Not quite half-time, but half-goal!
Last night I hit 500 RG animal species - 503 to be exact (and there are still a few easy ones which need confirmation). So I think it's time for some statistics.
| Animal group | English name | No. of species |
|---|---|---|
| Coleoptera | beetles | 55 |
| Diptera | flies | 15 |
| Hemiptera | bugs | 39 |
| Hymenoptera | ants, bees, wasps etc | 21 |
| Papilionoidea | Butterflies | 39 |
| – | Moths | 95 |
| Odonata | dragonflies and damselflies | 8 |
| Orthoptera | grashoppers, crickets etc | 8 |
| – | other insects | 5 |
| Arachnida | spiders, harvestmen, mites etc | 21 |
| Malacostraca | crabs, lobsters etc. | 11 |
| Mollusca | snails, slugs, clams etc | 39 |
| Cnidaria | jellyfish, sea anemones, corals etc | 4 |
| Actinopterygii | ray-finned fishes | 10 |
| Amphibia | frogs, toads, newts, salamanders etc | 1 |
| Reptilia | snakes, lizards, turtles etc | 10 |
| Aves | birds | 113 |
| Mammalia | mammals | 4 |
| – | other animals | 4 |
