Wed 2011-06-15 
A Conopid fly, probably Physocephala rufipes (Diptera: Conopidae). Also on the UK checklist is Physocephala nigra which is similar but not as common. As with other Conopids, these flies are bee parasites and they lay their eggs between the abdominal plates of live bees.
Photos taken in the field below Chazey Wood, near Caversham, UK, on 2011-06-14.
Tue 2011-06-14 
A female thistle gall fly, probably Urophora stylata (Diptera: Tephritidae). This fly was on a large robust thistle with long sharp spines and large flower heads. Presumably the long ovipositor allows the fly to deposit its eggs deep within the flower heads, making it difficult for parasites to get at them.
Photo taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading University grounds, Reading, UK, on 2011-06-13.
Mon 2011-06-13 
A male longhorn moth, Nemophora degeerella (Lepidoptera: Adelidae). The males of this species have antennae which are about 6 times longer than their bodies. They use these antennae for display when they swarm in woodland clearances:
The females have much shorter antennae (see here).
Photos taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading University grounds, Reading, UK, on 2011-05-19.
Sun 2011-06-12 
A small sawfly, probably an Aglaostigma sp (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae).
Photos taken in the field below Chazey Wood, near Caversham, UK, on 2011-04-24.
Sat 2011-06-11 
What I think is dark mullein, Verbascum nigrum.
Photos taken in the field below Chazey Wood, near Caversham, UK, on 2011-06-09.
