnel Weavers)

Lace-weaver Spider

The brown Lace-weaver Spider leaves its silk around the entrances to just about every hole and crevice it can find.

(Amaurobius similis)

(Tangled Nest Spiders or Funnel Weavers)

Ichneumon wasp - unnamed 6

This ichneumon wasp is a member of the Ichneumoninae subfamily (consisting of perhaps 65 members).

(Amblyteles armatorius)

(Ichneumon wasps)

Scarlet Pimpernel

The native Scarlet Pimpernel has star-like flowers that vary in colour (red, pink, lilac, blue) appearing from May.

(Anagallis arvensis)

(Primroses)

False Flower Beetle - unnamed 2

This small black beetle is often associated with Hawthorn and umbellifers (as here).

(Anaspis frontalis)

(False flower beetles)

False Flower Beetle - unnamed 1

These small beetles have rather flattened hind legs with slightly enlarged femurs.

(Anaspis maculata)

(False flower beetles)

The black spots of this common species, the Eyed Ladybird, have pale rings around them. There are usually 18.

(Anatis ocellata)

(Ladybirds)

Ancistrocerus wasps are solitary, with females nesting alone.

(Ancistrocerus sp.)

(Potter wasps)

Grey-patched Mining Bee

This large mining bee has distinctive foxy-brown hair on its thorax and luxuriant black and silver hair on its legs. This individual is a male.

(Andrena nitida)

(Mining bees)

Chocolate Mining Bee

Andrena scotica is one of the larger mining bees found in Britain.

(Andrena scotica agg.)

(Mining bees)

Ram's-horn Gall Wasp

The adult wasps appear to choose oak trees as their host, including the Pedunculate Oak.

(Andricus aries)

(Gall Wasps)

Knopper Oak Gall Wasp

The Knopper Oak Gall Wasp lays its eggs in oak acorns, causing an obvious deformity, which is probably chemically induced.

(Andricus quercuscalicis)

(Gall Wasps)

The delicate white flowers of Wood Anemones are solitary, one to a stem, appearing from March to May.

(Anemonoides nemorosa)

(Buttercups)

Sawfly - unnamed 2

Females of this sawfly are glossy black with pale yellow legs, the lower sections of which are dark/black.

(Aneugmenus sp.)

(Sawflies)

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