Green Longhorn #moths

Posted by on Apr 30, 2017 in 2017, Adela reaumurella, April, Green Longhorn, Provisional identification, Spring | 0 comments

 

 

Insect, Green Longhorn, April 2017

 

With many thanks to Richard Jones for his help. Check out the Bugman Jones site. (more…)

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Speckled Wood #butterflies

Posted by on Apr 20, 2017 in 2017, April, Butterflies, Insects, Speckled Wood, Spring | 0 comments

 

 

Butterfly, Speckled Wood, April 2017

 

Pararge aegeria on the north ride. (more…)

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Bee Fly and Primrose #insects #wildflowers

Posted by on Apr 13, 2017 in 2017, April, Bee Fly, Bombylius major, Fly, Insects, Spring | 0 comments

 

 

Insects, Flowers, Bee Fly, Primroses, April 2017

 

Bombylius major and Primula vulgaris. (more…)

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Orange Tip #butterflies

Posted by on Apr 7, 2017 in 2017, April, Butterflies, Orange Tip, Spring | 0 comments

 

 

Butterfly, Orange Tip, April 2017

 

A first Anthocharis cardamines of the year. (more…)

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Comma #butterflies

Posted by on Apr 3, 2017 in 2017, Butterflies, Comma, Insects, March, Spring | 0 comments

 

 

Butterfly, Comma, March 2017

 

One of a pair of Polygonia c-album which were sunning themselves. (more…)

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Chilling Brimstone #butterflies

Posted by on Mar 30, 2017 in 2017, Brimstone, Butterflies, March, Spring | 0 comments

 

 

Butterfly, Brimstone, March 2017

 

A wonderfully camouflaged Gonepteryx rhamni at rest. (more…)

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‘You better not fool with a Bumblebee!’ #bees #bumblebees

Posted by on Mar 24, 2017 in 2017, Bee, Bumblebee, Insects, March, Spring, Unidentified | 0 comments

 

 

Bumblebee, unidentified, March 2017

 

From The Bumblebee by James Whitcomb Riley. (more…)

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Common Carder Bee #Bumblebees

Posted by on Mar 19, 2017 in 2017, Bee, Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee, Insects, March, Provisional identification, Spring, Uncategorized | 0 comments

 
Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee, provisional identification, March 2017

 

Bombus pascuorum. Provisional identification. (more…)

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Brimstone #butterflies

Posted by on Mar 13, 2017 in 2017, Brimstone, Butterflies, Insects, March, Spring | 0 comments

 

 

Butterfly, Brimstone, March 2017

 

Having spotted Brimstones on the wing for years and never been able to photograph one, delighted this male stayed still. (more…)

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Miner work of art #natures

Posted by on Nov 17, 2016 in 2016, Autumn, Insects, November | 0 comments

 

 

Plants, insects, November 2016

 

Looks like evidence of a leaf miner fly, whose larvae leave a trail when feeding on the tissue between the leaf surfaces. (more…)

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Hazel and visitor #insects #plants

Posted by on Sep 28, 2016 in 2016, Autumn, Fly, Insects, September, Unidentified | 0 comments

 

 

Insect, fly, unidentified, September 2016

 

Possibly Hydrotaea similis on Corylus avellana. (more…)

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Second or third brood #insects #butterflies

Posted by on Sep 12, 2016 in 2016, Autumn, Butterflies, September, Speckled Wood | 0 comments

 

 

Butterflies, Speckled Wood, September 2016

 

Plenty of Speckled Wood, Pararge aegeria, on the rides. (more…)

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