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A long black insect contrasts with the white quartz rock. Thanks to Penny Mayes... (more)

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I'm having a small amount of trouble with identifying this butterfly.... (more)

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This Yellow Iris flower with bud behind and fly feeding is one of the flowers... (more)

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This is not the only species of Green Lacewing in Britain; there are about 18... (more)

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(Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale) This is one of the Shield Bugs, so called... (more)

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(Chilocorus renipustulatus) The elytra (wingcases) each have a red spot on... (more)

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(Propylea 14-punctata) See... (more)

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Beside the station car park. As it says on the notice "If you have 4... (more)

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(Nicrophorus vespilloides) There are about half a dozen British species of... (more)

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The towpath ivy, now in flower, was attracting numerous insects of which this fly was one.

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(Closterotomus norwegicus; syn. Calocoris norwegicus) There are over 200... (more)

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(Cicindela campestris) These insects are common here (NS3778 : Path beside Carman Reservoir), and... (more)

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An insect doing its job on the TQ7094 : Muddy Path & Apple Blossom

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One of our commoner butterflies, the Small Tortoiseshell populations fell... (more)

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A bright and eyecatching insect, said by my book to be mainly nocturnal, but... (more)

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This rusty-coloured caterpillar was making its way along the road near... (more)

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At least I think that's what it is. They were flying in profusion on the... (more)

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Soldier Beetles seem to love umbellifers, and especially Wild Parsnip. I think... (more)

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The butterfly is on a spike of Marsh Woundwort.

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The insect on top looks a bit faded, but the other two are bright and fresh-looking.

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Three caterpillars wreaking havoc on a Ragwort plant beside the path on Headon Warren.

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These common and widespread butterflies were very plentiful on the chalk downs.

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I thought this must be a hoverfly of some sort, but it doesn't match... (more)

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A small pond near to the Crook of Devon, unmarked on OS 1:50000 mapping, is a... (more)

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Various materials stacked in holes in this wooden sculpture provide homes for insects.

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This photograph follows image number 3431396 the pupal case being that depicted... (more)

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This pupa was on a blade of grass and obviously close to emerging.

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This photograph shows a 7-Spot Ladybird that has been attacked by Dinocampus... (more)

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Flower and hovering insect along Clandeboye Avenue – identification welcome.

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This is a large insect; at about 4cm long, it is a little over twice as long as... (more)

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The frothy cuckoo spit is produced by a small insect called a Froghopper while... (more)

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The frothy cuckoo spit is produced by a small insect called a Froghopper while... (more)

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This may look very like a black (or nearly black) butterfly, but this insect,... (more)

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This beetle was located in the grass just west of a densely-wooded area around... (more)

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(For a general description of harvestmen, see TQ9059 : Guarding the blackberries.) This one was... (more)

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This insect belongs to the very large family of Chrysomelidae (the Leaf... (more)

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This insect, resting upon a leaf of a willowherb plant, is an adult caddis fly... (more)

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Shown here is Haematopota pluvialis, one of several horse-fly species that are... (more)

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There are several British species of Tortoise Beetle (named for the way their... (more)

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One of dozens of Painted Lady butterflies seen at Ballymacormick Point west of... (more)

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Cinnabar moth caterpillar in the dune system at White Park Bay.

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Late Common Darter basking in Autumn sun

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The Red-headed Cardinal Beetle is a medium-sized beetle found in woodland, along... (more)

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The bright blue-purple flowers of a large clump of Cranesbill attracts large... (more)

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Ivy is a great source of food for insects and other wildlife at the back end of... (more)

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Photographed on rough grassland near Ann Roach Farm.

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Pictured along Claremore / Knockmany Road

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Pictured along Loughmuck Road It is thought that the small insect of the... (more)

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Geranium pratense 'Mrs Kendall Clark' is popular with gardeners as... (more)

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One of several recently emerged insects by the River Wye.

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