Oh well, no sooner said than done. All you budding entomologists or photographers or anyone who likes nature, you can put your insect photos here!
I'll kick off with a few that I've had lately. This first is called a Mantis Fly & is a cross between a Fly & Mantis (funnily enough) & is in the Neuroptera family, which is a mixed bunch anyway, my first & I had 3 of them around the moth trap
& a Rhinocerus Beetle which was also attracted to the light & are quite rare now around here, he really was fabulous, very impressive,
& this Frelon was also in the moth trap, but seemed quite docile as long as I kept my distance!
& some Damsel flies, an Azure Damselfly (thanks for the ID Aiki)
a Large Red Damsel
& from early may a proper fly from the Dipteras, anyone know the English name, I think it's latin name is Otites lamed,
I usually only take photos of flies with interesting wings as I am hopeless at identiying them!
Thanks for looking & maybe you can post some of yours!!
Best wishes
Hazel in Southwest France
Pretty envious of your butterflies & damselles H, not much here either ... seen one each of Red Admiral, Peacock, Meadow Brown but lots of Whites in the last couple of weeks ... your fly is very pretty, much nicer than the one I snapped yesterday which I suspect is not a nice one despite the colourful eyes!
2013 photos & vids here
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A teeny green bug (the ruler is in eighths) which has developed the two black spots in the couple of hours he's been in the pot ... wondered if it was a baby Shieldbug??
I don't know what the wee green one is Wendy but the big one with the red eyes looks like a Flesh Fly. From what I read they don't lay eggs but actually deposit small larvae instead. Nice.!!
I captured this small fly a few weeks back but have no idea what it is.
My bird photos HERE
Neither do I PA but it's a whole lot prettier than mine!!
With regard to their habits ... been googling again & found this on Wiki ... wouldn't want your children to see this! Lol
Unknown said:Syritta pipiens
The fly,Paul is possibly an Opomyza species & the little green bug,Wendy we`ll identify when junior capsid grows up. :-) I`ve had a new one.Foreign invader.Knew it was in the country but surprised to see it up here.They`ll be telling me there`s parrots in the country next!
edit. I thought it was a scaeva in your video,Wendy but think it a pale Eupeodes.
Is that Brown Marmorated EB ... don't cuddle it!! Lol
Shame I let baby capsid go, now I'll never recognise him!!
Eyes have glazed over studying eupeodes... corollae?
I don`t do nasty stink bugs,Wendy,nor do I do flies erm... `at it`. Insects eating other insects,that`s ok,especially when they`re eating their own children etc etc.
edit. corollae - yep.That`s what I`m athinking.
Wow, did I get one right??
Soooo, what is your foreigner then?
edgebander said:that`s ok,especially when they`re eating their own children
Yes and you have won a years supply of this - It was thought to be a fungus at one time but it is `intelligent` & can solve simple puzzles! Wolfs milk slime mould - CREEPY.
edit The foreigner is Deraeocoris flavilinea. A mirid bug.