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
Male,Wendy.It`s the plumata variation - White rather than orange tail.
T.J. Is that a UK or exotic beastie from your hols. It looks like a Lacewing or Antlion, somewhere in Neuroptera anyway, but what a beauty!
Don`t know much about your travels,TJ. I know there are colonies in Anglia but think this is a foreign one. Mediterranean? Palpares libelluloides?? Great photograph.
I came across this at the water's edge of a small freshwater Lochan. The enclosed area of the web is perhaps 2 inches across; does anyone have any idea what type of creature may have done this?
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edgebander said: Don`t know much about your travels,TJ. I know there are colonies in Anglia but think this is a foreign one. Mediterranean? Palpares libelluloides?? Great photograph.
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The most photographed Shieldbug in E Kent today I bet ... it's just so pretty!!
I found it on my Buddleia Globosa BTW!
Lovely.We usually don`t get adult Hawthorn Shieldbugs until late summer.Mine`s in its last instar & still a few weeks away from being able to vote.
Looking quite like some kind of tribal mask!!
Is your actually on Hawthorn??
I'm in the Camargue (again) where it's scorchio.
EB is spot on with his ID. Otherwise known as a Mottled-wing Antlion.
The other one is Saga pedo, a type of bush cricket.. Correction, it's a Saddleback Bush Cricket
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Another few Damsel's and a Dragon. I'm not sure about this one, possibly an immature female Emerald Damselfly?
Immature female Blue-tailed Damselfly (rufescens)
Male Blue-tailed Damselfly
This one from last year at RSPB Forsinard Flows in Caithness.
Male Black Darter.