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I almost went for Large Skipper.....A large skippper
I almost went for Large Skipper.....A large skippper
It is a Lauxaniidae. This is a family of small flies which, as far as I know have no common name and are generally found in damp and shady place such as woodland. Many are yellow like this (but a couple of genera are shinning black) and typically have these horizontal eye stripes. The larvae are little known but are thought to be in leaf litter. I cannot see enough of the key characters from this photo to take it any further.
Is this a Yellow Dung Fly?
Yeah it is sawfly possibly r Tenthredo notha or similarLooks like a sawfly.
ThanksLooks like a sawfly.
And thanks againYeah it is sawfly possibly r Tenthredo notha or similar
Thick-legged flower beetle
Thank you AlbyCrab spider.
Thank you, Cobra.It looks like one of the parasitic Ichneumon ( Sp?) wasps
to me @john.margetts
So good I said it twice eh John?Thank you, Cobra.
Podalonia hirsuta, Hairy Sand Wasp. Sorry to pee on your parade Chris.:banghead:I would appreciate a name for this critter. I think it must be a wasp of some sort (very thin waist) but that is as near as I can get. It was at Gibralter Point, Skagness yesterday. To the west was sand dune, to the east was salt marsh. It was on the footpath between the twoView attachment 283993.
No worries AlbySorry to pee on your parade Chris.
Thank you, Ajophoto. I do have a book on the British Hymenoptera but there are so many of them and the keys require microscopic features. The book has the proud boast of nearly 300 illustrations which is next to useless.Podalonia hirsuta, Hairy Sand Wasp. Sorry to pee on your parade Chris.:banghead:
It is very difficult to get an exact id but hopfully that is pretty close for you John.Thank you, Ajophoto. I do have a book on the British Hymenoptera but there are so many of them and the keys require microscopic features. The book has the proud boast of nearly 300 illustrations which is next to useless.
Nice shot Laurence, looks very much like Curculio venosus to me which is one of the nut weevils.
who or what is Mr.Scary please?
Thanks Alby.Nice shot Laurence, looks very much like Curculio venosus to me which is one of the nut weevils.
thanks, I've had the cheek to put it in "macros" now, (cross posting!)Its a cracking image Laurence.
I've had the cheek to put it in "macros" now, (cross posting!
Thanks Gary, I think you nailed itIt looks like an insect called scale,
It is a froghopper nymph, on its way to adulthood. Nice photo btw.
These tiny whiteish/yellow insects have started proliferating in the garden. They seem extremely sensitive to my movements, they just scuttle to the underside of the leaf with amazing speed so it's not worth setting up my usual tripod based kit.
This is the best I could get hand held this morning.
Report the sighting here
These tiny whiteish/yellow insects have started proliferating in the garden. They seem extremely sensitive to my movements, they just scuttle to the underside of the leaf with amazing speed so it's not worth setting up my usual tripod based kit.
This is the best I could get hand held this morning.
Reported, thanks for the link, very interesting information.Report the sighting here
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Anyone know what this might be? Reminds me of a Ladybird larvae, but pretty sure it isn't, so some sort of larvae I'm guessing.... Size approx 5-6mm long on a thistle leaf...
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A butterfly but I can't tell you what speciesAnybody have any ideas about what this small clutch of eggs/larvae will mature in to? They're approximately 0.7-0.8mm diameter and in France.
Cheers....Bob