Hi All Found in my moth trap the other night.I think it may be Culiseta annulata a common mosquito of the Culicidae family. I would appreciate any help in its...
Panic in the beehive http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/7240456.stm By Finlo Rohrer BBC News Magazine If the UK lost its honey bees the countryside would face...
Over the past couple of weeks I've noticed that some umbels of wild carrot still retain their seeds. In several of these I have found a green caterpillar about...
jerry - this is completely awesome - please take pics. Can you explain a bit more clearly about where on the plant the seeds are and how and where these...
Hi All I saw my first Bumblebees of the year at Rye Meads RSPB reserve (Hertfordshire) yesterday. It must be spring - apart from the snow thats on the way! ...
Sorry for cross-posting. I'm apparently not allowed to sign up to the beetles-britishisles group, so these two groups seem likely to be the best option. Is...
Does anyone know if there is a UK forum for beetles, or weevils. I have two tiny coleoptera I would like to know more about. The first is a tiny weevil and...
Hi Nigel There is a Yahoo group for British Beetles at beetles-britishisles@yahoogroups.com, though you might have to contact the list-owner (Andrew Duff)...
Hi Matt, Many thanks for the lead on these two beetles. I've got the Morris key, so I can start right in at Apion. I didn't want to spend ages working right...
One picture of an Apion weevil and two pictures of a ptinid beetle. Paul www.diptera.info PS: Nigel, I'll get back to you later about that other thing. ;) ... ...
Apologies for cross posting if this turns up in your in-box more than once. The Royal Mail are briging out a set of "British Insect" stamps in mid-April as...
Hello, 26 March 2008 My first Brimstone Butterfly of 2008 was seen in South Lancing garden feeding on Aubretia and a bit on Hyacinth. This was the second local...
Another beetle (I have not been able to track down the British Beetles forum) I need help with. How about Nitulidae for the beetle in the photos linked below?...
Matt, Good guess, this is certainly a Scolytidae. A quick comparison with various images indicates it's something like Hylesinus spp. I'll try keying it...
Hi Nigel, Click on the link here: http://www.bioimages.org.uk/HTML/B148648.HTM If the link on the above page doesn't work, it probably means you aren't a ...
Hi Nigel Best bet would be to e-mail the List Owner (Andrew Duff) and ask him to add you to the list. I belive the settings were changed a good while ago now...
Hi Mike, The photos are in album Mike's Photos Don't think it's Silpha. Looks more like Necrodes littoralis. (But they aren't the best photos, if you'll...
Hi Mike, I'd go with Malcolm's suggestion that it might be Necrodes littoralis. It's head looks to wide for Silpha atrata. I get Necrodes littoralis quite...
Thanks Malcom and Darrel Have had confirmation re: the cranefly that it is Limonia nubeculosa with a mite on it. Is there an RES key for the Silphidae or is...
Hi Mike, Don't think there's an RES handbook that covers them. Hodge & Jones "New British Beetles" (which is invaluable if you use Joy) says Joy's key works...
Hello, 10 April 2008 On a mild (>10.5 °C) sunny day there were frequent butterflies on Mill Hill, Old Shoreham, Sussex, and its approaches including my first...
Hi Malcom Thanks for the link, excellent plates. Think I may have to up my efforts to track down a copy of Joy - is it likely to be reprinted in the near...
Hi Mike, You're right - it's a bit small for N. littoralis. (Try photographing it against a dark background) Re Joy: the British Ent Soc (BENHS) is hoping to...
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