Hi Roy, i think the image is a sawfly rather than a wasp - it seems familiar but i can't remember. Try posting on the sawfly newsgroup! It may be useful to...
Hello, 8 July 2007 The first Chalkhill Blue Butterfly of the year was seen on the lower slopes of Mill Hill on a cloudy day. It was one of twelve species seen...
While sorting some smallfry collected in the sweep net here in Sheffield I found this small shiny black Tachinid fly. I am prity sure it is Catharosia...
Hi Alan Both Chris and I have had a look at the photos of your specimen, and we are happy that you fly is Catharosia - the petiolate wing and colouration are...
I found this bug today 16/7/2007 by shaking Hawthorn branches here in Sheffield. Can anyone say if the green coloured legs are normal (or are transient while...
Hi, Anyone have any idea what this might be. http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/british_insects/files/dm/ Sorry about the focus on the photo. The photo was...
Hi Dave, Re first one: Have seen these too. Some sort of dead parasitised caterpillar. Re 2nd one: The second picture looks like the cocoon of the weevil...
Hello All Can anyone help me out with an ID for these two hoverflies, photographed in Coppetts Wood, North London this morning? Pic 1: length ca 10mm: ...
I added 2photos to album title Insects, I took some photos of this speedy little fly thingy that I've not seen before. It never landed so I wasn't able to get...
... photographed in ... 1. Is an member of the tribe Eristaltini. Initially, I thought Myathropa florea because of the apparent pattern on the thorax. However,...
Hello, 19 July 2007 As the sun came out so did the butterflies with 35 Chalkhill Blues on Mill Hill, North of Shoreham) all but one on the lower slopes, and...
... From: "jrclough2" Subject: [british_insects] Re: Two hoverflies for ID ... Jerry Thank you very much for taking the time to help with my photos. ...
Thanks Malcolm, I never thought I would ever find out what that was in the second pic. You are correct, it was on a dock leaf, and the damage to the leaf,...
Hi Dave, Mine emerged quite quickly. The contents of your cocoon look wrong too. Maybe it died rather than pupating, but give it another month - you may get a...
I know some of you don't like cows who come grazing on your pastures, but lucky - I'm not a cow [:D] - not even in the metaphoric sense - unless you're in...
Hi I think your caterpillar looks like a is cinnabar moth (Tyria jacobaeae)is that ragwort it is on because thats what they are usualy on. The butterfly looks...
Gee - thanks a lot Gordon, Here is a bigger better picture of the little fly: [URL=http://imageshack.us][IMG]http://img520.imageshack.us/img520/3338/1\ ...
Hi all. Any clues as to the identity of the insect that looks like it's 'been happy with the steroids' that I've just added to my folder under the groups Files...
Oedemera nobilis thick legged flower beetle. Chris Tim <timhopper@...> wrote: Hi all. Any clues as to the identity of the insect that looks like it's...
Hi, I have uploaded a picture to the files/CM folder which I believe is of a Roesel's Bush-cricket, but because it is not a common cricket I would like...
Hi Walwyn and Malcolm, Many thanks to both for the confirmation and the additional info. I am right on the south west boundary of the main red area in that...
I have loaded two photos of a scorpion fly (Panorpa Sp) in Gordons Ablbum. http://pets.ph.groups.yahoo.com/group/british_insects/photos/browse/5c9f ?c= Is...
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