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No idea if this is a moth or as I suspect a fly ?
With the antenae the eye style and scales on the wings and furry body this looks like a moth probably one of the small ones and I am rubbish at IDing them.
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It is a Berberis sawfly.
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Thanks Alby.
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So here's another one to be identified please...
Fly on a rope by fishyfish_arcade, on Flickr
Thanks.
EDIT: After a bit of Googling, I'm thinking it might be an Alder Fly?
Fly on a rope by fishyfish_arcade, on Flickr
Thanks.
EDIT: After a bit of Googling, I'm thinking it might be an Alder Fly?
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Tia an Alder fly indeed.So here's another one to be identified please...
Fly on a rope by fishyfish_arcade, on Flickr
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EDIT: After a bit of Googling, I'm thinking it might be an Alder Fly?
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Looks like a blue tailed damsel fly to me.
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3 from me for id please
hoverfly by Michael Johnson, on Flickr
creature for id #1 by Michael Johnson, on Flickr
creature for id #2 by Michael Johnson, on Flickr
Thanks in advance
hoverfly by Michael Johnson, on Flickrcreature for id #1 by Michael Johnson, on Flickrcreature for id #2 by Michael Johnson, on FlickrThanks in advance
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# 1 is Oedemera nobilis (thick legged flower beetle) and # 2 is Malachius bipustulatus (red tipped flower beetle). The hoverfly looks like Xanthogramma citrofasciatum.
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thanks alby.
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A couple to ID if anyone can help please? Thanks.
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Unknown gold bug 040615 by fishyfish_arcade, on Flickr
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Unknown insect 040615 by fishyfish_arcade, on Flickr
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Unknown gold bug 040615 by fishyfish_arcade, on Flickr
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Unknown insect 040615 by fishyfish_arcade, on Flickr
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Good photos Nige, the first is a Heterogaster urticae (Nettle Ground Bug)and the second is an aphid.
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Anyone help me ID this wasp
Black wasp 1 by Alf Branch, on Flickr
Black wasp 3 by Alf Branch, on Flickr
Black wasp 2 by Alf Branch, on Flickr
Black wasp 1 by Alf Branch, on FlickrBlack wasp 3 by Alf Branch, on FlickrBlack wasp 2 by Alf Branch, on Flickr
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Lovely set of photos Alf, it is Dipogon sayi which is one of the spider wasps.
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Thanks Alby I have one of it checking out a spiders home in the wall it was on it did not go in
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Oak Eggar Moth (Lasiocampa quercus) I reckon...
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Looks like one of the digger wasps to me Alf.
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It is a male Ectemnius species I am told by Dave_W_1971 on Flickr possibly E. cavifrons the knobbly antennae are the clue to genus & gender. The knobbles are different on each species.
Here are a couple more shots
Wasp 2 by Alf Branch, on Flickr
Wasp 3 by Alf Branch, on Flickr
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Glad your sorted, cute little fella isn't he Alf?
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Yeah but I wish the lighting was better
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I shot this the other day on my bin it is about 2mm long but I do not know what it is.
Unkown insect by Alf Branch, on Flickr
Unkown insect 2 by Alf Branch, on Flickr
Both are 4 shot stacks handheld using a 25mm tube and Raynox 250 on my Sigma 105 and still cropped heavily.
Unkown insect by Alf Branch, on FlickrUnkown insect 2 by Alf Branch, on FlickrBoth are 4 shot stacks handheld using a 25mm tube and Raynox 250 on my Sigma 105 and still cropped heavily.
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I shot this the other day on my bin it is about 2mm long but I do not know what it is.
Both are 4 shot stacks handheld using a 25mm tube and Raynox 250 on my Sigma 105 and still cropped heavily.
Bark fly nymph. Very cute
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Thought you'd have a crack at the species, I was trying to find your linkThis
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Thought you'd have a crack at the species, I was trying to find your link
@alfbranch http://www.brc.ac.uk/schemes/barkfly/gallery.aspx
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Bark fly nymph. Very cute
Thanks Tim that did cross my mind but it is just so cricket shaped to me.
Thanks Bryn
Alby must have taken half of those shots
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Yes the site was looked after by a chap called Bob Saville who used to send me live specimens from Scotland and l used to photograph them for him. Bob sadly passed away a few years ago now.
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Unknown bug
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yes i think it is Loricula elongantula (female) one of the damsel bugs, damsel bug should lead you to an exact id though Alf.
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Yeah it looks right and an adult too thanks Alby as it was probably 2.3 mm long
http://www.britishbugs.org.uk/heteroptera/Microphysidae/Loricula_elegantula.html
Here is another shot
loricula elegantula female by Alf Branch, on Flickr
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Tough one... maybe one of the Gelechiidae family?
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thanks Tim, the closest l can get is Phycitinae sp. that will have to do for now