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10-02-2008, 11:02 PM
|  | Knight Grand Cross of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: London
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| |  Is It Quite Early For These?
I took these photos today - is it quite early in the year for them? 
Early for a Comma? 
I saw two seven-spotteds today - and NO harlequins!!
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Also today, can I have some IDs please? 
Which dronefly? 
Which orange and red bee is it - ID please! |
11-02-2008, 05:34 AM
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| | | Re: Is It Quite Early For These?
Commas overwinter as adults + given the unseasonably warm, settled conditions we've had this w/e it's no surprise to see one- I looked for butterflies on Sat , but found only Red Admiral. Similarly the warmth would have stirred the 7-spot.
Hoverfly looks like Eupeodes (Metasyrphus) luniger + on time of year I guess the bee is most likely to be Bombus terrestris, but I'm not sure you could be 100% certain from that photo. Eucera can probably give a more knowledgeable reponse on this! |
11-02-2008, 06:07 AM
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| | | Re: Is It Quite Early For These?
It felt more like early May yesterday, so no wonder we're seeing so many insects early. Nice for us but I wonder if this unseasonably nice weather will actually NOT benefit them in the end.
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11-02-2008, 08:08 AM
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| | | Re: Is It Quite Early For These?
Yes the sun is very warm at the moment during the day but the nights are cold and frosty.
I wonder if they wake up and come out during the day and then get caught out at night by the freezing weather? |
11-02-2008, 12:13 PM
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| | | Re: Is It Quite Early For These?
Hi, Quote:
Originally Posted by Jason Green  I saw two seven-spotteds today - and NO harlequins!! | As an insect newbie I only have 2 or 3 (including this year) "spring seasons" to go by, but the 7-spot was more abundant earlier than the Harlequin in every one of them (later the Harlequins take over). Here (in NL) I also see some 7-spots trodding about while the Harlequins are still hiding in the bark of the trees.
Cheers!
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12-02-2008, 11:16 AM
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| | | Re: Is It Quite Early For These?
Ive seen quite afew seven spots, and alot of the black species such as pine and kidney spot. These cope with colder temperatures better due to their darker colour.
The hoverfly is a female Metasyrphus luniger. | | |
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