Cuckoo Spit #insects

 

 

Insects, Cuckoospit, June 2016

 

The protective froth exuded by the larvae of the Froghopper, possibly Philaenus spumarius. (more…)

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Distant Skipper #butterflies

 

 

Butterfly, Skipper, June 2016

 

Looks like a Large Skipper. (more…)

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Speckled Wood #insects

 

 

Butterfly, Speckled Wood, May 2016

 

Pararge aegeria. (more…)

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The Vetch and the Bumblebee #insects #plants

 

 

Insect, Bee, Vetch, May 2016

 

Looks like a Tree Bumblebee, Bombus hypnorum, on Bush Vetch, Vicia sepium. (more…)

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Black-headed Cardinal Beetle #insects

 

 

Insect, Black-headed Cardinal Beetle, provisional identification, May 2016

 

If this is Pyrochroa coccinea, then the wood has two of the three species of Cardinal Beetle found in the UK. (more…)

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First butterfly of the year #insects

 

 

Butterfly, Orange Tip, May 2016

 

There have been Brimstones on the wing but this is the first butterfly that stayed to be photographed, a female Orange Tip. (more…)

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April wake-up call #insects

 

 

Insects, Common Pond Skater, April 2016

 

The Common Pond Skater emerges from hibernation from April onwards. (more…)

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Nest hunting #bumblebee

 

 

Insect, Bumblebee, Bombus terrestris, March 2016

 

A Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Bombus terrestris, usually the first Bumblebee to emerge in the spring, diligently searching. (more…)

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New home owner #nature

Insect, Fly, Haematobosca stimulans, January 2016

 

Last month it was snails sheltering behind the remote camera, this time it’s a fly, possibly Haematobosca stimulans. (more…)

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A promise of life renewed #trees

 

 

Trees, Ash, October 2015

 

Ash, Fraxinus excelsior, plays host to an unidentified pupa in the rain. (more…)

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Noon fly #insects

 

 

Insect, Noon Fly, provisional identification, September 2015

 

Mesembrina meridiana, provisional identification, on Bramble, Rubus fruticosus. (more…)

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Speckled Wood #butterflies

 

 

Butterfly, Speckled Wood, September 2015

 

Pararge aegeria makes use of a tree guard on a dull day. (more…)

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