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Ryewolf · 23 May 2017

Wasp, Bee or Hoverfly..??? I did think a wasp or been, but can't quite find a match.

alfbranch · 24 May 2017

Well Geoff
It is a bee probab;y mason bee or Osmia sp. (shape suggest this) and a male due to lack of pollen baskets or hair to collect pollen

Maybe someone else can help

http://www.bwars.com/

The eye shape and and antenae tell you it is of the order Hymenoptra which includes ants, bees, wasps and others like sawflies.

This is a good book http://www.nhbs.com/title/197401/a-...NLtbphiuidAPhbzz3tkbsHBwpopq48ZTilhoCRmbw_wcB

Ryewolf · 24 May 2017

Thanks Alf for pointing me in the right direction. I did think a bee or wasp, I also think on the 2nd shot the banding from the hairs is a bit deceiving as it makes it look two colours, when most of the body is black.

Closest match I could find was the Blue Mason Bee, I did see several all investigating the holes in this dead tree.

michael23 · 7 Jun 2017

any ideas on this moth?

Todd Rivers · 10 Jun 2017

michael23 said:
any ideas on this moth?

Its a Yellow Shell

michael23 · 10 Jun 2017

Todd Rivers said:
Its a Yellow Shell

Thanks Todd, a new one for me.

NSNO · 1 Jul 2017

Anyone know what this is?

Wasp? by Rob, on Flickr

Wasp? by Rob, on Flickr

EDIT: It looks like it could be ormyrus nitidulus a type of chalcid wasp

Ploddles · 3 Jul 2017

I've had a look of various spider sites but can't seem to find one like this. Any info would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks.

14 by Vorn Eo, on Flickr

Lyndsey · 12 Jul 2017

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Could anyone help me with an ID for this dragonfly please? I think it is a female Migrant Hawker with blue markings...

Thank you in advance

mjmountain · 10 Aug 2017

So is this a roach I should be worried about?

Ryewolf · 18 Aug 2017

Another unusual one, only thing I've seen that comes close are Ladybird larvae... but what is it (about 4mm long)

Ploddles · 18 Aug 2017

Very weird looking indeed.

Ryewolf · 18 Aug 2017

It is indeed, I've never seen anything quite like it before..

Ploddles · 18 Aug 2017

Post it in the Macro section, someone there will know.

Ryewolf · 18 Aug 2017

This is in the Macro Section, in the Official ID thread....

alfbranch · 19 Aug 2017

Ryewolf said:
Another unusual one, only thing I've seen that comes close are Ladybird larvae... but what is it (about 4mm long)

Nice shot of a lacewing larva or trash bug covered in the remains of it's meals.

Ryewolf · 19 Aug 2017

alfbranch said:
lacewing larva or trash bug

Thanks for that Alf... well that's also a new one for me, you've obviously seen these before... so thanks for the heads up...

alfbranch · 19 Aug 2017

Ryewolf said:
Thanks for that Alf... well that's also a new one for me, you've obviously seen these before... so thanks for the heads up...

Not seen one for a while but I have posted one in this thread.

alfbranch · 19 Aug 2017

mjmountain said:
So is this a roach I should be worried about?

Do you have other shots?

mjmountain · 19 Aug 2017

alfbranch said:
Do you have other shots?

No unfortunately. We were camping on france in the woods and once it started raining we kept finding them everywhere. They didn't have the two black stripes of a German roach so I assumed they are a harmless woodland variety. Hopefully none came home with us.

M

alfbranch · 19 Aug 2017

mjmountain said:
No unfortunately. We were camping on france in the woods and once it started raining we kept finding them everywhere. They didn't have the two black stripes of a German roach so I assumed they are a harmless woodland variety. Hopefully none came home with us.

M

You never said it was France!
Though for England the lesser cockraoch or tawny are possible

alfbranch · 19 Aug 2017

Lyndsey said:
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Could anyone help me with an ID for this dragonfly please? I think it is a female Migrant Hawker with blue markings...

Thank you in advance

I beleive it may be the migrant hawker in the rarer blue spotted form according to my book

Lyndsey · 22 Aug 2017

Thank you @alfbranch

Orangecroc · 25 Aug 2017

Two tiny bugs I spotted while having a coffee in the garden. Both no more than 5mm long.
Couldn't get around the other side of this one with the wall and the neighbours garden in the way.

Unknown bad angle 250817 by Ben Gray, on Flickr

Unknown 2 250817 by Ben Gray, on Flickr

michael23 · 25 Aug 2017

View attachment 109189 a ladybird like thingy, can anyone tell me exactly what it is.

alfbranch · 26 Aug 2017

michael23 said:
View attachment 109189 a ladybird like thingy, can anyone tell me exactly what it is.

That is shieldbug not an adult and I am not sure which one.

michael23 · 27 Aug 2017

alfbranch said:
That is shielding not an adult and I am not sure which one.

Thanks Alf, maybe it's troilous luridus. I had no idea the shield/stink bugs started out like this! Never seen these before.

Orangecroc · 27 Aug 2017

Orangecroc said:
Two tiny bugs I spotted while having a coffee in the garden. Both no more than 5mm long.
Couldn't get around the other side of this one with the wall and the neighbours garden in the way.
Unknown bad angle 250817 by Ben Gray, on Flickr
Unknown 2 250817 by Ben Gray, on Flickr

I think I may have identified these as Liocoris tripustulatus and a common green capsid?

michael23 · 3 Sep 2017

seen this somewhere recently on I'd site, but can't find it now.

alfbranch · 3 Sep 2017

michael23 said:
View attachment 109794 seen this somewhere recently on I'd site, but can't find it now.

I think that is a lacewing larva like the one Geoff showed above but cannot be sure as its a bit small in the shot

michael23 · 3 Sep 2017

Thanks Alf, I just did a quick crop on my phone, it was probably Geoffrey post I saw thinking about it.

wezza13 · 9 Sep 2017

ID on this please, saw it whilst on a walk this afternoon. Very strange creature :

Ploddles · 10 Sep 2017

Could be a harvestman?

alfbranch · 11 Sep 2017

Ploddles said:
Could be a harvestman?

It is a harvestman could be this one Dicranopalpus ramosus (Opiliones)

http://srs.britishspiders.org.uk/portal.php/p/Summary/s/Dicranopalpus+ramosus

wezza13 · 11 Sep 2017

Ploddles said:
Could be a harvestman?

alfbranch said:
It is a harvestman could be this one Dicranopalpus ramosus (Opiliones)

http://srs.britishspiders.org.uk/portal.php/p/Summary/s/Dicranopalpus+ramosus

Thank you both, I thought it had to be some kind of spider, because of the 8 legs, but a couple of them looked curly at the ends like antennae!

Thanks

alfbranch · 11 Sep 2017

wezza13 said:
Thank you both, I thought it had to be some kind of spider, because of the 8 legs, but a couple of them looked curly at the ends like antennae!

Thanks

It's not a spider. It has no venom and does not spin silk and it has a single segment body with only 2 eyes. A Harvestman is is related to spiders but is not one.

Phil-D · 13 Sep 2017

Any idea what this is?

Its sat on the dashboard of me pickup, I've took a photo of the ignition key next to it for reference to its size, thanks

Orangecroc · 13 Sep 2017

Phil-D said:
Any idea what this is?

Its sat on the dashboard of me pickup, I've took a photo of the ignition key next to it for reference to its size, thanks

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It's a plume moth.

Phil-D · 13 Sep 2017

Orangecroc said:
It's a plume moth.

Thanks Ben, definitely a first for me.

Wasn't sure what it was but didn't have it down as a moth, cheers

JayJay · 8 Nov 2017

Taken from a walk on the south coast path in Cornwall back in August.
I've never seen one of these before in my life, but saw several of them on the same walk.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/76999116@N05/

Also from the same walk, but one saw one of these. It looks like some sort of wasp.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/76999116@N05/

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