Wortley Top Forge 27th June 2009

Tachinid, Dexiosoma caninum, a fairly distinctive species.

Old Moor 16th June 2009

Old Moor 16th June 2009

Libellula quadrimaculata; the f. praenubila had been present 2 days earlier and that was the shot I'd really wanted.

Old Moor 16th June 2009

Longhorn beetle, Leptura quadrifasciata. Also one seen earlier today at Manvers.

Old Moor 16th June 2009

Helophilus trivittatus, a somewhat local hoverfly, but common enough here today

Dodworth 15th June 2009

Southern edge of Dodworth tip, produced a few opportunities for insect photography this afternoon.

Dodworth 15th June 2009

micro-moth, Stathmopoda pedella

Dodworth 15th June 2009

common hoverfly, Metasyrphus luniger

Dodworth 15th June 2009

cleg (horsefly) Haematopota crassicornis

Dodworth 15th June 2009

cuckoo bumble-bee, Bombus vestalis, a mainly southern species

Dodworth 15th June 2009

robberfly, Dioctria rufipes

Manvers 13th June 2009

Never noticed these before, but presume its a wolf spider, Pardosa sp., with egg sac.

Manvers 13th June 2009

Alder Sawfly, Eriocampa ovata, a pretty species

Winscar Res. 7th June 2009

Winscar Res. 7th June 2009

Southern Marsh Orchid - a surprise at this location, or is it Northern?

Winscar Res. 7th June 2009

Scaly Male Fern, a very attractive plant

Canal, Low Barugh 3rd June 2009

mayfly, Ephemera danica, by the sewage farm

Canal, Low Barugh 3rd June 2009

small rhagionid fly, Chrysopilus cristatus

Canal, Low Barugh 3rd June 2009

Small Magpie Moth

Canal, Low Barugh 3rd June 2009

White Ermine, a pair mating, in fact

Canal, Low Barugh 3rd June 2009