Speckled Wood #butterfly

Posted by Wildwood on May 5, 2025 in 2025, April, Butterflies, Insects, Speckled Wood, Spring | 0 comments

Pararge aegeria.

Picture taken April 27.

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Brimstone #butterfly

Posted by Wildwood on Mar 10, 2025 in 2025, An English Wood Blog, Brimstone, Butterflies, Fauna, Insects, March, Spring | 0 comments

Gonepteryx rhamni, great to see it land on the west ride

Picture taken March 10.

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Bark beetles #insect

Posted by Wildwood on Feb 17, 2025 in 2025, An English Wood Blog, Bark Beetles, February, Insects, Winter | 2 comments

Thanks to neighbours Ken and Linda for explaining what’s happened to this Ash. “Bark beetles lay their eggs under the bark of dead trees. When the eggs hatch the larvae feed … under the bark and leave characteristic galleries as they move forward … Once they are full size they pupate and emerge as adult beetles to start it all off again. Woodpeckers find this secret food supply by pecking away the dead bark, then feed on the larvae, pupae and adult beetles.

This is probably the work of Hylesinus crenatu, the Large Ash Bark Beetle.

Picture taken February 9.

#nature #naturephotography #woods #insects #insectphotography #bird #birds #woodpecker #tree #trees #Ash

Speckled Wood #butterfly

Posted by Wildwood on Sep 6, 2024 in 2024, An English Wood Blog, Autumn, Butterflies, Fauna, Insects, September, Speckled Wood | 0 comments

Pararge aegeria.

Picture taken September 1.

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Hoverfly #insect

Posted by Wildwood on Sep 2, 2024 in 2024, An English Wood Blog, August, Eristalis pertinax, Fauna, Hover Fly, Insects, Month, Plants, Provisional identification, Summer | 2 comments

Eristalis pertinax (with thanks to Neil!)

Picture taken August 15.

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Green-veined white #butterfly

Posted by Wildwood on Aug 30, 2024 in 2024, An English Wood Blog, August, Butterflies, Fauna, Green-veined White, Insects, Summer | 0 comments

Pieris napi.

Picture taken August 15.

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Dark Bush Cricket #insect

Posted by Wildwood on Aug 9, 2024 in 2024, An English Wood Blog, Cricket, Fauna, Insects, July, Provisional identification, Summer | 0 comments

Pholidoptera griseoaptera, provisional identification.

Picture taken July 17.

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Common Green Shieldbug #insect

Posted by Wildwood on Jun 24, 2024 in 2024, An English Wood Blog, Common Green Shieldbug, Fauna, Insects, June, Shieldbug, Summer | 0 comments

A rather handsome Palomena prasina.

Picture taken June 1.

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Brimstone #butterfly

Posted by Wildwood on Mar 12, 2024 in 2024, An English Wood Blog, Brimstone, Butterflies, Fauna, Insects, March, Spring | 0 comments

Gonepteryx rhamni rests in the sun after patrolling the west ride.

Picture taken March 8.

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Leafminer trail #insect

Posted by Wildwood on Feb 16, 2024 in 2024, An English Wood Blog, Fauna, Insects, January, Leaf miner, Winter | 0 comments

On Bramble so possibly the larvae of Bramble Leaf Mining Moths, Stigmella aurella.

Picture taken January 27.

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Red Admiral #butterfly

Posted by Wildwood on Dec 1, 2023 in 2023, An English Wood Blog, Autumn, Butterflies, Fauna, Insects, November, Red Admiral | 0 comments

I enjoyed the company of Vanessa atalanta for a while on Monday while planting trees.

Picture taken November 27.

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What’s going on? #insect

Posted by Wildwood on Nov 17, 2023 in 2023, An English Wood Blog, Autumn, Fauna, Fungi, Insects, November, Uncategorized, Unidentified | 0 comments

I couldn’t identify the caterpillar – which was dead and held in this strange position – or the fungi. Thoughts appreciated!

Picture taken November 7.

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