A walk around Burdon Moor at the beginning of the month. The way the weather is now these might be the last insects I get this season (but I hope not).
Hypericum Rhopalid (Rhopalus subrufus) a scentless
plant bug.
Hairy Shieldbug.
Gorse Shieldbug.
Alder Leaf Beetle.
The back end of a Harlequin Ladybird.
7-spot Ladybird.
Tachinid Fly.
Grasshopper.
Common Darter.
Stonechat.
My wife and I had a short local walk recently up what we called, years ago, the Whinies. I was pleased to see a good number of different Shieldbugs and loads of Spiders.
Hawthorn Shieldbug.
Gorse Shieldbug.
Common Green Shieldbug.
Hairy Shieldbug.
Hairy Shieldbug with a Harlequin Ladybird Larva.
Harlequin Ladybird.
Another Harlequin Ladybird.
Weevil.
There were loads of Spiders around.
Some were already having lunch
While some were wrapping their lunch up.
Daddy Longlegs.
Grasshopper.
A few more insects from work at the beginning of the month.
Plant Bug.
Plant Bug nymph.
Flea Beetle.
Froghopper.
Common Green Shieldbug.
Leafhopper.
Ichneumonidae Wasp.
Bronze Furrow Bee?
Suillia genus of Fly.
A Fly possibly from the family Lauxaniidae.
Harvestman.
Once again, I’ve had my camera at work and I always say to myself, because there are so many of them, “don’t take pictures of Common Green Shieldbugs” however when I see them, I can’t help myself and take pictures anyway.
Common Green Shieldbug.
Kidney-spot ladybird a first for me.
7-spot Ladybird.
Sphaerophoria interrupta Hoverfly.
Ichneumon Wasp.
Another from the Ichneumonid family of Wasp.
Larva of a 22-spot Ladybird.
Lacewing.
Coenosia genus of Fly.
This Robin was quite happy to sit and pose for me
while I took its photograph with a 90mm macro lens.
