Mass ID help needed

runnerwill · #1 (**permalink**) 20-09-2007, 08:36 AM

Hi,

I've been doing some volunteer work at a new RSPB reserve in Cambridgeshire trying to find out what invertebrate species are living there. I've got a 100+ species identified and around about another 80 needing identification so a bit (a lot!) of help would be greatly appreciated. At the moment the photos are on my flickr account here:
I could post them on this forum if that would be better although there are quite a lot of them.

Thanks for the help

Will

goosey · #2 (**permalink**) 20-09-2007, 09:24 AM

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Originally Posted by runnerwill

Hi,

I've been doing some volunteer work at a new RSPB reserve in Cambridgeshire trying to find out what invertebrate species are living there. I've got a 100+ species identified and around about another 80 needing identification so a bit (a lot!) of help would be greatly appreciated. At the moment the photos are on my flickr account here:
I could post them on this forum if that would be better although there are quite a lot of them.

Thanks for the help

Will

Hello Will, welcome to WAB. Members here will only be too glad to help you with your ID's. I think you realise that you will have to upload them via the WAB unidentified Gallery - this is for continuity. You can copy and paste the image code straight into your posts. Here is a link how to go about that if you are unsure. Good luck, I look forward to your posts.

http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/wi...es_forum_posts

nightshade · #3 (**permalink**) 20-09-2007, 09:25 AM

The best thing is to upload your images to this site rather than post external links

runnerwill · #4 (**permalink**) 20-09-2007, 11:39 AM

Sorry about that, I've uploaded some photos now so here goes.

1 Cranefly sp.

2 Cranefly sp.

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Thank you

Dogghound · #5 (**permalink**) 20-09-2007, 12:16 PM

2. Tipulidae oleracea
3. Chloropidae sp
8. Musca domestica

Laurence Clemons · #6 (**permalink**) 20-09-2007, 02:11 PM

1. Ptychoptera contaminata
2. Tipula oleracea/paludosa
3. Meromyza sp.
4. Platycheirus albimanus.
5. Helina/Phaonia sp.
6. Never seen anything like this before. Possibly a sciomyzid.
7. Sapromyza quadripunctata.
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9. Cordilura albipes.
10. Lygus sp with ? Coccinella 11-punctata.

runnerwill · #7 (**permalink**) 20-09-2007, 02:38 PM

Wow that was quick, thank you.

GRH · #8 (**permalink**) 20-09-2007, 03:00 PM

I would say the ladybird is Hippodamia variegata, rather than Cocinella 11-punctata , going by the pattern of white on the pronotum.

Greg

nutmeg · #9 (**permalink**) 20-09-2007, 03:12 PM

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Originally Posted by GRH

I would say the ladybird is Hippodamia variegata, rather than Cocinella 11-punctata , going by the pattern of white on the pronotum.

Greg

I'd agree with that.

Meles meles · #10 (**permalink**) 20-09-2007, 04:00 PM

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Originally Posted by runnerwill

Wow that was quick, thank you.

what did I tell you

best, Ashe

(mountainashe from Flickr)

edit: and this is not meles_meles, he is just the idiot that is always signed on to WAB on MY pc. This is asheleaf, the idiot who never thinks to check she's logs on! Sorry!!