Ringlet #butterflies

Posted by on Jul 11, 2016 in 2016, Butterflies, Insects, July, Ringlet, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Butterfly, Ringlet, JulyA 2015

 

Aphantopus hyperantus. (more…)

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Silver-washed Fritillary #butterflies

Posted by on Jul 7, 2016 in 2016, Butterflies, Insects, July, Silver-washed Fritillary, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Butterflies, Silver-washed Fritillary, July 2016

 

A first July visit on a day of overcast skies and drizzle alternating with warm sun which brought the butterflies out. (more…)

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Visitor #plants #insects

Posted by on Jul 2, 2016 in 2016, Grass, Hover Fly, Insects, June, Plants, Summer, Unidentified | 0 comments

 

 

Plant, Insect, Flower Fly, Grass, June 2016

 

Possibly a type of flower or hover fly on a species of meadow or oat grass. (more…)

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Tortoise bug #insects

Posted by on Jun 30, 2016 in 2016, Eurygaster testudinaria, Insects, June, Provisional identification, Shieldbug, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Insect, Shield Bug, provisional identification, June 2016

 

A type of Shieldbug, also known as a Stink Bug. (more…)

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‘Stay near me – do not take thy flight!’ #butterflies

Posted by on Jun 28, 2016 in 2016, Butterflies, Insects, June, Speckled Wood, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Butterflies, Speckled Wood, June 2016

 

From ‘To A Butterfly‘ by Wordsworth. (more…)

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Marsh Thistle and visitor #plants #insects

Posted by on Jun 24, 2016 in 2016, Episyrphus balteatus, Flowers, Hover Fly, Insects, June, Plants, Provisional identification, Summer, Thistle | 0 comments

 

 

Plants, Marsh Thistle, Insect, June 2016

 

Possibly a Flower Fly, Episyrphus balteatus, on Cirsium palustre. (more…)

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Blood-vein #moths

Posted by on Jun 21, 2016 in 2016, Blood-vein, June, Moth, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Moth, Blood-vein, June 2016

 

A first generation Timandra comae, usually a night-flying moth. (more…)

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Cuckoo Spit #insects

Posted by on Jun 19, 2016 in 2016, Cuckoo Spit, Froghopper, Insects, June, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

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

Posted by on Jun 16, 2016 in 2016, Butterflies, June, Large Skipper, Provisional identification, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Butterfly, Skipper, June 2016

 

Looks like a Large Skipper. (more…)

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Speckled Wood #insects

Posted by on Jun 9, 2016 in 2016, Butterflies, May, Speckled Wood, Spring | 0 comments

 

 

Butterfly, Speckled Wood, May 2016

 

Pararge aegeria. (more…)

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The Vetch and the Bumblebee #insects #plants

Posted by on Jun 7, 2016 in 2016, Bombus hypnorum, Bumblebee, Bush Vetch, Insects, May, Spring | 0 comments

 

 

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

Posted by on Jun 3, 2016 in 2016, Cardinal Beetle, May, Spring | 0 comments

 

 

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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