Thursday, 25 May 2023

It’s that time…

 …of year again when I go looking for butterflies, dragonflies and all other kinds of insects (most of which I cannot identify) and I usually start at Twizell Woods.

These Large Red Damselflies are normally the first Damsels/Dragons to appear up here in the North East.


Red-and-black Froghopper.


14-spot Ladybird.


Hairy Shieldbug.



I’m not sure what species of beetle/bug this is.

Tortoise Beetle.

Female Orange-tip Butterfly laying eggs.

Male Orange-tip.

Large White Butterfly.

Speckled Wood Butterfly.


Scaeva sp. Hoverfly.

Eupeodes sp. Hoverfly.

Syrphus sp. Hoverfly.

Eristalis sp. Hoverfly hovering.


Hornet.

Weevil?

Green Nettle Weevil.

Dark-edged Bee fly.

Robberfly.

Spider with its lunch.

Another spider waiting for its lunch.

Mating Cranefly.


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