Hello George The "unknown beetle" is , I think, Lampyris noctiluca, the glow worm, either larva or female adult, the differences are small and not visible in...
Hello George, The ladybird is Epilachna argus: bryony ladybird in UK, melon ladybird in France (no idea about Italy!). The Carabus looks distinctive, I'll look...
Thanks to everyone who helped identify my Sardinian beetles. Andy/Philippe - I should have known that was a glow-worm! Paul - the bryony ladybird, Epilachna...
George ... It's in the same family... Cucurbitaceae. Stuart __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has...
For the Carabus, my vote goes to Carabus morbillosus, (forma arborensis, which is endemic to Sardinia) Typical are the elytra shape , getting wider towards...
Well done, Philippe. As George mentioned, the other species didn't look right but what was most unlikely was the ecology. C. granulatus &c prefer moist, upland...
Yes. This is an interesting species, the only British population is confined to a fairly small (but expanding) area of England - N. Surrey, W. Middlesex and...
Many thanks Philippe - Paul and myself have been debating over the identity of the Carabus for the last few days. I have uploaded a second photo of the beetle...
Hi all, Just to let you know about my new website I've constructed so that people can identify H. rubicundus. I'm sure I've made a few mistakes but I've only...
Hi folks Simple question? What Do You Call a Group of butterflies? seems difficult to find an answer on Google - perhaps there isn't a collective name? Roger...
I'm not sure if there is a correct terminology, but I remember hearing Jeremy Thomas describing a 'cloud' of butterflies. In terms of descriptive words that...
Thanks to everyone that responded to my question - all answers will be pased on to the lady that made the enquiry originally cheers roger ... too many emails...
Hello, What I should have done with collective names is have a look through the books for descriptions. I have never heard of a "flutter" described and I wish...
Hello, Today On a cold bright day with the wind chill not much above freezing (1.2 șC at 1:54 pm), the birds were calling like it was the first signs of...
On a page of photos of Robberflies seen last year I've put map references for sightings of a Berks Choerades marginatus and a Hants Eutolmus rufibarbis, in...
Chris Details of all current 'BRC Approved' recording schemes can be found on the BRC website at: http://www.brc.ac.uk/recording_schemes.asp, there is a link...
Found this item! clinging to my actinic tube on my moth trap on 31/3/06. Has me totally stumped though that's not hard - any suggestions most appreciated. Its...
That's what I heard too. Chris ... From: Harold Davies [mailto:wirralbirder@...] Sent: 02 April 2006 19:21 To: british_insects@yahoogroups.com Subject:...
Looks like a wingless moth. I know some female moths are wingless, or looking at the pic it could a moth that has seen better days. I did a quick full text...
Many thanks Chris - no wonder I can't ID it with even putting it on the wrong group! Apologies to brit-insect members - I'll keep taking the tablets, honest! ...
Hi Harry, I had a look in my beetle book and the closest I could see to your beetle was a 'Chrysomelidae' Gastrophysa polygoni. But don't take my word for it...
Hi, i photograph a small wasp last year what i thought was injecting an egg into a mine on a holly leaf - i thought this was the cause of the mine - seemed it...
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