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Eriothrix rufomaculata (a Tachinid fly)
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Aspidapion radiolus? (a female Weevil)
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On Ragwort in a boggy field.
Plenty of cow poo around.
~9mm
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Found this one on Potentilla,
but below Malva (Mallow), so I
think that the ID is plausible
and if ...
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Ichneumon sp. (an Ichneumon wasp) 3
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Ichneumon sp. (Ichneumon wasps) 4
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Too many to choose from. Clearly
Ichneumon genus, but I don't
have any keys.
16~18mm
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Too many to choose from
again.
The male was
significantly smaller than the
female and was ...
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Podagrica sp. fuscicornis (a Leaf Beetle)
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Nanophyes marmoratus (Loosestrife Weevil) 1b
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Found munching on Malva
(Mallow).
~5mm
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Found this tiddler crawling up a
thin sedge/reed in a boggy
field. When it got to the top,
it had a ...
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Nanophyes marmoratus (Loosestrife Weevil) 1a
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Conomelus anceps (a Delphacid bug)
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Found this tiddler crawling up a
thin sedge/reed in a boggy
field. When it got to the top,
it had a ...
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This looks about right to me.
Tiny and quite colourful little
thing low down in the grass and
sedges ...
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Blowing Raspberries
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Polymerus nigrita (a Mirid bug)
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Moo!
There are 4 of these
rare-breed cows that go between
the boggy field and a larger
pasture ...
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Handily found on its FP, Galium
(bedstraw).
~6mm
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Campyloneura virgula (a Mirid bug)
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Heterotoma planicornis (a Mirid bug)
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Found on medium height
vegetation in mixed woodland.
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The antennae on this one are
just silly.
Found on ivy.
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Palomena prasina (Green Shieldbug nymph)
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Macropsis sp. scotti (a Leafhopper)
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Aww. Poor thing starting out on
life with just the one antenna.
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I think this is the right one.
Found on bramble in hedgerow.
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Himacerus mirmicoides (Ant Damsel Bug early instar) 2
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Damsel Fly close-up
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Crawling over and feeding on an
umbellifer next to the car
park.
Those spiky protrusions
are ...
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I don't normally post extreme
close-ups, but thought this one
was fun. It's amazing just how
much ...
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Marpissa muscosa tickling a fly's tummy
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Aglais urticae (Small Tortoiseshell caterpillar)
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Aww, having a game of tickle. I
can hear the laughter :-)
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Found this on nettle in the car
park.
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