Since 2017 a termly survey of the animal life of Peterhouse's gardens has been carred out; during an hour all animals species encountered are photographed and identified. These are supplemented with casual observations at other times. Monthly moth trapping (and caddisfly) results are presented at the bottom of this page. 751 animal species have been recorded so far.

Latest records: November 2023


Species Observations
long-toothed money spider

Tapinopa longidens

Scholars' Garden - November 2023
comb-footed cellar spider

Nesticus cellulanus

Scholars' Garden - November 2023

Recorded species

There have also been sightings of house mouse Mus musculus and water shrew Neomys fodiens.


Species Observations
badger

Meles meles

Scholars' Garden - October 2021, March-October 2022, March-July 2023
wood mouse

Apodemus silvaticus

Scholars' Garden - October 2021, April-May 2022
bank vole

Myodes glareolus

Scholars' Garden - June 2022, June 2023
muntjac deer

Muntiacus reevesi

deer are occasionally seen in the Deer Park and Scholars' Garden (photo W. Orchard 2018), these are usually muntjac but a larger deer (fallow or roe) was seen in 2020. The Deer Park was named for the small herd of fallow deer Dama dama that were kept there from 1857 until 1934.
European hedgehog

Erinaceus europaeus

regularly observed in Deer Park, Scholars', Fellows' and Master's gardens until 2020. Scholars' Garden October 2022
grey squirrelSciurus carolinensis
red fox

Vulpes vulpes

Deer Park & Scholars' Garden - April-December 2021, March-October 2022
bats common pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus and soprano pipistrelle P. pygmaeus calls recorded in Scholars' Garden (March 2018) showing higher frequency of the soprano pipistrelle (right)
Nathusius' pipistrelle bat

Pipistrellus nathusii

Master's Lodge Garden - July 2018
rabbit? Scholars' Garden - May 2018, old burrows March 2019
cow

Bos taurus

Scholars' Garden & Deer Park - April & September 2020

photo: G. Thomas

mallard

Anas platyrhynchos

regular visitors around St Peter's Terrace, Scholar's Garden

photo: L. Hardwick

<> mute swan

Cygnus olor

Scholar's Garden ditch - November 2021
peregrine falcon

Falco peregrinus

territory centred on URC - resident since 2015 (photo M. Thompson)
common kestrel

Falco tinnunculus

occasional breeders on Fitzwilliam Museum, resident Fellows' Garden February-March 2022
<> sparrowhawk

Accipiter nisus

Deer Park - November 2022
long-tailed tit

Aegithalos caudatus

Scholars' Garden - October 2017, February 2019, October 2021
<> blue tit

Cyanistes caeruleus

Deer Park - resident (recorded November 2017 onwards)
great tit

Parus major

Deer Park & Scholars' Garden- regular (recorded March 2018 onwards)
wren

Troglodytes troglodytes

Scholars' Garden - resident (recorded November 2017 onwards)
<> goldcrest

Regulus regulus

Scholars' Garden - March 2018
<> common chaffinch

Fringilla coelebs

Deer Park & Scholars' Garden - regular (recorded March 2018 onwards)
European robin

Erithacus rubecula

Scholars' Garden - regular (recorded March 2018 onwards)
blackbird

Turdus merula

Deer Park, Scholars' Garden - resident (recorded November 2017 onwards)
song thrush

Turdus philomelos

Deer Park, Scholars' Garden - resident (recorded June 2018 onwards)
wood pigeon

Columba palumbus

Deer Park, Scholars' Garden - regular (recorded October 2017 onwards)
moorhen

Gallinula chloropus

Scholars' Garden - regular (recorded October 2017 onwards)
crow

Corvus corone

Deer Park, Scholars' Garden - regular (recorded October 2017 onwards)
<> starling

Sturnus vulgaris

Scholars' Garden - regular (recorded October 2017 onwards)
magpie

Pica pica

Deer Park, Scholars' Garden - regular (recorded October 2017 onwards)
Eurasian jay

Garrulus galandrius

occasional in Scholars' Garden and Deer Park (photo M. Thompson)
<> green woodpecker

Picus viridis

Scholars' Garden - resident (recorded November 2017 onwards)
dunnock

Prunella modularis

Scholars' Garden - resident (recorded November 2017 onwards)
pied wagtail

Motacilla alba

Cosin Court, Old Cour - November 2019, March 2022
grey wagtail

Motacilla cinerea

Fen Court, Old Court - November 2019, December 2021, April, August 2022
ring-neck pheasant

Phasianus colchicus

regular in Scholars' Garden and Deer Park 2016, not recorded in 2017, one male seen Feburary-April 2018, March 2019
<> tawny owl

Strix aluco

Deer Park, Scholars' Garden - October 2019, February, August 2022
grey heron

Ardea cinerea

Physic Garden - November 2019
black-headed gull

Chroicocephalus ridibundus

Scholars' Garden - June 2022

(photo: M. Johncock)

<> ring-necked parakeet

Psittacula krameri

Fellows' Garden - March 2022

other birds seen before October 2017: spotted flycatcher, feral pigeon, collared dove, fieldfare, redwing, house sparrow, greenfich, goldfinch, coal tit, blackcap, chiffchaff, great spotted woodpecker, jackdaw. Non-resident birds flying over: cormorant, little egret, red kite, swift, swallow, house marin, buzzard

grass snake

Natrix natrix

reported before October 2017
common frog

Rana temporaria

Master's Garden - March 2019 (photo A. Farnsworth).
<> common toad

Bufo bufo

reported before 2017
blue-grey earthworm

Octolasion cyaneum

Deer Park, Scholars' Garden - October 2017, March-September 2019, October 2020, May 2021
chestnut worm

Lumbricus castaneus

Deer Park, Scholars' Garden - October-November 2018, May 2019, February, October 2020, December 2021, February, November 2023
earthworm (immature) Scholars' Garden - March 2018, July 2020
European nightcrawler (immature and adult)

Dendrobaena hortensis

Scholars' Garden - March, November 2019, February 2020, March 2022
grove snail

Cepaea nemoralis

Deer Park - October 2017, March 2018, March-May 2019, October 2020, February-November 2023
garden snail

Cornu aspersum

Deer Park - October 2017, March 2018, July-September 2020, April-May 2021, March-May 2022
hairy snail

Trochulus hispidus

Deer Park, Master's Garden - October 2017, March-May 2018, March-November 2019, April-December 2020, October 2021, November 2023
strawberry snail

Trochulus striolatus

Deer Park, Scholars' Garden - October 2017, March-November 2018, March-November 2019, February-September 2020, October 2022, February-November 2023
glass snail

Aegopinella nitidula

Deer Park - October 2018, May 2020
rayed glass snail

Nesovitrea hammonis

Scholars' Garden - November 2019, April-July 2020, April-November 2020, February 2021, November 2023
cellar glass snail

Oxychilus cellarius

Deer Park & Scholars' Garden - October 2017, November 2018, October 2020
glass snail

Oxychilus draparnaudi

Deer Park & Scholars' Garden - March 2018, May 2019, February-September 2020, October-December 2021, March-October 2022, February 2023
glossy glass snail

Oxychilus navarricus helveticucus

Deer Park & Scholars' Garden - October 2017, November 2019, September 2021, February 2023
silky snail

Ashfordia granulata

Scholars' Garden - November 2019, July 2020
quick gloss snail

Zonitodies nitidus

Scholars' Garden - March-September 2020
eccentric grass snail

Vallonia excentrica

Scholars' Garden, Deer Park - October 2017, March 2018, March 2022, February 2023
ribbed grass snail

Vallonia costata

Scholars' Garden - May 2018, March-November 2020, October 2022
lovely vallonia

Vallonia pulchella

Scholars' Garden - November 2018, May 2019, February, July 2020, October 2021
glass snail

Vitrina pellucida

Scholars' Garden - November 2018, May 2019, February-March 2020
common chrysalis snail

Lauria cylindracea

Deer Park - October 2017, March 2018, March 2019, March 2020, October 2021, March 2022, November 2023
glossy pillar snail

Cochlicopa lubricella

Deer Park & Scholars' Garden - March, November 2019, February-July 2020, October 2021
lesser bulin snail

Merdigera obscura

Scholars' Garden - November 2019, March, June-October 2020, May-November 2023
milky crystal snail

Vitrea contracta

Scholars' Garden - March 2020
pygmy snail

Punctum pygmaeum

Scholars' Garden - March-September 2020
blind snail

Caeciloides acicula

Scholars' Garden - July 2020
whirlpool ramshorn

Anisus vortex

Scholars' Garden ditch - May 2021, March 2022
twisted ram's-horn

Bathyomphalos contortus

Scholars' Garden - May 2020
spotted false-keeled slug

Arion c. circumscriptus

Deer Park - October 2018, May 2019, February-September 2020, December 2021
Durham slug

Arion flagellus

Scholars' Garden, Deer Park - October 2017, February 2020
southern garden slug

Arion hortenis

Scholars' Garden, Deer Park - October 2017, November 2018, March-November 2019, March 2022, February 2023
hedgehog slug

Arion intermedium

Deer Park - October 2018
netted field slug

Deroceras reticulatum

Scholars' Garden, Deer Park - March 2018, July 2019, February-October 2020
chestnut slug

Deroceras invadens

Scholars' Garden, Deer Park - October 2017, November 2018, May 2019, February 2020, December 2021, February-November 2023
green cellar slug

Limacus maculatus

Scholars' Garden, Deer Park - October 2018, November 2018, March-November 2019, September-October 2020, October-December 2021, March 2022, February 2023
ash-black slug

Limax maximus

Deer Park - October 2018, March 2019
Budapest slug

Tandonia budapestensis

Scholars' Garden, Deer Park - October 2017, November 2018, February-October 2020
Balkan three-band slug

Ambiolimax nyctelius

Scholars' Garden - September 2020
brown flatworm

Polycelis

Scholars' Garden ditch - May 2021, March 2022
white flatworm

Dendrocoelum lacteum

Scholars' Garden ditch - May 2021/td>
pauropod

Pauropoda sp

Scholars' Garden - March-September 2020
scolopendrid centipede

Cryptops anomalans

Scholars' Garden, Deer Park - October 2017, August 2018, September-October 2020, October-December 2021
common cryptops centipede

Cryptops hortensis

Deer Park - October 2017, Scholars' Garden - August 2018, March 2022
scolopendrid centipede

Cryptops cf. parisi

Scholars' Garden - March, November 2019, February 2023
geophilomorph centipede

Geophilus easoni

Deer Park - November 2018
geophilomorph centipede

Geophilus electricus

Scholars' Garden, Deer Park - March 2018, Febryary 2023
Boreal yellow-headed centipede

Geophilus flavus

Scholars' Garden, Deer Park - October 2017, March 2018, November 2019
geophilomorph centipede

Geophilus insculptus

Scholars' Garden - March-November 2019, March-September 2020
geophilid centipede

Geophilus osquidatum

Scholars' Garden - May 2020
soil centipede

Geophilus truncorum

Scholars' Garden - March-December 2020, January 2021
geophilomorph centipede

Haplophilus subterraneus

Scholars' Garden - July 2021
geophilomorph centipede

Schendyla nemorensis

Scholars' Garden - February, April, July-September 2020, March 2022
soil centipede

Stigmatogaster subterranea

Scholars' Garden - March 2020
lithobiid centipede

Lithobius crassipes

Deer Park & Scholars' Garden - October 2017, May August 2018, May 2019
lithobid centipede

Lithobius macilentus

Scholars' Garden - May 2019
lithobiid centipede

Lithobius melanops

Deer Park - October 2017, Scholars' Garden - August 2018, March 2019
lithobiid centipede

Lithobius curtipes

Scholars' Garden - May 2020
lithobiid centipede

Lithobius microps

Scholars' Garden - May, November 2020, January 2021
lithobiid centipede

Lithobius lapidicola

Scholars' Garden - May 2020
millipede

Boreoiulus tenuis?

Scholars' Garden, Deer Park - March 2022, February 2023
millipede

Cylindroiulus cf. caerulocinctus

Deer Park - March 2022
millipede

Cylindroiulus cf. parisiorum

Deer Park - March 2022
millipede

Cylindroiulus punctatus

Scholars' Garden - March, August 2018, March-November 2019, February 2020, May-September 2020, October 2022, February 2023
millipede

Proteroiulus fuscus

Scholars' Garden - November 2019, February-September 2020, May 2021
millipede

Tachypodoiulus niger

Scholars' Garden - February 2020
flat-backed millipede

Polydesma

Scholars' Garden - November 2019
millipede

Brachychaeteum cf melanops

Scholars' Garden - September 2020
phoretic mite

Ologamasidae

Scholars' Garden - March 2022
ologamasid mite Scholars' Garden - October 2017, March-May 2018
soil mite

Euzetes globulus (=nitens)

Scholars' Garden - October 2017, March-May 2018, November 2019, February-April 2020
small Euzetes

Euzetes sp

Scholars' Garden - March-April 2020
mite

Geholaspis longispinosus

Deer Park & Scholars' Garden - October 2017, May 2019
orobatid soil mite

Oppiella subrectina

Deer Park - March 2018, March 2020
orobatid mite Scholars' Garden - May 2018, November 2019
whirligig mite

Anystis baccarum

Scholars' Garden - March 2019, September 2020
Anystidae mite Scholars' Garden - March 2020
velvet mite

Trombidium

Scholars' Garden - May 2019
mite

Aliphis halleri

Scholars' Garden - July 2019
laelepalid mite Scholars' Garden - November 2019
mite

Platynothrus sp

Scholars' Garden - March 2020
mite

Eupelops sp

Scholars' Garden - March-April 2020
mite

Labidostomma sp

Scholars' Garden - March 2020
two spot mite

Hoplophora dasypus

Scholars' Garden - March 2020, March 2022
pink mite

Rhysotritia duplicata

Scholars' Garden - April 2020
mite

Notaspis sp.

Scholars' Garden - April 2020
mite

Scheloribates

Scholars' Garden - April 2020
mite

Hypothonius

Scholars' Garden - April 2020
mite

Sajia

Scholars' Garden - April 2020
mite

Chamobates pusilus

Scholars' Garden - April 2020
predatory mite Scholars' Garden - September 2020
Sumo mite

Allothrombium

Deer Park - September 2020
reddish two-eyed pseudoscorpion

Roncus lubricus

Scholars' Garden - November 2019
common chthonius

Chthonius isochnocheles

Scholars' Garden - March-September 2020
harvestman

Dicranopalpus ramosus

Scholars' Garden - July 2019
harvestman

Leiobunum blackwalli

Scholars' Garden & Deer Park - November 2019, November 2023
harvestman

Oligolophus hanseni

Scholars' Garden - November 2018
harvestman

Opilio canestrinii

Scholars' Garden - August & November 2018, November 2019, July 2020, October 2021
harvestman

Paroligolophus agrestis

Scholars' Garden - October 2017, May 2019, October 2021
harvestman

Rilaena triangularis

Scholars' Garden - March 2018, May 2019
narrow-banded zebra spider

Salticus cingulatus

Scholars' Garden - Spetember 2022
house jumping spider

Pseudeuophrys lanigera

St Peter's Terrace - July 2022
black lace-web spider

Amaurobius fenestralis

Scholars' Garden, Deer Park - March, November 2018, September 2020, May 2023
lace-web spider

Amaurobius similis

Scholars' Garden & Deer Park - October 2017, November 2018, February, September 2020, October 2021, February 2023
cobweb spider

Anelosimus vittatus

Scholars' Garden - July-August 2018, May 2019
garden spider

Araneus diadematus

Scholars' Garden - July 2019, September 2020
cucumber spider

Araniella cucurbitina

Scholars' Garden, Deer Park - May 2019, May 2022, October 2022, Mau 2023
twin cucumber spider

Araniella opisthographa

Deer Park - May 2018
spider

Bathyphantes approximus

Scholars' Garden - November 2019, October 2021
gracile sheet-web weaver

Bathyphantes gracilis

Scholars' Garden - November 2020
sac spider

Clubiona caerulescens

Scholars' Garden - May 2018
sac spider

Clubiona comta

Scholars' Garden - March-May 2018, March-April 2020, January-October 2021, May 2023
leafcurling sac spider

Clubiona pallidula

Deer Park - July 2020
spider

Clubiona subtilis

Scholars' Garden - May 2019
sac-spider

Clubiona terrestris

Scholars' Garden - November 2019, September 2020, October 2021
ground spider

Gnaphosidae sp

Deer Park - November 2018
conical trashline orbweaver

Cyclosa conica

Scholars' Garden - March 2019, October 2022
flower spider

Diaea sp

Deer Park, Scholars' Garden - March, August 2018, May 2019
green crab spider

Diaea dorsata

Scholars' Garden - May, November 2019, September 2020, March-October 2022, November 2023
money spider

Dicymbium sp.

Scholars' Garden - May 2018
spider

Diplocephaus latifrons

Scholars' Garden - February 2021
common candy-striped spider

Enoplognatha ovata

Scholars' Garden - May 2019
comb-footed spider

Enoplagnatha thoracica

Scholars' Garden, St PEter's Terrace - March-May 2018, May 2019, February 2020
house spider

Eratigena agrestis

Deer Park, Scholars' Garden - March 2018, September 2020
dwarf sheet spider

Hahnia helveola

Scholars' Garden - February 2020
dwarf sheet spider

Hahnia pusilla

Scholars' Garden - July 2020
sheetweb spider

Linyphia hortensis

Scholars' Garden - November 2018
common sheetweb spider

Linyphia triangularis

Scholars' Garden - August 2018, November 2023
spider

Microneta varia

Scholars' Garden - January-February 2021
goldenrod crab spider

Misumena vatia

Scholars' Garden - July 2018
sheetweb weaver spider

Neriene sp

Scholars' Garden - July 2018
money spider

Neriene peltata

Scholars' Garden - May 2019
cobewb spider

Paidiscura pallens

Scholars' Garden - July 2019
long-toothed money spider

Tapinopa longidens

Scholars' Garden - November 2023
money spider

Tetragnatha sp

Scholars' Garden - July 2018
long-jawed orbweb spider

Tetragnatha extensa

Scholars' Garden - July 2019, October 2021, June 2022
long-jawed orbweb spider

Tetragnatha montana

Scholars' Garden - March-August 2018, May-September 2019, October 2022, November 2023
green meshweaver

Nigma walckenaeri

Scholars' Garden - August 2018, September 2020, July 2021
walnut orb-weaver spider

Nuctenea umbratica

Deer Park, Scholars' Garden - October 2017, March-August 2018, May 2019
wolf spider

Pardosa prativaga

Scholars' Garden - March 2020
ground wolf spider

Trochosa terricola

Scholars' Garden - July 2021
comb-footed cellar spider

Nesticus cellulanus

Scholars' Garden - November 2023
comb-footed spider

Pholcomma gibbum

Scholars' Garden - March-May 2018, July 2019, February-September 2020
running spider

Philodromus collinus

Scholars' Garden - March, July 2018, July 2019
running spider

Philodromus dispar

Scholars' Garden - November 2019, September 2020, June 2022, February 2023
European nurseyweb spider

Pisaura mirabilis

Scholars' Garden - October 2017
tangle web spider

Platnickina tincta

Scholars' Garden - February 2020
comb-footed spider

Robertus arundineti

Scholars' Garden - October 2017, March-November 2018, November 2019, April-July 2020
comb-footed spider

Robertus lividus

Scholars' Garden - March-November 2018, February 2020
comb-footed spider

Robertus insignis

Scholars' Garden - October 2017
comb-footed spider

Rugathodes instabilis

Scholars' Garden - May 2019
rabbit hutch spider

Steatoda bipunctata

Scholars' Garden & Deer Park - October 2017, March 2019
noble false widow spider

Steatoda nobilis

Scholars' Garden & Deer Park - March-November 2018, November 2019, October 2020, May 2022, February 2023
comb-footed spider

Theonoe minutissima

Scholars' Garden - March 2018, November 2019, February 2020
comb-footed spider

Phylloneta sp

Scholars' Garden - August 2018, September 2020
comb-footed spider

Theridion mystaceum

Scholars' Garden - March 2019, September 202
forked pirate spider

Ero furcata

Scholars' Garden - November 2019
spider

Zilla diodia

Scholars' Garden - March 2019
missing-sector orbweb spider

Zygiella x-notata

Deer Park - October 2017, March-April 2018
crab spider

Xysticus cristatus

Scholars' Garden - April 2017
spider

?

Scholars' Garden - July 2019
large house spider

Tegenaria gigantea

Physic Garden - February 2020
spider

Platnickina tincta

Scholars' Garden - February 2020
spider

Iberina montana

Scholars' Garden - March-December 2020
linyphid spider

Tenuiphantes tenuis

Scholars' Garden - March-April 2020, January-February 2021
linyphid spider

Tenuiphantes tenebricola

Scholars' Garden - April 2020

zebra spider

Salticus cenicus

Fellows' Garden - May-October 2021
meshweaver Dictynidae Deer Park - April 2022
orbweb spider

Larinioides scopetarius

Scholars' Garden - May 2022
great water flea

Daphnia magna

Scholars' Garden ditch - October 2020, May 2021, March 2022
water flea

Daphnia ambigua?

photo with larger D. magna

Scholars' Garden ditch - April 2018, March 2019, October 2020, May 2021, March 2022
cyclops

Cyclops sp

Scholars' Garden ditch - April 2018, March 2019, October 2020, May 2021, March 2022
freshwater shrimp

Gammarus pulex

Scholars' Garden ditch - February, October 2020, May 2021, March 2022
two-spotted water hog-louse

Asellus aquaticus

Scholars' Garden dtich - October 2020, May 2021, March 2022
common pill woodlouse

Armadillium vulgare

Scholars' Garden, Deer Park - March 2018, May 2019, October 2020, October 2021, May 2022, February 2023
common shiny woodlouse

Oniscus asellus

Scholars' Garden, Deer Park - October 2017, March-November 2018, March-May 2019, September-October 2020, May-September 2021, March 2022, February 2023
common striped woodlouse

Philoscia muscorum

Scholars' Garden, Deer Park - October 2017, March-November 2018, May 2019, September-December 2020, January-September 2021, March-October 2022, February 2023
ant woodlouse

Platyarthrus hoffmanseggii

Deer Park - March 2022
common rough woodlouse

Porcellio scaber

Scholars' Garden, Deer Park - October 2017, March-November 2019, February-October 2020, October 2021, March 2022, May 2023
woodlouse

Porcellionides cingendus

Scholars' Garden - May 2018, November 2019, February-September 2020, May-November 2023
common pygmy woodlouse

Trichoniscus pusillus

Deer Park - March 201, September 20208
water springtail

Ceratophysella bengtssoni

Scholars' Garden - October 2017, May 2018, March 2019, July-September 2020, May 2021, March 2022
springtail

Kalaphorura burmeisteri

Scholars' Garden - March, November 2018, November 2019, February 2020, March 2022
wall springtail

Hypogastrura cf manubralis

Deer Park wall - December 2021, October 2022, November 2023
springtail

Neanura musicorum

Scholars' Garden - March 2020
springtail

Dicyrtoma fusca

Deer Park & Scholars' Garden - October 2017, March, November 2018, November 2019
springtail

Dicyrtomina minuta

Scholars' Garden - November 2018, April 2020
springtail

Dicyrtomina ornata

Scholars' Garden - November 2019, January 2022
springtail

Dicyrtomina saundersi

Scholars' Garden - November 2019
springtail

Heterosminthurus bilineatus

Scholars' Garden - March 2020
springtail

Entomobrya marginata

Scholars' Garden - October 2017
springtail

Entomobrya nicoleti

Scholars' Garden & Deer Park - February 2020
minute wall springtail

Desoria trispinata

Scholars' Garden - November 2019 (swarming on walls)
cosmopolitan springtail

Entomobrya nivalis

Scholars' Garden & Deer Park - March 2018, March 2019
springtail

Entomobryoides lanuginosa

Scholars' Garden - March 2020
springtail

Heteromurus nitidus

Scholars' Garden - November 2018
springtail

Isotoma

Scholars' Garden - November 2019
springtail

Isotomurus maculatus

Scholars' Garden - April 2020
springtail

Isotomurus palustris

Scholars' Garden - May 2018
banded springtail

Orchesella cincta

Deer Park & Scholars' Garden - October 2017, March-November 2018, May 2019, February-September 2020, December 2021, October 2022
springtail

Orchesella villosa

Scholars' Garden - April 2020
long-horned springtail

Pogonognathellus longicornis

Deer Park - February 2020, March 2022
springtail

Proisotoma sp.

Scholars' Garden - March 2020
springtail

Proisotoma minima

Scholars' Garden - March 2022
springtail

Tomocerus minor

Scholars' Garden - May 2018, November 2019, February 2020
springtail

Tomocerus vulgaris

Scholars' Garden - October 2017, March 2019, February 2023
arboreal springtail

Vertagopus arboreus

Scholars' Garden - March 2019 (swarming on walls)
springtails

Folsomia spp

Scholars' Garden - May 2020
bristletail

Campodea cf. staphylinus

Scholars' Garden - November 2019, April-September 2020, March 2022
thrip Scholars' Garden - May 2020
banded demoiselle

Calopteryx splendens

Scholars' Garden, Deer Park, Fellows' Garden - May 2018, July 2020, May 2022
common blue damselfly

Enallagma cyathigerum

Deer Park - June 2022
common darter

Sympetrum striolatum

Scholars' Garden & Deer Park - August 2020 (large numbers)

ruddy darter

Sympetrum sanguineum

observed before 2017
southern hawker

Aeshna cyanea

Scholars' Garden - June 2023

brown hawker

Aeshna grandis

observed before 2017

migrant hawker

Aeshna mixta

observed before 2017

emperor

Anax imperator

Scholars' Garden - July 2019

broad-bodied chaser dragonfly

Libellula depressa

Cholars' Garden - June 2021, July 2022

mayfly

?Baetis sp.

Scholars' Garden - July 2019
European earwig

Forficula auricularia

Scholars' Garden & Deer Park - July 2019, April-October 2020
oak bush cricket

Meconema thalassinum

Scholars' Garden, Deer Park - March 2018, May-July 2019, July 2021, July 2022
waxy lacewing

Conwentzia psociformis

Scholars' Garden - May 20, September 2019, September 2021, May-October 2022
brown lacewing

Micromus variegatus

Scholars' Garden - July 2018
common green lacewing

Chrysoperla 'carneola'

Scholars' Garden, Fellows' Garden - July 2019, April-October 2020, July 2022, November 2023
brown lacewing

Hemerobius micans

Scholars' Garden - July 2019
humulin brown lacewing

Hemerobius humuliinus

Scholars' Garden - May 2022
caddisfly

Oecetis lacustris

Scholars' Garden - July 2019
salt and pepper microcaddis

Agraylea multipunctata

Scholars' Garden - July 2019
six-spotted microcaddis

Agraylea sexmaculata

Scholars' Garden - August 2019
caddisfly

Ecnomus tenellus

Scholars' Garden - July 2019
caddisfly

Cyrnus trimaculatus

Scholars' Garden - June 2020
mottled sedge

Glyphotaelius pellucidus

Scholars' Garden - May-June, September 2019, May-June 2020, May 2023
caddisfly

Hydroptila sparsa

Scholars' Garden - July-August 2019, May-September 2020
cinnamon sedge

Limnephilus affinis

Scholars' Garden - May 2020
sedge

Limnephilus auricula

Scholars' Garden - June-August 2020, May 2023
cinnamon sedge

Limnephilus flavicornis

Scholars' Garden - July-August 2019, August-September 2020
half-moon sedge

Limnephilus lunatus

Scholars' Garden - August-September 2019, August-September 2020
mottled sedge

Limnephilus sparsus

Scholars' Garden - May-September 2020
mottled sedge

Limnephilus cf. vittatus

Scholars' Garden - August 2019, May 2020
caddisfly

Mystacides longicornis

Scholars' Garden - May 2019, July-August 2020
caddisfly

Oxyethira falcata

Scholars' Garden - May 2019, August-September 2020
caddisfly

Oxyethira flavicornis

Scholars' Garden - August 2019, May 2020
caddisfly

Agrypnia varia

Scholars' Garden - June 2020
caddisfly

Polycentropus irroratus

Scholars' Garden - June 2020
small red sedge

Tinodes waeneri

Scholars' Garden - May 2020
long-honred caddis

Triaenodes bicolor

Scholars' Garden - July 2019
gall midge

Cecidomyiidae

Scholars' Garden - October 2017
gall midge Scholars' Garden - July 2019
gall midge

Lestodiplosis sp.

Scholars' Garden - July 2019
fungus gnat larva (Cecidomyiidae) Scholars' Garden - November 2018
fungus gnat

Diadocidia cf. ferruginosa

Scholars' Garden - March 2019
phantom midge (Chironomidae) Scholars' Garden - March 2018, March, July 2019, October 2021
phantom midge (Chironomidae) Scholars' Garden - March 2019
bloodworm

Chironomus

Scholars' Garden - May 2021
phantom midge

Chaborus crystallinus

Deer Park - April 2018
phantom midge

Chironomus dorsalis

Scholars' Garden, Deer Park - May 2018, July 2019
phantom midge

Chironomus plumosus

Deer Park & Scholars' Garden - April-May 2018
phantom midge

Cricotopus sp

Fellows' Garden - July 2022
phantom midge

Diamesa campestris

Deer Park - April 2018
phantom midge

Eurycnemus crassipes

Scholars' Garden - April 2018
phantom midge

Chironomus

Scholars' Garden - May 2020
ghost midge

Procladius rufovittatus

Scholars' Garden - May 2019
ghost midge

Chironomus

Scholars' Garden - July 2019, July 2020
chironomid ghost midge Scholars' Garden, Deer Park - July 2019, September 2021
chironomid ghost midge Scholars' Garden - July 2019
chironomid ghost midge Scholars' Garden - July 2019
chironomid ghost midge Scholars' Garden - May 2020
ghost midge Scholars' Garden - August 2019
ceratopogonid biting midge Deer Park - July 2020
yellow crane fly

Molophilus sp.

Scholars' Garden - July 2019
ferruginous tiger crane fly

Nephrotoma ferruginea

Old Court - July 2020
limonid cranefly

Phylidorea ferruginea

Scholars' Garden - July 2019, August 2020
cranefly

Symplecta

Scholars' Garden - January, October 2020
cranefly

Tipula confusa

Deer Park - October 2017
cranefly larva (Tipulidae) Scholars' Garden - November 2018
owl fly

Pericoma fuliginosa

Scholars' Garden - May 2018, March 2019, July 2020
mosquito larva

Culiseta annulata

Scholars' Garden - May 2021, May-July 2022
mosquito

Ochlerotatus rusticus

Scholars' Garden ditch - October 2020
dark-winged fungus gnat

Bradysia sp.

Scholars' Garden - March 2019
sciarid fly

Sciara hemerobioides

Scholars' Garden - July 2019
sciarid fly

Sciara sp.

Scholars' Garden - July 2019
sciarid fly

Sciara sp.

Scholars' Garden - May 2018
dark winged fungus gnat

Sciara sp.

Scholars' Garden - July 2019, November 2023
sciarid fly

Sciara sp.

Scholars' Garden - July 2019
dagger fly

Empis sp.

Scholars' Garden - May 2020
scuttle fly

Gymnophora sp.

Scholars' Garden - March 2018
acalypterate fly Scholars' Garden - July 2019
woodepecker fly

Medetera sp

Fellows' Garden - July 2022
hybotid fly

Tachypeza cf. nubila

Scholars' Garden - July 2019
flower fly

Limnophora nigripes

Scholars' Garden - October 2017, May 2019
hoverfly

Cheilosa cf soror

Deer Park - July-August 2020
hoverfly larva

Epistrophe sp.

Deer Park - May 2018, July 2019
marmalade hoverfly

Episyrphus balteatus

Scholars' Garden - October 2017, September 2020 (larva)
marmalade hoverfly

Episyrphus balteatus

Scholars' Garden - July 2018, July 2019, July 2020, July-September 2021
rat-tailed maggot

Erisalis sp.

Scholars' Garden - October 2021
migrant hoverfly

Eupeodes corollae

Scholars' Garden, Deer Park - August 2018, July 2019
variable aphideater

Eupeodes latifasciatus

Scholars' Garden - July 2018, July 2019
spotted Meliscaeva hoverfly

Meliscaeva auricollis

Scholars' Garden - July 2018, July 2019
drone fly

Merodon sp

Deer Park - June 2023
yellow-haired sunfly

Myathropa florea

Scholars' Garden - April-July 2018, July 2021, May 2023
? long hoverfly

Sphaerophoria scripta

Scholars' Garden - October 2021
thick-legged hoverfly

Syritta pipiens

Deer Park - August 2018
lesser hornet hoverfly

Volucella inanis

Deer Park - August 2018
banded hoverfly

Volucella pellucens

Scholars' Garden - July 2018
greater bee fly

Bombylius major

Deer Park - April 2018, March 2020, March 2022
rust fly

Psila sp

Scholars' Garden - May 2023
burdock picture-winged fly

Tephritis cf. bardanae

Scholars' Garden - May 2023
burdock picture-winged fly

Tephritis formosa

Scholars' Garden - August 2018
thistle picture-winged fly

Palloptera umbellatarum

Deer Park - August 2018, September 2019
root-maggot fly

Anthomyia pluvialis

Scholars' Garden - July 2019, July 2021
acalypterate fly Scholars' Garden - March 2018
helomyzid fly

Tephrochlamys flavipes / tarsalis

Scholars' Garden - November 2018
large woodlouse fly

Stevenia atramentaria

Scholars' Garden - July 2019
lesser house fly

Fannia sp.

Scholars' Garden - May 2018
lesser house fly

Fannia carbonaria

Scholars' Garden - May 2018, May 2019
lesser house fly

Fannia canicularis

Scholars' Garden - May 2018
lesser house fly larva

Fannia canicularis

Scholars' Garden - November 2018
fly

Fannia manicata

Scholars' Garden - May 2018
fly

Fannia sociella

Deer Park - May 2018
? muscoid fly

Hebecnema vespertina

Deer Park - April 2018
woodlouse fly

Rhinophora lepida

Scholars' Garden - July 2019
hunter fly

Limnophora triangua

Deer Park - Aprilr 2018
sheep-strike greenbottle

Lucilia seriata

Scholars' Garden - May-July 2018
blow fly

Calliphora sp.

Deer Park - Deer Park 2018
muscid fly

Deer Park - November 2018
house fly

Musca domestica

Scholars' Garden - July 2019
face fly

Musca autumnalis

Deer Park - August 2018
oestrid fly Scholars' Garden - August 2018
fly

Mycophaga testacea

Scholars' Garden - November 2018, July 2019
? muscoid fly

Phaonia palpata

Scholars' Garden - April 2018
muscid fly

Polietes lardarius

Scholars' Garden - May 2018, July 2019
sarcophagid flesh fly Scholars' Garden - May 2021
lonchopterid fly

Lonchoptera sp.

Scholars' Garden - July 2019
common green colonel

Oplodontha viridula

Deer Park - July 2022
yellow-legged black soldierfly

Pachygaster leachii

Scholars' Garden - July 2019, July 2021
dark-winged black

Pachygaster atra

Fellows' Garden - July 2020
soldierfly larva

Chloromyia formosa

Scholars' Garden - March 2018, March 2020 - February 2021
soldierfly larva

Microchrysa polita

Scholars' Garden - March 2018
yellow dung fly

Scathophaga stercoraria

Deer Park, Scholars' Garden - May 2018, July 2021
wood gnat

Sylvicola cinctus

Scholars' Garden - April-May 2018
wood gnat

Sylvicola punctatus

Scholars' Garden - February 2021
dance fly

Platypalpus sp.

Deer Park, Fellows' Garden - May 2018, July 2022
fly

Platypalpus

Scholars' Garden - July 2019
grass fly

Agromyza reptans

Scholars' Garden - May 2018, May 2019
sphaerocerid lesser dung fly

Scholars' Garden - November 2018, November 2019
woodlouse fly

Stevenia sp

Deer Park - July 2018
grass fly

Diplotoxa messoria

Deer Park - April 2018
yellow swarming fly

Thaumatomyia notata

Deer Park - April 2018
cattle sweat fly

Morellia simplex

Scholars' Garden - July 2018
flat-footed fly

Agathomyia antennata

Scholars' Garden - July 2018, September 2020
fruit fly

Drsophila sp.

Deer Park - March 2022
lauxaniid fly Scholars' Garden - July 2019
lauxaniid fly

Minettia cf inusta

Scholars' Garden - July 2021
lauxaniid fly

Minettia sp

Deer Park - September 2020
black scavenger fly

Sepsis sp

Scholars' Garden - July 2019
dance flies

Elaphropeza ephippiata

Scholars' Garden - July 2019
hybotid dance fly

Tachydromia sp

Scholars' Garden - July 2019, July 2021
fruit fly

Tephritis bardanae

Scholars' Garden - October 2019, May 2023
fly larva

Thereva sp

Scholars' Garden - March 2020
red spotted parasite fly

Eriothrix rufomaculata

Scholars' Garden - July-August 2020
muscoid fly Scholars' Garden - September 2020
dark winged fungus gnat (Sciaridae) Scholars' Garden - September 2020
picture-winged cranefly

Psectotanypus varius

Scholars' Garden - September 2020
muscid fly Scholars' Garden - August 2020
robber fly

Tolmerus atricapillus

Scholars' Garden - July 2021
rose leaf-rolling sawfly

Blennocampa phyllocolpa

Deer Park - July 2019, July 2020
sawfly

Pristiphora testacea

Deer Park - May 2022
bark louse

Ectopsocus briggsi

Scholars' Garden - March 2019, February-September 2020
book louse

Ectopsocus petersi

Deer Park - October 2017, May-July 2019, October 2020, October 2021, March-October 2022, May 2023
bark louse

Elipsocus abdominalis

Scholars' Garden - March 2018
F-winged barklouse

Graphopsocus cruciatus

Scholars' Garden, Deer Park - July 2019, July-October 2020, May 2022, November 2023
book louse

Liposcelis bostrychophila

Scholars' Garden - April 2020 (associated with humans, or in wood chippings)
barklouse

Trichopsocus clarus

Scholars' Garden - November 2018
barklouse

Valenzuela flavidus

Scholars' Garden - March 2019, May 2019, September 2020. September 2021
mirid bug

Campyloneura virgula

Scholars' Garden - July 2019, July 2020, June 2022
mirid bug

Closterotomus sp

Deer Park - June 2023
mirid bug

Heterotoma planicornis

Scholars' Garden - July 2018
plant bug

Deraeocoris flavilinea

Scholars' Garden - July 2019
minute pirate bug

Temnostethus gracilis

Scholars' Garden - July 2019
lygaeid ground bug

Eremocoris podagricus

Scholars' Garden, Deer Park - October 2017, May 2019, March-April 2020, February 2023
lygaeid ground bug

Scolopostethus thompsoni

Scholars' Garden - April 2020
lygaeid ground bug

Scolopostethus affinis

Scholars' Garden - August 2018, March 2020
hawthorn shield bug

Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale

Deer Park & Scholars' Garden - March, August 2018, October 2022
parent bug

Elasmucha grisea

Scholars' Garden - October 2021
hairy shield bug

Dolycoris baccarum

Deer Park - July 2020
cabbage bug

Eurydema oleracea

Deer Park - July 2020
bordered shieldbug

Legnotus limbosus

Deer Park - April 2022
forest bug

Palomena prasina

Deer Park - October 2022
forest bug

Pentatoma rufipes

Scholars' Garden - March-May 2018, December 2021
minute bladder bug

Loricula elegantula

Fellows' Garden - June 2022
aphid Deer Park - July 2021
ivy aphid

Aphis hederae

Scholars' Garden - March 2019
black bean aphid

Aphis fabae

Scholars' Garden - October 2017, September 2020, May-July 2021, June 2022
apple aphid

Aphis pomi tended by ants

Deer Park - July 2019, July 2022
cypress aphid

Cinara cupressi

Scholars' Garden - November 2018
currant aphid

Cryptomyzus cf. alboapicalis

Scholars' Garden - March 2019
plane aphid

Drepanosiphum platanoidis

Scholars' Garden - July 2019
lime aphid (1st instar)

Eucallipterus tiliae

Deer Park - May 2018, October 2022
lime aphid (alate)

Eucallipterus tiliae

Deer Park - May-July 2018, July 2019, July-October 2020, July-September 2021, July-October 2022, May 2023
variegate beech aphid

Lachnus pallipes

Scholars' Garden - July 2019
potato aphid

Macrosiphum euphorbiae

Scholars' Garden - March 2018
hellebore aphid Macrosiphum hellebori Scholars' Garden - May 2019
rose aphid Macrosiphum rosae Scholars' Garden - May 2023
lime leaf-nest aphid

Patchiella reaumuri

Deer Park - May, August 2018
common periphyllus aphid

Periphyllus testudinaceus

Scholars' Garden - May 2019, September 2020
woolly beech aphid

Phyllaphis fagi

Scholars' Garden - May 2019
walnut aphid

Panaphis juglandis

Scholars' Garden - July 2022
bamboo aphid

Takecallis arundinariae

Scholars' Garden - July 2019
giant willow aphid

Tuberolachnus salignus

Scholars' Garden Park - March 2019
strawberry tree aphid

Wahlgreniella nervata

Scholars' Garden, Deer Park - July 2021, May 2023
soft brown scale

Coccus hesperidum

Scholars' Garden - March 2019 (on ivy)
scale insect

Parasaissetia cf. nigra

Deer Park - May 2018, October 2020
hydrangea scale insect

Pulvinaria hydrangeae

Deer Park - May 2023 on lime
fig psyllid bug

Homotoma ficus

Master's Garden - July 2021
psyllid bug

Chamaepsylla hartigi

Scholars' Garden - May 2023
Japanese leafhopper

Orientus ishidae

Deer Park - July 2020
froghopper

Alebra wahlbergi

Scholars' Garden - November 2018
leafhopper

Empoasca decipiens

Scholars' Garden - March-July 2019
leafhopper

Empoasca vitis

Scholars' Garden - March-August 2018, March 2019
leafhopper

Zygina cf. flammigera

Scholars' Garden - March 2019, September-October 2020
froghopper

Iassus lanio

Scholars' Garden - July 2019
froghopper

Issus coleoptratus

Fellows' Garden - February 2023
froghopper

Stenocranus minutus

Scholars' Garden - August 2019
froghopper

Edwardsiana cf candidula

Deer Park - July 2021, March 2022, November 2023
rose leafhopper

Edwardsiana rosae

Scholars' Garden - July 2021
leafhopper

Agallia

Scholars' Garden - July 2021
meadow spittlebug

Philaenus spumarius

Deer Park, Herb Garden - September 2020, May 2022
thread-legged bug

Empicoris vagabundus

Deer Park - September 2020
pondskater

Gerris lateralis

Deer Park - April 2018
flower bug

Nysus sp.

Deer Park - July 2020
bug

Drymus reyi

Scholars' Garden - October 2020
three-spotted nettle bug

Liocoris tripustulatus

Deer Park - July 2021
10-spot ladybird

Adalia 10-punctata

Deer Park - May 2018, July 2019, September 2020, July 2021
7-spot ladybird

Cocinella septempunctata

Scholars' Garden, Deer Park, Master's Garden - October 2017, March-November 2018, March-July 2019, October 2020, May-September 2021, November 2023
pine ladybird

Exochomus quadripustulatus

Scholars' Garden - April-November 2018, July 2021
harlequin ladybird

Harmonia axyridis

Scholars' Garden, Deer Park, Master's Garden - October 2017, May-July 2018, July 2019, August-October 2020, March-October 2021, April 2022, May-November 2023
14-spot ladybird

Propylea quattuordecimpunctata

Scholars' Garden, Deer Park - July 2019, July 2020
false ladybird

Endomychus coccineus

Scholars' Garden - August 2019
silken fungus beetle

Ochina ptinoides

Scholars' Garden - July 2019
soldier beetle

Cantharis lateralis

Deer Park - June 2022
soldier beetle

Dasytes sp

Deer Park - June 2022
soldier beetle

Malthinus balteatus

Scholars' Garden - July 2019
thick-legged flower beetle

Oedmera nobilis

Deer Park - June 2022
brown chafer

Serica brunnea

Scholars' Garden - June 2022
cockchafer beetle

Melolontha melolontha

by Brewhouse - July 2022

(photo: S. Jackson)

flower longhorn beetle

Grammoptera ruficornis

Scholars' Garden - May 2020
beetle

Atomaria

Scholars' Garden - July 2019
minute brown scavenger beetle Scholars' Garden - July 2019
common pollen beetle

Brassicogethes cf. aeneus

Scholars' Garden - February-March 2020, July 2021
small pollen beetle

Brassicogethes aeneus

Deer Park & Scholars' Garden - April-May 2018, July 2019
tiny pollen beetle

Meligethes cf. gagathinus

Scholars' Garden - March 2019
dame's violet pollen beetle

Brassicogethes matronalis

Scholars' Garden - July 2019
pollen beetle

Meligethes viridescens

Deer Park & Scholars' Garden - March-May 2018, May 2021
round fungus beetle

Ptomaphagus subvillosus

Scholars' Garden - March 2018
beetle

Anobium sp

Fellows' Garden - June 2022
drugstore beetle

Stegobium paniceum

college buildings - March 2021
<> deathwatch beetle

Xestobium rufovillosum

indoors - July 2022
<> Guernsey carpet beetle

Athrenus sarnicus

indoors - July 2022
varied carpet beetle

Anthrenus verbasci

Deer Park - May 2018, July 2021, June 2023
minute seed weevil (Ceutorhynchinae) Scholars' Garden - September 2020, July 2022
flea beetle

?Aphthona sp.

Scholars' Garden - April-July 2018, October 2021, November 2023
spurge flea beetle

Aphthona sp.

Scholars' Garden - March 2019 (very abundant), March 2022
flea beetle

Longitarsus sp.

Scholars' Garden - April 2022
weevil

Barypeithes pellucidus

Scholars' Garden - May 2018, May 2019
broad-nosed weevil

Barypeithes sp.

Scholars' Garden - May 2018
soil weevil

Cathormiocerus cf. myrmecophilus

Scholars' Garden - May 2020
cabbage stem weevil

Ceutorhynchus pallidactylus

Scholars' Garden - March 2021
weevil

Ferreria marqueti

Scholars' Garden - March 2020
flea beetle

Phyllotreta nigripes

Scholars' Garden, Deer Park - March-September 2021
white clover seed weevil

Protapion fulvipes

Deer Park - September 2020, September 2021
flea beetle

Psylliodes sp.

Scholars' Garden - March 2019
hairy weevil

Sitona hispidulus

Deer Park - May 2018
pea weevil

Sitona lineatus

Deer Park - April 2018
weevil

Sitona

Scholars' Garden - November 2019
weevil

Sitona

Scholars' Garden - November 2019
minute hooded beetle

Corylophus cassidoides

Scholars' Garden - March 2019, July 2020
minute hooded beetle

Sericoderus sp.

Deer Park - October 2022
soldier beetle larva Scholars' Garden - October 2020
crablike rove beetle

Anotylus sp

Scholars' Garden - December 2020
rove beetle

Anthobium

Scholars' Garden - November 2019
rove beetle

Atheta cf. coriacea

Scholars' Garden - May 2018, March-July 2020
rove beetle

Atheta sp.

Deer Park - November 2018, September-December 2020, January 2021
rove beetle

Tachyporus sp

Scholars' Garden - March 2020, January 2021
rove beetle

Neobisnius procerulus

Scholars' Garden - March 2020
devil's coach horse

Ocypus olens

Scholars' Garden - September 2020, September 2021
rove beetle

Omalium sp

Scholars' Garden - October-December 2020
rove beetle

Platydracus stercorarius

Cosin Court - July 2020
rove beetle

Platystethus sp.

Deer Park - May 2018
rove beetle

Sephedophilus cf. marshami

Scholars' Garden - March 2022
rove beetle

Tachyporus hypnorum

Deer Park - November 2018, October 2021
rove beetle

Tachyporus pusilus

Deer Park - December 2021
rove beetle

Tachyporus cf. pallipes

Scholars' Garden - October 2017
rove beetle

Tachinus cf. laticollis

Scholars' Garden - November 2019, July 2020
rove beetle

Quedius cruentus

Deer Park - September 2020
rove beetle larva Scholars' Garden - March-July, October-December 2020, February 2021
potato beetle

Anommatus duodecimstriatus

Scholars' Garden - March 2022
darkling beetle

Lagria hirta

Scholars' Garden - July 2018, July 2019
darkling beetle Tenebrionidae Scholars' Garden - October 2021
thick-legged beetle

Oedemera nobilis

Deer Park, Scholars' Garden - July 2018, June 2023
cockchafer

Melolontha melolontha

Gisbourne Court - June 2019 (photo C. Wright)
feather-wing beetle

Ecrotrichis cf. rosskotheni

Scholars' Garden - March 2020
beetle

Rhizophagus depressus

Scholars' Garden - March 2020
spherical beetle

Clambus nigrellus

Scholars' Garden - March 2020
dermestid beetle larva Scholars' Garden - March, October-December 2020, January-February 2021
Stockholm beetle

Trogoderma angustum

Old Cort - April 2022
flower beetle

Oedmera lurida

Deer Park - July 2020
common red soldier beetle

Rhagonycha fulva

Deer Park - July 2020
thistle weevil

Ceratapion sp

Scholars' Garden - July 2020
thistle flea beetle

Psylliodes sp

Scholars' Garden - July 2020
weevil

Otiorhynchus indefinitus

Scholars' Garden - July 2020
green immigrant leaf weevil

Polydrusus formusus

Deer Park, Scholars' Garden - August 2020, May 2022, May 2023
water scavenger beetle

Enochrus testaceus

Scholars' Garden - August 2020
big-eyed bronze ground beetle

Notiophilus biguttatus

Scholars' Garden - October 2021
chafer beetle

Phyllopertha horticola

extensive damage caused by birds feeding on the grubs in the Deer Park, Scholars' Garden, Fellows' Garden, Master's Garden - November 2018, October 2021
European gazelle ground beetle

Nebria brevicollis

Scholars' Garden - November 2018, May 2019, May 2021
ground beetle

Harpalis affinis

Scholars' Garden - August 2019
black clock ground beetle

Pterostichus madidus

Scholars' Garden - November 2019
ground beetle larva

?Galerita

Scholars' Garden - February 2020
diving beetle

Hydroporus palustris

Scholars' Garden ditch - May 2021
diving beetle

Anacaena

Scholars' Garden ditch - May 2021
diving beetle larva Scholars' Garden - May 2021
tumbling flower beetle

Mordellistena variegata

Scholars' Garden - July 2021
rosemary beetle

Chrysolina americana

Herb Garden - May 2022
tortoiseshell butterfly

Aglais urticae

Deer Park - March 2018, March 2022
brown argus butterfy

Aricia agestis

Deer Park - July 2018, July 2020
green-veined white butterfly

Artogeia napi

Scholars' Garden - July 2018, July 2019, July-September 2020
small white butterfly

Artogeia rapae

Deer Park, Scholars' Garden - July-August 2018, June-July 2023

brimstone butterfly

Gonepteryx rhamni

Scholars' Garden, Deer Park - March 2018, March 2022, November 2023
peacock butterfly

Inachis io

Scholars' Garden, Deer Park - July 2018, July 2019, July 2020, July 2022
marbled white

Melanargia galathea

Deer Park - June 2023
speckled wood butterfly

Pararge aegeria

Scholars' Garden - May-July 2018, July 2019, April-July 2022, July 2023
large white butterfly

Pieris brassicae

Deer Park, Scholars' Garden - April-July 2018, July 2019, July-September 2021, March-July 2022, June-July 2023

comma butterfly

Polygonia c-album

Scholars' Garden - August 2018, July 2023
meadow brown

Maniola jurtina

Deer Park - July 2020, July 2021, June 2023
gatekeeper butterfly

Pyronia tithonus

Deer Park, Scholars' Garden - July 2018, July 2019
red admiral butterfly

Vanessa atalanta

Scholars' Garden - August 2018, September-October 2021

orange-tip butterfly

Anthocharis cardamines

Deer Park - April 2021, April 2022

holly blue butterfly

Celastrina argiolus

Scholars' Garden - August 2018, July 2019
<> silver-washed fritillary

Argynnis paphia

greenhouses, Deer Park - August 2021, July 2023
<> elephant hawkmoth

Deilephila elphenor

greenhouses - September 2021
lime hawkmoth

Mimas tiliae

St Peter's Terrace - July 2023

photo: S. Murk Jansen

hummingbird hawkmoth

Macroglossum stellatarum

Deer Park, Scholars' Garden, Gisborne Court - August 2018, October 2019, October 2020, August 2022

(photo: R. Smith)

heart and dart

Agrotis exclamationis

Scholars' Garden - May-August 2019, May-June 2020
heart and club

Agrotis clavis

Scholars' Garden - June 2020
juniper ermine / triple-barred argent moth

Argyresthia trifasciata

Scholars' Garden - May 2019, August 2020
treble lines

Charanyca trigrammica

Scholars' Garden - May 2023
lychnis moth

Siderida rivularis

Deer Park - May 2018
small fan-foot (caterpillar)

Herminia grisealis

Scholars' Garden - May 2018
orange swift moth

Triodia sylvina

Deer Park - May 2018
flame shoulder

Ochropleura plecta

Deer Park - May, August 2018
brimstone moth

Opisthograptis luteolata

Scholars' Garden - May, August 2019
yellow-spotted lance wing moth

Phaulernis fulviguttella

Deer Park - July 2018
mint moth

Pyrausta aurata

Deer Park, Scholars' Garden - July 2018, May 2022
large pale clothes moth

Tinea pallescentella

St Peter's Terrace - March 2019, September 2020
double square-spot moth

Xestis triangulum

Deer Park - March 2018
red-barred tortrix moth

Ditula angustiorana

Scholars' Garden - July 2019
flax tortrix moth

Cnephasia asseclana

Scholars' Garden - June 2020
water carpet

Lampropteryx suffumata

Scholars' Garden - May 2020
greater waxmoth

Galleria mellonella

Scholars' Garden - May 2020, July 2022
winter ermine

Spilosoma lubricipeda

Scholars' Garden - May 2020
winter ermine moth (caterpillar)

Spilosoma lubricipeda

Scholars' Garden - November 2018, May 2023
leaf-miner

Stigmella

Scholars' Garden - May 2020
lime bent-wing (caterpillar)

Bucculatrix thoracella

Deer Park - August 2018
orchard ermine moth (caterpillar)

Yponomeuta padella

Scholars' Garden - May 2019
smoky wainscot

Mythimna impura

Scholars' Garden - June 2020
common wainscot

Mythimna pallens luteolata

Scholars' Garden - July-September 2019
wainscot moth

Lecania obsoleta

Scholars' Garden - August-September 2019
Vine's rustic

Hoplodrina ambigua

Scholars Garden - July-August 2019, May-August 2020
uncertain moth

Hoplodrina octogenaria

Scholars' Garden - July 2019
garden grass-veneer moth

Chrysoteuchia culmella

Scholars' Garden, Deer Park - July-August 2019, June-August 2020, July 2022
elbow striped grass-veneer moth

Agriphila geniculea

Deer Park - July 2019, Ausut 2020
common grass-veneer moth

Agriphila tristella

Scholars' Garden, Deer Park - July 2019, June-August 2020
narrow-winged grey moth

Eudonia anustea

Scholars' Garden - May 2023
ground-moss grey moth

Eudonia truncicolella

Scholars' Garden, Deer Park - July 2019, June-August 2020
dun-bar moth

Cosmia trapezina

Scholars' Garden - July 2019, June 2020
dark arches moth

Apamea monoglypha

Scholars' Garden - July 2019
rosy tabby moth

Endotricha flammealis

Deer Park - July 2019, July 2020
? brown house moth

Hofmannophila pseudospretella

Scholars' Garden - July 2019
lesser tawny crescent

Batia lunaris

Scholars' Garden - July 2019
brindled pug

Eupithecia abbreviata

Scholars' Garden - May 2023
riband wave

Idea aversata

Scholars' Garden - July 2019, June-August 2020
rustic moth

Hoplodrina blanda

Scholars' Garden - July 2019
early grey moth

Xylocampa areola

Scholars' Garden - April 2020
common quaker

Orthosia cerasi

Scholars' Garden - April 2020
poison hemlock moth

Agonopterix alstremeriana

Scholars' Garden - July 2019
turnip moth

Agrotis segetum

Scholars' Garden - August 2019, June 2023
broad-bordered yellow underwing

Noctua fimbriata

Scholars' Garden - August 2019, September 2020
lesser broad-bordered yellow underwing

Noctua janthe

Scholars' Garden - August 2019, August 2020
Langmaid's yellow underwing

Noctua janthina

Scholars' Garden - August 2019
large yellow underwing

Noctua pronuba

Scholars' Garden - July-September 2019, September 2020
flounced rustic

Luperina testacea

Scholars' Garden - August 2019

cinnabar moth

Tyria jacobaeae

Scholars' Garden - July 2019, June 2023
<> ruby tiger

Phragmatobia fuliginosa

greenhouses - September 2021
setaceous Hebrew character

Xestis c-nigrum

Scholars' Garden - August 2019, June 2020
six-striped rustic

Xestia sexstrigata

Scholars' Garden - August 2019
square-spot rustic

Xestia xanthographa

Scholars' Garden - August 2019, September 2020
long-nosed twist

Sparganothis pilleriana

Scholars' Garden - August 2019
London dowd

Blastobasis lacticolella

Scholars' Garden - August-September 2019
dingy dowd

Blastobasis adustella

Scholars' Garden - August 2019
golden-brown tubic moth

Crassa unitella

Scholars' Garden - July 2019, June 2020
golden pygmy moth

Stigmella aurella

Scholars' Garden - July 2019
horse chestnut leaf-miner moth

Cameraria ohridella

Scholars' Garden - August 2018, July 2019, July 2022
maple slender moth

Caloptilia semifascia

Scholars' Garden - September 2019
red-green carpet

Chloroclysta sitera

Scholars' Garden - April 2020
clouded drab

Orthosia incerta

Scholars' Garden - April 2020
least black arches

Nola confusalis

Scholars' Garden - April 2020
common clothes moth

Tineola bisselliella

Scholars' Garden, indoors - April 2020 - July 2021
hebrew character

Orthosia gothica

Scholars' Garden - March 2021
six-spot burnet moth

Zygaena filipendulae

Deer Park - July 2020
least carpet

Idaea rusticata

Scholars' Garden - July 2020
cinerous neb

Bryotropha terrella

Scholars' Garden - July 2020
pearl veneer

Agriphila straminella

Scholars' Garden - July 2020
box tree moth

Cydalima perspectalis

Scholars' Garden - July-September 2020
dingy footman

Eilema griseola

Scholars' Garden - July 2020
common rustic

Mesapamea secalis

Scholars' Garden - July 2020
laburnum leaf miner

Leucoptera laburnella

Scholars' Garden - July 2020
inlaid grass-veneer

Crambus pascuella

Scholars' Garden - July 2020
bluebell shade

Eana incanana

Scholars' Garden - June 2020
moth

Phyllonorycter sp

Scholars' Garden - August 2020
maple button

Acleris forsskaleana

Scholars' Garden - August 2020
moth

Nemapogon

Scholars' Garden - August 2020
straw underwing

Thalpophila matura

Scholars' Garden - August 2020
tineid moth Scholars' Garden - August 2020
tree lichen beauty

Cryphia algae

Scholars' Garden - August-September 2020
lunar underwing

Agrochola lunosa

Scholars' Garden - September 2020
willow beauty

Peribatodes rhomboidaria

Scholars' Garden - September 2020
brindled green

Dryobotodes eremita

Scholars' Garden - September 2020
holly bud moth

Rhopobota naevana

Scholars' Garden - October 2021
light emerald

Campaea margaritaria

St Peter's Terrace - May 2022

(photo: M Johncock)

twin-spot plume moth

Stenoptilia bipunctidactyla

St Peter's Terrace - May 2022

(photo: M Johncock)

brown tree ant

Lasius brunneus

Scholars' Garden - April 2018, April-September 2020, May-July 2021, May 2022
black ant

Lasius niger

Deer Park & Scholars' Garden, in trees - March 2018, July 2019, May 2020
acorn ant

Temnothorax nylanderi

Scholars' Garden - November 2019 - September 2021
leaf-litter ant

Stenamma cf. debile

Scholars' Garden - May 2019, July 2020
honey bee

Apis melifera

Scholars' Garden - March - May-July 2018, July 2020, July 2021, May 2022
mining bee

Andrena sp

Scholars' Garden - April 2018
bumble bee

Bombus sp

Deer Park - August 2018
cuckoo-bee

Bombus hortensis / ruderatus

Deer Park - July 2018
tree bumblebee

Bombus hypnorum

Deer Park - July 2018, July 2020
common carder bee

Bombus pascuorum

Scholars' Garden - August 2018, July 2020
early bumblebee

Bombus pratorum

Deer Park - April-August 2018, July 2020
shrill carder bee

Bombus sylvarum

Deer Park - August 2018
vestal cuckoo bumble bee

Bombus vestalis

Scholars' Garden - June 2023
masked bee

Hylaeus communis

Scholars' Garden - July 2021
sweat bee

Lasioglossum sp.

Deer Park - August 2018, July 2020
Fabricius' nomad bee

Nomada fabriciana

Deer Park - July 2023
flavous nomad bee

Nomada cf. flava

Deer Park - March 2018
Gooden's nomad bee

Nomada goodeniana

Deer Park - April 2022
cellophane bee

Colletes sp

Deer Park - July 2022
European tube wasp

Ancistorcerus gazella

Scholars' Garden - July 2021
common wasp

Vespula vulgaris

Deer Park, Scholars' Garden - July 2018, July-October 2020, September-October 2021, March-July 2022
<> European hornet

Vespa crabro

Scholars' Garden - July 2020
ichneumonid wasp

Ischnus sp.

Scholars' Garden - October 2022
ichneumonid wasp Scholars' Garden - July 2021
ichneumonid wasp

Anoplius nigerrimus

Scholars' Garden - July 2018
ichneumonid wasp

Vulgichneumon saturatorius

Scholars' Garden - November 2019
ichneumonid wasp

Pimpla rufipes

Scholars' Garden - July 2019
ichneumonid wasp

Ophion luteus

Scholars' Garden - August-September 2019
wingless ichneumonid wasp

Gelis sp

Scholars' Garden - February 2020
alysiine wasp Scholars' Garden - July 2019, November 2023
aphelinid parasitoid wasp Deer Park - September 2020
aphid parasitoid wasp

Praon volucre

Scholars' Garden - July 2019, October 2021
aphid parasitoid wasp

Dyscritulus sp

Scholars' Garden - September 2020, May 2022
aphid parasite wasp (photo: parasitised aphid)

Aphidius

Scholars' Garden - July 2021
aphid parasite wasp (adult)

Aphidius

Scholars' Garden - November 2023
aphid parasitoid wasp

Aphelinus sp.

Scholars' Garden - July 2019
cirrospiline parasitoid wasp Deer Park - July 2019
braconid wasp Scholars' Garden - July 2019, September 2020
braconid parasitoid wasp Scholars' Garden - July 2019, September 2020
hover fly parasite wasp

Diplazon laetatrius

Scholars' Garden - July 2019
ephialtine spider parasite Scholars' Garden - July 2019
eulophid parasitoid wasp Scholars' Garden - March 2020
eulophid parasitoid wasp Fellows' Garden - September 2020
elm leafminer sawfly

Fenusa ulmi

Scholars' Garden, Deer Park - September 2020, May 2022
gall wasp (Cynipidae) Scholars' Garden - March 2021
elm gall mite

Aceria campestricola

Scholars' Garden - May 2018, May 2019
Acer leaf gall mite

Aceria macrorhyncha

Scholars' Garden - July 2018, May 2019, October 2021
leaf miner

Aulagromyza hendeliana

Scholars' Garden - October 2017
lime miner

Bucculatrix thoracella

Scholars' Garden - August 2018
lime gall midge

Didymomyia tiliacea

Deer Park - May 2018
lime gall mite

Eriophyes exilis

Deer Park - May 2021
lime felt gall mite

Eriophyes leiosoma

Deer Park - May 2018, July 2022
red nail gall mite

Eriophyes tiliae

Scholars' Garden, Deer Park - July 2019, July-September 2020, July 2021
lime gall

Didyomyia tiliacea

Scholars' Garden - July 2019
walnut gall mite

Aceria erinea

Scholars' Garden - July 2019, June 2022
walnut gall mite

Aceria tristriata

Deer Park - July 2020
elm miner

Lyonetia clerkella

Scolars' Garden - August 2018, September 2020
beech blotch miner

Phyllonorycter maestingella

Scholars' Garden - August 2018, May 2019
holly leaf miner

Phytomyza ilicis

Scholars' Garden - April, August 2018, March, May 2019, July-September 2020
beech miner

Stigmella hemargyrella

Scholars' Garden - August 2018
Monthly moth trapping:
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moth trapping

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Contact

Justin Gerlach by e-mail