Friday
May032013

Spider

A small spider, probably Metellina merianae (Araneae: Tetragnathidae).  It was on some lichen that I had collected.

Specimen collected in Whiteknights Park, Reading, UK, on 2013-04-13.

Thursday
May022013

And Another Moth

Yet another tiny moth from last May: this time a Glyphipterix sp, possibly Glyphipterix simpliciella (Lepidoptera: Glyphipterigidae).

Photo taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading, UK, on 2012-05-30.

Wednesday
May012013

Another Moth

A tiny moth from last May: a Micropterix sp, probably Micropterix aruncella (Lepidoptera: Micropterigidae).

Photo taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading, UK, on 2012-05-30.

Tuesday
Apr302013

Moth

From last May: a small moth, probably an Epiblema sp, possibly Epiblema cirsiana (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) although E. scutulana and E. sticticana are very similar.

Photos taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading, UK, on 2012-05-11.

Monday
Apr292013

Yet Another Hoverfly

Hoverfly Anasimyia lineata (Diptera: Syrphidae) with extended proboscis.

Photos taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading, UK, on 2012-08-14.