Hoverfly

A male Meliscaeva auricollis (Diptera: Syrphidae).

Photos taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading, UK, on 2013-07-28.

Moth

A smalll brown tortrix moth, probably the red-barred tortrix moth, Ditula angustiorana (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae).  It was on a comfrey plant (Symphytum sp).

Photo taken beside the large lake, Whiteknights Park, Reading, UK, on 2013-07-28.

Muscid Fly

A female Limnophora tigrina (Diptera: Muscidae).

I had originally thought this might be a female Anthomyia plurinotata (Diptera: Anthomyiidae), like the one I saw back in May, but the black markings on the back are subtly different.

Photo taken on the north bank of the large lake, Whiteknights Park, Reading, UK on 2013-07-28.

Tephritid Flies

A pair of Terellia tussilaginis (Diptera: Tephritidae) mating on a burdock flower-head (Arctium sp)

And this is three males if the same species competing for a female.

Photos taken in the field to the west of Chazey Wood, near Caversham, UK, on 2013-07-21.

Beetle

A brown scarab beetle, probably an Amphilmallon solstitiale (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae).

Photos taken at the top of Alexandria Road, Reading, UK, on 2013-07-20.