One of the biggest in the UK #hover flies

Posted by on Aug 3, 2015 in 2015, Insects, July, Summer, Volucella pellucens | 0 comments

 

 

Insect, Hover fly, Volucella pellucens, July 2015

 

For more on the Pellucid hover fly, Volucella pellucens, see Nature Spot. (more…)

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Skipper #butterflies

Posted by on Jul 31, 2015 in 2015, Butterflies, Insects, July, Large Skipper, Provisional identification, Summer | 1 comment

 

 

Butterfly, Large Skipper, provisional identification, July 2015

 

Ochlodes sylvanus, Large Skipper, provisional identification. (more…)

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

Posted by on Jul 30, 2015 in 2015, Bee, Bombus terrestris, Bumblebee, Insects, July, Provisional identification, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Bee, Buff-tailed bumblebee, provisional identification, July 2015

 

A line from The Bumblebee by James Whitcomb Riley. (more…)

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Silver-washed Fritillary #butterflies

Posted by on Jul 28, 2015 in 2015, Bramble, Butterflies, Flowers, Insects, July, Silver-washed Fritillary, Summer | 1 comment

 

 

Butterfly, Silver-washed Fritillary, July 2015

 

Argynnis paphia on Bramble flower, Rubus fruticosus. (more…)

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One in more than 280 #insects

Posted by on Jul 26, 2015 in 2015, Eristalis interruptus, Hover Fly, Insects, Provisional identification, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Insect, Hover fly, July 2015

 

Hover fly – there are nearly 300 types found in the UK (more…)

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Mating Ringlets #butterflies

Posted by on Jul 24, 2015 in 2015, Butterflies, Insects, July, Ringlet, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Butterflies, Ringlets, July 2015

 

Felt rude to intrude but managed not to disturb this pair of Aphantopus hyperantus. (more…)

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Meadow Brown #butterflies

Posted by on Jul 22, 2015 in 2015, Butterflies, Insects, July, Meadow Brown, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Butterfly, Meadow Brown, July 2015

 

Maniola jurtina. (more…)

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Hover or Flower fly #insects

Posted by on Jul 20, 2015 in 2015, Eristalis arbustorum, Hover Fly, Insects, Provisional identification, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Insect, Hoverfly, July 2014

 

Eristalis arbustorum, provisional identification. (more…)

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‘Spiritual, airy #insects, humming on gossamer wings’

Posted by on Jul 17, 2015 in 2015, Damselfly, Insects, July, Large Red Damselfly, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Insects, Large Red Dameselfly, July 2015

 

Large Red Damselfly and a line from Whitman.
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Ringlet

Posted by on Jul 15, 2015 in 2015, Butterflies, Insects, July, Ringlet, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Butterfly, Ringlet, July 2015

 

Aphantopus hyperantus. (more…)

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Meadow Brown

Posted by on Jul 10, 2015 in 2015, Butterflies, Insects, July, Meadow Brown, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Butterfly, Meadow Brown, July 2015

 

Maniola jurtina. (more…)

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Unique among UK butterflies

Posted by on Jul 3, 2015 in 2015, Butterflies, Insects, June, Speckled Wood, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Butterfly, Speckled Wood, June 2015

 

Speackled Wood is the only butterfly of the British Isles that can overwinter in 2 stages, as both a larva and pupa. (more…)

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