Thursday
Oct142010

Moth Caterpillars

Caterpillars of the buff-tip moth, Phalera bucephala (Lepidoptera: Notodontidae) demolishing an oak leaf.

Photo taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading University grounds, Reading, UK, on 2010-08-22.

Wednesday
Oct132010

Yellow Stags Horn Fungus

Yellow stags horn fungus, Calocera viscosa, growing on the stump of a conifer tree.

Photo taken in The Wilderness, Whiteknights Park, Reading, UK, on 2010-10-07.

Tuesday
Oct122010

White Bedstraw

A white bedstraw, probably Galium album, but there seem to be several other white bedstraws that it could also be. Compare with the yellow lady's bedstraw here.

The leaves are like this:

Photos taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading University grounds,  Reading, UK, on 2010-09-12.

Monday
Oct112010

Hoverfly

From early this summer: a female hoverfly, Chrysotoxum bicinctum (Diptera: Syrphidae).  See here for one from the previous summer.

Photo taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading University grounds, Reading, UK, on 2010-06-19.

Sunday
Oct102010

Lady's Bedstraw

Lady's bedstraw, Galium verum.  The leaves look like this:

Photos taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading University grounds, Reading, UK, on 2010-09-12.