Finland
Insects known only
from Finland include a leafroller moth Exapate bicuspidella
(Insect
Images), a braconid wasp Phaenocarpa
ungulosetosa (Naturalis
pdf file), a chalcidoid wasp Anaphes
crassipennis (Universal
Chalcidoidea Database), and a planthopper Liburnia axillaris (p. 27 of ymparisto.fi pdf file). Endemic spiders include the money spiders Oreoneta fennica (p. 8 of Arthropoda Selecta pdf file) and Bolyphantes kilpisjaerviensis (Spiders of Europe) and a ground spider Micaria palmgreni (Spiders of Europe).
Vascular plants unique to Finland are limited to microspecies of
dandelions and hawkweeds. Endemic dandelions include Taraxacum nylandicum
and Taraxacum
porcellisinus (both at SEKJ
pdf file), Taraxacum erici and Taraxacum laudabile (both at SEKJ pdf file), Taraxacum
grossodentosum (Euro+Med
Plantbase), and Taraxacum
subulisquameum (Euro+Med
Plantbase). Endemic hawkweeds include Hieracium cornigerum
(Euro+Med
Plantbase), Hieracium
impunctatum (Euro+Med
Plantbase), Hieracium
klingstedtii (Euro+Med
Plantbase), and Hieracium
hyalinellum (Euro+Med
Plantbase).