List of arthropods appearing in Dorling Kindersley Vision media

This is a page showing all arthropods that appear as moving images (either studio or stock footage) in any of the following six Dorling Kindersley Vision programmes (My First, See How They Grow, Eyewitness, Amazing Animals, Creatures Fantastic or Baby Animals). Only arthropods that have been successfully identified to species level are included on this list. Some episodes of Creatures Fantastic and See How They Grow remain lost or incomplete.

Although there is a total of 256 species of arthropod so far identified from Dorling Kindersley Vision programming, only 4 of them appear in 10 or more episodes. The top 10 most commonly recurring species are:

1. Monarch butterfly (17 episodes)
2. Leaf-cutting ant (12 episodes)
3. Imperial scorpion (11 episodes)
4. African giant millipede (11 episodes)
5. Chilean rose tarantula (9 episodes)
6. Western honeybee (9 episodes)
7. Sun beetle (8 episodes)
8. Mexican redknee tarantula (7 episodes)
9. Fog-basking beetle (7 episodes)
10. Giant owl butterfly (7 episodes)
11. Bluebottle (7 episodes)

## Xiphosura (horseshoe crabs)

### Limulidae (horseshoe crabs)

1. Atlantic horseshoe crab, *Limulus polyphemus* (2 episodes)

* Eyewitness (Seashore)
* Amazing Animals (Prehistoric Animals)

## Arachnida (arachnids)

### Pyroglyphidae (house mites)

2. Dust mite, *Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus* (1 episode)

* Eyewitness (Monster)

### Argasidae (soft ticks)

3. Tampan tick, *Ornithodoros savignyi*

* Eyewitness (Survival)

### Galeodidae (solifugids)

4. Egyptian giant solifugid, *Galeodes arabs* (2 episodes)

* See How They Grow (Desert Animals)
* Amazing Animals (Scary Animals)

### Solpugidae (sun spiders)

5. Diurnal solifugid, *Metasolpuga picta* (1 episode)

* Amazing Animals (Animal Weapons)

### Buthidae (fat-tailed scorpions)

6. Common yellow scorpion, *Buthus occitanus* (4 episodes)

* Eyewitness (Desert, Shell, Monster)
* Amazing Animals (Desert Animals)

7. Trinidad thick-tailed scorpion, *Tityus trinitatis* (1 episode)

* Eyewitness (Monster)

### Euscorpiidae (small wood-scorpions)

8. Yellow-tailed scorpion, *Tetratrichobothrius flavicaudis* (3 episodes)

* Amazing Animals (Poisonous Animals, Desert Animals, Animal Hunters)

### Caraboctonidae (hairy scorpions)

9. Giant desert hairy scorpion, *Hadrurus arizonensis* (2 episodes)

* Amazing Animals (Animal Survivors, Animal Weapons)

### Hemiscorpiidae (rock scorpions)

10. Flat rock scorpion, *Hadogenes troglodytes* (1 episode)

* Eyewitness (Prehistoric Life)

### Scorpionidae (burrowing scorpions)

11. Imperial scorpion, *Pandinus imperator* (11 episodes)

* See How They Grow (Jungle Animals)
* Eyewitness (Skeleton, Desert, Prehistoric Life, Shell, Survival, Monster, Plant)
* Amazing Animals (Animal Babies, Poisonous Animals, Scary Animals)

12. Large-clawed scorpion, *Scorpio maurus* (5 episodes)

* See How They Grow (Desert Animals)
* Eyewitness (Desert)
* Amazing Animals (Poisonous Animals, Desert Animals, Around the World)

### Theraphosidae (tarantulas)

13. Baboon tarantula, *Pelinobius muticus* (2 episodes)

* Amazing Animals (Mini-Beasts, Creepy Crawly Animals)

14. Indian ornamental tarantula, *Poecilotheria regalis* (3 episodes)

* Amazing Animals (Scary Animals, Creepy Crawly Animals, Around the World)

15. Trinidad olive tarantula, *Neoholothele incei* (1 episode)

* Amazing Animals (Scary Animals)

16. Arizona blonde tarantula, *Aphonopelma chalcodes* (2 episodes)

* Eyewitness (Survival)
* Amazing Animals (Creepy Crawly Animals)

17. Mexican redknee tarantula, *Brachypelma hamorii* (7 episodes)

* See How They Grow (Desert Animals)
* Eyewitness (Monster)
* Amazing Animals (Animal Appetites, Animal Senses, Animal Builders, Mini-Beasts, Scary Animals)

18. Chilean rose tarantula, *Grammostola rosea* (9 episodes)

* Eyewitness (Insect, Skeleton, Monster)
* Amazing Animals (Animal Builders, Mini-Beasts, Scary Animals, Slimy Animals, Rainforest Animals, Creepy Crawly Animals)

19. Brazilian salmon pink tarantula, *Lasiodora parahybana* (1 episode)

* Eyewitness (Monster)

20. Goliath birdeater, *Theraphosa blondi* (1 episode)

* Eyewitness (Monster)

21. Mexican red-rump tarantula, *Tliltocatl vagans* (1 episode)

* See How They Grow (Desert Animals)

### Agelenidae (funnel-weaver spiders)

22. Giant house spider, *Eratigena duellica* (3 episodes)

* Eyewitness (Monster)
* Amazing Animals (Mini-Beasts, Tiny Animals)

23. Social spider, *Agelena consociata* (1 episode)

* Amazing Animals (Mini-Beasts)

### Amaurobiidae (lace-weaver spiders)

24. Black lace-weaver, *Amaurobius ferox* (1 episode)

* Amazing Animals (Animal Babies)

### Theridiidae (tangle-web spiders)

25. Redback spider, *Latrodectus hasselti* (1 episode)

* Amazing Animals (Scary Animals)

### Araneidae (orb-web spiders)

26. Garden orb-weaving spider, *Araneus diadematus* (5 episodes)

* See How They Grow (Mini Beasts)
* Amazing Animals (Animal Builders, Mini-Beasts, Animal Hunters, Tiny Animals)

27. Magnificent bolas spider, *Ordgarius magnificus* (3 episodes)

* Eyewitness (Survival)
* Amazing Animals (Animal Senses, Creepy Crawly Animals)

### Dictynidae (water spiders)

28. Water spider, *Argyroneta aquatica* (2 episodes)

* Eyewitness (Pond and River)
* Amazing Animals (Underwater Animals)

### Pisauridae (nursery-web spiders)

29. Nursery-web spider, *Pisaura mirabilis* (1 episode)

* See How They Grow (Mini Beasts)

30. Fen raft spider, *Dolomedes plantarius* (1 episode)

* Amazing Animals (Creepy Crawly Animals)

### Salticidae (jumping spiders)

31. Northern green jumping spider, *Mopsus mormon* (1 episode)

* Eyewitness (Monster)

### Sparassidae (huntsman spiders)

32. White lady spider, *Leucorchestris arenicola* (2 episodes)

* Amazing Animals (Animal Survivors, Creepy Crawly Animals)

### Thelyphonidae (whip-scorpions)

33. Giant vinegaroon, *Mastigoproctus giganteus* (3 episodes)

* Amazing Animals (Scary Animals, Creepy Crawly Animals, Around the World)

## Chilopoda (centipedes)

### Scutigeridae (house centipedes)

34. House centipede, *Scutigera coleoptrata* (1 episode)

* Eyewitness (Prehistoric Life)

35. Malaysian cave centipede, *Thereuopoda longicornis* (3 episodes)

* Amazing Animals (Animal Senses, Scary Animals, Underground Animals)

### Lithobiidae (stone centipedes)

36. Brown centipede, *Lithobius forficatus* (1 episode)

* My First (Nature Video)

### Scolopendridae (giant centipedes)

37. Amazonian giant centipede, *Scolopendra gigantea* (1 episode)

* Amazing Animals (Rainforest Animals)

38. Galapagos centipede, *Scolopendra galapagoensis* (1 episode)

* Amazing Animals (Animal Neighbors)

### Himantariidae (soil centipedes)

39. Soil centipede, *Haplophilus subterraneus* (1 episode)

* My First (Nature Video)

## Diplopoda (millipedes)

### Trigoniulidae (round-backed millipedes)

40. Rusty millipede, *Trigoniulus corallinus* (1 episode)

* Eyewitness (Prehistoric Life)

### Spirostreptidae (giant millipedes)

41. African giant millipede, *Archispirostreptus gigas* (11 episodes)

* See How They Grow (Jungle Animals)
* Eyewitness (Monster)
* Amazing Animals (Animal Survivors, Armoured Animals, Mini-Beasts, Desert Animals, Endangered Animals, Prehistoric Animals, Rainforest Animals, Animal Acrobats, Creepy Crawly Animals)

## Copepoda (copepods)

### Cyclopidae (cyclopes)

42. Cyclops, *Cyclops sp*. (1 episode)

* Eyewitness (Sight)

## Thecostraca (barnacles)

### Balanidae (acorn barnacles)

43. Acorn barnacle, *Semibalanus balanoides* (2 episodes)

* Eyewitness (Seashore)
* Amazing Animals (Underwater Animals)

## Malacostraca (crustaceans)

### Odontodactylidae (clubbed mantis shrimps)

44. Peacock mantis shrimp, *Odontodactylus scyllarus* (2 episodes)

* Eyewitness (Sight, Monster)

### Lysiosquillidae (banded mantis shrimps)

45. Spear mantis shrimp, *Lysiosquillina maculata* (2 episodes)

* Amazing Animals (Creepy Crawly Animals, Around the World)

### Dendrobranchiata (prawns)

46. Common prawn, *Palaemon serratus* (5 episodes)

* See How They Grow (Sea Animals)
* Eyewitness (Seashore, Sight, Ocean)
* Amazing Animals (Animal Weapons)

47. Camel shrimp, *Rhynchocinetes durbanensis* (1 episode)

* Eyewitness (Sight)

48. Sargassum shrimp, *Latreutes fucorum* (1 episode)

* Amazing Animals (Animal Disguises)

### Palinuridae (spiny lobsters)

49. Florida spiny lobster, *Panulirus argus* (1 episode)

* Eyewitness (Shell)

50. Common spiny lobster, *Palinurus elephas* (3 episodes)

* Eyewitness (Shell, Life)
* Amazing Animals (Armoured Animals)

### Astacidea (lobsters and crayfish)

51. European lobster, *Homarus gammarus* (5 episodes)

* See How They Grow (Sea Animals)
* Eyewitness (Seashore, Prehistoric Life, Shell)
* Amazing Animals (Seashore Animals)

### Anomura (hermit crabs)

52. Thinstripe hermit crab, *Clibanarius vittatus* (1 episode)

* See How They Grow (Sea Animals)

53. Common hermit crab, *Pagurus bernhardus* (6 episodes)

* See How They Grow (Sea Animals)
* Eyewitness (Skeleton, Seashore, Survival)
* Amazing Animals (Armoured Animals, Seashore Animals)

54. Coconut crab, *Birgus latro* (1 episode)

* Eyewitness (Shell)

### Brachyura (crabs)

55. Common shore crab, *Carcinus maenas* (3 episodes)

* Eyewitness (Seashore, Shell)
* Amazing Animals (Mini-Beasts)

56. Blue crab, *Callinectes sapidus* (2 episodes)

* Eyewitness (Skeleton, Shell)

57. Velvet swimming crab, *Necora puber* (1 episode)

* Eyewitness (Seashore)

58. Sargassum crab, *Portunus sayi* (1 episode)

* Amazing Animals (Animal Disguises)

59. Brown land crab, *Cardisoma carnifex* (1 episode)

* Eyewitness (Seashore)

60. Blue land crab, *Discoplax hirtipes* (1 episode)

* Eyewitness (Island)

61. Christmas Island red crab, *Gecarcoidea natalis* (2 episodes)

* Eyewitness (Shell, Island)

62. Soldier crab, *Mictyris longicarpus* (2 episodes)

* Amazing Animals (Seashore Animals, Around the World)

### Armadillidiidae (pill woodlice)

63. Common pill woodlouse, *Armadillidium vulgare* (2 episodes)

* Eyewitness (Skeleton, Shell)

### Porcellionidae (flared woodlice)

64. Common rough woodlouse, *Porcellio scaber* (5 episodes)

* My First (Nature Video)
* Eyewitness (Shell)
* Amazing Animals (Armoured Animals, Poisonous Animals, Endangered Animals)

### Oniscidae (shiny woodlice)

65. Common shiny woodlouse, *Oniscus asellus* (1 episode)

* Amazing Animals (Creepy Crawly Animals)

## Insecta (insects)

### Calopterygidae (demoiselle damselflies)

66. Banded demoiselle damselfly, *Calopteryx splendens*

* See How They Grow (Pond Animals)
* Eyewitness (Flight)

67. Beautiful demoiselle damselfly, *Calopteryx virgo*

* Eyewitness (Insect)

### Coenagrionidae (damselflies)

68. Common blue damselfly, *Enallagma cyathigerum*

* See How They Grow (Pond Animals)
* Eyewitness (Flight)

69. Large red damselfly, *Pyrrhosoma nymphula*

* See How They Grow (Pond Animals)
* Eyewitness (Insect)

### Aeshnidae (hawker dragonflies)

70. Emperor dragonfly, *Anax imperator*

* Eyewitness (Insect, Prehistoric Life, Flight, Sight, Monster)
* Amazing Animals (Prehistoric Animals)

### Libellulidae (skimmer dragonflies)

71. Four-spotted chaser dragonfly, *Libellula quadrimaculata*

* See How They Grow (Pond Animals)

72. Common darter dragonfly, *Sympetrum striolatum*

* Eyewitness (Insect, Pond and River, Sight)
* Amazing Animals (Prehistoric Animals, Creepy Crawly Animals)

73. Green marsh hawk dragonfly, *Orthetrum sabina*

* Eyewitness (Insect)

74. Violet dropwing dragonfly, *Trithemis annulata*

* Amazing Animals (Creepy Crawly Animals)

### Gryllidae (true crickets)

75. Brown house cricket, *Acheta domesticus*

* Eyewitness (Insect)

76. Two-spotted cricket, *Gryllus bimaculatus*

* See How They Grow (Desert Animals)
* Eyewitness (Monster)
* Amazing Animals (Animal Disguises, Mini-Beasts, Animal Hunters)

### Anostostomatidae (wetas)

77. Giant weta, *Deinacrida sp*.

* Eyewitness (Reptile)

### Tettigoniidae (katydids)

78. Great green bush cricket, *Tettigonia viridissima*

* Amazing Animals (Creepy Crawly Animals)

79. Speckled bush cricket, *Leptophyes punctatissima*

* Eyewitness (Insect)

80. Lichen katydid, *Markia hystrix*

* Amazing Animals (Around the World)

81. African giant ground cricket, *Acanthoplus discoidalis*

* Amazing Animals (Creepy Crawly Animals)

82. Mormon cricket, *Anabrus simplex*

* Amazing Animals (Animal Journeys)

### Romaleidae (lubber grasshoppers)

83. Eastern lubber grasshopper, *Romalea microptera*

* Eyewitness (Insect)

### Acridoidea (true grasshoppers)

84. Desert locust, *Schistocerca gregaria*

* See How They Grow (Mini Beasts, Desert Animals)
* Eyewitness (Insect, Shell, Monster, Plant)
* Amazing Animals (Mini-Beasts)

85. Migratory locust, *Locusta migratoria*

* Eyewitness (Insect, Flight)
* Amazing Animals (Mini-Beasts, Monkeys and Apes, Creepy Crawly Animals, Around the World)

### Heteropterygidae (jungle nymphs)

86. Jungle nymph, *Heteropteryx dilatata*

* Amazing Animals (Animal Weapons, Creepy Crawly Animals)

### Diapheromeridae (stick insects)

87. Peruvian firestick, *Oreophoetes peruana*

* Eyewitness (Insect)

88. Tiara giant stick insect, *Bactrododema tiaratum*

* Amazing Animals (Nighttime Animals)

### Phasmatidae (giant stick insects)

89. Macleay’s spectre stick insect, *Extatosoma tiaratum*

* Amazing Animals (Animal Disguises)

### Mantidae (praying mantises)

90. European mantis, *Mantis religiosa*

* Amazing Animals (Mini-Beasts)
* Creatures Fantastic (Aliens)

91. Giant mantis, *Hierodula sp*.

* Amazing Animals (Creepy Crawly Animals)

### Empusidae (plant-mimicking mantises)

92. Thistle mantis, *Blepharopsis mendica*

* Amazing Animals (Animal Colors)

### Hymenopodidae (flower mantises)

93. Malaysian orchid mantis, *Hymenopus coronatus*

* Eyewitness (Jungle)

94. Spiny flower mantis, *Pseudocreobotra wahlbergii*

* Eyewitness (Insect)
* Amazing Animals (Mini-Beasts)

### Blaberidae (giant cockroaches)

95. Madagascar hissing cockroach, *Gromphadorhina portentosa*

* Eyewitness (Life)
* Amazing Animals (Mini-Beasts, Prehistoric Animals, Animal Neighbors)

### Blattidae (true cockroaches)

96. American cockroach, *Periplaneta americana*

* Eyewitness (Insect, Prehistoric Life, Survival)
* Amazing Animals (Poisonous Animals, Creepy Crawly Animals)
* Creatures Fantastic (Aliens)

### Termitidae (higher termites)

97. African mound-building termite, *Macrotermes sp*.

* Eyewitness (Insect)
* Amazing Animals (Nighttime Animals, Animal Records, Giant Animals, Underground Animals)

### Sternorrhyncha (aphids)

98. Greenfly, *Myzus persicae*

* See How They Grow (Mini Beasts)
* Eyewitness (Insect, Plant)
* Amazing Animals (Mini-Beasts, Animal Records)

99. Blackfly aphid, *Aphis fabae*

* Amazing Animals (Mini-Beasts)

### Cimicidae (bedbugs)

100. Common bedbug, *Cimex lectularius*

* Eyewitness (Monster)

### Reduviidae (assassin bugs)

101. Milkweed assassin bug, *Zelus longipes*

* Eyewitness (Insect)

### Gerridae (water striders)

102. Common pond-skater, *Gerris lacustris*

* Eyewitness (Insect, Pond and River)
* Amazing Animals (Creepy Crawly Animals)

### Hydrometridae (water measurers)

103. Water measurer, *Hydrometra stagnorum*

* Amazing Animals (Creepy Crawly Animals)

### Belostomatidae (giant water bugs)

104. Giant water bug, *Abedus herberti*

* Amazing Animals (Animal Eggs)

### Nepidae (water scorpions)

105. Water scorpion, *Nepa cinerea*

* Eyewitness (Pond and River)
* Amazing Animals (Underwater Animals)

### Notonectidae (backswimmers)

106. Common backswimmer, *Notonecta glauca*

* Eyewitness (Insect)
* Amazing Animals (Creepy Crawly Animals, Around the World)

### Scutelleridae (jewel bugs)

107. Rainbow shield bug, *Calidea dregii*

* Amazing Animals (Mini-Beasts, Desert Animals, Creepy Crawly Animals)

### Fulgoridae (lanternflies)

108. Peanut-headed lanternfly, *Fulgora laternaria*

* Amazing Animals (Creepy Crawly Animals)

### Cicadidae (cicadas)

109. Periodical cicada, *Magicicada sp*.

* Amazing Animals (Animal Survivors)

### Bethylidae (small parasitic wasps)

110. Tiny wasp, *Laelius pedatus*

* Creatures Fantastic (Aliens)

### Siricidae (wood wasps)

111. Giant horntail, *Urocerus gigas*

* Amazing Animals (Woodland Animals)

### Braconidae (braconid wasps)

112. White butterfly parasite, *Apanteles glomeratus*

* Creatures Fantastic (Aliens)

### Ichneumonidae (parasitic wasps)

113. Sabre wasp, *Rhyssa persuasoria*

* Amazing Animals (Woodland Animals)

### Vespidae (social wasps)

114. Common wasp, *Vespula vulgaris*

* Amazing Animals (Poisonous Animals)

115. European hornet, *Vespa crabro*

* Eyewitness (Insect)
* Creatures Fantastic (Aliens)

### Pompilidae (spider wasps)

116. Spider-hunting wasp, *Schistonyx aterrimus*

* Amazing Animals (Animal Survivors)

### Ampulicidae (cockroach wasps)

117. Jewel wasp, *Ampulex compressa*

* Amazing Animals (Mini-Beasts, Poisonous Animals, Creepy Crawly Animals)

### Formicidae (ants)

118. Army ant, ‎*Eciton burchellii*

* Eyewitness (Insect, Tree, Prehistoric Life, Monster)
* Amazing Animals (Scary Animals)
* Creatures Fantastic (Aliens)

119. Green weaver ant, *Oecophylla smaragdina*

* Eyewitness (Insect)
* Amazing Animals (Animal Changes)

120. Red weaver ant, *Oecophylla longinoda*

* Eyewitness (Butterfly and Moth)

121. Bullet ant, *Paraponera clavata*

* Amazing Animals (Scary Animals)

122. Black weaver ant, *Camponotus senex*

* Amazing Animals (Animal Builders)

123. Black garden ant, *Lasius niger*

* See How They Grow (Wild Animals)
* Eyewitness (Flight)

124. Red wood ant, *Formica rufa*

* Eyewitness (Insect)

125. Saharan silver ant, *Cataglyphis bombycine*

* Eyewitness (Desert)

126. European red ant, *Myrmica rubra*

* Eyewitness (Butterfly and Moth)
* Amazing Animals (Animal Changes)

127. Leaf-cutting ant, *Atta cephalotes*

* See How They Grow (Woodland Animals, Jungle Animals)
* Eyewitness (Jungle, Insect, Tree)
* Amazing Animals (Mini-Beasts, Animal Records, Rainforest Animals, Animal Acrobats, Creepy Crawly Animals, Around the World, Animal Flight)

### Halictidae (sweat bees)

128. Alkali bee, *Nomia melanderi*

* Amazing Animals (Mini-Beasts)

### Apidae (bees)

129. Dawson’s burrowing bee, *Amegilla dawsoni*

* Amazing Animals (Animal Builders)

130. Western honeybee, *Apis mellifera*

* Eyewitness (Insect, Butterfly and Moth, Plant, Life)
* Amazing Animals (Mini-Beasts, Animal Talk, Tiny Animals, Animal Partners)
* Creatures Fantastic (Aliens)

131. Giant honeybee, *Apis dorsata*

* Amazing Animals (Mini-Beasts)

132. Early bumblebee, *Bombus pratorum*

* Amazing Animals (Mini-Beasts)

133. Red-tailed bumblebee, *Bombus lapidarius*

* Eyewitness (Plant)

134. White-tailed bumblebee, *Bombus lucorum*

* Eyewitness (Insect, Plant, Life)

135. Common carder bumblebee, *Bombus pascuorum*

* Eyewitness (Plant)

136. Vulture bee, *Trigona hypogea*

* Eyewitness (Jungle)

### Dytiscidae (diving beetles)

137. Great diving beetle, *Dytiscus marginalis*

* Eyewitness (Insect)

### Gyrinidae (whirligig beetles)

138. Whirligig beetle, *Gyrinus substriatus*

* Eyewitness (Insect, Pond and River)
* Amazing Animals (Creepy Crawly Animals)

### Carabidae (ground beetles)

139. Manticore beetle, *Manticora sp*.

* Amazing Animals (Mini-Beasts, Animal Hunters)

140. Green tiger beetle, *Cicindela campestris*

* Amazing Animals (Creepy Crawly Animals, Around the World)

141. Violet ground beetle, *Carabus violaceus*

* My First (Nature Video)

142. Bombardier beetle, *Brachinus sp*.

* Eyewitness (Amphibian, Insect)

143. African bombardier beetle, Stenaptinus insignis

* Creatures Fantastic (Aliens)

### Staphylinidae (rove beetles)

144. Rove beetle, *Paederus sp*.

* Eyewitness (Insect)

### Scarabaeoidea (scarab beetles)

145. Japanese stag beetle, *Dorcus binodulosus*

* Eyewitness (Insect, Survival)

146. Fighting giant stag beetle, *Hexarthrius parryi*

* Amazing Animals (Mini-Beasts)

147. Rose chafer beetle, Cetonia aurata

* Creatures Fantastic (Aliens)

148. Cockchafer beetle, *Melolontha melolontha*

* Amazing Animals (Creepy Crawly Animals)

149. Sacred scarab beetle, *Scarabaeus sacer*

* Eyewitness (Insect)

150. Hercules beetle, *Dynastes hercules*

* Amazing Animals (Animal Records, Creepy Crawly Animals)

151. Atlas beetle, *Chalcosoma atlas*

* Eyewitness (Insect)

152. Sun beetle, *Pachnoda marginata*

* Eyewitness (Insect, Life)
* Amazing Animals (Mini-Beasts, Endangered Animals, Prehistoric Animals, Rainforest Animals, Giant Animals, Creepy Crawly Animals)

153. Derby’s flower beetle, *Dicronorrhina derbyana*

* Amazing Animals (Creepy Crawly Animals)

154. Striped love beetle, *Eudicella gralli*

* Amazing Animals (Creepy Crawly Animals)

### Bostrichoidea (skin beetles)

155. Maize beetle, *Prostephanus truncatus*

* Eyewitness (Insect)

156. Varied carpet beetle, *Anthrenus verbasci*

* Amazing Animals (Mini-Beasts, Tiny Animals)

157. Larder beetle, *Dermestes sp*.

* Amazing Animals (Underground Animals)
* Creatures Fantastic (Aliens)

158. Deathwatch beetle, *Xestobium rufovillosum*

* Eyewitness (Insect)

159. Furniture beetle, *Anobium punctatum*

* Amazing Animals (Tiny Animals)

### Coccinelloidea (ladybirds)

160. Two-spot ladybird, *Adalia bipunctata*

* See How They Grow (Mini Beasts)
* Amazing Animals (Creepy Crawly Animals)

161. Seven-spot ladybird, *Coccinella septempunctata*

* Eyewitness (Insect)
* Amazing Animals (Creepy Crawly Animals, Backyard Animals, Tiny Animals)

162. Eyed ladybird, *Anatis ocellata*

* Eyewitness (Insect, Flight)
* Amazing Animals (Animal Flight)

163. Twenty-two spot ladybird, *Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata*

* Eyewitness (Insect)

### Tenebrionoidea (darkling beetles)

164. Urchin beetle, *Prionotheca coronata*

* Eyewitness (Jungle, Insect)

165. Fog-basking beetle, *Onymacris unguicularis*

* Eyewitness (Desert, Survival)
* Amazing Animals (Animal Survivors, Armoured Animals, Desert Animals, Creepy Crawly Animals, Around the World)

166. White darkling beetle, *Cauricara eburnea*

* Amazing Animals (Scaly Animals)

167. Common mealworm, *Tenebrio molitor*

* Eyewitness (Monster)

### Chrysomelidae (leaf beetles)

168. Frog-legged leaf beetle, *Sagra buqueti*

* Eyewitness (Insect, Skeleton)

169. Palmetto tortoise beetle, *Hemisphaerota cyanea*

* Eyewitness (Insect, Shell)

170. Horned tortoise beetle, *Omocerus casta*

* Amazing Animals (Mini-Beasts, Creepy Crawly Animals)

171. Poplar leaf beetle, *Chrysomela populi*

* Eyewitness (Insect)

172. Colorado potato beetle, *Leptinotarsa decemlineata*

* Eyewitness (Insect, Plant)

### Cerambycidae (longhorn beetles)

173. Harlequin beetle, *Acrocinus longimanus*

* Amazing Animals (Mini-Beasts, Animal Partners)

174. Timberman beetle, *Acanthocinus aedilis*

* Eyewitness (Tree)

175. Wasp beetle, *Clytus arietis*

* Amazing Animals (Mini-Beasts)

### Curculionoidea (weevils)

176. Grain weevil, *Sitophilus granarius*

* Eyewitness (Insect)
* Amazing Animals (Mini-Beasts)

177. Blue weevil, *Leptostethus sp*.

* Amazing Animals (Mini-Beasts, Creepy Crawly Animals)

178. Giant Malaysian palm weevil, *Macrochirus praetor*

* Eyewitness (Insect)

### Zygaenidae (forester moths)

179. Six-spot burnet moth, *Zygaena filipendulae*

* Amazing Animals (Poisonous Animals)

### Papilionidae (swallowtail butterflies)

180. Common swallowtail butterfly, *Papilio machaon*

* Eyewitness (Butterfly and Moth)

181. Black-and-yellow swallowtail butterfly, *Papilio hesperus*

* Eyewitness (Butterfly and Moth)

182. Emperor swallowtail butterfly, *Papilio ophidicephalus*

* Eyewitness (Plant)

183. Lime swallowtail butterfly, *Papilio demoleus*

* Eyewitness (Butterfly and Moth)

184. Citrus swallowtail butterfly, *Papilio demodocus*

* Eyewitness (Butterfly and Moth, Life)

185. Spicebush swallowtail butterfly, *Papilio troilus*

* Eyewitness (Survival)

186. Scarce swallowtail butterfly, *Iphiclides podalirius*

* Amazing Animals (Mini-Beasts)

187. Common rose butterfly, *Pachliopta aristolochiae*

* Eyewitness (Butterfly and Moth)

188. Common green birdwing butterfly, *Ornithoptera priamus*

* Eyewitness (Butterfly and Moth)

189. Troides birdwing butterfly, *Troides helena*

* Eyewitness (Butterfly and Moth)

### Pieridae (grass butterflies)

190. Large white butterfly, *Pieris brassicae*

* Eyewitness (Butterfly and Moth, Life)
* Creatures Fantastic (Aliens)

191. Small white butterfly, *Pieris rapae*

* See How They Grow (Mini Beasts)

192. Pioneer white butterfly, *Belenois aurota*

* Amazing Animals (Animal Colors)

193. Clouded yellow butterfly, *Colias croceus*

* Eyewitness (Reptile)

194. Brimstone butterfly, *Gonepteryx rhamni*

* Eyewitness (Butterfly and Moth)
* Amazing Animals (Animal Colors)

### Lycaenidae (gossamer-winged butterflies)

195. Large blue butterfly, *Phengaris arion*

* Eyewitness (Butterfly and Moth)
* Amazing Animals (Animal Changes)

196. Brown argus butterfly, *Aricia agestis*

* Eyewitness (Life)

197. Zebra hairstreak butterfly, *Panthiades bathildis*

* Amazing Animals (Animal Disguises)

### Nymphalidae (brush-footed butterflies)

198. Giant owl butterfly, *Caligo memnon*

* Eyewitness (Insect, Butterfly and Moth, Sight)
* Amazing Animals (Animal Disguises, Scary Animals, Animal Eggs, Around the World)

199. Monarch butterfly, *Danaus plexippus*

* My First (Nature Video)
* Eyewitness (Butterfly and Moth, Survival, Plant, Life)
* Amazing Animals (Nighttime Animals, Mini-Beasts, Animal Journeys, Animal Records, Animal Colors, Creepy Crawly Animals, Animal Changes, Animal Eggs, Around the World, Backyard Animals, Scaly Animals, Animal Flight)

200. Plain tiger butterfly, *Danaus chrysippus*

* Eyewitness (Insect, Butterfly and Moth, Survival)

201. Peleides blue morpho butterfly, *Morpho peleides*

* Eyewitness (Butterfly and Moth, Life)

202. Blue-banded morpho butterfly, *Morpho achilles*

* Amazing Animals (Rainforest Animals, Around the World)

203. Abia sister butterfly, *Adelpha abia*

* Amazing Animals (Rainforest Animals)

204. Meadow brown butterfly, *Maniola jurtina*

* See How They Grow (Mini Beasts)
* Eyewitness (Plant)

205. Pearl-bordered fritillary, *Boloria euphrosyne*

* Eyewitness (Butterfly and Moth)

206. Marbled white butterfly, *Melanargia galathea*

* Eyewitness (Butterfly and Moth)

207. European peacock butterfly, *Aglais io*

* See How They Grow (Mini Beasts)
* Eyewitness (Insect, Butterfly and Moth)

208. Small tortoiseshell butterfly, *Aglais urticae*

* See How They Grow (Mini Beasts)
* Eyewitness (Butterfly and Moth, Sight)

209. Painted lady butterfly, *Vanessa cardui*

* Eyewitness (Reptile, Butterfly and Moth, Sight)

210. Red admiral butterfly, *Vanessa atalanta*

* Eyewitness (Butterfly and Moth)
* Amazing Animals (Animal Colors)

211. Purple emperor butterfly, *Apatura iris*

* Eyewitness (Butterfly and Moth)

212. Indian leaf butterfly, *Kallima inachus*

* Eyewitness (Insect, Butterfly and Moth)

213. Paper kite butterfly, *Idea leuconoe*

* Eyewitness (Insect, Butterfly and Moth)
* Amazing Animals (Animal Appetites, Mini-Beasts)

214. Blue pansy butterfly, *Junonia orithya*

* Eyewitness (Butterfly and Moth)

215. Blue tiger butterfly, *Tirumala limniace*

* Eyewitness (Jungle)

216. Common crow butterfly, *Euploea core*

* Eyewitness (Insect, Butterfly and Moth)

217. Great eggfly butterfly, *Hypolimnas bolina*

* Eyewitness (Insect, Butterfly and Moth, Flight, Sight)

218. Sapho longwing butterfly, *Heliconius sapho*

* Eyewitness (Butterfly and Moth)

219. Tiger longwing butterfly, *Heliconius hecale*

* Amazing Animals (Poisonous Animals)

220. Zebra longwing butterfly, *Heliconius charithonia*

* Eyewitness (Butterfly and Moth, Sight)
* Amazing Animals (Mini-Beasts)

221. Glasswing butterfly, *Greta oto*

* Amazing Animals (Endangered Animals)

222. Flame butterfly, *Dryas iulia*

* My First (Nature Video)
* Eyewitness (Butterfly and Moth)

### Saturniidae (silk moths)

223. Indian moon moth, *Actias selene*

* Eyewitness (Insect)

224. Madagascan moon moth, *Argema mittrei*

* Eyewitness (Butterfly and Moth)

225. Atlas moth, *Attacus atlas*

* Eyewitness (Jungle)

226. Hercules moth, *Coscinocera hercules*

* Eyewitness (Butterfly and Moth)

227. Emperor gum moth, *Opodiphthera eucalypti*

* Eyewitness (Jungle)

228. Hickory horned devil, *Citheronia regalis*

* Eyewitness (Butterfly and Moth)

229. Io moth, *Automeris io*

* Eyewitness (Sight)

230. Chinese oak silk moth, *Antheraea pernyi*

* Eyewitness (Butterfly and Moth, Plant)

231. Domestic silkmoth, *Bombyx mori*

* Amazing Animals (Farm Animals)

232. Polyphemus moth, *Antheraea polyphemus*

* Eyewitness (Butterfly and Moth)

### Sphingidae (sphinx moths)

233. Death’s-head hawkmoth, *Acherontia atropos*

* Eyewitness (Butterfly and Moth)

234. Poplar hawkmoth, *Laothoe populi*

* Eyewitness (Mammal)

### Uraniidae (sunset moths)

235. Green-banded urania moth, *Urania leilus*

* Eyewitness (Butterfly and Moth)

### Geometridae (geometer moths)

236. False tiger moth, *Dysphania militaris*

* Eyewitness (Butterfly and Moth)

237. Magpie moth, *Abraxas grossulariata*

* Eyewitness (Butterfly and Moth)

238. Winter moth, *Operophtera brumata*

* Eyewitness (Butterfly and Moth, Sight, Plant)

239. Peppered moth, *Biston betularia*

* Eyewitness (Butterfly and Moth)
* Amazing Animals (Animal Changes, Woodland Animals)

### Notodontidae (prominent moths)

240. Pine processionary moth, *Thaumetopoea pityocampa*

* Eyewitness (Tree, Butterfly and Moth)

241. Puss moth, *Cerura vinula*

* Eyewitness (Butterfly and Moth)

### Erebidae (tiger moths)

242. Garden tiger moth, *Arctia caja*

* Eyewitness (Butterfly and Moth)

243. Vapourer moth, *Orgyia antiqua*

* Eyewitness (Butterfly and Moth)

244. Ornate bella moth, *Utetheisa ornatrix*

* Eyewitness (Insect)

### Noctuidae (owlet moths)

245. Bogong moth, *Agrotis infusa*

* Eyewitness (Butterfly and Moth)

### Culicidae (mosquitoes)

246. Asian tiger mosquito, *Aedes albopictus*

* Eyewitness (Insect, Flight)

247. Malarial mosquito, *Anopheles sp*.

* Eyewitness (Pond and River, Monster)

### Keroplatidae (fungus gnats)

248. Fungus gnat, *Arachnocampa luminosa*

* Amazing Animals (Slimy Animals)

### Bombyliidae (bee flies)

249. Bomber fly, *Heterostylum robustum*

* Amazing Animals (Mini-Beasts)

### Syrphidae (hoverflies)

250. Marmalade hoverfly, *Episyrphus balteatus*

* Eyewitness (Insect)

### Drosophilidae (vinegar flies)

251. Fruit fly, *Drosophila melanogaster*

* Eyewitness (Prehistoric Life)

### Nemestrinidae (tangle-veined flies)

252. Iris fly, *Prosoeca peringueyi*

* Eyewitness (Plant)

### Calliphoridae (blow flies)

253. Bluebottle, *Calliphora vomitoria*

* See How They Grow (Mini Beasts)
* Eyewitness (Insect, Skeleton, Flight, Bear, Plant)
* Amazing Animals (Mini-Beasts)

### Muscidae (house flies)

254. Lesser housefly, *Fannia canicularis*

* Amazing Animals (Mini-Beasts)

255. Common housefly, *Musca domestica*

* Eyewitness (Insect, Flight, Sight)
* Amazing Animals (Animal Hunters, Creepy Crawly Animals)

### Pulicidae (mammal fleas)

256. Rat flea, *Xenopsylla cheopis*

* Eyewitness (Insect)

257. Dog flea, *Ctenocephalides canis*

* Amazing Animals (Mini-Beasts, Tiny Animals)