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Red-headed cardinal beetle, Pyrochroa serraticornis

Welcome to the Museum’s Bug forum, which is here to help you identify bugs that are commonly found in homes, gardens, parks, allotments and the countryside in the UK.

The term ‘bug’ is the most widely used name for insects, but this forum also covers non-insect groups such as spiders, centipedes, millipedes and woodlice. These are all collectively part of the group called arthropods.

You can use the forum to make comments and add your own digital photographs, along with information such as where you found the bug, the time of year, and any notable behaviour. The Museum's expert entomologists will then try to identify it for you.

Keep watching as the astonishing diversity of UK invertebrates reveals itself.

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Re: Strange Bug in Cornwall 2 hours ago in Bug forum by MikeHardman MikeHardman
Re: Found in Morocco - Is this a grasshopper/cricket? 14 hours ago in Grasshoppers and crickets by John John
Re: Can anybody identify this bee/wasp/bug from Malta? 1 day ago in Bug forum by MikeHardman MikeHardman
Re: What's this insect? 1 day ago in Bug forum by Dorset girl Dorset girl
Re: Identification required please 2 days ago in Beetles by habdab habdab
Re: Strange Caterpillar! 2 days ago in Bug forum by Florin - Museum ID team Florin - Museum ID team
Re: Are these bird mites? 2 days ago in Bug forum by Florin - Museum ID team Florin - Museum ID team
Re: Influx of Lace Weavers 2 days ago in Spiders by MWJB MWJB
Re: Does anyone know what bug/fly this is please? :P 3 days ago in Bug forum by Bird Wocha Bird Wocha
Re: Spider from Greek island of Symi 3 days ago in Spiders by jon ryan jon ryan
Re: small solitary bee 3 days ago in Bug forum by Drosophila Drosophila
Re: Beetle in Mallorca - help with ID 3 days ago in Beetles by Stef Stef
Re: help please :) 3 days ago in Butterflies by MikeHardman MikeHardman
Re: ID help please: ant-like insects with wings 3 days ago in Bug forum by MikeHardman MikeHardman
Re: Identification needed, please. 3 days ago in Bug forum by Florin - Museum ID team Florin - Museum ID team
Re: Biting wasp 4 days ago in Bug forum by michaelbw michaelbw
Re: Interesting large black spider identification 4 days ago in Spiders by Jimbo Jimbo
Id help please 4 days ago in Bug forum by chriffer chriffer
Caterpillar ID 4 days ago in Caterpillars by 9f93f6879f02aea9d0316974c2ab3eae982f184a 9f93f6879f02aea9d0316974c2ab3eae982f184a
Re: Jumping Spider? 5 days ago in Spiders by will will
Re: Identification of Caterpillar Please 5 days ago in Caterpillars by Barbus59 Barbus59
Re: Strange bug 5 days ago in Bug forum by Wacky ducky Wacky ducky
Re: What is this ladybird doing? 5 days ago in True bugs by Wacky ducky Wacky ducky
Re: spider identification 5 days ago in Spiders by cazhoey cazhoey
Re: Segestria Florentia? 5 days ago in Spiders by mikey2002kent mikey2002kent
Re: Could someone identify this spider for me please. 5 days ago in Spiders by Florin - Museum ID team Florin - Museum ID team
Re: Wasp? Bee? 5 days ago in Bug forum by Florin - Museum ID team Florin - Museum ID team
Re: Please help to identify... 5 days ago in Bug forum by Florin - Museum ID team Florin - Museum ID team
Re: Butterfly identification needed 5 days ago in Butterflies by prcarr prcarr
Re: What species of spider is this?? 6 days ago in Spiders by MWJB MWJB
Re: Spiderling and parasite ID - UK 6 days ago in Spiders by McCormac McCormac
Re: What is this spider? Identify please :) 1 week ago in Spiders by Jakers Jakers
Re: Amazing grasshopper? 1 week ago in Grasshoppers and crickets by Lucas1 Lucas1
Re: Help, being overun by red spiders with black spots 1 week ago in Spiders by Lewis Lewis
Re: Help to identify please? 1 week ago in Bug forum by awillkey awillkey
Re: Black Wasp with white spot ID Required 1 week ago in Wasps by Florin - Museum ID team Florin - Museum ID team
Re: Please could someone identify this bee? 1 week ago in Bees by Florin - Museum ID team Florin - Museum ID team
Re: ID help needed! 1 week ago in Bug forum by Bird Wocha Bird Wocha
Re: help to identify.. 1 week ago in Bug forum by Maya Maya
Re: Can Somebody Please Help Me Identify This? 1 week ago in Bug forum by RichKirk RichKirk

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