Showing posts with label shieldbugs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label shieldbugs. Show all posts

Tuesday, 29 September 2026

A few more…

 …images from work.

Kidney Spot Ladybird.


22-spot Ladybird.

Common Green Shieldbugs.


Hairy Shieldbug.

Willow Flea Beetle.


Flea Beetle.

Froghopper.

Wolf Spider carrying an egg sack.

Syrphus Sp. Hoverfly.

Robin.


Friday, 5 July 2024

Burdon Moor

 A walk around Burdon Moor looking for insects a few weeks ago proved productive. Once again, the identification is all down to me so if I have anything wrong, I will be happy to correct it.

Hairy Shieldbug.

This one is about to take off.


Three Hairy Shieldbugs.

Gorse Shieldbug.


 A pair of Gorse Shieldbugs.

Scaeva pyrastri White-clubbed Hoverfly.



Hoverfly.


Blotch-winged Hoverfly.

Bumblebee Cheilosia?

Myathropa florea “Batman” Hoverfly.

Male Sphaerophoria scripta Hoverfly.

Drone Fly.

Helophilus pendulus Hoverfly.

Carder Bee in flight.

Honey Bee in flight.

Orange-tip Butterfly.

Orange-tip coming in to land.

Silver Y Moth.

Silver Y drinking nectar.

Ancylis badiana Moth.

Longhorn Moth.

Plant Bug.

Froghopper. There were still loads about when I took this shot.

Soldier Beetle.

Crab Spider.

Dance Fly covered in pollen.


Saturday, 29 June 2024

Holidays day six part one

 The final day of our holidays and I have finally gone through all the images. As I said this was our final day and we spent it back at Otmoor where I was hoping to see some Dragonflies but the weather was against us most of the day and once again, I was disappointed. There was however somethings of interest.

Early instar Spiked Shieldbugs. (thanks AM).

Hornet.

Harlequin Ladybird.

Another Harlequin Ladybird.

A pair of Harlequin.

A pair of 14-spot Ladybirds.

Dock Bug. I have never seen as many.

Ruddy Darter the only Dragonfly we saw.

An unfortunate Damselfly has become a meal for a Spider.

Brimstone Butterfly.

Carrion Beetle a Black Snail Beetle. (thanks again AM)

Tabanus tergestinus Horse Fly (love the eyes).

Dark Bush Cricket nymph.