Nymph protection

Posted by on Jun 23, 2015 in 2015, Cuckoo Spit, Flowers, Froghopper, June, Marsh Thistle, Summer | 2 comments

 

 

Insect, Froghopper, June 2015

 

First June visit and while the rides are dominated by Common Spotted Orchid, Creeping Buttercup and Ragged Robin it’s Marsh Thistle, Cirsium palustre, many more than 2m tall, that rule the clearing. (more…)

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Field Cuckoo Bumblebee

Posted by on Jun 5, 2015 in 2015, Bee, Bombus campestris, Bumblebee, May, Spring, Thistle | 0 comments

 

 

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

 

Bombus campestris, not Bombus terrestris as I had provisionally identified, on thistle. (more…)

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Among the blossom

Posted by on May 24, 2015 in 2015, Hawthorn, Insects, May, Trees, Unidentified | 0 comments

 

 

Insect, unidentified, May 2015

 

Unidentified caterpillar or larvae on Hawthorn, Crataegus monogyna. (more…)

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Cardinal Beetle

Posted by on May 16, 2015 in 2015, Cardinal Beetle, Insects, May, Provisional identification, Spring | 1 comment

 

 

Indsect, Cardinal Beetle, May 2015

 

Pyrochroa serraticornis, provisional identification. (more…)

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Speckled Wood

Posted by on Apr 30, 2015 in 2015, April, Butterflies, Speckled Wood, Spring | 0 comments

 

 

Butterfly, Speckled Wood, April 2015

 

Pararge aegeria. (more…)

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Comma punctuates the glade

Posted by on Apr 28, 2015 in 2015, April, Butterflies, Comma, Spring | 0 comments

 

 

Butterfly, Comma, April 2015

 

Seen along with Orange Tips, Brimstones and Speckled Woods. (more…)

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Crane flies

Posted by on Apr 16, 2015 in 2015, April, Crane Fly, Insects, Spring, Tipula vittata | 0 comments

 

 

Insects, Crane flies, provisional identification, April 2015

 

A mating pair of Tipula vittata. (more…)

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Buff-tailed bumblebee

Posted by on Apr 14, 2015 in 2015, April, Bee, Bombus terrestris, Bumblebee, Spring | 0 comments

 

 

Insect, Buff-tailed bumblebee, provisional identification, April 2015 2015

 

The sun was shining and the bees were much in evidence. (more…)

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Better late than never

Posted by on Apr 11, 2015 in 2015, Amphibians, April, Common Frog, Pond Skater, Provisional identification, Spring | 0 comments

 

 

Amphibian, Insect, Spawn, Pond Skater

 

Around a month later than last year, the reappearance of clumps of frog spawn in an overflow pool by the pond. (more…)

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Cocooned

Posted by on Dec 14, 2014 in 2014, December, Insects, Pupa, Spruce, Trees, Unidentified | 0 comments

 

 

Insect, pupae, unidentified, December 2014

 

Unidentified pupae on Spruce, Picea sitchensis. (more…)

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Grey Dagger

Posted by on Nov 7, 2014 in 2014, Autumn, Grey Dagger, Moth, November, Provisional identification | 0 comments

 

 

Moth, Grey Dagger, provisional identification, November 2014

 

Late in the season – and wet too – for Acronicta psi (provisional identification). (more…)

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Seven-spot ladybird

Posted by on Oct 27, 2014 in 2014, Autumn, Insects, Ladybird, October, Seven-spot ladybird | 0 comments

Insect, Seven-spot Ladybird, October 2014
 

 

Coccinella septempunctata. (more…)

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