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Sloe Shieldbug (Dolycoris baccarum)
Sloe Shieldbug (Dolycoris baccarum), also known as Hairy Shieldbug. Cottenham garden 11 Apr 2024 -
Hairy-footed Flower Bee (Anthophora plumipes)
Hairy-footed Flower Bee (Anthophora plumipes) - 26 March 2024. On conservatory window -
Sexton Beetle (Nicrophorus interruptus)
Sexton Beetle (Nicrophorus interruptus) - NFM 8 Sep 2023 -
Large Rose Sawfly (Arge pagana)
Large Rose Sawfly (Arge pagana) - NFM 8 Aug 2023 Youngs' garden on rose bush, Cottenham -
Meadow Plant Bug (Leptopterna dolabrata)
Meadow Plant Bug (Leptopterna dolabrata) - NFM 3 Jul 2023 Edwards Wood, Dry Drayton. Almost certainly seen this species before, but not photographed. Quick phone snapshot. -
Pied Plumehorn (Volucella pellucens)
Pied Plumehorn (Volucella pellucens) - NFM 17 June 2023 Trumpington Meadows -
Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris)
Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) - 17 Jun 2023 Trumpington Meadows -
Hairy Dragonfly (Brachytron pratense)
Hairy Dragonfly (Brachytron pratense) - 21 May 2023 Les King Wood -
Dance Fly (Empis Tessellata)
Dance Fly (Empis Tessellata) - 21 May 2023 Les King Wood -
Fever-fly (Dilophus febrilis)
Fever-fly (Dilophus febrilis) - NFM 18 May 2023 Anglesey. One of the March flies, Bibionidae -
Downlooker Snipefly (Rhagio scolopaceus)
Downlooker Snipefly (Rhagio scolopaceus) - NFM 18 May 2023 Anglesey Golf Club, railway bridge -
Caddisfly (Stenophylax permistus)
One of the Caddisflies (Stenophylax permistus) - Seen quite a few of these in the moth trap over the years but not previously photographed. -
Harvestman (Dicranopalpus ramosus)
Harvestman (Dicranopalpus ramosus) - 16 Apr 2023 ObsIdentify 100% on this name, but there are many harvestman spiders and it could be agg. -
Tephritis neesii
Tephritis neesii One of the true flies, feeds on Oxeye Daisy etc 11 Nov 2022 Phone photo -
Female Speckled Bush-cricket (Leptophyes punctatissima)
Female Speckled Bush-cricket (Leptophyes punctatissima) - 11 Aug 2022 -
Female Speckled Bush-cricket (Leptophyes punctatissima)
Female Speckled Bush-cricket (Leptophyes punctatissima) - 11 Aug 2022 -
Potato capsid (Closterotomus norwegicus)
Potato capsid (Closterotomus norwegicus) - NFM 5 Aug 2022 Reynold's Drove meadow -
Spotted Longhorn Beetle (Strangalia maculata)
Spotted Longhorn Beetle (Strangalia maculata) (aka (Rutpela maculata) - NFM 14 Jun 2022 Brampton Wood. This insect was nectaring on this umbellifer when I arrived at the site and was still on the same flowers several hours later. Have probably seen before, just not recorded -
Green Tiger Beetle (Cicindela campestris)
Green Tiger Beetle (Cicindela campestris) - NFM 19 May 2022, St Cuthbert's Cave, Northumberland -
Male German Scorpion Fly (Panorpa germanic)
Male German Scorpion Fly (Panorpa germanica) - Overhall Grove 6 May 2022 -
Musk Beetle (Aromia moschata)
Musk Beetle (Aromia moschata) - 5 Jul 2021, one of the long-horn beetles feeding on Field Scabious, Church Lane field -
Four-spotted Chaser (Libellula Quadrimaculata)
Four-spotted Chaser dragonfly, Libellula Quadrimaculata, praenubila form where the spots are larger (they "bleed" across the wings). RSPB Ouse Fen 16 Jun 2021 -
Lesser Stag Beetle (Dorcus parallelipipedus)
Lesser Stag Beetle (Dorcus parallelipipedus) - NFM 13 Jun 2021 moth trap -
Common Carder Bee (Bombus pascuorum)
Common Carder Bee (Bombus pascuorum) on Red Clover, Les King Wood 31 May 2021 -
Hoverfly approach nomad bee on rape blossom
Hoverfly (Eristalis pertinax) and nomad bee sp. - North end of Cottenham Lode, 18 May 2021 -
Alder Fly (Sialis sp.)
Alder Fly, most common in the UK is Sialis lutaria - 18 May 2021, Cottenham Lode at Wilburton end. -
Male Hairy Dragonfly (Brachytron pratense)
Male Hairy Dragonfly (Brachytron pratense) - 18 May 2021, Cottenham Lode at Wilburton end. Male, just coming into colour for mating season. -
Common Leaf Weevil (Phyllobius pyri)
Common Leaf Weevil (Phyllobius pyri) - 7 May 2021 RSPB Titchwell -
Grey-patched Mining Bee (Andrena nitida)
Grey-patched Mining Bee (Andrena nitida) - 21 Apr 2021 Cuckoo Farm, Rampton -
Caddisfly (Limnephilus flavicornis)
Caddisfly (Limnephilus flavicornis) - One of several at RSPB Ouse Fen, 4 Nov 2020 -
Ledra aurita
Ledra aurita in the moth trap 5 Aug 2020 One of the true bugs but has no vernacular name despit its dog-like snout and ears and golden sheen. -
Birch Sawfly (Cimbex femoratus)
Birch Sawfly (Cimbex femoratus) feeding on alder cone (female catkin) - 29 Jul 2020, Giant's Hill, Rampton. -
Grass Bug (Stenodema laevigatum)
Grass Bug (Stenodema laevigatum) - 20 July 2020 Waresley Wood Nature Reserve -
Roesel's Bush-cricket (Roeseliana roeselii)
Roesel's Bush-cricket (Roeseliana roeselii) - 11 Jul 2020 RSPB Ouse Fen -
Marmalade Hoverfly, (Episyrphus balteatus)
Marmalade Hoverfly, (Episyrphus balteatus) on Meadow Crane's Bill at Hayley Wood Nature Reserve, 3 Jul 2020 -
Banded Desmoiselle (Calopteryx splendens)
Banded Desmoiselle (Calopteryx splendens) - 24 Jun 2020, Cottenham Lode -
Brown Centipede (Lithobius forficatus)
Brown Centipede (Lithobius forficatus) - In the house 26 Jun 2020 -
Summer Chafer (Amphimallon solstitiale)
Summer Chafer (Amphimallon solstitiale) - 26 Jun 2020. Several in moth trap, lots on allotment and in garden this last week or so. -
Male Broad-bodied chaser (Libellula depressa)
Male Broad-bodied chaser (Libellula depressa) - Pond, Church Lane, Cottenham, 16 Jun 2020 -
Aquatic snails
Left - Common Water Snail, Limnoea stagnalis) Right - Great Ramshorn Snail, Planorbarius corneus) -
Male Banded Desmoiselle (Calopteryx splendens)
Male Banded Desmoiselle (Calopteryx splendens) - 22 May 2020 RSPB Ouse Fen. On Water Violet, aka Featherfoil, Hottonia palustris -
Common Carder Bee (Bombus pascuorum)
Common Carder Bee (Bombus pascuorum) on comfrey, Church Lane, Cottenham 24 May 2020 -
Amblyteles armatorius
Amblyteles armatorius - 23 May 2020 Cottenham Conservatory -
Sloe Shieldbug (Dolycoris baccarum)
Sloe Shieldbug (Dolycoris baccarum) - 20 May 2020, Cuckoo Lane, Rampton Also known as the Hairy Shieldbug -
Brassica Shieldbug (Eurydema oleracea)
Brassica Shieldbug (Eurydema oleracea) - 20 May 2020, Cuckoo Lane, Rampton -
Black-and-red Froghopper (Cercopis vulnerata)
Black-and-red Froghopper (Cercopis vulnerata) - 20 May 2020, Cuckoo Lane, Rampton -
False Widow Spider predating Buff-tailed Bumblebee
False Widow Spider (Steatoda nobilis) predating Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris) - 20 May 2020, Garden, Cottenham -
Longhorn caddisfly (Mystacides sp )
Longhorn caddisfly (Mystacides sp ) - 21 May 2020, mothtrap intruder -
Hoverfly (Helophilus trivittatus)
Hoverfly (Helophilus trivittatus) - 8 May 2020. Garden Pond, Cottenham -
Common Blue Damselfly (Enallagma cyathigerum)
Common Blue Damselfly (Enallagma cyathigerum) AKA Common Bluet 8 May 2020. Garden Pond, Cottenham -
House spider (Tegenaria domestica)
House spider (Tegenaria domestica) - 28 Apr 2020 in the house... -
Southern Oak Bush Cricket (Meconema meridionale)
Southern Oak Bush Cricket (Meconema meridionale) - Invasive species in UK since 2001, this specimen on conservatory window night of 24 Nov 2019. -
Willow Emerald damselfly (Chalcolestes viridis)
Female Willow Emerald damselfly (Chalcolestes viridis) - 29 Oct 2019 RSPB Ouse Fen -
Female Migrant Hawker (Aeshna mixta)
Female Migrant Hawker (Aeshna mixta) - RSPB Ouse Fen 29 Oct 2019 -
Violet Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa violacea)
Violet Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa violacea) - 29 Sep 2019, Potamos, Kythira -
Blue Darter
Blue Darter - 29 Sep 2019, Mylopotamos -
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European "Preying" Mantis (Mantis religiosa)
Adult female European "Preying" Mantis (Mantis religiosa) - joined our yoga session on 27 Sep 2019 -
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European "Preying" Mantis (Mantis religiosa)
Juvenile European "Preying" Mantis (Mantis religiosa) - Kythira, Greece, 25 Sep 2019 -
Oriental hornet (Vespa orientalis)
Oriental hornet (Vespa orientalis) - 24 Sep 2019 up the gorge, Platia Ammos, Kythira, Greece. One of many, many... -
Blue-winged-Grasshopper (Oedipoda caerulescens)
Blue-winged-Grasshopper (Oedipoda caerulescens) - 24 Sep 2019 up the gorge, Platia Ammos, Kythira, Greece, NFM. Wings are metallic blue in flight. See also, Red-winged. -
Striped Shieldbug (Graphosoma lineatum)
Striped Shieldbug (Graphosoma lineatum) 24 Sep 2019 up the gorge, Platia Ammos, Kythira, Greece, NFM. -
Egyptian Grasshopper (Anacridium aegyptium)
Egyptian Grasshopper (Anacridium aegyptium )24 Sep 2019 up the gorge, Platia Ammos, Kythira, Greece, NFM. Note the striped eyes. -
Dark Bush Cricket (Pholidoptera griseoaptera)
Dark Bush Cricket (Pholidoptera griseoaptera) - 24 Sep 2019 and successive days, Kythira, Greece, NFM. -
Hornet Hoverfly (Volucella zonaria)
Hornet Hoverfly (Volucella zonaria) - 11 Sep 2019 Feeding on ivy bush at Rampton All Saints -
A caddisfly (Glyphotaelius pellucidus)
A caddisfly (Glyphotaelius pellucidus) in the moth trap 10 Sep 2019, one I don't think I'd noticed before. Likes ponds. -
Great Diving Beetle (Dytiscus marginalis)
Great Diving Beetle (Dytiscus marginalis) - On Horsey Beach near the seals, spotted by Mrs Sciencebase on our Waxham Sands camping trip. 22 Aug 2019 -
Sexton Beetle (Nicrophorus investigator)
Sexton Beetle (Nicrophorus investigator) - 30 Jul 2019 Has no accepted common name. NFM -
Male Emperor Dragonfly (Anax imperator)
Male Emperor Dragonfly (Anax imperator) - 20 Jul 2019, Broad Lane, Cottenham. Eating a Peacock butterfly. -
Green Shield Bug (Palomena prasina)
Green Shield Bug (Palomena prasina) - 9 Jul 2019 On Field Scabious, Cottenham Lode -
Summer Chafer (Amphimallon solstitiale)
Summer Chafer (Amphimallon solstitiale) - 8 Jul 2019. Outside the trap in the morning. NFM -
Banded Demoiselle (Calopteryx splendens)
Banded Demoiselle (Calopteryx splendens) - 1 Jul 2019 First stages of mating. The blue is the male, green, the female. -
Brown Chafer (Serica brunnea)
Brown Chafer (Serica brunnea, Linnaeus 1758) - 1 Jul 2019. Moth-trap intruder. NFM. -
Dark Bush-cricket nymph (Pholidoptera griseoapter)
Dark Bush-cricket nymph (Pholidoptera griseoapter) 27 Jun 2019 Couple of instars to go at least. Rampton Spinney -
Hawthorn Shield Bug (Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale)
Hawthorn Shield Bug (Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale) - Drawn to moth trap night of 23 Jun 2019 unfortunately, deceased after potting. -
Freshwater snails
Freshwater snails from a friend's pond for our #pondlife 21 Jun 2019. Including Common and Ramshorn. -
Common Blue Damselfly (Enallagma cyathigerum)
Common Blue Damselfly (Enallagma cyathigerum) - 6 Jun 2019 RSPB Fen Drayton, one of dozens and dozens. -
Male Swollen-thighed Beetle (Oedemera nobilis)
Male Swollen-thighed Beetle (Oedemera nobilis) - 6 Jun 2019 RSPB Fen Drayton -
Female Scarce Chaser (Libellula fulva)
Female Scarce Chaser (Libellula fulva) 6 Jun 2019 RSPB Fen Drayton -
Male Scarce Chaser (Libellula fulva)
Male Scarce Chaser (Libellula fulva) - One a few on the dog-leg in the Cottenham Lode. 5 Jun 2019 -
Seven-spot Ladybird larva (Coccinella septempunctata)
Seven-spot Ladybird larva (Coccinella septempunctata) - 3 Jun 2019, moth trap. Checking ID -
Beetle - Dytiscidae
Beetle - Dytiscidae 31 May 2019, moth trap intruder. NFM. Not a whirligig -
Green Longhorn (Adela reaumurella)
Green Longhorn (Adela reaumurella) - 11 May 2019, RSPB Ouse Fen (?) -
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle (Pyrochroa serraticornis)
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle (Pyrochroa serraticornis) - Several sighted over the last few days, this one at RSPB Fen Drayton, 12 May 2019. -
Mating Craneflies (Tipula lateralis)
Crane Fly (Tipula lateralis) - RSPB Ouse Fen 13 May 2019 -
Red-eyed Damselfly (Erythromma najas)
Teneral female Red-eyed Damselfly (Erythromma najas) Teneral meaning, "in the pale, soft-bodied state that follows moulting, before the hardening and darkening of the cuticle, during which the creature is able to expand. RSPB Fen Drayton close to the car park. First photograph of a damselfly this year 2 May 2019 -
Caddisfly (Limnephilus auricula)
Caddisfly (Limnephilus auricula) -
Alder Fly (Sialis) sp.
Alder Fly (Sialis) sp. - 24 Apr 2019 RSPB Ouse Fen on the gate. 'There are three Sialis species in Britain requiring detailed genital (male) or anal plate (female) examination to distinguish between them; without dissection. -
Nursery Web Spider (Pisaura mirabilis)
Nursery Web Spider (Pisaura mirabilis) - Among the nettles, presumably a female at RSPB Fen Drayton 24 Apr 2019 -
Green Shield Bug (Palomena prasina)
Green Shield Bug (Palomena prasina) - 23 Apr 2019. Landed on my shoulder, wouldn't sit still for photo. -
Ophion obscurata
Ophion obscurata - First ichneumon (type of wasp) of the year 17 Apr 2019 -
Noon Fly (Mesembrina meridiana)
Noon Fly (Mesembrina meridiana) - Photographed at 12h06, 10 Apr 2019, Rampton Spinney -
Ashy Miner Bee (Andrena cineraria)
Ashy Miner Bee (Andrena cineraria) - Dyke footpath parallel to main road through Earith 25 Mar 2019 -
Black Burying Beetle (Nicrophorus humator)
Black Burying Beetle (Nicrophorus humator) - In the moth trap morning of 20 Mar 2019, can't say I noticed an odour. Had lots of orange mites (mesostigmata). -
Winter gnats (Trichoceridae)
Sun setting along the local fen drainage ditch, more romantically known as the Cottenham Lode...what are these critters, a few that I managed to get in the frame in focus of hundreds undulating in clusters along the banks of the waterway catching the sunlight. only two wings, no tail filaments. I think these are dipterids, perhaps small craneflies or perhaps more likely (non-biting) winter gnats, also known as winter craneflies: Trichoceridae. 27 Feb 2019 -
Cellar Spider (Pholcus phalangioides)
Cellar Spider (Pholcus phalangioides) - Cellar, or Daddy Longlegs, Spider, not to be confused with an actual Daddy Longlegs. This one was on our bedroom ceiling. 9 Jan 2018 -
Tawny Cockroach (Ectobius pallidus)
Tawny Cockroach (Ectobius pallidus) - On the bidet, evening of 25 Oct 2018. ID by Tom Garner on Bug of the Day Facebook. -
Bee-fly (Bombylius major)
Bee-fly (Bombylius major) From my photo archives 22 Mar 2012 Conservatory window Cottenham -
Four-spot Orb-weaver Spider (Araneus quadratus)
Four-spot Orb-weaver Spider (Araneus quadratus) - Spotted by Tricia along the graded footpath heading into Ely for fish and chips, from the north. 18 Oct 2018 -
An Ichneumon Wasp (Ophion obscuratus)
An Ichneumon Wasp (Ophion obscuratus) Moth trap intruder, wet morning of 14 Oct 2018 -
European Garden, Spider (Araneus diadematus)
Cross, or European Garden, Spider (Araneus diadematus), also known as the Crowned Orb Weaver - On garage window 11 Oct 2018 -
Western Conifer Seed Bug, (Leptoglossus occidentalis)
Western Conifer Seed Bug, (Leptoglossus occidentalis) - Was on front door lunchtime 2 Oct 2018. Coreidae: Native to North America but recently has become an invasive pest in Europe. -
Night-flying Dung Beetle (Aphodius rufipes)
Night-flying Dung Beetle (Aphodius rufipes) - Moth-trap intruder morning of 27 Sep 2018. -
Crane fly (Tipula lateralis)
Crane fly (Tipula lateralis) - Fairly sure this Crane Fly is the species named. this specimen and other diptera hanging around the light trap on night of 16 Sep 2018 -
Box Bug (Gonocerus acuteangulatus)
Box Bug (Gonocerus acuteangulatus) perched on one of our apples 14 Sep 2018. Named for Box Hill in Surrey where it feeds on Box Trees. -
Batman Hoverfly (Myathropa florea)
Batman Hoverfly (Myathropa florea) - Feeding on Ivy (Hedera helix) nectar at the rear of All Saints, Rampton, Cambridgeshire. One of various insects feeding alongside the European Hornets and Ivy Bees on this massive ivy growth. -
Ivy Bee (Colletes hederae)
Ivy Bee (Colletes hederae) - Feeding on Ivy (Hedera helix) nectar at the rear of All Saints, Rampton, Cambridgeshire. One of various bee species feeding alongside the European Hornets on this massive ivy growth -
European Hornet (Vespa crabro)
European Hornet (Vespa crabro) - Feeding on Ivy (Hedera helix) nectar at the rear of All Saints, Rampton, Cambridgeshire. One of dozen or more in addition to various bee species. -
European Garden Spider (Araneus diadematus)
European Garden Spider (Araneus diadematus), diadem spider, cross spider and crowned orb weaver - web close to Giant's Hill pond, Rampton, lunchtime, 12 Sep 2018 -
Common Earwig (Forficula auricularia)
Common Earwig (Forficula auricularia) - On Buddleia night of 4 Sep 2018, lots around. -
False Widow (Steatoda nobilis)
False Widow (Steatoda nobilis) - In the bath 3 Sep 2018, largest of the three common FW spiders. -
Common Darter (Sympetrum striolatum)
Common Darter (Sympetrum striolatum) - 2 Sep 2018, worn adult dragonfly on a fence post at the Kingfisher Bridge NR car park. -
Migrant Hawker (Aeshna mixta)
Migrant Hawker (Aeshna mixta) male, on the wing - RSPB Fen Drayton, 1st September 2018 -
Migrant Hawker (Aeshna mixta)
Migrant Hawker (Aeshna mixta) male, at "rest" - RSPB Fen Drayton, 1st September 2018 -
European Garden Spider (Araneus diadematus)
European Garden Spider (Araneus diadematus), diadem spider, cross spider and crowned orb weaver - in the garden, night of 25th August 2018 -
Walnut Orb Weaver (Nuctenea umbratica)
Walnut Orb Weaver (Nuctenea umbratica) - in the garden, night of 25th August 2018 -
Missing Sector Orb Weaver (Zygiella x-notata)
Missing Sector Orb Weaver (Zygiella x-notata), silver-sided sector spider - in the garden, night of 25th August 2018 -
Wasp Spider (Argiope bruennichi)
Wasp Spider (Argiope bruennichi) - RSPB Lakenheath 25 Aug 2018 -
Cross Spider (Araneus diadematus)
Cross, or European Garden, Spider (Araneus diadematus), also known as the Crowned Orb Weaver - RSPB Lakenheath 25 Aug 2018 -
Marbled Orb Weaver (Araneus marmoreus)
Marbled Orb Weaver (Araneus marmoreus) - RSPB Lakenheath 25 Aug 2018 -
Common Burying Beetle (Nicrophorus vespillo)
Common Burying Beetle (Nicrophorus vespillo) - Trapped overnight 5 Aug 2018 -
Green lacewing (Chrysopa sp.)
Green lacewing (Chrysopa sp.) - Moth trap, after dark 30 July 2018 -
Caddis fly
Found in the actinic trap at Pelham Way, morning of 25th July 2018 -
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle (Pyrochroa serraticornis)
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle (Pyrochroa serraticornis) - Rampton Spinney, 21st May 2018 -
False Widow Spider (Steatoda nobilis)
False Widow Spider (Steatoda nobilis) - Cottenham garden, 20th April 2018, temperature 23 Celsius -
Woodlouse
Woodlouse - Cottenham garden, 18th April 2018, temperature 26 Celsius -
Ladybirds (Harmonia axyridis)
Ladybirds (Harmonia axyridis) - There were lots of ladybirds rattling around the dogleg in Cottenham Lode, three variants of harlequin (or multicoloured Asian ladybeetle, on the footpath post. 25/10/17 -
Emperor dragonfly (Anax imperator)
Female emperor dragonfly (Anax imperator) laying eggs - Milton Country Park, 13/7/17 -
Speckled bush-cricket nymph (Leptophyes punctatissima)
Late instar (between moults) speckled bush-cricket nymph (Leptophyes punctatissima) - Garden, Cottenham, 7/7/17 -
Garden bumblebee (Bombus hortorum)
Garden bumblebee (Bombus hortorum) - on lavender in garden, Cottenham, 26/6/17 -
False black widow spider (Steatoda nobilis)
False black widow spider (Steatoda nobilis) - snapped indoors, Cottenham, 19/6/17 -
Bee
Bee on bladder senna (Colutea arborescens) in our garden, 16/6/17 -
Female Broad-bodied chaser (Libellula depressa)
Female Broad-bodied chaser (Libellula depressa) - Banks of Cottenham Lode, 13 Jun 2017 -
Tree bumblebee (Bombus hypnorum)
Tree bumblebee (Bombus hypnorum) - Photographed at Kingfishers' Bridge Wetland nr Wicken Fen, morning of 3rd June 2017 -
Mayfly (Ephemera sp.)
Mayfly (Ephemera sp.) - Cannot ID precisely this species of mayfly, seen on the Cuckoo Lane section of the Cottenham Lode (31st May 2017) -
Tanbark Borer (Phymatodes testaceus)
Tanbark Borer (Phymatodes testaceus) - Rampton pocket park -
Polietes lardarius
Polietes lardarius - Breeds in dung. Adults are attracted to stinkhorn toadstools (Phallus impudicus) -
Azure Damselfly (Coenagrion puella)
Azure Damselfly (Coenagrion puella) - mating in progress, near the "Giant's Hill" pond, Manor Park Farm, Rampton, 30th May 2017 -
Syrphidae hoverfly (Volucella bombylans)
Syrphidae hoverfly (Volucella bombylans) - bee mimic hoverfly in Rampton Pocket Park, 20th May 2017. More on this in the Sciencebase blog in June. -
Craneflies (Tipulidae)
Copulating craneflies - Rampton Pocket Park, 24th May 2017 -
Emerald damselfly (Lestes sponsa)
Emerald damselfly (Lestes sponsa) - Rampton Spinney 24th May 2017 -
Male banded demoiselle (Calopteryx splendens)
Male banded demoiselle (Calopteryx splendens) - metallic-blue damselfly -
Garden bumblebee (Bombus hortorum)
Garden bumblebee (Bombus hortorum) - photographed on pink clover in Les King Wood, nr Cottenham, Cambs, 20/05/17. One of 24 bumblebee species found in the UK -
Dragonfly: Migrant Hawker (Aeshna mixta)
Dragonfly: Migrant Hawker (Aeshna mixta) - Fairly sure this is a hawker, anyone confirm? -
House spider (Tegenaria domestica)
House spider (Tegenaria domestica) - I'm assuming it's a common house spider, a type of funnel-web, it was sitting in the bath staring at me this morning when I went to the bathroom. Just had to get my camera to snap it! Cottenham, Cambridgeshire -
Cranefly (Tipulidae)
Cranefly (Tipulidae), Rampton Pocket Park, Cambridgeshire -
Coenagrion damselfly
Coenagrion damselfly, either azure or variable, photographed on the "Adder Trail" at RSPB Minsmere, 14/5/17
Other invertebrates
Azure Damselfly (Coenagrion puella)
Banded demoiselle (Calopteryx splendens)
Coenagrion damselfly
Cranefly (Tipulidae)
Emerald damselfly (Lestes sponsa)
Emperor dragonfly (Anax imperator)
False Widow Spider (Steatoda nobilis)
Fly (Polietes lardarius)
Garden bumblebee (Bombus hortorum)
Mayfly (Ephemera sp.)
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle (Pyrochroa serraticornis)
Speckled bush-cricket nymph (Leptophyes punctatissima)
Syrphidae hoverfly (Volucella bombylans)
Tanbark Borer (Phymatodes testaceus)
Tree bumblebee (Bombus hypnorum)
All photos by David Bradley, Copyright 1989-present