Wednesday
Feb162011

'Black Hand Fungus'

A few days ago I came across these tiny black 'hands' on a decaying beech log.  The 'fingers' were only 2 or 3mm long.  Possibly a Eutypella sp.

Photo taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading University grounds, Reading, UK, on 2011-02-14.

Tuesday
Feb152011

Silverleaf Fungus

A thin rather dried out growth of silverleaf fungus, Chondrostereum purpureum.

Photo taken in the Wilderness, Whiteknights Park, Reading University grounds, Reading, UK, on 2011-01-22.

Monday
Feb142011

Ladybird Beetle

From last May: a 14-spot ladydird beetle, Propylea quatuordecimpunctata (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae).

Photos taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading, UK, on 2010-05-06.

Sunday
Feb132011

Sawfly

From last May: a sawfly, possibly an Aglaostigma sp (Hymenoptera:  Tenthredinidae).

Photo taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading, UK, on 2010-05-06.

Saturday
Feb122011

Tortrix Moth

From last summer: a small tortrix moth, probably Aleimma loeflingiana (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae).  The brown markings on the wings can be quite variable, for example see here.

Photo taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading University grounds, Reading, UK, on 2010-06-20.