Insect Of The Day

[coopder]

I found a nice little ladybird today, Nephus quadrimaculatus on the ivy in the back garden.

[nutmeg]

Last night a Muslin moth came to my garden trap - first I've seen here.

[Pete Collins]

I saw my first Common Blue butterfly of the year this lunchtime, in Huntingdon.

[Kayleigh]

Mine today is the water measurer's back on my pond they are tiny and wouldn't keep still so sorry for the bad shot..
But lovely insects to see..

[tameblackbirds]

Brilliant, not had those on my pond. Great Kayleigh

[Kayleigh]

Originally Posted by tameblackbirds

Brilliant, not had those on my pond. Great Kayleigh

Yes, second year running, they are lovely aren't they..
keep looking you never know what will turn up they fly in.

[Cheryl]

My first Small Heath Butterfly of the year today

[nutmeg]

Cheryl, Small Heaths are such beautiful little things. I saw my first of the year yesterday and also quite a few Wall Browns - the latter were nigh on impossible to photograph, so managed only a few poor record shots.

[coopder]

Lots of insects around today with the beautiful weather. I found two nice hoverflies I hadn't seen this year, Merodon equestris and Cheilosia pagana, both males.
Also a very small Hylaeus bee and a Nomada bee I had not seen before, both I have not yet attemped to identify.

[aeshna5]

We had a London Natural History Society meeting at Hartslock Reserve today + lots of good insects.

Pleased to see a Club-tailed Dragonfly, a Beautiful + a couple of Banded Demoiselles for Odonata.

Plenty of butterflies- lots of Common Blues, 3 Green Hairstreaks including a very obliging female egg laying on Dogwood flowers under our noses, 3 Grizzled + several Dingy Skippers, couple of Small Heaths as well as more common species. Also a few moths with several Burnet Companions, Green Carpet, Cinnabar, Common Swift, Mint Moth + a Scoparia sp.

Lots of Summer Chafers visiting Hawthorn flowers + a metallic green Cryptocephalus on a buttercup.Good to see early nymphs of Roesel's bush-cricket + Long-winged Conehead.

Tristan found a Negro Bug + a another member found the rare shieldbug Canthophorus impressus which is associated with xexexexexexexe (pathetically the board won't let me use its common name!)Toadflax.

Many other goodies which combined with Red Kites overhead + some fabulous orchids + warm sunshine a brilliant day!