There were some great invertebrates in the meadow area this morning - a
Large Red Damselfly, a
Picture-winged Fly which I think is something called
Trypeta zoe (I think I will just call it Zoe, sounds perfect), a
Merodon equestris (bee-mimic hoverfly), another hoverfly
Melanostoma, a
Running Crab-spider and a
Soldier Fly I can't identify as I couldn't get a good enough photo.
Back in Fairlawn Road, Montpelier there was another
Merodon equestris, a very attractive
Xanthrogramma pedissequum agg. hoverfly, a pair of mating
14-spot Ladybirds and an
Ichneumon wasp. Tiny little
Cocksfoot Moths and several
Oedemera beetles were on the dandelions. A
Chiffchaff was singing nearby.
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| Merodon equestris and friend |
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| 14-spot Ladybirds doing what comes naturally |
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| Xanthogramma pedissequum |
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| Cocksfoot Moth |
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