I have to get my hoverfly fix every week or so, and today I found two new species for Montpelier - a
Rhingia sp. (either
Rhingia campestris or
R. rostrata) identified by its long snout - and an
Eristalis intricarius - a new species for me personally and one I've always wanted to see. It is a bee mimic. Both were at Fairlawn Road/railway path.
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| Eristalis intricarius |
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| Rhingia sp. |
Also nearby were a couple of
Myathropa florea, some
Helophilus pendulus, an
Xanthogramma sp., many
Eristalis spp., a few
Green Shieldbugs, masses of
Dock Leaf Bugs and 2
Speckled Wood butterflies. A
Chiffchaff was calling at the same location.
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| Dock Leaf Bugs |
At the old Fairfield School there was an extensive patch of
Mayweed (I sniffed the leaves and they were faintly aromatic which suggests Scented Mayweed but I can't be certain) and also some nice
Michaelmas Daisies.
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| Mayweed |
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| Michaelmas Daisies |
A single
Raven flew over Richmond Road this morning.
Pointer Sisters are under referenced in wildlife blogs...
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ReplyDeleteBit uncomfortable with the idea of Conway Twitty advocating foreplay...
ReplyDeleteThey probably don't know what that is in Nashville.
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