Species

Family

Data

Eane incanana

Tortricidae

a small moth : 22nd Jun (1 at light]; on bluebells in woodland

Ecliptoptera silaceata

Geometridae

Small Phoenix (moth): 6th Aug [1 at light]

Ectemnius lapidarius

Sphecidae

a solitary wasp: 5th Aug [2+ nesting in woodworm holes, dead part ash]

Ectopsocus brig gsi

Pseudocaeciliidae

a bark-louse: 15th Jul to 19th Sep [common on foliage]

Ectopsocus petersi

Pseudocaeciliidae

a bark-louse: 29th Jul (1 swept from pendulous sedge by east stream]

Edema gnseola

Arctiidae

Dingy Footman (moth): 6th Aug [2 at light]

Edema lurideola

Arctiidae

Common Footman (moth): 6th Aug [1 at light]

Edwardsiana alnicola

Cicadellidae

a small leafhopper (on alder): 13th Jul on [common]

Eilema sororcula

Arctidae

Orange Footman (moth): l8th May [1 at light]

Elachiptera cornuta

Chloropidae

a small grass-fly: 24th Aug & 1st Sep [2, low vegetation, open woodland]

Elaphropeza ephippiata

Empididae

a predatory fly: l3th Sep (1 on low vegetation near pond]; local sp in Soms

Elasmostethus interstinctus

Acanthosomatidae

Birch Shieldbug : 6th Jun [1]

Elasmucha grisea

Acanthosomatidae

Parent Bug: l3th Jul [6 on egg batches on alder]; unusual - normally birch

Empis aestiva

Empididae

a predatory fly: 19th Jun [1]

Empis caudatula

Empididae

a predatory fly: 4th Jun [1]

Empoasca solani

Cicadeilidae

a small leafhopper (on many trees): l9th Jul [1 on alder]

Empoasca vitis

Cicadellidae

a small leafhopper (on many trees): 21st Aug on [abundant]

Ena obscura

Enidae

a woodland snail: 25th May to 13th Jul [5 on trunks]

Enallagma cyathigerum

Coenagriidae

Common Blue Damselfly: l9th Jun [8+; breeding on subsidiary pond]

Enicmus transversus

Lathridiidae

a saprophytic beetle: 28th Jul [1 in flight, northern open area]

Enoplognatha ovata

Theridiidae

a web-spider: 10th Jul on [common on bushes & low trees]

Enstalis tenax

Syrphidae

a hoverfly (the Drone-fly) 23rd May on [frequent]

Entomognathus brevis

Sphecidae

a solitary wasp: 31St Jul [1 on pine trunk]; nests sandy soil

Eoseristalis arbustorum

Syrphidae

a hoverfIy: 19th Jun on [common]

Eoseristalis horticola

Syrphidae

a hoverfly: 4th & 9th Jun [2]

Eoseristalis nemorum

Syrphidae

a hoverfly: lOth Jul [1]

Eoseristalis pertinax

Syrphidae

a hoverfly: 29th May on [common]

Epiblema roborana

Tortricidae

a small moth: 5th Jul [1]; lives on oak and various shrubs]

Epiphanis cornutus

Eucnemidae

a dead-wood beetle : 23rd May to 24th Jun [>50 records; day max 16; spruce stump, ST5568. 1529]; N.American species recently found in Europe -possibly relict species in Europe; first record Somerset.

Epirrhoe alternate

Geometridae

Common Carpet (moth): 6th Aug [3 at light]

Epistrophe eligans

Syrphidae

a hoverfly : 25th May [several]

Episyrphus balteatus

Syrphidae

a hoverfly: 25th May on [frequent]

Epitriptus cingulatus

Asilidae

a robber-fly: l7th Jul to 24th Aug [4, woodland]; lives in sandy areas

Epuraea aestiva

Nitidulidae

a small flower beetle: 31St May [1 on hogweed flowers]

Erigone atra

Ltnyphiidae

a small web-spider: 15th Jul [1]

Erigone dentipalpis

Linyphiidae

a small web-spider: 29th May & 19th Sep [2, grassy areas in woodland]

Eriocrania subpurpurella

Eriocranidae

a small leaf-mining moth : 8th May on [mines common on oak]

Erioph yes axillare

Eriophyidae

a minute gall-mite: (on alder leaves): 3rd Aug [abundant]

Eriophyes brevitarsus

Eriophyidae

a minute gall-mite: (on alder leaves): 9th Jun on [common]

Eriophyes tetanothorax

Eriophyidae

a minute gall-mite: (on sallow) : 4th Aug [common]

Eriothrix rufomaculata

Tachinidae

a parasitic fly: (on butterflies, etc): 5th Aug [1 on ragwort flowers]

Eristallnus sepulchralis

Syrphidae

a hoverfly: 19th Jun [1]

Ernestia rudis

Tachinidae

a parasitic fly: 19th Aug [4 on angelica flowers]

Esperia sulphurella

Oecophoridae

a small moth (in dead wood): 9th Jun [1]

Euceraphis punctipennis

Callaphididae

a birch aphid: 23rd May on [frequent]

Euophryum confine

Curculionidae

a woodboring beetle: 22nd Jun & 21st Aug [2]; introduced Australian sp.

Eupeodes corollae

Syrphidae

a hoverfly: 24th Jun [1]

Eupithecia tripunctana

Geometridae

White-spotted Pug (moth): l8th May & 22nd Jun (2 at light]

Euproctis similis

Lymantriidae

Yellow-tail (moth) : 6th Aug [4 at light]

Eupterocybajacunda

Cicadellidae

a small leafhopper (on alder): l3th Jul on [abundant]

Eupteryx aurata

Cicadellidae

a small leafhopper on nettles, etc: 4th Jun to 13th Sep [common]

Eupteryx urticae

Cicadellidae

a nettle leafhopper: 23rd May on [frequent]

Eurhadina concinna

Cicadellidae

a small leafhopper on oak: 10th Jul [frequent]

Eurhadina pulchella

Cicadellidae

a small leafhopper on oak: l5th Jul [1]

Eurithia anthophila

Tachinidae

a parasitic fly: (on small moths): 6th Sep [3 on angelica flowers]

Eurrhypara hortulata

Pyralidae

the Small Magpie Moth: l7th Jul [2]

Euscelis incisus

Cicadeliidae

a leafhopper on grasses : 26th Aug [2, south-west grassy area]

Eusphelerum luteum

Staphylinidae

a small rove beetle on flowers : 22nd Jun [abundant on hogweed flowers]

Eustalomyia festiva

Anthomyiidae

a parasitic fly (in wasps’ nests): 10th Jul to 17th Aug [9 on trunks]

Euzophera pinguis

Pyralidae

a small moth (on ash): 6th Aug [3 at light]; local sp.

Eysarcoris fabricii

Pentatomidae

a large shieldbug : 23rd May on [frequent on hedge woundwort]