Thursday
Oct112012

Dock Bug

Dock bug Coreus marginatus (Hemiptera: Coreidae).  The two small 'horns' between the antennae are one of the characteristic features of this species.

Photo taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading, UK, on 2012-09-21.

Wednesday
Oct102012

Sciomyzid Fly

From back in late summer: Coremacera marginata (Diptera: Sciomyzidae).

Photo taken in the field below Chazey Wood, near Caversham, UK, on 2012-08-12.

Tuesday
Oct092012

Tachinid Fly

A female Linnaemya picta (Diptera: Tachinidae).  Identification suggested by Steve 'sd' at Diptera.info (see here).  This identification was confirmed by Chris Raper from examination of a male specimen that I caught near the same place a few days later (see here).

Photos taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading, UK, on 2012-09-25.

Monday
Oct082012

Stilt Bug

From early September: a stilt bug, probably Neides tipularius (Hemiptera: Berytidae).

Photo taken in Chazey Wood, near Caversham, UK, on 2012-09-01.

Sunday
Oct072012

Beetle

Leaf beetle Chrysolina violacea (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae).

Photos taken in Chazey Wood, near Caversham, UK, on 2012-09-30.