Butterfly

A butterfly, probably a meadow brown, Maniola jurtina (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae).

Photo taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading, UK ,on 2012-07-05.

Moth

A small magpie moth, Anania hortulata = Eurrhypara hortulata (Lepidoptera: Crambidae).

Photo taken in the Wilderness, Whiteknights Park, Reading, UK, on 2012-07-05.

Tephritid Fly

A male Tephritis vespertina (Diptera: Tephritidae).  Another first for me.  The wing tips are mostly black.  The larvae are known to feed on various dandelion-like plants such as cat's ear (Hypochaeris radicata), hawk's beard (Crepis sp), and bristly ox-tongue (Picris echiodes).

Photos taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading, UK, on 2012-07-05.

Hoverfly

A male Chrysotoxum festivum (Diptera: Syrphidae).  My first, I think.

Photo taken in the Wilderness, Whiteknights Park, Reading, UK, Reading Universty grounds, Reading, UK, on 2012-07-05.

Moths

A middle-barred minor moth, Oligia fasciuncula (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) on hemlock water dropwort (Oenanthe crocata).

Here is a slightly lighter one that I saw earlier on the same walk:

Photos taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading, UK, on 2012-06-13.