Waste not, want not!
Something I've never seen before, a Mullein moth (Cucullia verbasci) larva eating its own shed skin!
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If I were a bee, I'd be tempted...
Beautifully patterned Geranium flower just opened today in the back garden.
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Perhaps realising her mistake, she had a go underneath the leaf. Still a little obvious maybe.
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At last! A photo of a Mint moth that I'm happy with!
The overcast and cool conditions yesterday slowed this Pyrausta aurata down just long enough for me to take a couple of decent photos. 😊
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This little one really did not want its photo taken. After watching it hiding behind leaves for about five minutes, I finally got this single shot. Speckled Bush-cricket (Leptophyes punctatissima) nymph I presume.
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Speckled Bush-cricket (Leptophyes punctatissima) in the garden this afternoon. I waited ages hoping for a clear shot. It posed here for about ten seconds before it jumped off. Great I thought! Result!😃
But look! It's having a poo! 🙄
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Just a little bumblebee having a rest on one of our everlasting sweet pea flowers. [full screen recommended]
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Finally, from the spiky hairs I'm assuming this is some kind of Tachinid fly. Is an ID possible?
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Speckled Bush-cricket (Leptophyes punctatissima) lurking in the vegetation.
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Scarlet Tiger moth (Callimorpha dominula) from the back garden yesterday. I'm definitely seeing more of these than last year. Anyone else noticing more?
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Just found our first Cinnabar moth (Tyria jacobaeae) larvae on the Ragwort we grew for them in the back garden! Four so far. They're so small! 😍
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Really fresh Brimstone (Gonepteryx rhamni) butterfly in the garden late morning.
Typically, couldn't get anywhere near it, and had a macro lens on the camera at the time. 🙄
Seems to like our everlasting sweet peas though.
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A diminutive Thick-legged Hoverfly (Syritta pipiens) I presume?
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A few from the garden this afternoon.
Gatekeeper (Pyronia tithonus) butterfly on Hemp Agrimony.
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