I'll start this years thread off with a couple of insects from a walk in the woods with my homemade beating sheet & a stick
a few 12-spot ladybirds
& a sleepy Weevil that I think is Lixus pulverulentus
Last years thread is here https://community.rspb.org.uk/wildlife/f/all-creatures/206718/all-about-insects-2020
Best wishes
Hazel in Southwest France
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Nige Flickr
Did see a small light brown bee this afternoon visiting some daisy flowers right down on the ground but it kept moving away every time I tried to see detail! 19°C here today ... phew, it ain't 'arf 'ot mum! Same tomorrow sk hoping for butterflies!
Also had bumblebee drift in & settle on a cushion, gently removed to a flower outdoors but nearly trod on it next time I went outside, eased onto a piece of card & transported to bed of Lesser Celandine! Hope it can survive, quite mild here tonight!
The Beeflies have come out here, too. Lots around this afternoon. Difficult to creep up on, though. I wanted to get one side on but couldn't
Lot to learn
That's a fabulously clear photo Nige, the hair detail on the beefly, is so crisp.
Mike
Flickr: Peak Rambler
Spring has definitely sprung here, the bees are getting busier. I think his one may be a honeybee, but could be wrong.
This is the teeniest flying critter I've ever seen
Could it be a moth??