Fairlawn Road was amazing this morning - the stretch of verge producing a variety of great invertebrates. There were at least half a dozen
Dark Bush Crickets basking on leaves - the largest number I've ever seen plus a single
Speckled Bush Cricket.
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| Dark Bush Cricket |
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| Speckled Bush Cricket |
Three species of spider were represented - a
Nursery Web Spider Pisaura mirabilis, a couple of
Garden Spiders and a
Crab Spider Misumena vatia. Hoverflies included a
Myathropa florea, several
Helophilus pendulus, an
Xanthogramma sp. and lots of
Eristalis spp.
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| Myathropa florea |
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| Helophilus pendulus |
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| Xanthogramma sp. |
Bugs included a Green Shieldbug and a couple of Dock Leaf Bugs. At least one Bombus hypnorum was among the bumble bees. Not to be outdone, the beetles offered a Common Red Soldier Beetle and some tiny black Pollen Beetles Meligethes - attractive little things.
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| Meligethes |
A
Chiffchaff and a
Dunnock were calling nearby.
In the garden were a couple of
Large White butterflies and a
Vollucella zonaria hoverfly.
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