Bioblitz Cumulative Report 2011 & 2012, with 2013 edits In collaboration with the University Museum of Zoology and conservation partners across Cambridge, the Botanic Garden has held Bioblitz events in 2011 and 2012, during which experts and the visiting public have joined forces to discover, identify and record species resident or passing through. The Botanic Garden is a habitat actively managed for wildlife and this Bioblitz species list, though not absolutely comprehensive, gives the clearest picture we have of the species present in the Garden at mid-summer (Bioblitz 2011 was held in July, Bioblitz 2012 in June). The plants included in this list are those that have introduced themselves or self-seeded, rather than those that have been deliberately cultivated under the Garden’s collections policy. New species recorded in 2012 are highlighted. Additional identifications of molluscs observed at the Garden were made by Chris du Feu in December 2013, in orange.

ANIMALS: vertebrates

AMPHIBIA (amphibians) Bufo bufo Common toad Lissotriton vulgaris Smooth newt Rana temporaria Common frog Triturus cristatus* Great crested newt

AVES (birds) Accipiter nisus Sparrowhawk Aegithalos caudatus Long-tailed Tit Anas platyrhynchos Mallard Apus apus Swift Ardea cinerea Grey Heron Carduelis carduelis Goldfinch Carduelis chloris Greenfinch Certhia familiaris Treecreeper Columba oenas Stock Dove Columba palumbus Woodpigeon Corvus corone Carrion Crow Delichon urbicum House Martin Dendrocopos major Great Spotted Woodpecker Erithacus rubecula Robin Fringilla coelebs Chaffinch Gallinula chloropus Moorhen Garrulus glandarius Jay Larus fuscus Lesser Black-backed Gull Parus ater Coal Tit 1 Parus caeruleus Blue Tit Parus major Great Tit AVES (birds) continued….. Phasianus colchicus Common pheasant Phylloscopus collybita Chiffchaff Pica pica Magpie Picus viridis Green Woodpecker Prunella modularis Dunnock Regulus regulus Streptopelia decaocto Collared Dove Strix aluco Tawny Owl Sylvia atricapilla Blackcap Troglodytes troglodytes Wren Turdus merula Blackbird Turdus philomelos Song Thrush CHORDATA (fish) Gasterosteus aculeatus Three-spined stickleback Pungitius pungitius Ten-pined stickleback Rutilus rutilus Roach Scardinius erythropthalmus Rudd

MAMMALIA (mammals) Apodemus sylvaticus Wood mouse Meles meles Badger Muntiacus muntjak Muntjac Myodes glareolus Bank vole Myotis daubentonii Daubenton’s bat Pipistrellus pipistrellus Common pipistrelle bat Pipistrellus pygmaeus Soprano pipistrelle bat Vulpes vulpes Fox REPTILIA (reptiles) Natrix natrix Grass snake

ANIMALS: invertebrates

CHELICERATA: ARACHNIDA ( and harvestmen) Anelosimus vittatus Comb-footed Anyphaena accentuata Buzzing spider Araneus diadematus Garden spider Araniella cucurbitina Green orb spider Atea sturmi Orb web spider brevipes Clubiona comta Clubiona pallidula Diaea dorsata Green crab spider Dicranopalpus ramosus Harvestman Enoplognatha ovata Comb-footed or candystripe spider Gibbaranea gibbosa Orb spider Lepthyphantes tenibricola

Lepthyphantes tenuis Money spider 2 Linyphia triangularis Hammock web spider : ARACHNIDA (spiders and harvestmen) continued ... Meta segmentata Orb spider Mitopus morio Harvestman Nigma walckenaeri Green cribellate spider Opilio canestrinii Harvestman Opilio saxatilis Harvestman Paidiscura pallens pullata Common Phalangium opilio Harvestman albidus Philodromus aureolus Running crab spider Pisaura mirablis Nursery web spider scenicus Zebra spider montana Shadow stretch spider Theridion impressum Theridion sisyphium Comb-footed spider Theridion tinctum Trochosa terricola Wolf spider Xysticus cristatus Crab spider Zelotes pedestris Zygiella atrica Orb web spider CRUSTACEA Amphipoda Gammarus Freshwater shrimp Cladocera Species unidentified Water flea Colembola Orchesella sp. Springtail Isopoda Armadillidium depressum Southern pill woodlouse Armadillidium vulgare Common pill woodlouse Asellus aquaticus Water hoglouse Oniscus assellus Common shiny woodlouse Philoscia muscorum Common striped woodlouse

HEXAPODA: INSECTA () Coleoptera (beetles) Acilius sulcatus Water beetle Adalia 10-punctata 10 spot ladybird Adalia 2-punctata 2 spot ladybird Amara convexior Ground beetle Amara familiaris Ground beetle Badister bullata Ground beetle Bembidion lampros Ground beetle Brachypterus urticae Nettle pollen beetle Carabus violaceus Violet ground beetle 3 Ceutorhynchus pollinarius Weevil Chrysolina americana Rosemary beetle Coccinella septem-punctuata 7-spot ladybird Diaperis boleti Darkling beetle Dysticus Diving beetle Harmonia 4-punctata Cream-streaked ladybird Harmonia axyridis Harlequin ladybird Hister unicolor Clown beetle Lagria hirta Darkling beetle Loricera pilicornis Ground beetle Mycetophagus quadropustu- latus Fungus beetle Nebria brevicollis Ground beetle Notiophilus biguttatus Ground beetle Oedemera nobilis Thick-kneed flower beetle Ophonus rufibarbis Ground beetle Oulma melanopa Ceral leaf beetle Platydracus stercorarius Rove beetle Pogonocherus hispidus Lesser thorn-tipped longhorn beetle Pogonocherus fasciculatus Pine longhorn beetle Propylea 14-punctata 14-spot ladybird Psyllobora 22-punctata 22-spot ladybird Pterostichus madidus Ground beetle Rhagonycha fulva Soldier Beetle Silpha atrata Burying beetle Subcoccinella 24-punctata 24-spot ladybird Diving Beetle Whirligig Beetle Dermaptera (earwigs) Forficula auricula Common earwig Diptera (true ) Coremacera tristis Snail-killing Diplonevra pilosell Scuttle fly Episyrphus balteatus Marmalade hoverfly Megaselia basispinata Scuttle fly Megaselia brevicostalis Scuttle fly Megaselia emarginata Scuttle fly Megaselia pusilla Scuttle fly Merodon equestris validus Large blub fly Syrphus ribesii Hoverfly Volucella inanis Hornet hoverfly Volucella zonaria Hornet hoverfly Ephemeroptera (mayflies) Chloeon Mayfly and mayfly nymphs -auchenorrhyncha (hoppers) Agalia consorbrina Leafhopper Anoscopus serratulae Leafhopper Aphrophora alni Alder spittlebug Cicadula frontalis Leafhopper 4 Cicadula quadrinotata Leafhopper Hemiptera-auchenorrhyncha (hoppers) continued …. Cicadula frontalis Leafhopper Cicadula quadrinotata Leafhopper Eupteryx aurata Leafhopper Eupteryx melissae Leafhopper Eupteryx urticae Leafhopper Euryhadnia pulchella Leafhopper Hyledelphax elegantula Planthopper Juvesella pellucida Planthopper Lamprotettix nitidulus Leafhopper Neophilaenus lineatus Froghopper Philaenus spumaris Common froghopper Hemiptera- (true bugs) Acanthosoma haemorrhoi- dale Hawthorn shieldbug Aelia acuminate Bishop's mitre Coreus marginatus Squash bug Corixidae sp Lesser water boatman baccarum Sloe bug Elasmucha grisea Parent bug Empicoris vagabundus Assassin bug Gerris lacustris Pond skater Heterogaster urticae Nettle ground bug Heterotoma planicornis Mirid bug Himacers mirmicoides Ant damsel bug Liocoris tripustulatus Mirid bug Lygocoris pabulinus Common green capsid bug Notonecta glauca Greater Water Boatman Palomena prasina Green Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Forest bug Water Boatman Hemiptera-sternorrhyncha (aphids, psyllids and allies) Psyla alni Alder psyllid Trioza urticae Nettle psyllid Hymenoptera (bees and wasps) Anthidium mancatum Wool carder bee Bombus hortorum Garden bumblebee Bombus hypnorum Tree bumblebee Bombus lapidarius Red-tailed bumblebee Bombus lucorum White-tailed bumblebee Bombus pascuorum Common carder bee Bombus pratorum Early bumblebee Bombus terrestris Buff-tailed bumblebee Bombus vestalis Cuckoo bumblebee Dolichovespula sylvestris Tree wasp Species unidentified Sawfly

5 : butterflies Cynthia cardui Painted lady Inarchis io Peacock Maniola jurtina Meadow brown Pararge aegeria Speckled wood Pieris brassicae Large white Pieris napi Green-veined white Pieris rapae Small White Polygonia c-album Comma Pyronia tithonus Gatekeeper Thymelicus sylvestris Small skipper Vanessa atalanta Red admiral Lepidoptera: Abrostola tripartita The spectacle Acronicta psi/tridens Grey/ dark dagger Acronicta rumicis Knot grass Agrotis clavis Heart and club Agrotis exclamationis Heart and dart Agrotis puta Shuttle-shaped dart Apamea monoglypha Dark arches Autographa gamma Silver Y Biston betularia Peppered Bupalus piniaria Bordered white Cameraria ohridella Horse chestnut leaf miner moth Cosmia trapezina The dun-bar Cucullia verbasci Mullein moth Deilephila elpenor Elephant hawk moth Diarsia mendica Ingrailed clay Dioryctria abietella no common name Discestra trifolii The nutmeg Eilema griseola Dingy footman Furcula bifida Poplar kitten Hepialus lupulinus Common swift Hoplodrina alsines The uncertain Hylaea fasciaria Barred red Idaea aversata Riband wave Laothoe populi Poplar hawk moth Lozotaeniodes formosanus no common name Mesapamea secalis Common rustic conigera Brown-line bright-eye Mythimna pallens Common wainscot Noctua comes Lesser yellow underwing Noctua fimbriata Broad bordered yellow underwing Lesser broad-bordered yellow under- Noctua janthe wing Noctua pronuba Large yellow underwing Ochropleura plecta Flame shoulder Oligia strigilis Marbled minor 6 Paradrina clavipalpis Pale mottled willow Lepidoptera: moths continued …. Pheosia tremula Swallow prominent Plagodis dolabraria Scorched wing Platyptilia gonodactyla Triangle plume Thera britannica Spruce carpet Neuroptera (lacewings and allies) Chrysopa septempunctata Green lacewing Odonata (dragonflies and damselflies) Aeshna cyanea Southern hawker Aeshna grandis Brown hawker Coenagrion puella Azure damselfly Ischnura elegans Common bluetail damselfly Libellula quadrimaculata Four-spotted chaser Pyrrhosoma nymphula Large red damselfly (crickets & grasshoppers) Chorthippus brunneus Common field grasshopper Leptophyes punctatissima Speckled bush-cricket meriodionale Southern bush cricket Meconema thalassinum Oak bush cricket Trichoptera (caddisflies) Species unidentified Caddisfly larvae MOLLUSCA/GASTROPODA (slugs and snails) Freshwater species Acroloxus lacustris Anisus vortex Bathyomphalus contortus Bithynia leachii Bithynia tentaculata Ferrissia wautieri Gyraulus albus Hippeutis complanatus Lymnaea stagnalis Physella acuta Pisidium henslowanum Pisidium milium Pisidium nitidum Planorbarius corneus Planorbis carinatus Planorbis planorbis Radix balthica Terrestrial species Aegopinella nitidula Ambiolimax valentiana Arion ater Arion distinctus Arion intermedius Arion subfuscus 7 Arion hortensis agg. Candidula intersecta MOLLUSCA/GASTROPODA (slugs and snails) continued …. Cecilioides acicula Cepaea hortensis Cepaea nemoralis Cochlicopa lubrica Cornu aspersum Deroceras reticulatum Discus rotundatus Lauria cylindracea Limacus maculates Limax maximus Limax maximus Monacha cantiana Oxychilus alliarius Oxychilus cellarius Oxychilus drapardnaudi Pyramidula rupestris Tandonia budapestensis Tandonia sowerbyi Testacella haliotidea Trochulus hispidus Trochulus striolatus Vallonia costata Vallonia excentrica Vitrea crystallina Vitrea contracta Vitrina pellucida Alien species in Glasshouse Range Allopeas gracile Gulella io Hawaiia miniscula Subulina octona Zonitoides arboreus MYRIAPODA (millipedes and centipedes) Geophilus sp. Centipede, species unidentified FUNGI

Agaricus augustus The prince Agaricus campestris Field mushroom Agrocybe cf rivulosa Auricularia auriculajudae Jew’s ear Biscogniauxia nummularia Beech tarcrust Bjerkandera adusta Smoky bracket Calocera cornea Small stagshorn Ceratiomyxa fruticulosa Conocybe sp Coprinus disseminatus Trooping crumble caps 8 Coprinus sp. Inkcap, three unidentified species FUNGI continued …. Dacrymyces stillatus Common jellyspot Daldinia concentrica King Alfred's cakes Erysiphe heraclei Hogweed mildew Ganoderma australe (adspersum) Southern bracket Hygrocybe conica Blackening waxcap Hyphodontia sambuci Elder whitewash Lycogala epidendron Lycogala terrestre Marasmius oreades Fairy ring champignon Marasmius ramealis Marasmius rotula Mucilago crustacea Mycena stylobates Parasola plicatilis Parasol inkcap Phellinus cf ferruginosus Rusty porecrust Phragmidium bulbosum Bramble rust Phragmidium violceum Violet bramble rust Pleurotus cornucopiae Branching oyster Pluteus sp Polyporus squamosus Dryad's saddle Puccinia acetosae Sorrel rust Puccinia iridis Iris rust Puccinia malvacearum Hollyhock rust Ramaria stricta Upright Coral Stemonitis fusca Stemonitis sp Stereum hirsutum Hairy stereum Trametes versicolor Turkey's tail Xylaria longipes Dead moll's fingers Xylaria polymorpha Dead man's fingers PLANTS

Acer pseudoplatanus Sycamore Achillea millefolium Yarrow Aegopodium podagraria Ground elder Aesculus hippocastanum Horse chestnut Aethusa cynapium Fool's parsley Ajuga reptans Bugle Alliaria petiolata Garlic mustard Allium carinatum Keeled garlic Allium roseum Rosy garlic Anchusa officinalis Alkanet Anisantha sterilis Barren brome Anthriscus sylvestris Cow parsley Arrhenatherum elatius False oat-grass Artemisia vulgaris Mugwort Arum maculatum Lords-and-ladies Atriplex prostrata Spear-leaved orache Atropa belladonna Deadly nightshade 9 Ballota nigra Black horehound Bellis perennis Daisy Brachypodium sylvaticum False brome PLANTS continued …. Bryonia dioica White bryony Bunias orientalis Warty cabbage Callitriche stagnalis Common water-starwort Calystegia silvatica Large bindweed Campanula rapunculoides Creeping bellflower Campanula trachelium Nettle-leaved bellflower Capsella bursa-pastoris Shepherd’s-purse Cardamine flexuosa Wavy bittercress Carduus nutans Musk thistle Cerastium fontanum Common mouse-ear Chaenorrhinum minus Small toadflax Chelidonium majus Greater celandine Chenopodium album Fat-hen Chenopodium rubrum Red goosefoot Circaea lutetiana Enchanter's nightshade Cirsium arvense Creeping thistle Cirsium vulgare Spear thistle Claytonia perfoliata Springbeauty Clematis vitalba Traveller's joy Clinopodium vulgare Wild basil Convolvulus arvensis Field bindweed Conyza canadensis Canadian fleabane Conyza sumatrensis Guernsey fleabane Coronopus didymus Lesser swine-cress Crepis capillaris Smooth hawk's-beard Crepis vesicaria subsp taraxacifolia Beaked hawk's-beard Dactylis glomerata Cock's-foot Dactylorhiza praetermissa Southern marsh-orchid Diplotaxis muralis Annual wall-rocket Dipsacus fullonum Wild teasel Epilobium ciliatum American willowherb Epilobium hirsutum Great willowherb Epilobium montanum Broad-leaved willowherb Epilobium tetragonum Square-stalked willowherb Equisetum arvense Field horsetail Euphorbia helioscopia Sun spurge Euphorbia lathyris Caper spurge Euphorbia peplus Petty spurge Fallopia convolvulus Black-bindweed Fraxinus excelsior Ash Fumaria officinalis subsp wirtgenii Common fumitory Galium aparine Cleavers Galium mollugo Hedge bedstraw Galium verum Lady's bedstraw Geranium molle Dove's-foot crane's-bill Geranium pusillum Small-flowered crane's-bill Geranium pyrenaicum Hedgerow crane's-bill 10 Geranium robertianum Herb robert Geranium rotundifolium Round-leaved crane's-bill PLANTS continued …. Geum urbanum Wood avens Glechoma hederacea Ground-ivy Hedera helix Common ivy Heracleum sphondylium Hogweed Holcus lanatus Yorkshire fog Hordeum murinum Wall barley Hottonia palustris Water-violet Hyacinthoides hispanica Spanish bluebell Hypericum perforatum Perforate St John’s-wort Impatiens parviflora Small balsam Knautia arvensis Field scabious Lactuca serriola Prickly lettuce White deadnettle Lamium amplexicaule Henbit deadnettle Lamium purpureum Red deadnettle Lapsana communis Nipplewort Lathyrus pratensis Meadow vetchling Lemna minor Common duckweed Leontodon autumnalis Autumn hawkbit Leucanthemum vulgare Oxeye daisy Lilium martagon Martagon lily Common toadflax Lithospermum arvense Field gromwell Lolium perenne Perennial rye-grass Malva sylvestris Common mallow Matricaria recutita Scented mayweed Medicago arabica Spotted medick Medicago lupulina Black medick Medicago minima Bur medick Melissa officinalis Balm Mycelis muralis Wall lettuce Myosotis arvensis Field forget-me-not Orobanche hederae Ivy broomrape Orobanche minor Common broomrape Ophrys apifera Bee orchid Oxalis corniculata Procumbant yellow-sorrel Oxalis exilis Least yellow-sorrel Papaver rhoeas Common poppy Pentaglottis sempervirens Green alkanet Persicaria maculosa Redshank Phleum pratense Timothy Phyllitis scolopendrium Hart's-tongue Picris echioides Bristly oxtongue Pilosella officinarum Mouse-ear hawkweed Plantago lanceolata Ribwort plantain Plantago major Greater plantain Poa annua Annual meadow-grass Poa nemoralis Wood meadow-grass Polygonum Knotweed 11 Polygonum aviculare Knotgrass Potentilla reptans Creeping cinquefoil PLANTS continued …. Primula veris Cowslip Primula vulgaris Primrose Prunella vulgaris Selfheal Pteridium aquilinum Bracken Ranunculus acris Meadow buttercup Ranunculus sceleratus Celery-leaved buttercup Raphanus raphanistrum Wild radish Rubus fruticosus Bramble Rumex crispus subsp. crispus Curled dock (subspecies) Rumex obtusifolius Broad-leaved dock Rumex sanguineus Wood dock Salvia verbenaca Wild clary Senecio jacobaea Common ragwort Senecio vulgaris Groundsel Sinapis arvensis Charlock Sison amomum Stone parsley Sisymbrium officinale Hedge mustard Solanum dulcamara Bittersweet Solanum nigrum Black nightshade Sonchus arvensis Perennial sow-thistle Sonchus asper Prickly sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus Smooth sow-thistle Stachys officinalis Betony Stachys palustris Marsh woundwort Stachys sylvatica Hedge woundwort Stellaria media Common chickweed Symphytum officinale x asper- um Russian comfrey Tanacetum parthenium Feverfew Taraxacum officinale Dandelion Tragopogon pratensis Goat's-beard Trifolium dubium Lesser trefoil Trifolium micranthum Slender trefoil Trifolium pratense Red clover Trifolium repens White clover Tripleurospermum inodorum Scentless mayweed Tussilago farfara Colt's foot Urtica dioica Common nettle Urtica urens Small nettle Verbascum nigrum Dark mullein Veronica anagallis-aquatica Blue water-speedwell Veronica beccabunga Brooklime Veronica chamaedrys Germander speedwell Veronica filiformis Slender speedwell Veronica persica Common field-speedwell Veronica polita Grey field-speedwell Veronica serpyllifolia Thyme-leaved speedwell Vicia cracca Tufted vetch Viola riviniana Common dog-violet 12 Viscum album Mistletoe