Another Blog from July this time Twizell Woods. The ponds there are getting very overgrown now and if they don’t get seen too before long, they will be lost for good.
Southern Hawker.
Common Darter.
Leafhopper.
Cereal Leaf Beetle.
Four-barred major Soldier Fly.
Wasp.
Bumblebee.
Grass Fly.
Grasshopper.
Alder Leaf Beetle Larva.
Wolf Spider.
Silver-washed Fritillary.
…and the last from the nettle patch because unfortunately the gardening team have chopped it down.
2-spot Ladybird.
Trying to do what Ladybirds do.
There were a few Harlequin Ladybirds on the nettles.
7-spot Ladybird.
Froghopper and an out of focus 14-spot Ladybird.
Willow Flea Beetle.
Psallus varians.
Flowerbug.
Soldier Beetle.
Pollen Beetles mating.
Possibly a Short-winged Flower Beetle.
Leafhopper.
Sawfly larva.
Peacock Butterfly caterpillars.
I can not find this moth in any of the books I have.
Ant.
Aphid.
Black Snipe Fly.
Minettia Sp. Fly.
More from the nettle patch where I have never seen as many 2-spot Ladybirds together.
2-spot Ladybird
A mating pair.
Harlequin Ladybird.
Mating pair of Harlequin.
There were a few Harlequin Ladybirds around.
14-spotted Ladybird.
Ladybird larva.
Common Nettle Bug.
Froghopper.
Soldier Beetle.
Heather Beetle.
Willow Flea Beetle.
Flea Beetle.
Nettle Groundbug.
Common Green Shieldbug.
Common Green Shieldbug eggs.
Pollen Beetle.
