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
One of the very industrious 'bum'ble bees in my garden yesterday (very up close & personal views of it's derriere!!)
White-tailed???
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Tony
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Don't know that caterpillar, I'm afraid, Wendy! Most striking-looking beast, it should be findable. If I get the chance I'll have a trawl through the photos on the UKMoths website.
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PaulA has come up with the answer on our Moth thread A, Iris Sawfly! Hope you haven't gone 'googley-eyed searching for it (like I did) ha ha!
Two really great captures there TJ, not that I know exactly what the first one is ... do you?
Myrmeleon uk,TJ ??? I have ants on my young pear tree.I am so sorry but their days of farming are shortly coming to an end.They`ll be clean though - Fairy liquid. :-)
Their legs will be all 'soft & smoove' like the mummy on TV in that highly irritating ad of my yoof!!! All together now (you can do the piano bit EB) 'hands that do dishes la la la .......!
I remember it well. "Mummy mummy, why are your hands so soft and white? It`s because edgebander does all the washing-up,dear!
You promised me a V.Zonaria last year if I recall rightly. A lot of money rests on the 1st spot in my local area.We have Bombylans,which is pretty impressive though.
Ha ha EB!!!
Yes, I did promise but have not seen any this year yet ... & I have been looking!
I really thought that was a bee bumble but google tells me different, what a beauty ... male???
Just looked back EB & it was on 6th August that I saw the mimic last year ... will keep looking, promise!
I notice that it was on pink Japanese Anemone flower too & I don't have that plant any more (too invasive) but I do have many new friendly flowering plants this year, hope the hovers like them!