Recording and Identification Links

Invertebrates

Local

Somerset Butterfly Group – focus on recording and monitoring, and produce a number of publications reflecting the distribution and abundance of butterflies in Somerset.

Somerset and Bristol Branch of Butterfly Conservation – members help with reserve management and maintenance, recording and monitoring, and also run events.

Somerset Invertebrates Group – focus on the recording and conservation of invertebrates not covered by other local recording groups, such as spiders, beetles, and hoverflies.

Somerset Moth Group – record and study the moths of the area and promote interest in these fascinating creatures.

Somerset and Bristol Branch of Butterfly Conservation – members help with reserve management and maintenance, recording and monitoring, and also run events.

National

Buglife – the Invertebrate Conservation Trust is the first organisation in Europe devoted to the conservation of all invertebrates.

Amateur Entomologists' Society – promote the study of entomology, especially amongst amateurs and the younger generation.

Royal Entomological Society – aim to improve knowledge of insect science in the UK, they have produced several handbooks on the identification of British Insects.

Bees, Wasps and Ants Recording Society (BWARS) – national society dedicated to studying and recording bees, wasps & ants (aculeate Hymenoptera).

British Arachnological Society – promote the study of the Arachnida, especially spiders, pseudoscorpions and harvestmen.

British Bugs – an online identification guide to UK Hemiptera (true bugs), one of the major groups of insects found in the UK, comprising nearly 2000 species.

British Dragonfly Society – promote and encourage the study and conservation of dragonflies and their natural habitats, especially in the United Kingdom.

British Myriapod and Isopod Group (BMIG) – promote the study of myriapods (millipedes, centipedes, pauropods and symphylans) and isopods (woodlice and water-slaters).

British Plant Gall Society – encourage and co-ordinate the study of plant galls, with particular reference to the British Isles.

Butterfly Conservation – conservation charity dedicated to saving wild butterflies, moths, and their habitats throughout the UK.

Conchological Society of Great Britain and Ireland – one of the oldest existing societies devoted to the study of molluscs, from slugs and snails to cuttlefish and octopus.

Dipterist’s Forum – encourage all aspects of the study of ‘true flies’, including hoverflies, craneflies and gnats, promote recording and their conservation.

Marine Bivalve Shells of the British Isles – an open access online identification guide to Marine bivalves found in British water from the intertidal to the abyss.

Orthopteroids of the British Isles Recording Scheme – cover recording of Grasshoppers, Crickets, Earwigs, Cockroaches, Stick Insects and Mantids.

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