Sunday 23 June 2019

A few bugs and things

A bit of a mish mash of the last week or so starting today whilst sat on my garden bench I noticed a wasp fly out of a piece of wood which fell off said bench last week!  Having taken these not so good photos I think I have identified it as Ectemnius continuus and if you zoom in you can see its taking some prey into a nest chamber - happy to be corrected if you know better



 Volucella bombylans - Bumblebee Hoverfly

Not sure what this little bee is nearest guess Sand-pit mining bee - left hand insect ???


No idea what this is - help required with id please!


Plenty of emerging Black-tailed Skimmers at Messingham just hanging around drying out

A grizzly find at Messingham - tested me for  a while until I found the rest not far away




Sun Fly - Helophilus pendulum - quite a few on Alkborough Flats

Lots of Scorpion flys out at Messingham on Friday

Took this yesterday whilst dipping the Black-winged Pratincole at Frampton - a Grass Spider - look carefully

and finally took this Cheilosia illustrata at Messingham - its a fly that mimics a furry bumblebee




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