Fox Clough, 30th May 2009

Longhorn Beetle, Rhagium mordax

Fox Clough, 30th May 2009

Grassland Click Beetle, Ctenicera cuprea

Fox Clough, 30th May 2009

Scarce hoverfly, Criorhina berberina

Fox Clough, 30th May 2009

Barnsley Canal, Low Barugh 27th May 2009

Beautiful Demoiselle, a spectacular dragonfly

Barnsley Canal, Low Barugh 27th May 2009

Hoverfly, Eristalinus sepulchralis

Barnsley Canal, Low Barugh 27th May 2009

Melieria crassipennis, a pretty fly found in damp places

Barnsley Canal, Low Barugh 27th May 2009

Dioctria rufipes, a common robber fly

Wortley Top Forge 23rd May 2009

Endomychus coccineus, a handsome fungus beetle

Old Moor 20th May 2009

general view

Old Moor 20th May 2009

small tortrix, Ancylis badiana

Old Moor 20th May 2009

A new plant for me (I think) - Field Pepperwort

Old Moor 20th May 2009

Another Bombus hypnorum today

Old Moor 16th May 2009

Not a great shot, but a new one for the Barnsley area - the 'new' British bumble-bee, Bombus hypnorum. Note unique colour pattern.

Wortley Top Forge 9th May 2009

A good number of rare flies have already been found, though this hoverfly, Cheilosia variabilis, is quite common at this time of year.

Wortley Top Forge 9th May 2009

The woodland around this interesting museum has been the focus of my entomological attention so far this year.

Hugset Wood 6th May 2009

No t a great shot, but an interesting insect, the sawfly Pamphilius sylvaticus

Wilthorpe Marsh 1st May 2009

Parhelophilus versicolor, a wetland hoverfly

1st May 2009 Wortley Top Forge

Orange Tip