Meadow Brown #butterfly

Posted by Wildwood on Jul 8, 2022 in 2022, An English Wood Blog, Butterflies, Fauna, Insects, June, Meadow Brown, Summer | 0 comments

Maniola jurtina.

Picture taken June 24.

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Ringlet #butterfly

Posted by Wildwood on Jul 1, 2022 in 2022, An English Wood Blog, Butterflies, Fauna, Insects, June, Ringlet, Summer | 0 comments

Aphantopus hyperantus.

Picture taken June 24.

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Dog Rose #plant

Posted by Wildwood on Jun 24, 2022 in 2022, An English Wood Blog, Dog Rose, Episyrphus balteatus, Fauna, Flowers, Hover Fly, Insects, June, Plants, Summer, Uncategorized | 0 comments

Dog Rose, Rosa canina, and Marmalade flower fly, Episyrphus balteatus.

Picture taken June 24.

#hoverfly #hoverflies #wildflowers #plants #nature #naturephotography #woods #insects #insect #smallwoodsassociation

Poplar Leaf Beetle #insect

Posted by Wildwood on Jun 17, 2022 in 2022, An English Wood Blog, Fauna, Insects, May, Poplar Leaf Beetle, Provisional identification, Spring | 0 comments

Chrysomela populi, provisional identification.

Picture taken May 21.

If you can confirm identification, please leave a message below.

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Common Blue Damselfly #insect

Posted by Wildwood on Jun 10, 2022 in 2022, An English Wood Blog, Common Blue Damselfly, Damselfly, Fauna, Insects, May, Spring | 0 comments

Enallagma cyathigerum, mating. Provisional identification.

Picture taken May 21.

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Peacock moth #insect

Posted by Wildwood on May 30, 2022 in 2022, An English Wood Blog, Fauna, Insects, May, Moth, Peacock Moth, Spring | 0 comments

Macaria notata.

Picture taken May 21.

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Darter #insect

Posted by Wildwood on May 16, 2022 in 2022, An English Wood Blog, April, Common Darter, Dragonfly, Fauna, Insects, Spring | 0 comments

Looks like Sympetrum striolatum, a Common Darter.

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Speckled Wood #butterflies

Posted by Wildwood on May 6, 2022 in 2022, An English Wood Blog, April, Butterflies, Fauna, Insects, Speckled Wood, Spring | 0 comments

Pararge aegeria.

Picture taken April 18.

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Searching for a nest #bees

Posted by Wildwood on Apr 1, 2022 in 2022, Bombus terrestris, Bumblebee, Fauna, Insects, March, Provisional identification, Spring | 0 comments

Brimstone butterflies were on the wing and bumblebees hunting for nests.

Possibly a Buff-tailed bumblebee, Bombus terrestris.

Picture taken March 22.

#bees #bumblebees #nature #naturephotography #woods #insects #insect #insectphotography #bee

Millipede #insect

Posted by Wildwood on Oct 15, 2021 in 2021, An English Wood Blog, Autumn, Fauna, Insects, Millipede, October, Provisional identification | 0 comments

Possibly a White-legged Snake Millipede which I disturbed. Now back sheltering behind the remote camera.

Tachypodoiulus niger, provisional identification.

If you can help with identification, please leave a message below.

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Mineworkers #insects

Posted by Wildwood on Oct 1, 2021 in 2021, An English Wood Blog, Autumn, Burdocks, Fauna, Flowers, Insects, Leaf miner, Plants, September | 0 comments

Leaf miners at work on a Burdock.

Picture taken September 22.

#plants #nature #naturephotography #woods #insect

Southern Hawker #dragonfly

Posted by Wildwood on Sep 27, 2021 in 2021, An English Wood Blog, Autumn, Fauna, Insects, September, Southern Hawker | 2 comments

A male Aeshna cyanea patrolling above the pond.

Picture taken September 22.

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