APHOTOMARINE
An educational resource dedicated mainly to the photography
and diversity of marine life that can be found in coastal waters
and intertidal areas of Great Britain and Ireland by David Fenwick.
Anthomyiidae:
Fucellia
Fucellia maritima (Haliday, 1838) - A Seaweed fly
Chironomidae:
Halocladius
Halocladius variabilis (Staeger, 1839) - A Marine midge
Telmatogeton
Telmatogeton japonicus Tokunaga, 1933
- A Marine splash midge (non-native species)
Thalassomya
Thalassomya frauenfeldi Schiner, 1856
- A Marine splash midge
Bloodworms (chironomidae) - Non-biting midge,
marine splash midge / chironomid larvae
Coelopidae:
Coelopa
Coelopa (Fucomyia) frigida (Fabricius, 1805)
- A Kelp or Wrack fly
Culicidae:
Culex
Culex pipiens Linnaeus, 1758 - Northern House Mosquito
Dolichopodidae:
Liancalus
Liancalus virens (Scopoli, 1763) - A Long-legged fly
Sphaeroceridae:
Thoracochaeta
Thoracochaeta zosterae (Haliday, 1833) - A Seaweed fly
Syrphidae:
Eristalinus
Eristalinus aeneus (Scopoli, 1763)
- Large Spotty-eyed Dronefly
Strandline fly maggots washed up at Marazion
Fly maggot and pupae at Spit Point Cornwall
Fly maggots in driftwood at Penzance
Beetles (Coleoptera)
Aepus
Aepus marinus (Stroem, 1788)
- A marine carabid beetle
Aepus robinii (Laboulbène, 1849)
- A marine carabid beetle
Amara
Amara aenea (De Geer, 1774) - Common Sun Beetle
Bledius
Bledius unicornis (Germar, 1825) - A Rove Beetle
Cafius
Cafius xantholoma (Gravenhorst, 1806)
- A staphylinid or Rove Beetle
Cercyon
Cercyon depressus Stephens, 1829
- A Water Scavenger Beetle
Cillenus
Cillenus lateralis (Samouelle, 1819)
- A carabid or ground beetle
Enochrus
Enochrus halophilus (Bedel, 1878)
- A Water Scavenger Beetle
Heterocerus
Heterocerus fenestratus (Thunberg, 1784)
- A Variegated Mud-loving or heterocerid beetle
Necrodes
Necrodes littoralis (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Shore Sexton Beetle
Ochthebius
Ochthebius marinus (Paykull, 1798)
- Marine moss beetle
Paranchus
Paranchus albipes (Fabricius, 1796)
- A carabid or Ground Beetle
Unidentified Staphylinid / Rove beetle - Marazion 11.11.14.
Butterflies, moths and micro-moths (Lepidoptera)
Moths
Noctuidae
Autographa
Autographa gamma (Linnaeus, 1758) - Silver Y
Lacanobia
Lacanobia oleracea (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Bright-line Brown-eye
Micro-moths
Lobesia
Lobesia littoralis (Humphreys & Westwood, 1845)
- Shore Doubtful Marble Moth
Other arthropods, see -
Sea spiders (Pycnogonida)
Spiders, mites and pseudoscorpions (Arachnida)
Sea slaters, Woodlice and Pill bugs (Isopoda)
Mud shrimps and Sandhoppers (Amphipoda)
