Hello, There does not seem to be any messages lately. It seems that Yahoo is malfunctioning on some groups. So this is a test message. To give it some...
I 'm sure someone will be able to id this bug. it was found on our bathroom wall today but I cannot find it in my limited book collection (well v limited for...
Dear Andy, It looks like Anthrenus verbasci to me. This is a variable species of which the larvae can be harmful inside. Good hunting, Hans ... Hans Arentsen ...
I'm interesting in trading with some fellow lepidopterists. I have the following papered specimens. All specimens are A1 condition with collecting data. Here's...
I'm interesting in trading with some fellow lepidopterists. I have the following papered specimens. All specimens are A1 condition with collecting data. Here's...
sir, I am supplier of beetles and their from africa,i do not buy but sell both alive and dried materials,pls if interested contact me. patrick ganagana Ed...
Dear Andy, This is a dermestid beetle - most likely Anthrenus verbasci - the 'varied carpet beetle'. As its common name suggests, it can be a pest of carpets...
hi all last night ( +10° C) , in the Skinner trap 2 Ophion luteus Normally those insects are on the fly only during the summer, aren t they ! but can they...
Hi Paul I get many of these Ophion spp in the trap from about late Feb until November. I assume you have only visually identified these as Ophion luteus ? If...
We have a two metre tall box tree in our garden that is just coming into flower. It always attracts interesting insects on sunny days: many picture-winged...
The best book for picture-winged flies is the Tephritidae volume in the Royal Entomological Society's Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects...
Saw my first Butterfly of the year, today, a pristine Small Tortoiseshell at my parent's in North Birmingham. Also my first bee, on Pansys at an Aldridge...
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Well it's a tortricid. Possibly Epiphyas postvittana. May be wrong though. Paul. ... From: british_insects@yahoogroups.com To: british_insects@yahoogroups.com...
Dear members, I have just uploaded two pictures to the Insect folder in pictures in our Yahoo insect group. I believe both animals to be Trichoptera. But I am...
I'm on to my third bumble bee in Sheffield! All Bombus terrestris. Several wasps and lots of flies of all sorts except syrphids. A sudden bout of spider...
Hello, It is not a very good picture of a Bubble Bee merging on a chalk down yesterday: http://tinyurl.com/7pd5 An identification would be appreciated as I am...
... Bombus lapidarius, the Jewel Bumble-bee. The small mite is Parasitus sp. Somebody may correct me but that name seems to be used for all small brownish...
Hi Andy, you're right - it's probably Eristalis tenax, which can be seen in every month of the year given suitable conditions. Cheers, Steve. This mail is a...
Hi Guys I have uploaded two photographs of moths to the photo-insects area and wondered if anyone could confirm the identities for me? They are: ID please 1 ID...
Hello, I had trouble finding a list of British Bumble Bees: British Bumble Bee Checklist http://www.nhm.ac.uk/science/projects/fff/ChekBees.htm (Maybe another...
Saw my first butterfly, a Comma, in the garden this morning. However, I'm mainly writing my annual appeal for ladybird records in Essex and the wider London...
Hi Steve Many thanks for the ID, I looked them up in Skinner but am still not sure. I will take your advice and try UK Leps. Regards Jimmy From: "Steve Covey"...
A Year in the Life of Ants Radio Four Monday - Friday March 31 - April 4 2003 4.45pm A series charting a year in the life of two colonies of wood ants. -- Andy...
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