Not sure if we have a new thread for this year...if we have please give me the link...if not then I will kick it off
Link to last year's
https://community.rspb.org.uk/wildlife/f/all-creatures/282101/all-about-insects-2023?pifragment-4285=1
Tasty feast!
Hoverfly thingy...well a canny mind away back to last year lol
(Pardon the Scottish Accent)
Thanks for starting new thread Linda
2013 photos & vids here
eff37 on Flickr
Can’t find a Dragonflies thread for 2024. but this one fits.I went out looking for butterflies but it seems they aren’t coming out too much yet. It seems the Beautiful Damoiselles were out though. And this particularly photogenic Cardinal Beetle.
**Can’t find a Dragonflies thread for 2024**
New one just started here ...
community.rspb.org.uk/.../dazzling-dragons-and-damsels-2024-share-your-photos-here
Edit: Lovely pics!
Thanks Wendy.
Cardinal beetle again
Doc Bug
Green sawfly as per Google
Rubber fly maybe
Graphosoma italicum. aka Striped Shieldbug, Minstrel Beetle or Pyjama Bug
Cin J
That's an interesting one Cin. Seen a few shield bugs never one like that. Nice one ...
Very nice pics Mr Kes.
Or could be a Robber Fly and a Dock Bug ...
Yes probably