Tuesday
Jul152014

Moth

A moth that came into our living room at night: what I am fairly sure is a dark arches moth, Apamea monoglypha (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). Note the wiggly lines (arches?) near the trailing edge of the wings.

Photo taken in Reading, UK, on 2014-07-01.

Monday
Jul142014

Lacewing

An orange- brown lacewing, probably Nothochrysa capitata (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae).  The white blob on its abdomen might be pollen from a flower it has visited (more likely a spermatophore - see Graham Calow's comment below).

Photo taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading, UK, on 2014-07-06.

Sunday
Jul132014

Thistle

A nodding thistle, Carduus nutans

The stem and leaves are both covered in spines:

Photos taken in Chazey Wood, near Caversham, UK, on 2014-07-12.

Saturday
Jul122014

Strange Moth

A Chinese character moth, Cilix glaucata (Lepidoptera: Drepanidae).  I found it on the inside of our open living-room window one day last week when I got home from work.

Photo taken in Reading, UK, on 2014-07-09.

Friday
Jul112014

Another Caterpillar

The distinctive caterpillar of Depressaria daucella (Lepidoptera: Oecophoridae) on a flower head of hemlock water dropwort (Oenanthe crocata).

Photo taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading, UK, on 2014-06-15.