This is the carry on thread from "All about Insects 2018" here https://community.rspb.org.uk/wildlife/f/all-creatures/196071/all-about-insects-2018
I had a lovely Minotaur Beetle around the UV trap this morning, my first ever!
Apparantly this is their time of year!
All insects, spiders, beetles, flies etc etc welcome,
Best wishes
Hazel in Southwest France
PimperneBloke said:other than ants, bees and ladybird, I know no specifics about what they are
I don't think you have any bees. The ones pretending to be bees on the yellow flower are actually hoverflies (a bee would have long antennae) and are probably one of the Eristalis sp. often called Drone Flies because they resemble Bee drones. Your ladybird looks like a Seven Spot.
I've found a couple of Longhorn Beetles recently. This is a Golden-bloomed Grey Longhorn
And I don't know a common name for this one (just Rutpela Maculata) - quite a striking yellow and black though
And a red weevil - possibly Apion Frumentarium as it was on Dock
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Nige Flickr
Unknown said:
I don't think you have any bees.
Shows what I know
And nice shots too!
2013 photos & vids here
eff37 on Flickr
I loved these Longhorns so much I've put them up again. Great shots Nigel.
Hazel C said:I loved these Longhorns so much I've put them up again. Great shots Nigel.
Thanks - glad you enjoyed them. I've seen more around this year for some reason.
Lol @ Clanger!!
One from our trip to Keighley, taken on walk around Malham Tarn
WendyBartter said:Just realised that Red Weevil looks like one of 'The Clangers'
I shall have to keep my eye out for the Soup Dragon
PimperneBloke
Nice pic of whatever that fly is
Lol Nige, nearest that comes to mind is Great Green Bush Cricket! Don't know if they have red tongues though!!