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Lacewings, alderflies, snakeflies etc. to be found in and around Torphins Wood, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


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Torphins is a village in upper Deeside, Aberdeenshire Scotland. There is nothing particularly special about the wood, it is a mixed species coniferous/deciduous wood, so things found there can probably be found in many other Scottish, British or even European woods. For more information on Torphins itself and the human population there go to Torphins.org.
Insects, beetles 1, 2, ground beetles 1 2, springtails, earwigs, flies, true bugs, bumblebees, bees, wasps, sawflies, butterflies and moths 1 2 3 lacewings etc., dragonflies and damselflies, stoneflies, Flatworms Slugs/snails Worms/leeches Lice
Millipedes/centipedes etc. Spiders 1, 2, harvestmen, mites, ticks, etc. Woodlice, water fleas, cyclops  
lacewing

Lacewings

Found in a vide variety of habitats, attracted to light sources in the evenings.

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alderfly

Alderfly

Larvae found in still and slow moving water, adults emerge in late spring and early summer and are usually found on waterside vegetation.

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