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23-07-2009, 08:15 PM
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I saw 24 different insects today! My top one though is the Kidney-spot Ladybird. I first discovered it accidentally by the very distinctive pupae, then after a few seconds of looking - there it was, my first-ever K-s L! A nice-looking thing. |
25-07-2009, 02:21 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by aeshna5  Top photo is a Cleg.
| Nice to hear the old word for that curse of an horse fly!
I once knew an old Cumbrian farmer who had to have plastic surgery/skin grafts for the bite - he said 'T'was a cleg as did it'....... Bad news them clegs. :0
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25-07-2009, 05:48 PM
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It was great to see so many fresh Painted Ladies today just lazily nectaring + not in a hurry to go somewhere like they were in late spring- so good to enjoy them.
So many butterflies- also many Large Whites + Common Blues (small numbers of 3 browns, 2 other whites + 3 other vanessids + 1 skipper), but the big thrill was an obliging Clouded Yellow (my first in UK for about 3 years) + a probable second individual. Good numbers of Silver-Y's too.
Never seen so many Adonis Ladybirds(1 of 7 species recorded) as today.
After a week of heavy downpours it was great to see so many goodies today. |
25-07-2009, 07:45 PM
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Large Marsh Grasshoppers & Bog Bush-crickets singing away on the New Forest this morning. |
25-07-2009, 09:36 PM
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Met up with Julie and Chris (Wild-Woman and Wild-Man) at Northward Hill this morning for a "Ditch-Dipping for Adults" event. Great fun, we saw water scorpion, water stick insects and common backswimmers...   
Lots of good insects on dry land too, including my first sight of a clouded yellow butterfly. Wouldn't settle for a photo but lovely to see it.
But for my Insect of the Day I'm going to pick this Roesel's Bush-cricket... 
Dave P.
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26-07-2009, 12:04 AM
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Nice shots Dave! 14 turned up for the afternoon session and we netted 2 Great Diving Beetles.
The Clouded Yellow was great to see even though it wouldn't stay around.
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26-07-2009, 01:14 AM
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I've just returned from a moth night at a local wood - and saw absolutely loads of moths. Just for its amazingly unreal green colouring, my insect of the day has to be Large Emerald. Great to see several  |
07-08-2009, 12:46 AM
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Some nice butterflies while I was in Northumberland (Harnham ,near Ponteland and Lindisfarne) 
Small tortoiseshell 
Peacock 
Painted Lady (fresh, locally hatched : not a spring migrant) 
Green-veined white (new sp for me)
Nest of Buff tailed bumble bees dug up by a badger
And best of all a lovely wasps' nest at Harnham Buddhist Monastery ( who of course do not kill or disturb wasps) NB photo won't upload: I'll try later!
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07-08-2009, 12:58 AM
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Here's the poor bees' nest (an old mouse nest underground by look of it) after badger ripped it up 
Still no luck with the Wasps' nest
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