teek

nl-noun

teek m (plural teken, diminutive teekje n)

teken (plural)
teekje (diminutive neuter)

From Middle Dutch teke, from Old Dutch *tika, from Proto-West Germanic *tīkō (“tick”).


bij

nl-adj

bij (used only predicatively, not comparable)

From Middle Dutch bi, from Old Dutch bī, from Proto-West Germanic *bī, from Proto-Germanic *bi.

Eerst leek hij te langzaam, maar nu is hij weer bij.

First he seemed too slow, but now he has caught up again.


mot

nl-noun

mot f (plural motten, diminutive motje n)

motten (plural)
motje (diminutive neuter)

Negerhollands: mot

→ Papiamentu: mot (dated)

From Middle Dutch motte. Cognate to English moth, German Motte.

butterfly-like insect: moth (usually nocturnal insect of the order Lepidoptera)


mug

mug f (plural muggen, diminutive mugje n or muggetje n)

muggen (plural)
mugje (diminutive neuter)
muggetje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: mug

→ English: muggie

From Middle Dutch mugge, from Old Dutch *mugga, from Proto-West Germanic *muggju, from Proto-Germanic *mugjō (“midge”).
Compare Low German mügge, German Mücke, West Frisian mich, English midge, Danish myg.

a mosquito, a gnat, any fly of the suborder Nematocera except sometimes the larger tropical species (which are commonly called muskiet)


mier

mier f (plural mieren, diminutive miertje n)

mieren (plural)
miertje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: mier

Berbice Creole Dutch: mira

Skepi Creole Dutch: mira

→ Ambonese Malay: mir

→ Lokono: miri

→ Aukan: mila

→ Kupang Malay: mir

→ Sranan Tongo: mira

→ West Frisian: mier

From Middle Dutch miere, from Old Dutch *miuri, from Proto-Germanic *miurijǭ.


uil

uil m or f (plural uilen, diminutive uiltje n)

uilen (plural)
uiltje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: uil

→ Caribbean Hindustani: ullu

From Middle Dutch ule, from Old Dutch *ūwila, *ūwala, *ūla, from Proto-Germanic *uwwalǭ, diminutive of *uwwǭ (“eagle-owl”), of imitative origin or a variant of *ūfaz, *ūfǭ.

onomatopoeic

imitative

Veel uilen hebben typerende uilvlekken.

Many owlet moths have characteristic wing marks.


wesp

nl-noun

wesp f (plural wespen, diminutive wespje n)

wespen (plural)
wespje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: wesp

From earlier Modern Dutch wespe, from Middle Dutch wespe, from Old Dutch *wespa, with metathesis from Proto-West Germanic *wapsu, from Proto-Germanic *wepsō-, from Proto-Indo-European *wobʰseh₂ (“wasp”), from *webʰ- (“weave”).
Cognate with German Wespe, Low German Wösp, English wasp.

wasp, used certain members of the order Hymenoptera, especially of the superfamily Vespoidea


treksprinkhaan

treksprinkhaan m (plural treksprinkhanen, diminutive treksprinkhaantje n)

treksprinkhanen (plural)
treksprinkhaantje (diminutive neuter)

From trekken (“to migrate”) + sprinkhaan (“grasshopper”).


ridder

nl-noun

ridder m (plural ridders, diminutive riddertje n)

ridders (plural)
riddertje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: ridder

From Middle Dutch riddere, a variant form of ridere, from Old Dutch *rīdere, from rīdan + -ere (equivalent to modern rijder).

(obsolete) one of certain butterflies of the family Papilionidae

(obsolete) in particular, the swallowtail, Papilio machaon


krab

krab f or m (plural krabben, diminutive krabbetje n)

krabben (plural)
krabbetje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: krap

Berbice Creole Dutch: krabu

desc

Negerhollands: krabe, krabischi, krabu, crabbo, krabbo

→ Virgin Islands Creole: krabu (dated)

Skepi Creole Dutch: krabu

→ Sranan Tongo: krabu

→ Caribbean Hindustani: krabu

→ Caribbean Javanese: krabu

→ Saramaccan: kaábu

From Middle Dutch crabbe, from Old Dutch *krabba.

(zoology) crab, crustacean of the infraorder Brachyura


krekel

nl-noun

krekel m (plural krekels, diminutive krekeltje n)

krekels (plural)
krekeltje (diminutive neuter)

From Middle Dutch crekel, possibly a diminutive of an older form kreke (“cricket”), ultimately of imitative origin and related to the root of kraken (“to crack”). Related to kriek, English creak.

onomatopoeic

imitative


vlinder

nl-noun

vlinder m (plural vlinders, diminutive vlindertje n)

vlinders (plural)
vlindertje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: vlinder

Perhaps ultimately from Proto-Germanic *fî-faldrôn (“flying, folding”), from Proto-Germanic *fifaldǭ (“butterfly”). If so, related to Faroese firvaldur and German Falter.
Compare obsolete or dialectal English flinder.

der

butterfly, or generally any insect belonging to the order Lepidoptera


kakkerlak

nl-noun

kakkerlak m (plural kakkerlakken, diminutive kakkerlakje n)

kakkerlakken (plural)
kakkerlakje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: kakkerlak

Berbice Creole Dutch: kakalaka

Negerhollands: kakerlaker, kakelak

desc

→ Virgin Islands Creole: kakalaka, kakaroachee (dated)

Skepi Creole Dutch: kakalaka

→ Lokono: kakalaka

→ Aukan: kakaaka

→ Caribbean Hindustani: calcattá

→ Danish: kakerlak

→ Indonesian: kakerlak

→ Papiamentu: kakalaka

→ Sranan Tongo: kakalaka

→ Saramaccan: ahalakpákpa

From kacker, a contemptuous term derived from kakken (“to shit, defecate”), and lacker (“talker, freeloader”), from likken (“to lick”).

(soccer, colloquial, often derogatory) supporter of Feyenoord


hoornaar

nl-noun

hoornaar m (plural hoornaars, diminutive hoornaartje n)

hoornaars (plural)
hoornaartje (diminutive neuter)

By surface analysis, hoorn + -aar (perhaps referring to its antennae), but likely actually derived from Proto-West Germanic *hurnutu, whence English hornet.


lieveheersbeestje

Afrikaans: lieweheersbesie

→ West Frisian: leavehearsbistke

From Onze Lieve Heer (“our Dear Lord”) + beestje (“beast, animal”). Compare Russian бо́жья коро́вка (bóžʹja koróvka), Irish bóín Dé, Polish boża krówka.

ncog

бо́жья коро́вка

ladybird, ladybug, insectivore beetle of the family Coccinellidae


hommel

nl-noun

hommel f (plural hommels, diminutive hommeltje n)

hommels (plural)
hommeltje (diminutive neuter)

From Middle Dutch hommel. Likely an onomatopoeic derivation from a verb and the archaic diminutive suffix -el (compare druppel).
Cognate with Middle Low German homel, Old High German humbal, German Hummel, West Frisian hommel, Middle English humbil, English humblebee, Norwegian humle, Swedish humla. See also hommelen, hommeles and German hummeln.


mijt

mijt f (plural mijten, diminutive mijtje n)

mijten (plural)
mijtje (diminutive neuter)

From Middle Dutch mite, from Old Dutch *mīta, from Proto-Germanic *mītōn.


formicarium

formicarium n (plural formicaria, diminutive formicariumpje n)

formicaria (plural)
formicariumpje (diminutive neuter)


zijdevlinder

zijdevlinder m (plural zijdevlinders, diminutive zijdevlindertje n)

zijdevlinders (plural)
zijdevlindertje (diminutive neuter)

domestic silkmoth, Bombyx mori; the butterfly species commonly used for silk production


sprinkhaan

sprinkhaan m (plural sprinkhanen, diminutive sprinkhaantje n)

sprinkhanen (plural)
sprinkhaantje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: sprinkaan

Berbice Creole Dutch: springhan

Jersey Dutch: spränghân, spränghântśe (from the diminutive)

Negerhollands: springhaen

From springen (“to jump”) + haan (“cock”).

locust, grasshopper, insect of the suborder Caelifera or infraorder Acrididea


kreeft

kreeft f (plural kreeften, diminutive kreeftje n)

kreeften (plural)
kreeftje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: kreef

Negerhollands: kreeft, greef

→ Papiamentu: kref, kreeft

From Middle Dutch crevet, creeft, from Old Dutch *krevit, from Proto-West Germanic *krabit, from Proto-Germanic *krabitaz. Akin to German Krebs and Swedish kräfta.

lobster, crayfish, used of certain members of the Pleocyemata


schorpioen

schorpioen m (plural schorpioenen, diminutive schorpioentje n)

schorpioenen (plural)
schorpioentje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: skerpioen

→ Papiamentu: skorpioen, schorpioen (dated)

From Middle Dutch scorpioen, from Old French scorpion, from Latin scorpiō, from Ancient Greek σκορπίος (skorpíos).

a European mole cricket (Gryllotalpa gryllotalpa)

European mole cricket
European mole cricket


oorworm

oorworm m (plural oorwormen, diminutive oorwormpje n)

oorwormen (plural)
oorwormpje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of oor (“ear”) + worm (“worm, critter”).


honingbij

honingbij f or m (plural honingbijen, diminutive honingbijtje n)

honingbijen (plural)
honingbijtje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: heuningby

→ Papiamentu: honingbei

/ˈɦoː.nɪŋˌbɛi̯/

Over de hele wereld loopt het aantal honingbijen sterk terug. De teelt van groente en fruit komt hierdoor onder druk te staan.

Over the whole world, the number of honeybees goes down strongly. Because of this, the cultivation of vegetables and fruits comes under stress. (nl.wikipedia news, 1.28.2009)


zandloper

zandloper m (plural zandlopers, diminutive zandlopertje n)

zandlopers (plural)
zandlopertje (diminutive neuter)

From zand (“sand”) + loper (“walker, runner”).

compound

a tiger beetle of the subfamily Cicindelinae, in particular one of the genus Cicindela


meikever

nl-noun

meikever m (plural meikevers, diminutive meikevertje n)

meikevers (plural)
meikevertje (diminutive neuter)

the cockchafer (beetle), Melolontha melolontha


kruisspin

kruisspin f (plural kruisspinnen, diminutive kruisspinnetje n)

kruisspinnen (plural)
kruisspinnetje (diminutive neuter)

From kruis (“cross”) + spin (“spider”), referring to the cross-shaped pattern on its back.

Araneus diadematus
Araneus diadematus#Translingual

European garden spider
European garden spider

Araneus diadematus (European garden spider)


bidsprinkhaan

bidsprinkhaan m (plural bidsprinkhanen, diminutive bidsprinkhaantje n)

bidsprinkhanen (plural)
bidsprinkhaantje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of bidden (“to pray”) + sprinkhaan (“grasshopper, locust”).

compound

a praying mantis, any of various predatory insects of the order Mantodea


meelworm

nl-noun

meelworm m (plural meelwormen, diminutive meelwormpje n)

meelwormen (plural)
meelwormpje (diminutive neuter)

From meel (“meal”) + worm, compare German Mehlwurm.


juffer

juffer f (plural juffers or jufferen, diminutive juffertje n)

juffers (plural)
jufferen (plural)
juffertje (diminutive neuter)


waterjuffer

waterjuffer f (plural waterjuffers, diminutive waterjuffertje n)

waterjuffers (plural)
waterjuffertje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: waterjuffer

→ West Frisian: wetterjuffer (calque)

pond damselfly; any damselfly that belongs to the family Coenagrionidae


glimworm

glimworm m (plural glimwormen, diminutive glimwormpje n)

glimwormen (plural)
glimwormpje (diminutive neuter)

From glimmen (“to glow”) + worm (“worm”).

a firefly, beetle of the family Lampyridae, especially its grub


blauwtje

The sense rejection refers to a blauwe plek (“bruise”, literally “blue spot”); the butterfly subfamily refers to the blue color of these species' wings (although some butterfly species with this name do not have blue wings, such as the bruin blauwtje).

a blue, a butterfly of the lycaenid subfamily Polyommatinae


mierenboerderij

mierenboerderij f (plural mierenboerderijen, diminutive mierenboerderijtje n)

mierenboerderijen (plural)
mierenboerderijtje (diminutive neuter)

From mier (“ant”) + -en- + boerderij (“farm”).


vuurvlieg

nl-noun

vuurvlieg f (plural vuurvliegen, diminutive vuurvliegje n)

vuurvliegen (plural)
vuurvliegje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of vuur (“fire”) + vlieg (“fly”).


huif

huif f (plural huiven, diminutive huifje n)

huiven (plural)
huifje (diminutive neuter)

From Middle Dutch huve, from Old Dutch *hūfa, a conflation of Proto-West Germanic *hūbā (“hood, cowl”) and *hūfi (“hive”).
Cognate with English houve and hive.


wandelende tak

nl-noun

wandelende tak m (plural wandelende takken)


eendenmossel

eendenmossel f (plural eendenmossels, diminutive eendenmosseltje n)

eendenmossels (plural)
eendenmosseltje (diminutive neuter)


imme

imme f (plural immen, diminutive immetje n)

immen (plural)
immetje (diminutive neuter)

From Middle Dutch imme, from Old Dutch *imbi, from Proto-West Germanic *imbī. Cognate with Old Saxon *imbi, Middle Low German imme, German Low German Imm, Old High German imbi, impi, Middle High German imbe, German Imme, Bavarian Imp, Old Frisian *em, *eme, Saterland Frisian Ieme, West Frisian ime.


hommer

hommer m (plural hommers, diminutive hommertje n)

hommers (plural)
hommertje (diminutive neuter)

Probably via Middle Low German hummer, from Old Norse humarr (“lobster”). The term came to be used because many lobsters were caught off the coast of Norway.


bijenkoningin

bijenkoningin f (plural bijenkoninginnen, diminutive bijenkoninginnetje n)

bijenkoninginnen (plural)
bijenkoninginnetje (diminutive neuter)

From bijen (“bees”) + -en- + koningin (“queen”). Cognate with German Bienenkönigin.

affix

a queen bee (fertile female of social insects)


schildluis

nl-noun

schildluis m (plural schildluizen, diminutive schildluisje n)

schildluizen (plural)
schildluisje (diminutive neuter)

From schild (“shield”) + luis (“louse”).


avondrood

either of two species of moth with characteristic pinkish-red coloring: Deilephila elpenor (elephant hawk moth or large elephant hawk moth) or Deilephila porcellus (small elephant hawk moth)


monarchvlinder

monarchvlinder m (plural monarchvlinders, diminutive monarchvlindertje n)

monarchvlinders (plural)
monarchvlindertje (diminutive neuter)

the monarch (butterfly), Danais plexippus


kriek

kriek f (plural krieken, diminutive kriekje n)

krieken (plural)
kriekje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: kriek

→ Papiamentu: kriki, krieki

From Middle Dutch crekel, from Old Dutch *krik-, of imitative origin, similar to krekel. See also French criquer, English cricket.

onomatopoeic

imitative

(Netherlands, dialectal, Gelderland, formerly also in Holland) a cricket, insect of the family Gryllidae


nachtvlinder

nl-noun

nachtvlinder m (plural nachtvlinders, diminutive nachtvlindertje n)

nachtvlinders (plural)
nachtvlindertje (diminutive neuter)

Compound from nacht (“night”) + vlinder (“butterfly”).

(entomology) nocturnal moth (nocturnal insect of the order Lepidoptera)


maritieme oorworm

maritieme oorworm m (plural maritieme oorwormen, diminutive maritiem oorwormpje n)

maritieme oorwormen (plural)
maritiem oorwormpje (diminutive neuter)


pissebed

pissebed m or f (plural pissebedden, diminutive pissebedje n)

pissebedden (plural)
pissebedje (diminutive neuter)

isopod, pill bug, woodlouse: any member of the Isopoda


wolfsspin

wolfsspin f (plural wolfsspinnen, diminutive wolfsspinnetje n)

wolfsspinnen (plural)
wolfsspinnetje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of wolf (“wolf”) + -s- + spin (“spider”).

wolf spider, spider of the family Lycosidae


muurvarken

muurvarken n (plural muurvarkens, diminutive muurvarkentje n)

muurvarkens (plural)
muurvarkentje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of muur (“wall”) + varken (“pig”). Cf. English sowbug.


kelderzeug

kelderzeug f (plural kelderzeugen, diminutive kelderzeugje n)

kelderzeugen (plural)
kelderzeugje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of kelder (“cellar”) + zeug (“sow”). Cf. English sowbug.

(Netherlands, mainly used in Gelderland, also Brabant) woodlouse, pillbug


steenmot

steenmot f (plural steenmotten, diminutive steenmotje n)

steenmotten (plural)
steenmotje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of steen (“stone”) + mot (“sow”). Cf. English sowbug.

(Northern, mostly used in the east and north of the Netherlands) woodlouse, isopod


varkensbeest

varkensbeest n (plural varkensbeesten, diminutive varkensbeestje n)

varkensbeesten (plural)
varkensbeestje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of varken (“pig”) + -s- + beest (“animal, beast”). Cf. English sowbug.


icarusblauwtje

nl-noun

icarusblauwtje n (plural icarusblauwtjes)

Compound of Icarus + blauwtje (“blue (butterfly)”).


dagvlinder

dagvlinder m (plural dagvlinders, diminutive dagvlindertje n)

dagvlinders (plural)
dagvlindertje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of dag (“day”) + vlinder (“butterfly”).


kalander

kalander f (plural kalanders, diminutive [please provide])

Afrikaans: kalander

Borrowed from Middle French calandre in the 15th or 16th century, ultimately from Ancient Greek κύλινδρος (kúlindros, “cylinder”). Cognate with English calander. Doublet of cilinder.


kommavlinder

Compound of komma (“comma”) + vlinder (“butterfly”). First attested in the nineteenth century.

the common branded skipper, Hesperia comma


rozenkever

nl-noun

rozenkever m (plural rozenkevers, diminutive rozenkevertje n)

rozenkevers (plural)
rozenkevertje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of roos (“rose”) + -en- + kever (“beetle”).

the garden chafer, June bug, Phyllopertha horticola


vliegend hert

vliegend hert n (plural vliegende herten, diminutive vliegend hertje n)

vliegende herten (plural)
vliegend hertje (diminutive neuter)

stag beetle, any beetle of the family Lucanidae


tuinkever

tuinkever m (plural tuinkevers, diminutive tuinkevertje n)

tuinkevers (plural)
tuinkevertje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of tuin (“garden”) + kever (“beetle”).

Synonym of rozenkever (“garden chafer, June bug, Phyllopertha horticola”)


bruin blauwtje

Literally, “brown blue (butterfly), brown bluey”.


koninginnenpage

nl-noun

koninginnenpage m (plural koninginnenpages)


parelmoervlinder

parelmoervlinder m (plural parelmoervlinders, diminutive parelmoervlindertje n)

parelmoervlinders (plural)
parelmoervlindertje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of parelmoer (“mother of pearl”) + vlinder (“butterfly”). Named after the light spots on the wings of certain fritillaries.

compound

any of certain butterflies of the genus Argynnis (the fritillaries)


heideblauwtje

Compound of heide (“meadow, heath”) + blauwtje (“blue (butterfly)”).


stippelmot

nl-noun

stippelmot f (plural stippelmotten, diminutive stippelmotje n)

stippelmotten (plural)
stippelmotje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of stippel (“dot”) + mot (“moth”).

an ermine moth, moth of the family Yponomeutidae


koolwitje

Compound of kool (“cabbage”) + witje (“white (butterfly)”); cabbages are among the favored host plants for these butterflies of this genus to lay their eggs. Compare also the taxonomic names of the species of this genus, which contain brassicae ("of the cabbage") and rapae ("of the turnip"), respectively.

compound

Pieris brassicae
Pieris brassicae#Translingual

a cabbage white, one of two butterflies of the genus Pieris; either the small white (Pieris rapae) or the large white (Pieris brassicae)


malariamug

nl-noun

malariamug f (plural malariamuggen, diminutive malariamugje n)

malariamuggen (plural)
malariamugje (diminutive neuter)

a malaria mosquito; a mosquito of the genus Anopheles that can transmit malaria


langpootmug

langpootmug f (plural langpootmuggen, diminutive langpootmugje n)

langpootmuggen (plural)
langpootmugje (diminutive neuter)

a crane fly, mosquito of the family Tipulidae


graanklander

graanklander f (plural graanklanders, diminutive [please provide])

Sitophilus granarius
Sitophilus granarius#Translingual


klander

klander f (plural klanders, diminutive [please provide])

Ultimately from Ancient Greek κύλινδρος (kúlindros, “cylinder”).

1687, Antonie van Leeuwenhoek letter 57 to Royal Societyhttps://lensonleeuwenhoek.net/content/wrote-letter-57-1687-08-06-ab-102-members-royal-society

The weevils can eat the wheat grains completely empty from within.

De Klanders kunnen de Koorn-Graanen van binnen gants ledig eeten.


snuitkever

snuitkever m (plural snuitkevers, diminutive snuitkevertje n)

snuitkevers (plural)
snuitkevertje (diminutive neuter)

From snuit (“snout”) + kever (“beetle”). Compare English snout beetle.


korenworm

korenworm m (plural korenwormen, diminutive korenwormpje n)

korenwormen (plural)
korenwormpje (diminutive neuter)

By the Dutch they are named Baum-kaefer, Roub-kaefer, Koren Worm, or Corn-Worm, because they destroy the Roots of Corn.]

[1747, Henry Baker, "A letter from Mr. Henry Baker F. R. S. to the President, concerning the grubbs destroying the grass in Norfolk" in Philsophical Transactions of the Royal Society

In het verleden zijn ook proeven gedaan met chemische bestrijding, toepassing van vloeibaar stikstof en natuurlijke bestrijding, zoals met de Korenworm (Listronotus elongatus).

2018 September 20, Janne Brouwers et al., “De Waternavel de baas?”, in H2O:

a plant-eating beetle larva, especially a chafer or weevil


aardbeivlinder

aardbeivlinder m (plural aardbeivlinders)


sluipvlieg

sluipvlieg f (plural sluipvliegen, diminutive sluipvliegje n)

sluipvliegen (plural)
sluipvliegje (diminutive neuter)

Op de nesten werd een aantal sluipvliegen (Tachinidae) aangetroffen, die steeds weer op de nesten met rupsen gingen zitten.

2011, Arno van Stipdonk, Theo Zeegers, “Eiafzet van de sluipvlieg Phorocera grandis op de eikenprocessierups Thaumetopoea processionea (Diptera: Tachinidae, Lepidoptera: Thaumetopoeidae)”, in Nederlandse Faunistische Mededelingen, volume 35, pages 69–72:

a parasitic fly belonging to family Tachinidae


oorwurm

oorwurm m (plural oorwurmen, diminutive oorwurmpje n)

oorwurmen (plural)
oorwurmpje (diminutive neuter)

From Middle Dutch oorworm. Equivalent to oor (“ear”) + worm (“worm, critter”).

(music) earworm (song that gets stuck in your head)


karmozijnrood weeskind

karmozijnrood weeskind n (plural karmozijnrode weeskinderen, diminutive karmozijnrood weeskindje n)

karmozijnrode weeskinderen (plural)
karmozijnrood weeskindje (diminutive neuter)

In Nederland wordt het karmozijnrood weeskind het meest waargenomen in eikenbossen op de Veluwe.

(Can we date this quote?), Vlinder: karmozijnrood weeskind / Catocala sponsa:

In the Netherlands, the crimson orphan is most commonly observed in oak forests in the Veluwe.

KARMOZIJNROOD WEESKIND _(CATOCALA SPONSA)

(Can we date this quote?), karmozijnrood weeskind / Catocala sponsa Foto's: rups:

2021 September 1, Caspar Janssen, Het karmozijnrood weeskind is een nachtvlinder, maar zeker geen grauw motje:

The crimson orphaned child is a moth, but certainly not a gray moth

dark crimson underwing
dark crimson underwing

dark crimson underwing, a species of moth (Catocala sponsa)


huiskrekel

huiskrekel m (plural huiskrekels, diminutive huiskrekeltje n)

huiskrekels (plural)
huiskrekeltje (diminutive neuter)


citroenvlinder

citroenvlinder m (plural citroenvlinders, diminutive citroenvlindertje n)

citroenvlinders (plural)
citroenvlindertje (diminutive neuter)

the brimstone or common brimstone, Gonepteryx rhamni


kleine vos

kleine vos m (plural kleine vossen, diminutive klein vosje n)

kleine vossen (plural)
klein vosje (diminutive neuter)


grote vos

grote vos m (plural grote vossen, diminutive groot vosje n)

grote vossen (plural)
groot vosje (diminutive neuter)

the large tortoiseshell, Nymphalis polychloros


witje

a white, a butterflies of the family Pieridae


distelvlinder

Compound of distel (“thistle”) + vlinder (“butterfly”).


boomblauwtje

Compound of boom (“tree”) + blauwtje (“blue (butterfly)”).


geraniumblauwtje

Compound of geranium + blauwtje (“blue (butterfly)”).


donker pimpernelblauwtje

nl-noun

donker pimpernelblauwtje n (plural donkere pimpernelblauwtjes)

the dusky large blue, Phengaris nausithous


heidegentiaanblauwtje

heidegentiaanblauwtje n (plural heidegentiaanblauwtjes)

Compound of heide (“heath”) + gentiaanblauwtje (“Alcon blue”).

compound

a member of subspecies Phengaris alcon ericae of alcon blue


klaverblauwtje

Compound of klaver (“clover”) + blauwtje (“blue (butterfly)”).


tijgerblauwtje

Compound of tijger (“tiger”) + blauwtje (“blue (butterfly)”).


staartblauwtje

Compound of staart (“tail”) + blauwtje (“blue (butterfly)”).


vals heideblauwtje

the northern blue or idas blue, Plebejus idas


duingentiaanblauwtje

nl-noun

duingentiaanblauwtje n (plural duingentiaanblauwtjes)

Compound of duin (“dune”) + gentiaanblauwtje (“Alcon blue”).

compound

a Dutch Alcon blue, of an extinct subspecies (†Phengaris alcon arenaria) of Alcon blue (Phengaris alcon).


gentiaanblauwtje

Compound of gentiaan (“gentian”) + blauwtje (“blue (butterfly)”).


dwergblauwtje

Compound of dwerg (“dwarf”) + blauwtje (“blue (butterfly)”).


veenbesblauwtje

Compound of veenbes (“cranberry”) + blauwtje (“blue (butterfly)”).


groot geaderd witje

Literally, “big veined white (butterfly)”.


klein geaderd witje

Literally, “small veined white (butterfly)”.


pimpernelblauwtje

Compound of pimpernel (“Sanguisorba”) + blauwtje (“blue (butterfly)”).

compound

the scarce large blue, Phengaris teleius


pauwoog

nl-noun

pauwoog m (plural pauwogen, diminutive pauwoogje n)

pauwogen (plural)
pauwoogje (diminutive neuter)

From pauw (“peacock”) + oog (“eye”), referring to these insects' eye-shaped wing decorations, which are similar to those of a male peacock's.

nachtpauwoog

emperor moth, particularly Saturnia pavonia


dagpauwoog

dagpauwoog m (plural dagpauwogen, diminutive dagpauwoogje n)

dagpauwogen (plural)
dagpauwoogje (diminutive neuter)

From dag (“day”) + pauwoog (“peacock-eye”).


renspin

renspin f (plural renspinnen, diminutive renspinnetje n)

renspinnen (plural)
renspinnetje (diminutive neuter)

From rennen (“to run”) + spin (“spider”).

a philodromid; any spider of the family Philodromidae


rozemarijngoudhaantje

From rozemarijn (“rosemary”) + goudhaantje (“Chrysomelinae beetle”).

compound

the rosemary beetle, Chrysolina americana


kleine parelmoervlinder

nl-noun

kleine parelmoervlinder m (plural kleine parelmoervlinders, diminutive klein parelmoervlindertje n)

kleine parelmoervlinders (plural)
klein parelmoervlindertje (diminutive neuter)

the Queen of Spain fritillary, Issoria lathonia


sint-jacobsvlinder

sint-jacobsvlinder m (plural sint-jacobsvlinders, diminutive sint-jacobsvlindertje n)

sint-jacobsvlinders (plural)
sint-jacobsvlindertje (diminutive neuter)

From vlinder, perhaps named after its host plant, jakobskruiskruid.


johanneskever

johanneskever m (plural johanneskevers, diminutive johanneskevertje n)

johanneskevers (plural)
johanneskevertje (diminutive neuter)

Synonym of rozenkever (“garden chafer, June bug, Phyllopertha horticola”)


frambozenkever

frambozenkever m (plural frambozenkevers, diminutive frambozenkevertje n)

frambozenkevers (plural)
frambozenkevertje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of framboos (“raspberry”) + -en- + kever (“beetle”).

compound

the raspberry beetle, Byturus tomentosus


ratelaar

nl-noun

ratelaar m (plural ratelaars, diminutive ratelaartje n)

ratelaars (plural)
ratelaartje (diminutive neuter)

From ratelen (“to rattle”) + -aar.
* The plant species are so named because their seeds make a rattling noise in their capsules.
* The grasshopper species is so named because the male attracts females with a rattling call.

a rattle, something that makes a rattling noise

the bow-winged grasshopper, Chorthippus biguttulus syn. Glyptobothrus biguttulus


letterzetter

letterzetter m or f (plural letterzetters, diminutive letterzettertje n)

letterzetters (plural)
letterzettertje (diminutive neuter)

the European spruce bark beetle, Ips typographus


erwtenpeulboorder

erwtenpeulboorder m (plural erwtenpeulboorders, diminutive erwtenpeulboordertje n)

erwtenpeulboorders (plural)
erwtenpeulboordertje (diminutive neuter)

From erwtenpeul (“pea pod”) + boren (“to bore, drill”) + -er. This species lays its eggs in, and feeds on, pea pods.

af

pea moth (or pea-maggot in its caterpillar stage) (Cydia nigricana)


groot avondrood

Coordinate term: klein avondrood

elephant hawk moth or large elephant hawk moth (Deilephila elpenor)


klein avondrood

Coordinate term: groot avondrood

small elephant hawk moth (Deilephila porcellus)


koekoekshommel

nl-noun

koekoekshommel f (plural koekoekshommels, diminutive koekoekshommeltje n)

koekoekshommels (plural)
koekoekshommeltje (diminutive neuter)

From koekoek (“cuckoo”) + -s- (“bumblebee”) + hommel. Like the cuckoo bird, bumblebees of genus Psithyrus engage in brood parasitism.

compound

cuckoo bumblebee (bumblebee of genus Psithyrus)