This document contains summaries of different insects found in various parks and forests. It describes 14 different insect species, providing details like physical characteristics, habitat, behaviors and conservation status. For each insect, it gives the common name, Latin name, short physical description and sometimes location. The insects described include ants, butterflies, beetles, dragonflies and others. It aims to educate about the biodiversity of insects in parks and forests through concise summaries of various species.
2. The adults of Distoleon
tetragrammicus greatly
resemble dragonflies or
damselflies. They have a
wingspan of about 75
millimetres.
Antlion (Distoleon tetragrammicus)
3. These insects have got
two pairs of
membranous wings and
an ovipositor specialized
for stinging or piercing.
Hymenoptera
4. This ant occurs in Wigierski Park Narodowy.
Formica aquilonia is included on the International
Union for the Conservation of Nature's (IUCN) Red
List of threatened species.
Abdomen and head are dark
brown, the middle of part of its
body is brown-red.
Scottish wood ant (Formica aquilonia)
5. Stag beetle named because the male’s large jaws look just like the antlers of a stag. He
lives mainly in oak and mixed forests in the NP High Tatras and Low Tatras.Consume
dying wood to speed up the cycle of organic matter in nature. Stag Beetle numbers have
declined over recent years due to habitat loss, and this beetle is now seriously threatened.
Slovak name - Roháč veľký Latin name: Lucanus cervus
THE BIGGEST - STAG BEETLE
6. The scarce swallowtail (Iphiclides podalirius) is a Palearctic swallowtail butterfly found
in gardens, fields and open woodlands. It is also called the sail swallowtail or pear-tree
swallowtail. The southern swallowtail (Iphiclides feisthamelii) is sometimes treated as a
subspecies. Despite the name ("scarce"), this swallowtail is quite common.
Slovak name - Vidlochvost Latin name: Iphiclides podalirius
SCARE SWALLOWTAIL
7. It located in the national park TANAP. It's a beetle green color with white spots.
It has good camouflage. It live in NP High Tatras.
Cicindela sylvicola
8. THE NOISIEST
NAME IN LATIN: CICADA
OUR NAME: CHICHARRA
Cicadas can live in tropical and warm temperature. They have a complete vital
development lasting from 2 to 17 years, depending on the species.
They measure between 15 and 65 millimeters in length
CHICHARRA
9. THE STRANGEST
NAME IN LATIN: DERMAPTERA
OUR NAME: TIJERETA
They are insects of large body of medium size to small, of brown or reddish color
They usually live under stones or between the bark of trees.
TIJERETA
10. Castianeira badia:
It belongs to the Corinnidae family. Its habitat is
under rocks in the oak forests.His location is in the
province of León. Its total length is 8.5 mm. His color
It’s usually dark brown.
Castianeira badia:
11. It belongs to the hydrometre
family.They have a narrow
body and very long
legs.They have the ability to
slide on the surface of the
water.They live in calm or
stagnant waters.
Aquarius najas:
12. It is a recently discovered insect. This
insect helps the integration of humus in
the ground.They are small, narrow and
elongated insects.For now, only appear
in some provinces of Spain .
Opilo Lencinai:
13. The Czech Republic is protected by law as an endangered species. Males have on a head,
long backward curved corner. This is about 2.5-4 cm large beetle. It flies mainly at night
and in the early evening. It is widespread in Asia, Europe and North Africa. The Czech
Republic is relatively rare. They feed on leaves and bark.
Oryctes nasicornis
14. Corymbia rubra
It is moderately common long-horned beetle. The body length 1-2 cm. The female is larger
and mightier, elytra and shield a rusty red. The male is smaller, has elytra yellowish brown
and black shield. They feed on pollen and the flower parts. Widespread in Europe, but also
intervenes south to northern Africa and eastward to Siberia to Lake Baikal. They live in
forests, adjacent meadows and forest glades.
Corymbia rubra
15. Leptinotarsa decemlineata
Czech translation is Mandelinka bramborová. It is up to 12 mm long and 8 mm wide.
Grown up male and also female Mandelinka has usually yellow body with black stripes.
They feed on potato foliage. Before it comes with potatoes to Europe, Leptinotarsa
decemlineata was living just in Mexico. Now it is quite common insect here. In many
cases it damages crop.
Leptinotarsa decemlineata
16. CZ: Karolína A. Jana H.
SK: Karolína S. Miroslav W.
PL: Igor S. Miłosz S.
ES1:Alejandro M. Steven C.
ES2: Alfred Bertin C.
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