Monday
Jan212013

Greenbottle Fly

A greeenbottle fly from last October: a male Lucilia sp (Diptera: Calliphoridae).

Photos taken in the field below Chazey Wood, near Caversham, UK, on 2012-10-09.

Sunday
Jan202013

Yarrow

The flowers of of a yarrow plant (Achillea millefolium).

Photos taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading, UK, on 2012-07-17.

Saturday
Jan192013

Tephritid Flies

A pair of Tephritis bardanae (Diptera: Tephritidae) mating on burdock (Arctium sp).

Photos taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading, UK, on 2012-07-17.

Friday
Jan182013

Rockrose

Common rockrose, Helianthemum nummularium.

The leaves are covered in small hairs:

Photos taken in the field to the west of Chazey Wood, near Caversham, UK, on 2012-08-12.

Thursday
Jan172013

Moth

From last summer: a nettle tap moth, Anthophila fabriciana (Lepidoptera: Choreutidae).

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