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Acarodes gutta
Mite-like fungus weevil
Acorigone zebraneus Wunderlich, 2008
Sheetweb and dwarf weavers, Sheetweb spider, Dwarf spider
Acrostira bellamyi (Uvarov, 1922)
Gomera Stick Grasshopper (English)
Acrostira euphorbiae Garcia-Becerra & Oromi, 1992
Palma Stick Grasshopper
Acrostira tamarani Baez, 1984
Gran Canaria Stick Grasshopper
Acrostira tenerifae Perez & López, 2005
Tenerife Stick Grasshopper
Agabus godmanni Crotch, 1867
Azorean predacious diving beetle (English)Agdistis marionae
Marion’s plume mothAgrametra aethiops
St Helena shiny bug
Aleochara freyi Bernhauer 1940
Rove beetle (English)
Alestrus dolosus (Crotch, 1867)
Click beetle; Wireworm (English)Alticola Argaterma
Coarse Stained-glass Leafhopper
Ameles gracilis (Brulle, 1838)
Delicate Dwarf Mantis
Ameles limbata (Brulle, 1838)
Fringed Dwarf Mantis
Anthicodes fragilis
Fragile ant beetleAnthicodes maculatus
Spotted Ant-like Beetle
Aphrodes hamiltoni Quartau & Borges, 2003
Leafhopper (English)Argaterma multisignata
Fine Stained-glass Leafhopper
Argyresthia atlanticella Rebel, 1940
Small ermine moth (English); Traça (Portuguese)Argyresthia minusculella Rebel, 1940
Small ermine moth (English); Traça (Portuguese)
Argyresthia poecilella (Rebel, 1940)
Moth (English); Traça (Portuguese)
Ariagona margaritae Krauss, 1892
Tenerife Short-winged Bush-cricket
Arminda brunneri Krauss, 1892
Tenerife Rock Grasshopper
Arminda burri Uvarov, 1935
Gran Canaria Rock Grasshopper
Arminda canariensis Morales Agacino, 1941
Splendid Rock Grasshopper
Arminda fuerteventurae Holzapfel, 1972
Fuerteventura Rock Grasshopper
Arminda hierroensis 2016
Hierro Rock Grasshopper
Arminda lancerottensis Holzapfel, 1972
Lanzarote Rock Grasshopper
Arminda latifrons Enderlein, 1930
Gomera Rock Grasshopper
Arminda palmae Hochkirch, 2008
Palma Rock GrasshopperAtheta azorica Bernhauer, 1936
Rove beetle (English)Atheta floresensis Pace, 2004
Rove beetle (English)
Athous azoricus Platia & Gudenzi, 2002
Click beetle (English); Escaravelho-mola-dos-Açores (Portuguese)
Athous pomboi Platia & Borges, 2002
Click beetle (English); Escaravelho-mola-de-Santa-Maria (Portuguese)Atlantica guerinianus (Lowe, 1852)
Madeiran Land SnailAtlantocella leleupi
Scrubwood leafhopper
Atlantocis gillerforsi Israelson, 1985
Minute Tree Beetle (English); Fungus Beetle (English)Atrometoides nigerrimus Hellén, 1949
Ichneumon fly
Bembidion derelictus Alluaud, 1926
Ground beetle (English)/ Carocho (Portuguese)Benoitodes caheni
Cahen’s Ground Spider
Brachmia infuscatella Rebel, 1940
Moth (English); Traça (Portuguese)
Brachypera multifida (Israelson, 1984)
True weevil (English); Gorgulho (Portuguese)Bradycellus chavesi Alluaud, 1919
Ground beetle (English)/ Carocho (Portuguese)Bradysia truncorum Frey, 1945
Fungus midge, Dark-winged fungus gnat
Calacalles azoricus Stuben, 2004
True weevil (English)
Calacalles droueti (Crotch, 1867)
True weevil (English); Gorgulho-trovisqueiro (Portuguese)
Calacalles subcarinatus (Israelson, 1984)
True weevil (English); Gorgulho (Portuguese)
Calathus carvalhoi Serrano & Borges, 1986
Ground beetle (English)/ Carocho (Portuguese)Calathus extensicollis Putzeys, 1863
Ground beetle (English)/ Carocho (Portuguese)
Calathus lundbladi Colas, 1938
Ground beetle (English)/ Carocho (Portuguese)Calathus vicenteorum Schatzmayr, 1939
Ground beetle (English)/ Carocho (Portuguese)
Calliphona alluaudi Bolívar, 1893
Gran Canaria Green Bush-cricket
Calliphona gomerensis Pfau & Pfau, 2007
Gomera Green Bush-cricket
Calliphona koenigi Krauss, 1892
Tenerife Green Bush-cricket
Calliphona palmensis Bolívar, 1940
Palma Green Bush-cricket
Calliptamus plebeius (Walker, 1870)
Canarian Pincer GrasshopperCambrian Agdistis
Cambrian house plume moth
Canariola nubigena Krauss, 1892
Canarian Laurel Bush-cricket
Canariola willemsei Morales-Agacino, 1959
Tenerife Laurel Bush-cricket
Canariphantes junipericola Crespo & Bosmans, 2014
Sheetweb and dwarf weavers, Sheetweb spider, Dwarf spider
Caseolus calculus Lowe, 1854
Madeiran Land Snail
Catops velhocabrali Blas & Borges, 1998
Azorean small scavenger beetle (English)
Cedrorum azoricus Borges & Serrano, 1993
Ground beetle (English)/ Carocho-da-penumbra (Portuguese)Centromerus anoculus Wunderlich, 1995
Aranha-cavernicola-de-Sao-VicenteCentromerus sexoculatus Wunderlich, 1992
Aranha-cavernicola-do-Machico
Chilonopsis nonpareil (Perry, 1811)
Great Saint Helena Awl Snail (English)
Cixius azofloresi Remane & Asche, 1979
Tree lacehopper (English)
Cixius azomariae Remane & Asche, 1979
Tree lacehopper (English)
Cixius azopicavus Hoch, 1991
Cave lacehopper (English)
Cixius azopifajo Remane & Asche, 1979
Tree lacehopper (English)
Cixius azoricus Lindberg, 1954
Tree lacehopper (English)
Cixius azoterceirae Remane & Asche, 1979
Tree lacehopper (English)Cixius cavazoricus Hoch, 1991
Cave lacehopper (English)Cixius insularis Lindberg, 1954
Tree lacehopper (English)Cobalius freyi (D`Orchymont, 1940)
Minute moss beetle (English)Coenosia freyi Tiensuu, 1945
Housefly, Stable fly
Conocephalus chavesi (Bolívar, 1905)
Azores Cone-head (English)
Crotchiella brachyptera Israelson 1985
Longhorn beetle (English)
Cyclophora azorensis (Prout, 1920)
Geometer Moth (English); Traça (Portuguese)
Cycloptiloides canariensis (Bolívar, 1914)
Canarian Tiny Cricket
Cyclyrius webbianus (Brullé, 1839)
Canary Blue
Dericorys minutus Chopard, 1954
Gran Canaria Crested GrasshopperDinotrema azoricum Fischer, 2003
Braconid waspDiscula cameroni Pokryszko, Groh & Teixeira, 2019
Pedregal land snail
Discula polymorpha docaensis (Teixeira & Groh, 2019)
Doca’s snail/caracol da DocaDiscula tabellata (R.T. Lowe, 1852)
Madeiran Land Snail
Discula testudinalis Pfeiffer, 1853
Madeiran Land Snail
Dolichopus marshalli Parent, 1933
Long-legged flyDolichopus simillimus Parent, 1933
Long-legged fly
Drouetius azoricus (Drouet, 1859)
True weevil (English); Gorgulho (Portuguese)
Drouetius borgesi Machado, 2009
True weevil (English); Gorgulho (Portuguese)
Drouetius oceanicus Machado, 2009
True weevil (English); Gorgulho (Portuguese)Dysdera aneris Macías-Hernández Arnedo, 2010
Aranha-tenaz-das-SelvagensDysdera coiffaiti Denis, 1962
Aranha-tenaz-de-CoiffaitDysdera diversa Blackwall, 1862
Aranha-tenaz-diversaDysdera vandeli Denis, 1962
Aranha-tenaz-de-Vandel
Elipsocus azoricus Meinander, 1975
Barklice (English); Quasimosca (Portuguese)Elipsocus brincki Badonnel, 1963
Barklice (English); Quasimosca (Portuguese)
Euchloe hesperidum Rothschild, 1913
Canary Green-striped WhiteEuconnus azoricus Franz, 1969
Ant-like stone beetle (English)
Eudarcia atlantica Henderickx, 1995
Moth (English); Traça (Portuguese)
Eudonia interlinealis (Warren, 1905)
Moth (English); Traça (Portuguese)
Eudonia luteusalis (Hampson, 1907)
Moth (English); Traça (Portuguese)
Eudonia melanographa (Hampson, 1907)
Moth (English); Traça (Portuguese)Eupithecia ogilviata (Warren, 1905)
Geometer Moth (English); Traça (Portuguese)
Eupteryx azorica Ribaut, 1941
Leafhopper (English)
Evergoderes cabrerai Bolívar, 1936
Gran Canaria Bush-cricketExechia atlantis Stora, 1945
Fungus gnatFulvius borgesi Chérot, J. Ribes & Gorczyca, 2006
Capsid bug (English)
Garypus titanius
Giant PseudoscoriponGeostiba melanocephala (Crotch, 1867)
Rove beetle (English)
Gibbaranea occidentalis Wunderlich, 1989
Orbweavers, Orb weavers
Gietella faialensis Menier & Constantin, 1988
Stone beetle (English); Escaravelho-do-vulcão-dos-capelinhos (Portuguese)
Gonepteryx cleobule (Hübner, 1825)
Canary Brimstone
Gonepteryx maderensis Felder, 1862
Madeiran BrimstoneGryllomorpha canariensis Chopard, 1939
Canarian Crevice-cricketHadena azorica Meyer & Fibiger, 2002
Moth (English); Traça (Portuguese)Helenoconcha relicta Solem, 1977
Ammonite snail (English)Helenoscoparia nigritalis (Walker in Melliss, 1875)
Small Chimney-sweep Grass Moth (English)
Hemerobius azoricus Tjeder, 1948
Brown lacewings (English); Rendado (Portuguese)Heteroderes azoricus (Tarnier, 1860)
Click beetle (English); Escaravelho-mola (Portuguese)Hidryta atlantica Horstmann, 1990
Ichneumon fly
Hipparchia azorina (Strecker, 1898)
Azores Grayling (English)
Hipparchia bacchus Higgins, 1967
El Hierro Grayling
Hipparchia gomera Higgins, 1967
Gomera Grayling
Hipparchia miguelensis (Le Cerf, 1935)
Le Cerf’s Grayling (English)Hipparchia tamadabae Owen & Smith, 1992
Gran Canaria Grayling
Hipparchia tilosi (Manil, 1984)
La Palma Grayling
Hipparchia wyssii (Christ, 1889)
Canary GraylingHogna biscoitoi Wunderlich, 1992
Biscoito Wolf Spider / Tarantula-de-BiscoitoHogna heeri Thorell, 1875
Heer Wolf Spider / Tarantula-de-Heer
Hogna ingens (Blackwall, 1857)
Desertas Wolf SpiderHogna maderiana Walckenaer, 1837
Madeira Wolf Spider / Tarantula-da-MadeiraHogna schmitzi Wunderlich, 1992
Porto Santo Wolf Spider / Tarantula-de-Porto-SantoHomoeodera compositarum Wollaston, 1877
Daisy-plant Fungus Weevil (English)Homoeodera edithia Wollaston, 1877
Edith’s Fungus Weevil (English)Homoeodera elateroides Wollaston, 1877
Click Beetle-like Fungus Weevil (English)Homoeodera major Wollaston, 1877
Greater Fungus Weevil (English)Homoeodera scolytoides Basilewsky, 1972
Bark Beetle-like Fungus Weevil (English)Homoeosoma miguelensis Meyer, Nuss & Speidel, 1997
Moth (English); Traça (Portuguese)Homoeosoma picoensis Meyer, Nuss & Speidel, 1997
Moth (English); Traça (Portuguese)Hyadina agostinhoi Frey, 1945
Shore flyHydrellia amauropoda Frey, 1945
Shore fly
Hydroporus guernei Régimbart, 1891
Predacious diving beetle (English); Aguadeiro (Portuguese)
Hylaeus azorae (Warncke, 1992)
Wasp (English)
Hymenoptila lanzarotensis Kevan & Hsiung, 1992
Lanzarote Malpais CricketJavesella azorica Remane, 1975
Leafhopper (English)Kowarzia azorica Wagner & Stauder, 1991
Empid fly, Dance flyKowarzia dahli Vaillant, 1964
Empid fly, Dance flyKowarzia storai Frey, 1945
Empid fly, Dance fly
Labidura herculeana (Fabricius, 1798)
St Helena Giant Earwig, Saint Helena Earwig, St Helena Earwig (English)
Lasaeola oceanica Simon, 1883
Cobweb weavers, Cobweb spider, Comb-footed spider
Leiostyla abbreviata Lowe, 1852
Madeiran Land Snail
Leiostyla lamellosa Lowe, 1852
Madeiran Land Snail
Limnephilus atlanticus Nybom, 1948
Caddisfly (English)
Macarorchestia martini Stock, 1989
BeachfleaMedon varamontis Assing, 2013
Rove beetle (English)Megaselia leptofemur Disney, 2007
Coffin flyMelanchra granti Warren, 1905
Moth (English); Traça (Portuguese)Mellissius adumbratus Wollaston, 1869
Shadowy Chafer (English)Meloboris insularis Horstmann, 1980
Ichneumon flyMeloboris longicauda Horstmann, 1980
Ichneumon flyMesapamea storai (Rebel, 1940)
Moth (English); Traça (Portuguese)
Metophthalmus occidentalis Israelson, 1984
Mould beetle (English)
Micrurapteryx bistrigella (Rebel, 1940)
Moth (English); Traça (Portuguese)
Mniophilosoma obscurum Gillerfors, 1986
Leaf-beetle (English); Escaravelho do musgão (Portuguese)
Mycetophila atlantica Nielsen, 1966
Fungus gnatMycetophila storai Chandler & Ribeiro, 1995
Fungus gnat
Neomariania incertella Rebel, 1940
Moth (English); Traça (Portuguese)
Neomariania oecophorella Rebel, 1940
Moth (English); Traça (Portuguese)
Neomariania scriptella Rebel, 1940
English Moth
Nesotes azoricus (Crotch, 1867)
Darkling beetle (English)
Noctua atlantica Warren, 1905
Moth (English); Traça (Portuguese)Noctua carvalhoi (Pinker, 1983)
Moth (English); Traça (Portuguese)Notothecta caprariensis (Israelson, 1985)
Rove beetle (English)
Notothecta dryochares (Israelson, 1985)
Rove beetle (English); Escaravelho-de-asa-curta (Portuguese)Nysius atlantidum Horvath, 1990
Ground bug (English); Percevejo das sementes (Portuguese)
Oedipoda canariensis Krauss, 1892
Canarian Band-Winged Grasshopper
Olisthopus inclavatus Israelson, 1983
Ground beetle (English)/ Carocho (Portuguese)
Omocestus simonyi (Krauss, 1892)
Purpurarian GrasshopperOrthonychiurus azoricus Jacquemart, 1974
Blind springtail
Paraheliophanus jeanae Clark & Benoit, 1977
Jean’s Jumping Spider (English)Paraheliophanus napoleon Clark & Benoit, 1977
Napoleon Jumping Spider (English )Paraheliophanus sanctaehelenae Clark & Benoit, 1977
St Helenian Jumping Spider (English)Paraheliophanus subinstructus (Pickard-Cambridge, 1869)
Under-equipped Jumping Spider (English)Parapetrobius azoricus Mendes, 1980
Bristletails (English)
Pararge xiphia (Fabricius, 1775)
Madeiran Speckled Wood (English)
Pararge xiphioides Staudinger, 1871
Canary Speckled Wood
Pardosa acorensis Simon, 1883
Azorean wolf spiderPhaedrotoma sanmiguelensis Fischer, 2001
Braconid waspPhilygria cedercreutzi Frey, 1945
Shore flyPhloeosinus gillerforsi Bright, 1987
Bark beetle (English); Caruncho do cedro do mato (Portuguese)
Phloeostiba azorica (Fauvel, 1900)
Rove beetle (English)Phlogophora cabrali Pinker, 1971
Owlet Moth (English); Traça (Portuguese)Phlogophora furnasi Pinker, 1971
Owlet Moth (English); Traça (Portuguese)
Phlogophora interrupta Warren, 1905
Owlet Moth (English); Traça (Portuguese)Phlogophora kruegeri Saldaitis & Ivinskis, 2006
Owlet Moth (English); Traça (Portuguese)Phytosus schatzmayri Bernhauer, 1941
Rove beetle (English)
Pieris cheiranthi (Hübner, 1808)
Canary Islands Large White
Pieris wollastoni (Butler, 1886)
Madeiran Large White 8English)
Pinalitus oromii J. Ribes 1992
Capsid bug (English); Percevejo-ambar (Portuguese)
Polydesmus ribeiraensis Demange, 1970
Millipede
Porrhomma borgesi Wunderlich, 2008
Sheetweb and dwarf weavers, Sheetweb spider, Dwarf spider
Pseudanchomenus aptinoides Tarnier, 1860
Ground beetle (English)/ Laurocho (Portuguese)
Pseudechinosoma nodosum Hustache, 1936
True weevil (English); Gorgulho-casca-de-noz (Portuguese)
Pseudoblothrus oromii Mahnert, 1990
Cave pseudoscorpion
Pseudocaulotrupis parvus (Israelson, 1985)
Santa Maria Tiny weevil (English); Gorgulho (Portuguese)
Pseudolaureola atlantica (Vandel, 1977)
Spiky Yellow Woodlouse (English)Pseudolycoriella campanulata Frey, 1945
Fungus midge, Dark-winged fungus gnat
Pseudoyersinia betancuriae Wiemers, 1993
Betancurian Dwarf Mantis
Pseudoyersinia canariensis Chopard, 1942
Canary Dwarf Mantis
Pseudoyersinia pilipes Chopard, 1954
Hairy Legged Dwarf Mantis
Pseudoyersinia subaptera Chopard, 1942
Short-winged Dwarf Mantis
Pseudoyersinia teydeana Chopard, 1942
Teydean Dwarf Mantis
Purpuraria erna Enderlein, 1929
Purpurarian Stone Grasshopper, Purpurarian Stick Grasshopper
Purpuraria magna López & Oromí, 2013
Lanzarote Stick GrasshopperRachispoda atrolimosa Frey, 1945
Lesser dung fly, Small dung fly
Rymosia azorensis Chandler & Ribeiro, 1995
Fungus gnat
Scaptomyza horaeoptera Tsacas & Cogan, 1977
Beautiful-winged Fruit Fly (English)Scaptomyza impunctata Frey, 1945
Pomace fly, Small fruit flyScheloribates evanescens Wallwork, 1977
Fading Beetle Mite (English)
Scoparia aequipennalis Warren, 1905
Moth (English); Traça (Portuguese)
Scoparia carvalhoi Nuss, Karsholt & Meyer, 1997
Moth (English); Traça (Portuguese)
Scoparia coecimaculalis Warren, 1905
Moth (English); Traça (Portuguese)
Scoparia semiamplalis Warren, 1905
Moth (English); Traça (Portuguese)Simulium azorense Carlsson, 1963
Black fly, Buffalo gnat
Sphaericus velhocabrali Israelson, 1984
Cigarette Beetle, Death Watch Beetle, Drugstore Beetle, Furniture Beetle, Powerpost Beetle (English)Sphaerophoria nigra Frey, 1945
Hoverfly, Flower fly
Sphingonotus fuerteventurae Hochkirch & Husemann, 2008
Fuerteventura Sand Grasshopper
Sphingonotus guanchus (Johnsen, 1985)
Gran Canaria Sand Grasshopper
Sphingonotus pachecoi (Bolívar, 1908)
Lanzarote Sand Grasshopper
Sphingonotus picteti (Krauss, 1892)
Tenerife Sand Grasshopper
Sphingonotus rugosus (Bland & Gangwere, 1998)
Rugose Sand Grasshopper
Sphingonotus sublaevis (Bolívar, 1908)
Red Sand Grasshopper
Sphingonotus willemsei Mistshenko, 1937
Cañadas Sand Grasshopper
Stenoptilia meyeri Gielis, 1997
Plume MothStrophingia harteni Hodkinson, 1981
Jumping plant lice (English)Strophosoma occidentalis (Crotch, 1867)
True weevil (English); Gorgulho (Portuguese)Sympetrum dilatatum (Calvert, 1892)
St. Helena DarterSyrphoctonus morio Hellén, 1949
Ichneumon fly
Tarphius acuminatus Gillerfors 1987
Ironclad Beetle (English) / Escaravelho-cascudo-da-mata (Portuguese)
Tarphius azoricus Gillerfors, 1986
Ironclad Beetle (English) / Escaravelho-cascudo-da-mata (Portuguese)
Tarphius depressus Gillerfors, 1985
Ironclad Beetle (English) / Escaravelho-cascudo-da-mata (Portuguese)
Tarphius floresensis Borges & Serrano, 2017
Ironclad Beetle (English) / Escaravelho-cascudo-da-mata (Portuguese)
Tarphius furtadoi Borges & Serrano, 2017
Ironclad Beetle (English) / Escaravelho-cascudo-da-mata (Portuguese)
Tarphius gabrielae Borges & Serrano, 2017
Ironclad Beetle (English) / Escaravelho-cascudo-da-mata (Portuguese)
Tarphius pomboi Borges, 1991
Ironclad Beetle (English) / Escaravelho-cascudo-da-mata (Portuguese)
Tarphius relictus Borges & Serrano, 2017
Ironclad Beetle (English) / Escaravelho-cascudo-da-mata (Portuguese)
Tarphius rufonodulosus Israelson, 1984
Ironclad Beetle (English) / Escaravelho-cascudo-da-mata (Portuguese)
Tarphius serranoi Borges, 1991
Ironclad Beetle (English) / Escaravelho-cascudo-da-mata (Portuguese)
Tarphius tornvalli Gillerfors, 1986
Ironclad Beetle (English) / Escaravelho-cascudo-da-mata (Portuguese)Tarphius wollastoni Crotch, 1867
Ironclad Beetle (English) / Escaravelho-cascudo-da-mata (Portuguese)Temelucha nigerrima Horstmann & Yu, 1999
Ichneumon fly
Thalassophilus azoricus Oromi & Borges, 1991
Cave ground beetle (English)/ Carocho cavernicola (Portuguese)
Thyreus hohmanni Schwarz, 1993
La Crocise de HohmannTipula macaronesica Savchenko, 1961
Crane-fly, Daddy long-legs
Trechus isabelae Borges & Serrano, 2007
Cave ground beetle (English)/ Carocho cavernicola (Portuguese)
Trechus jorgensis Oromi & Borges, 1991
Cave ground beetle (English)/ Carocho cavernicola (Portuguese)
Trechus montanheirorum Oromi & Borges, 1991
Cave ground beetle (English)/ Carocho cavernicola (Portuguese)
Trechus oromii Borges, Serrano & Amorim, 2004
Cave ground beetle (English)/ Carocho cavernicola (Portuguese)
Trechus pereirai Borges, Serrano & Amorim, 2004
Cave ground beetle (English)/ Carocho cavernicola (Portuguese)
Trechus picoensis Machado, 1988
Cave ground beetle (English)/ Carocho cavernicola (Portuguese)
Trechus terceiranus Machado, 1988
Cave ground beetle (English)/ Carocho cavernicola (Portuguese)
Trechus terrabravensis Borges, Serrano & Amorim, 2004
Ground beetle (English)/ Carocho da terra brava (Portuguese)Trechus torretassoi Jeannel, 1937
Ground-beetle (English)/ Carocho (Portuguese)
Trigoniophthalmus borgesi Mendes, Gaju, Bach & Molero, 2000
Bristletails (English)
Typhochrestus acoreensis Wunderlich, 1992
Sheetweb and dwarf weavers, Sheetweb spider, Dwarf spider
Udea azorensis Meyer, Nuss & Speidel, 1997
Moth (English); Traça (Portuguese)
Wollastonaria turricula Lowe, 1831
Cima DisculaXanthandrus azorensis Frey, 1945
Hoverfly, Flower fly