Saturday
Nov212015

Butterfly

A comma butterfly, Polygonia c-album (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae).  A bit late in the year for a butterfly but it has been a fairly warm autumn so far.

Photo taken in the field below Chazey Wood, near Caversham, UK, on 2015-11-15.

Saturday
Nov072015

Puffball Fungus

A puffball fungus, probably Lycoperdon perlatum.

Photo taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading, UK on 2015-10-31.

Sunday
Sep132015

Weevil

A fungus weevil, Platyrhinus resinosus (Coleoptera: Anthribidae).

Photo taken in Chazey Wood, near Caversham, UK, on 2015-09-12.

Sunday
Sep062015

Stiltbug

An orange stiltbug, probably Metatropis rufescens (Hemiptera: Berytidae).

Specimen taken in the Wilderness, Whiteknights Park, Reading, UK, on 2015-09-05.

Saturday
Aug292015

Fox

A young fox, Vulpes vulpes.

Photo taken in the Wilderness, Whiteknights Park, Reading, UK, on 2015-08-29.