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Post by Tig on Sept 24, 2013 18:56:39 GMT
I saw two hoverflies mating today, and got the camera whilst they were still at it  Unfortunately the picture must have been too rood and was therefore blurred  Have to make do with one on it's own instead  |
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Post by Ladygardener on Sept 25, 2013 6:14:43 GMT
I let some Rocket go to seed and they adore the flowers. Good shot.
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Post by Rosefriend on Jun 3, 2014 13:35:43 GMT
A moth of some description I suppose - it just narrowly missed being trod on !!  |
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Post by Tig on Jun 3, 2014 18:22:15 GMT
That is a Buff Ermine RF and very beautiful it is too. My offering today is this parasitic wasp - Ichneumon Stramentarius  A black ladybird with red 'blobs'  and a baby grasshopper  |
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Post by Ladygardener on Jun 4, 2014 5:16:53 GMT
 I tried to get a pic of a yellow ladybird yesterday but it was so small it just looked like a blob.
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Post by Rosefriend on Jun 4, 2014 8:47:42 GMT
"Doin' What Comes Natur'lly"  RF |
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Post by Tig on Jun 4, 2014 11:08:30 GMT
The shield bugs are 'at it' all over the garden, it's going to be a very (re)productive year for them I think  |
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Post by Tig on Jun 30, 2014 16:08:17 GMT
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Post by Rosefriend on Jun 30, 2014 16:33:17 GMT
Good pics Tig - do they actually do any harm like the red lily bugs for example?? Not sure I would want to get so close as to smell him/her!! RF |
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Post by Ladygardener on Jun 30, 2014 16:49:53 GMT
Those are very clear pics, I've never seen either of them before Tig Rosefriend. |
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Post by Tig on Jun 30, 2014 19:05:58 GMT
From what I read they feed on any soft plant material but may eat new shoots on some tender plants. As there is only one at the moment I don't think it will do much damage, no worse than shield bugs anyway.
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Post by andy on Jun 30, 2014 19:55:37 GMT
A few beasties this week.... Cinnabar moth  White letter hairstreak butterfly  My wonderful resident crow taking flight  Female broad bodied chaser dragonfly  |
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Post by Ladygardener on Jul 1, 2014 4:58:37 GMT
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Post by andy on Jul 1, 2014 17:19:15 GMT
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Post by Rosefriend on Jul 1, 2014 17:29:25 GMT
You did really well to get pics of the moth andy - I have tried often and ended up with a memory card full of blobs!! Love the Cinnabar Moth - elegant beastie isn't he... RF |
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Post by Tig on Jul 1, 2014 18:13:02 GMT
Wonderful 'captures' Andy - we are lucky to have such a variety of beautiful insects around.
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Post by andy on Jul 1, 2014 18:18:33 GMT
Just seen a stunning marbled white butterfly down the lotty...no camera im afraid but it was a stunner
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Post by Rosefriend on Jul 10, 2014 12:19:57 GMT
Ever since andy posted his photos of the Hummingbird Hawk Moth I have been waiting for mine to come and today one decided to visit...blimey, trying to take pics really is a work of art - I got more blobs than anything but these are recognizable anyway...the little video that I tried to take was one constant blur !!     I tried to get a little more detail....   Rf |
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Post by Tig on Jul 10, 2014 18:23:28 GMT
It is hard work trying to get a decent piccie of them, well done RF those are fab  |
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Post by Ladygardener on Jul 11, 2014 6:06:09 GMT
Well done indeed Rosefriend those are good shots. His eyes look huge. |
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Post by Rosefriend on Jul 11, 2014 7:09:52 GMT
It is hard work trying to get a decent piccie of them, well done RF those are fab Well done indeed Rosefriend those are good shots. His eyes look huge. Thanks both - it is a handsome fellow isn't it and they are big - wingspan is 1 and a half to 2 inches and they do hum - I could hear it..his eyes really do look huge LG and I loved the markings...hope he comes again - I have set another camera up for a video...if I get the chance.. RF |
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Post by Rosefriend on Jul 20, 2014 5:11:57 GMT
Anyone got an idea what this little chap could be??  |
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Post by Tig on Jul 20, 2014 19:30:31 GMT
Scorpion Fly RF (panorpa communis) I spotted this one today - think it is a moth rather than a butterfly   |
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Post by Rosefriend on Jul 21, 2014 6:31:22 GMT
Thanks Tig - I wonder when the wings are open if they are a different colour, there are sooo many varieties, aren't there??!! RF |
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Post by Tig on Aug 7, 2014 19:19:30 GMT
Spotted today, must have disturbed it during my clearance work - it was on the 'run' looking for a new home   Over 2" long - Buff tip moth caterpillar (phalara bucephala) |
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Post by Rosefriend on Aug 8, 2014 4:38:46 GMT
Cooo - he's striking Tig, don't think I have seen one like that here...great shots.. RF |
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Post by Barbara on Aug 10, 2014 11:30:21 GMT
Bet he would make yer itch a bit, good pics.
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Post by Barbara on Aug 20, 2014 10:44:04 GMT
 Half a dozen of these are chomping away at my cherry tree.  |
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Post by Ladygardener on Aug 21, 2014 7:15:51 GMT
Little beggars, I've lost count of the hudreds of tiny tiny ones that have eaten everything in sight this year.!!  |
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Post by Missredhead on Aug 23, 2014 21:40:23 GMT
Saw this while picking blackberries today  |
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Unfortunately the picture must have been too rood and was therefore blurred 
I tried to get a pic of a yellow ladybird yesterday but it was so small it just looked like a blob.
