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.
Fri 2011-06-10 
Longhorn beetle Stenurella melanura (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) on a thistle. This is a male; the females have a broader black band running down the the back. This species is sometimes still referred to by its older name Strangalia melanura.
Photo taken in the field below Chazey Wood, near Caversham, UK, on 2011-06-09.
