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Promoting the study and conservation of invertebrates in North West England

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Upcoming Events

  • Fly Pupa Webinar19th May 20257:30pm - 9:00pm
  • Hightown Dunes & Meadows Invertebrate Recording Day23rd May 202510:00am - 4:00pm
  • Heswall Fields and Shore Invertebrate Recording Day6th Jun 202510:00am - 4:00pm
  • Trowbarrow and Hawes Water Invertebrate Recording Day13th Jun 202510:00am - 4:00pm
  • Starr Hills Invertebrate Recording Day20th Jun 202510:00am - 4:00pm
  • Peel Park and The Coppice Invertebrate Recording Day4th Jul 202510:00am - 4:00pm
Common Groundhopper (Tetrix undulata)Phil Smith Devil's Hole, Sefton Coast 7 August, 2017
Bombylius majorLeanna Dixon Chester 21 April, 2020
Sitticus floricolaRichard Gallon Vicarage Moss 2 October, 2017
Broad-bodied Chaser (Libellula depressa)Phil Smith Hightown 29 May, 2018
Dark Tussock moth (Dicallomera fascelina)Phil Smith Hightown Dunes 16 May, 2018
Bronze Sheildbug (Troilus luridus)Phil Smith Freshfield Dune Heath 11 August, 2018
Sawflies (Symphyta)Gary Hedges World Museum Collections 20 December, 2019
Dune Chafer (Anomala dubia) Birkdale Green Beach 15 June, 2018
Platyrhinus resinosusLeanna Dixon Cleaver Heath 8 April, 2019
Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus Leanna Dixon National Wildflower Centre, Broadgreen 4 June, 2014

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Latest Blogs

  • Invertebrate Notes May 2025
  • Megalepthyphantes sp near collinus first county record for VC59 (South Lancashire)
  • Invertebrate Notes April 2025
  • Aculeate Hymenoptera from vane traps at Knowsley Park, Merseyside
  • Aculeate Hymenoptera from vane traps at Combermere Park, Cheshire
  • The pirate spider Ero aphana new to Cheshire and North-West England

Latest Resources

  • The Moths of LancashireDownload Now
  • The Tanyptera Project Key Activities and Achievements 2017 – 2024Download Now
  • Hatchmere SSSI & Beaver Introduction Area, Delamere forest – Post-introduction Invertebrate Survey & EvaluationDownload Now
  • Lancashire and Cheshire (VC58,59,60) Diptera Checklist V3.3Download Now
  • Revised Checklist of Lancashire and Cheshire True Bugs (Hemiptera: Heteroptera)Download Now
  • Invertebrate Survey at Woolston Eyes SSSIDownload Now
  • The status and distribution of the Nationally Rare and Vulnerable bog rove beetle Lathrobium rufipenne in Cheshire in 2022Download Now
  • The status and distribution of the money spider Centromerus levitarsis in Northwest EnglandDownload Now

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Join us at RSPB Leighton Moss to learn about the ecology of Harvestmen and how to collect, identify and record them 馃攷

More info and booking: https://www.northwestinvertebrates.org.uk/event/harvestmen/
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馃КFREE DNA Barcoding for North West Invertebrate Recorders 馃К

A maximum of 3 specimens per person can be identified free of charge via DNA barcoding in August 2023. There is no guarantee of success but fresh material has a higher chance. Only a single leg from a preserved specimen is required but two legs would give the opportunity for a repeat test if PCR is not successful in the first instance.

The whole process will be completed by NML staff. You simply post us the material and we鈥檒l do the rest.

Qualifying criteria per Lancashire and Cheshire region specimen
(only one must be met):

A) Attempts by the recorder and regional expert to identify the specimen morphologically have been inconclusive.

B) An identified specimen is not represented on BOLD systems with a UK barcode. Check here.

C) There is a possibility of new insights into the ecology or biology of a species, for example identifying the habitat of morphologically unidentifiable early stages.

Any qualifying specimens must also have been preserved singularly by the following means:

路 Dry-stored (e.g. pinned or card-mounted)
路 Pure ethanol 70%+
路 Isopropyl alcohol 70%+

Please contact: Gary Hedges gary.hedges@liverpoolmuseums.org.uk with proposals and for posting instructions.

Deadline for receipt of specimens: 16th August 2023
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馃КFREE DNA Barcoding for North West Invertebrate Recorders 馃К

A maximum of 3 specimens per person can be identified free of charge via DNA barcoding in August 2023. There is no guarantee of success but fresh material has a higher chance. Only a single leg from a preserved specimen is required but two legs would give the opportunity for a repeat test if PCR is not successful in the first instance.

The whole process will be completed by NML staff. You simply post us the material and we鈥檒l do the rest.

Qualifying criteria per Lancashire and Cheshire region specimen
(only one must be met):

A) Attempts by the recorder and regional expert to identify the specimen morphologically have been inconclusive.

B) An identified specimen is not represented on BOLD systems with a UK barcode. Check here.

C) There is a possibility of new insights into the ecology or biology of a species, for example identifying the habitat of morphologically unidentifiable early stages.

Any qualifying specimens must also have been preserved singularly by the following means:

路 Dry-stored (e.g. pinned or card-mounted)
路 Pure ethanol 70%+
路 Isopropyl alcohol 70%+

Please contact: Gary Hedges gary.hedges@liverpoolmuseums.org.uk with proposals and for posting instructions.

Deadline for receipt of specimens: 16th August 2023
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A blustery invertebrate recording day on Hilbre Island 馃彎 Despite the wind there were many flying insects particularly in the warmer, more sheltered spots. One of the finds of the day was the Large Spotty-eyed Dronefly Eristalinus aeneus, a predominantly coastal hoverfly often seen basking on bare rocks, it has only been recorded in Cheshire a couple of times before 馃摑

Also shown in the video (in order of appearance) is the 馃 Marram Weevil Philopedon plagiatum 馃悵 Coastal Leafcutter Bee Megachile maritima, Wool Carder Bees Anthidium manicatum, 馃 Common Stiletto Fly Thereva nobilitata 馃 Short-winged Cone-head Conocephalus dorsalis, Field Grasshopper Corthippus brunneus, Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum, Hoverfly Syrphus sp. and a Small White Butterfly Pieris rapae 馃

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William Sharp was a British entomologist best known for his work The Coleoptera of Lancashire and Cheshire (1908) and Common Beetles of our Countryside (1916). His collection of c20,000 beetles was sadly destroyed in WWII when Liverpool World Museum was bombed, however the collection survives through its catalogues.

The three catalogue volumes were recently digitised by Laura Thompson as part of a student placement in the entomology department at World Museum. They detail the specimens kept in the collection along with some personal touches such as postcards, letters, drawings and newspaper cuttings.

The British Coleoptera Catalogue can now be accessed and downloaded via our website: https://www.northwestinvertebrates.org.uk/document/william-sharp-collection-british-coleoptera-catalogue/

Find out more about William Sharp's life on the 'Rediscovering William Sharp' website (created by Laura Thompson): https://tome.app/rediscovering-william-sharp/beetles-history-clfqlzzzfct72930dwcct39zn

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    • Threatened Species
  • Recording
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  • Local Setup
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Liverpool
L3 8EN

07719519225
gary.hedges@liverpoolmuseums.org.uk