This update is a record of my walk around the woods on April 10th 2024.
This Green Shieldbug (Palomena prasina) was still fairly dark looking. They have the ability to turn almost brown during winter, and back to green come spring...
This is how they normally look ...
We always called these Sloe Bugs for years: now we have to refer to them as Hairy Shieldbugs (Dolycoris baccarum)
I guess this photo does show how the new name suits them...
And my first Dock Bug of 2024 (Coreus marginatus)
Lots of small Crab Spiders about on this walk...
This last photo is just to give you an idea of actual size...
Curculio glandium - A male acorn weevil...
There seemed to have been a mass emergence of these drone flies; they were everywhere...
I wondered at first if this could be the dreaded Asian Hornet, but no, it's just the European version...
And I think this is just a common wasp...
Ladybirds next. Starting with this 14-spot (Propylea quattuordecimpunctata)
Honestly! That's its proper name.
And a pair of 7-spots (Coccinella septempunctata)
Then a Orange ladybird (Halyzia sedecimguttata)
More Hoverflies: this one is a female Epistrophe eligans...
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And a female Helophilus pendulus...
I spotted a couple of Speckled Wood Butterflies; unfortunately for this early in the season, they were both tatty...
A Green Longhorn Moth - Adela reaumurella...
Also a micro-moth. Not sure of identity on this one, but possibly something like Esperia Sulphurella
This strange creature is most likely to be Chironomus plumosus: usually seen during spring and summer when males create mating swarms which people can find quite a nuisance even though adults do not bite or feed. This one is a male, hence the fancy head-gear!
And in my opinion, I saved the best find until last. there are a couple of very similar beetles, but I think this one is Pogonocherus hispidulus. The other possibility would be Pogonocherus hispidus.
What a stunning Longhorn Beetle this is: only small, but beautiful...
That's all for this update.
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