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...
Hi Harry, If it's the picture I remember, the antennae had a loose club, whereas Chrysomelids always have filamentous antennae. Probably one of the old group...
Hi Harry, If it's the picture I remember, the antennae had a loose club, whereas Chrysomelids always have filamentous antennae. Probably one of the old group...
Hi Richard, Dunno if you have access to the literature, but there's a paper on these: http://www.bioimages.org.uk/HTML/B148279.HTM HTH Malcolm ... From:...
Hello, I spotted my first Bee-fly of the year. It looked just like Bombylius major except it had spots on its wings. Is this a different species please? ...
... http://www.ukbap.org.uk/UKPlans.aspx?ID=157 Patrick Roper < Hello, I rather thought it might be this species. There was a bee? as well, one of the...
Probably B.major - this is by far the commonest species and the wings have dark markings along the leading edge. Matt Sent: 06 April 2006 20:32 To: BRITISH...
Just want to remind everyone that H. rubicundus will be active pretty soon (if not now) so if you could keep a look out that would be great. My website gives...
Hello Matt, It had not got the black lining on the leading edge and has black spots instead. Picture on: http://www.glaucus.org.uk/Bee-fly098L.jpg This fly was...
The insect in the picture on Andy Horton's web site is Bombylius discolor (as has already been suggested). Though now rare, it is still found at various sites...
Hello, Any information on this species appreciated. I will make a note of the local Andrena bees in the same area. None are actually recorded in the immediate...
More Information http://www.english-nature.org.uk/pubs/publication/PDF/583.pdf As the larvae of the Dotted Bee-fly are parasites of solitary bees Host species...
Family Erotylidae; subfamily Triplacinae; genus Triplax; species (probably) aenea. But seek a 2nd (and more expert) opinion on this! Keith Alexander's report...
Hi George, They're pupae of midges of the family Ceratopogonidae (Diptera). The larvae are very common under rotting wood, wet bark etc and recognised by...
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Hi again, I found it hasnt uploaded properly to the server so I have put a copy of the photo in the files area now. Rgds Andy ... From: "Andy Banthorpe"...
Hi Andy, It's a Polydesmus millipede. The one I always find is Polydesmus angustus but I think there are 2 or 3 other common ones. To distinguish species you...
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