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
So, is this Robin?
Thanks for ID & sorry no VZ Hovers yet .... am trying ... can do you a nice line in green grasshoppers or a zillion spiders running amok as I cleared out of control geraniums today!!!
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An unusually marked Ladybird on an Echinops flower. I've not seen one like this before
And I think this a Holly Blue on an Hellenium flower.
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Striking Ladybird TJ but unfortunately one of those harlequin types!
Your beautiful HB looks to be a male with all those speckles but happy to be corrected!
What's the real name of "Robin" Wendy? It looks really impressive!
I found this surprise visitor in my garden about forty minutes ago. I assume there are different types of grasshopper?
I've just had a quick look online. Is it a Male Roesels Bush Cricket?
Unicum arbustum haud alit duos erithacos
(One bush does not shelter two Robins)
Zenodotus (3rd Century B.C.)
I knew you lived in the south east, Wendy, but I didn’t realise it was the south east US of A.!! (Which is where I believe the Scarlet-bodied Wasp Moth is more commonly found?)
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Well done Paul, how did you find that? Perhaps it blew in on the last lot of westerly winds!!
Unknown said: I found this surprise visitor in my garden about forty minutes ago. I assume there are different types of grasshopper? I've just had a quick look online. Is it a Male Roesels Bush Cricket?
It looks good to me MC, although crickets are tricky. I bought a book but can't make head nor tail of it! According to book it lives in damp & dry grassland usually near estuaries in Britain (Thames in your case?). Could it have come from the garden centre?
I'm not that close to any rivers. My garden could be described as damp grassland at the moment. It has 'gone wild' of late. I haven't purchased anything from the garden centre since the end of June and that was just rhubarb (no crickets).
Hazel C said: What's the real name of "Robin" Wendy? It looks really impressive!