Tue 2012-08-28 
A tortrix moth, probably the light brown apple moth, Epiphyas postvittana (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). Originally from Australia, this species first appeared in Britain in the 1930's. It is apparently fairly variable in its colour and the plants it associates with.
Photos taken in Reading, UK, on 2012-08-01.
Mon 2012-08-27 
A female Ferdinandea cuprea (Diptera: Syrphidae).
Photos taken in the Wilderness, Whiteknights Park, Reading, UK, on 2012-08-22.
Sun 2012-08-26 
A Conopid fly, probably Physocephala rufipes (Diptera: Conopidae). This specimen was actually dead.
Photos taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading, UK, on 2012-07-07.
Sat 2012-08-25 
Tephritid fly Sphenella marginata (Diptera: Tephritidae). The host plants for its larvae are various ragworts and groundsels (Senecio sp and Jacobeae sp).
Photos taken in the field below Chazey Wood, near Caversham, UK, on 2012-07-08.
Fri 2012-08-24 
A flower of viper's bugloss, Echium vulgare. From the front it looked like this:
Late in the season, dead flower heads make the full plant look rather tatty:
Photos taken in Chazey Wood, near Caversham, UK, on 2012-08-20.
