In reply to WendyBartter:
WendyBartter said:Anyone into ID-ing Craneflies??
Possibly one of the few things more difficult than moths that is! I think there are some that are easily ID'd but not many. However, I was only thinking today that I don't have many pics of craneflies and I should get some. I found an example of the UKs biggest not long ago (10cm across!) but couldn't get a decent photo.
I did get this Meadow Grasshopper
I've only seen Common Green ones up to now this year, so it was nice to find something different
And it was amazing how many Pondskaters there were on the river, all amassed in every spot of sunlight. I saw several flocks, each in their 00's. I've never seen so many - the whole river was alive!
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In reply to Nigel O:
Nigel O said: ]Anyone into ID-ing Craneflies?? Possibly one of the few things more difficult than moths that is
]Anyone into ID-ing Craneflies??
Possibly one of the few things more difficult than moths that is
That's why I put it out for general consumption! Lol
Nigel O said:I found an example of the UKs biggest not long ago (10cm across!)
Just so pleased it wasn't at mine ... still not that keen to have them around me!
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@ Nige, thank you for the tips of getting close views of grasshoppers! Looking at your photos, you can definitely tell that you method is probably the best way, as I for sure won't be able to spot them from just walking about and just looking for them. Also, lovely shot of the Pondskaters, it's always incredible when I think about how they could move so effortlessly and speedy on the surface of the water.
In reply to Wildlife Endeavours :
Have had some interesting visitors to local NR moth traps during July ...
This one was quite tiny
A big beastie
In between size
Never seen this before
Inundated with these, only very small
Quite lively so is through glass
Reminds me of Kung-fu fighter
Masses of these too ... ID required
This is their normal speed ... whirling dervishes!
A good selection of beetles. You must be (or have) an expert to ID those as they must the most difficult of anything to pin down exactly with so many species, many of which are almost identical.
Lots of male bumblebees around at the mo', like this Red-tailed one
And I got my second Volucella sp. of the month - after not seeing any at all last year. This one is V. Inanis. Not quite as big as the V. Zonaria I saw recently but still big for a hoverfly and still relatively uncommon for the NW as far as I understand.
WendyBartter said: Masses of these too ... ID required
Wendy, You could check out Water veneer (Accentria ephemerella) they are 6-8mm forewing but do tend to whizz around fast.
Best wishes
Hazel in the Gironde estuary, France
In reply to Noisette:
That's the one H, been wracking my brain cell to think of that name, sure you told me last year! Soooo, in the wrong thread too although technically described as an insect (wiki) ... will also include in MM!
There's another one put to bed! Ta
That's what we're here for Wendy, keep our brain cell going! LOL
Methinks this maybe a 7-spot Ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata)
taken at Woolston Eyes this morning
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Regards, Hazel
"Each kindness shown to birds or men is sure to flutter back again"
WendyBartter said: Have had some interesting visitors to local NR moth traps during July ... This one was quite tiny
When I first saw this pic, it reminded me of a Water Scavenger Beetle I saw earlier this year.
Mike
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