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31-01-2009, 11:26 PM
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I didn't see many insects today - but thought I'd add the sighting of my first kidney spot ladybird of the year to this thread  There was a hawthorn shield bug sunning itself too. |
02-02-2009, 09:25 PM
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Has anyone of you ever saw a Steelblue ladybird??? |
11-04-2009, 08:51 PM
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Pond skaters on the small pond in Hurst Woods, Greenwich...  
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11-04-2009, 09:31 PM
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First Dor Beetles of the year for me on the Forest today. |
12-04-2009, 11:55 PM
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A beautiful little brown ant - I'm pretty sure this is Myrmica rubra...  
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13-04-2009, 12:59 AM
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Nice one - I like the ones when you have to get down on all fours 
So what differenciates this from M. ruginodis, which is the more common/widespread one? |
13-04-2009, 01:08 AM
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I saw a pair of Orange tips in mating behaviour today, they sure are fast flyers!! Also saw a lovely fresh Peacock butterfly on the wing today!
I have photographed an (to me) unknown Pyralid? moth in the Gallery for all you experts....... Please tell me what it is.......
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13-04-2009, 01:12 AM
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13-04-2009, 06:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Jason Green  Nice one - I like the ones when you have to get down on all fours | All fours? I was flat out for him! Quote:
Originally Posted by Jason Green So what differenciates this from M. ruginodis, which is the more common/widespread one? | I'm just going by Chinery who says the two waist segments are more rounded for M. rubra and more angular for M. ruginodis. These look more rounded to me.
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13-04-2009, 06:31 PM
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After a overcast start to the day, the late afternoon sunshine brought out quite a few pied shield bugs (Tritomegas bicolor) in the garden. These were the first I've seen this year and I've not seen so many at any one time before. |
13-04-2009, 06:42 PM
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Lots of pinkish versions of the groundhopper Tetrix subulata today, on waste ground by a canal in Huddersfield. I would have had a picture, but the batteries had gone in my flash.  |
13-04-2009, 09:22 PM
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A first for me today!
A lovely male Orange-Tipped butterfly flew straight past my nose while I was in the garden. I'd never seen one before .
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13-04-2009, 09:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Gaina A first for me today!
A lovely male Orange-Tipped butterfly flew straight past my nose while I was in the garden. I'd never seen one before . | Snap. Saw my first of the year at the Lower Test Nature Reserve in Hampshire today. |
15-04-2009, 11:32 AM
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No photo's yet but I am pleased to say we have a Tawny Mining Bee residing in our garden. The hole just appeared this morning, I am hoping to get an even better photo than my Avatar, Nick. |
15-04-2009, 05:18 PM
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Well I'm a couple of days later than Gaina and Deer Stalker, but I saw my first Orange-tip butterfly of the year today. Two in fact - the second was as I was walking past the Aldbury Nowers reserve near Tring, Herts., which is renowned for its butterflies. |
15-04-2009, 06:10 PM
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some kind of bee, 
and hovering 
no pics of the Tawny Mining Bee yet, sun went in he/she went to bed
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20-05-2009, 11:58 AM
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20-05-2009, 02:19 PM
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A few minutes back I spotted a large tortoise shell, haven't seen one of these since I was knee high to a grasshopper! |
23-05-2009, 05:32 AM
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Yesterday a nice Waved Umber perched on a wall- not well camouflaged at all! |
23-05-2009, 09:49 AM
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Of yesterday, in fact. This lovely four-spotted chaser (I hope the ID is right - never seen one before) emerged from my garden pond.  |
23-05-2009, 10:35 AM
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23-05-2009, 04:07 PM
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I have two from my garden today..
This I think is Hoverfly - Helophilus pendulus 
and this damselfly...No idea what it is.. 
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23-05-2009, 04:21 PM
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Kayleigh, your damselfly is a Large Red. Nice shot |
23-05-2009, 05:10 PM
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Not many insects about first thing in the morning, but I did manage to find this Beautiful Hook-tip in the New Forest.  |
23-05-2009, 06:42 PM
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Sadly no photo as they were way too fast but I saw another Male oranged-tip butterfly and a Large Red Damselfly.
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