Hi all, following on from my record of Corizus hyoscyami I found another species in almost the same spot today. If it's what I think it is [Coriomeris...
Hello, try Googling for pictures of 'Anthrenus verbasci' it is not a Ladybird at all, it's pattern is formed from tiny scales Ladybirds do not have scales...
It's not a ladybird, It's a Carpet Beetle (Anthrenus sp.) the bane of entomologists with collections. __________________________________________________ Do You...
Hi All, Can somebody pu a name to the beetle I found on 13.04.07, found on the edge of woodland in Dorset. The pic is in my folder called zimbass Many thanks ...
Hi Steve, It is a carrion beetle (Silphidae), probably Phosphuga atrata, which speciqlizes in snail predation. You might also find it under the name Silpha...
Hello, 15 April 2007 Twelve species of butterfly were seen in Shoreham, Sussex, and the outskirts during the day including the first Small Heath Butterfly and...
Hello Folks Noticed dozens of lesser earwigs ( are there more than one species) flying in a garden in the warm evening of Sat 14th April.in southampton The...
Hi All I would like confirmation as to whether this is one of the Muscidae flies Mesembrina meridiana. It looks very much like it but I have limited reference...
-Hi Malcolm Thanks for that,nice to get agreement. I like confirmation before sending in my records especially when I am dealing with orders that I do not...
Someone.. anyone, please tell me if I should be calling a priest! :o( Yesterday I took this undeniably disturbing pic of a fly (the Death's Head Moth, ain't in...
Hi Tim, Interesting angle! It's a hoverfly of some sort (probably male - the compound eyes are well separated at the top) but can't do more from that view. HTH...
Hello, Just had a double take* of a small pyralid or pyralid-like day-flying moth which I originally assumed it was the common Pyrausta nigrata out at this ...
Hello, I would appreciate any help with identifying the visitor to a bird nest box that produced what looks like some silk and a quantity of cocoons. The...
Hi Robert, It's caterpillars of the Bee or Wax Moth, Aphomia sociella (Pyralidae) http://www.bioimages.org.uk/HTML/P1/P19661.php The larvae feed in bee and...
Hello Malcolm, Thanks for your response - I've trapped the moth on numerous occassions at home, but have never seen the larvae/cocoons. Regards Robert ... ...
In my folder I've put a photo of a Hymenoptera. http://pets.ph.groups.yahoo.com/group/british_insects/photos/view/f545?b=2 is it a Nomada sp or Sphecid sp and...
I think its a Nomada spp - try posting on the BWARS group, they may be able to get it better. I had a feeling that most Sphecids are black and red - but may be...
Hi The pic is of a species of Nomada bee. Generally it is still a bit too early for Sphecids (or Crabronids) to be about. ... Well... yes... if you want to...
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