Wild Thing - The Troggs

First things first, and once again the overnight temperature wasn't particularly conducive with Moth trapping and with no additions to either of the list we can only show what were considered the 'pretty' ones.

VAPOURER

ROSY FOOTMAN

and the delightful tiny Micro
LOZOTAENIODES FORMOSANUS

The beauty of 'wild things' is that for those who have a house or home you hardly have to leave it to find at least a representation, and for those of us who don't, well we're amongst it anyway. This being effectively Part II of Sunday's expedition, which didn't take us outside of a 1 mile square, covering part of the northern end of Parley Court Farm and the eastern section of Merritown Heath. See the Monday Post (below) for Part I.

BITING STONECROP

BROWN-LIPPED SNAIL

CLIMBING CORYDALIS

This tiny Insect no bigger than a garden pea was excessively active
and difficult to catch, only my personal agility made that possible.
OK, back to reality it's a Species of
LEAFHOPPER
of the family Ciucadellidae

COMMON CENTAURY

16-SPOT ORANGE LADYBIRD

One from the large family of diversely coloured
HARLEQUIN LADYBIRD

Unfortunately only the 'seed-heads' remain on this
GOATSBEARD

At first thought to be a Bee, but on closer inspection it was seen to
have the head of a Fly (diptera) and is in fact a
HOVERFLY
Volucella Bombylans

Difficult ti identify down to specific species so I am told
ICHNEUMAN FLY Sp

 

SCULLCAP

LONGHORN BEETLE
Rutpela maculata

MARMALADE HOVERFLY

 

THICK-LEAVED STONECROP

MAYFLY
Ephemerella invaria
Note the size of the eyes proportionate to body, a
factor in identification my learn'ed friend tells me!

MEADOW GRASSHOPPER

Likely
PERFORATED ST JOHN'S WORT

No knowing which species of BEE this is, it must have been busy,

almost completely coated in Pollen.

Last on the Agenda and probably my favourite of the day

RED-LEGGED SHIELDBUG

Heartfelt thanks go to my friend John Gifford, without whom most of these wonderful Wild Things would have appeared without a name - a Great Learning Curve for me and I'm sure others John. and a final Thank You to Dave Foot who's company on Sunday was invaluable - hope to see you both again soon!

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