Ant-Mimic Wasp

A wingless wasp that mimics an ant: probably a female Gelis sp (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae).  There are about 70 species of Gelis on the UK checklist (see here) so I don't hold out much hope for determining the species.

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

Butterfly

A butterfly, probably a meadow brown, Maniola jurtina (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae).

Photo taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading, UK ,on 2012-07-05.

Moth

A small magpie moth, Anania hortulata = Eurrhypara hortulata (Lepidoptera: Crambidae).

Photo taken in the Wilderness, Whiteknights Park, Reading, UK, on 2012-07-05.

Tephritid Fly

A male Tephritis vespertina (Diptera: Tephritidae).  Another first for me.  The wing tips are mostly black.  The larvae are known to feed on various dandelion-like plants such as cat's ear (Hypochaeris radicata), hawk's beard (Crepis sp), and bristly ox-tongue (Picris echiodes).

Photos taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading, UK, on 2012-07-05.

Hoverfly

A male Chrysotoxum festivum (Diptera: Syrphidae).  My first, I think.

Photo taken in the Wilderness, Whiteknights Park, Reading, UK, Reading Universty grounds, Reading, UK, on 2012-07-05.