Roy, It's a Heteropteran bug but not one that I recognize. Paul ... From: royd63uk To: british_insects@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, June 01, 2009 6:52 PM ...
Hello This is not a beetle it is a Miridae true bug. Try the following and I am sure you will id it. http://www.britishbugs.org.uk/ 2009/6/1 royd63uk...
I saw this insect in Barcombe, (near Lewes), and have photos of it. Would love to know what it is. I am new to the group, so wondered if its best to post...
Hi Sophie, welcome to the group. The best thing is to post it to either the group photo or files section then everyone can look and [maybe] comment. I'm not...
Thanks Steve. I've uploaded photo to an album called "Sophie's insects for ID". That's interesting. I'm going to look up parasitic wasps on-line now! Kind...
I would agree with Brian. Definitely a Longhorn Beetle and probably Stenocorus meridianus [Variable Longhorn Beetle]. The shape of the elytra is quite...
Thanks a lot Brian, and you identified it so quickly! I think its definitely one of these. To: british_insects@yahoogroups.com From: brian@... Date:...
It looks similar to, but not the same as, the beetle Odemera nobilis. See http://www.flickr.com/photos/57646181@N00/488587498/ I would investigate beetles...
Hi, I am a new member to the british insects list. I am based in Hamphsire, my main interest is in photography of lepidoptera. I am currently assisting in...
Hi Nick, The last one is an egg sac of the spider, Agroeca brunnea. They're quite common on Bartley Heath. See you for a beer soon, Paul ... From: Nicholas...
Thanks Paul,I was convinced it was some sort of potter wasp, which probably explains why I couldn't identify it: I should have realised it had eight legs :o) ...
Hi Nicholas nice photos, could give a guess at all of them but not sure of any, will have a stab at the grasshopper as you especially mention that, possibly...
Hi Bernard, The grasshopper may well be Mottled Grasshopper, it was on heathland where there have been reports in the past of Heath Grasshopper. I was hoping...
Hi All, I would also agree with this id. Here in Bedfordshire Keith Balmer who is one of our county butterfly recorders has been running a project looking at ...
Hi Nicholas hope you are all well. I must stress these are not IDs, but possible hints to you as to what they might be, as you know how big they are, where...
Hi Bernard, Sorry about the delay getting back to you: I sent a reply yesterday and it seems to have disappeared into the ether, so apologies to anybody who...
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Hello, 14 June 2009 Privet was flowering in profusion and intruding on the lower slopes of Mill Hill in a damaging way (damaging to the long term prospects of...
Hi Bernard, Many thanks for taking the time to look at these photos. I think you're spot on with both the beetles: I can just make out the hairs on the...
Hi Bernard, I have just heard back from David Baldock who wrote the excellent book on the grasshoppers of Surrey, that the grasshopper nymph is indeed Mottled...
Hello, Small Bees on Musk Thistle An interesting observation of frequent (12-50) small bees on Musk Thistle on the chalk downs of Mill Hill. I do not know what...
... First link is broken. Second link shows a blurred bee. I can't give you any tips on this ID, but I can give you a few on using your camera. The diagonal...
Hello Stuart, Thanks for the reply. Sorry there is an error. The correct link is http://www.glaucus.org.uk/Bees2009.htm#21June These html alternatives are a...
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