Tuesday
Jun102014

Another Orchid

The flower of a bee orchid, Ophrys apifera.  One of several that I came across growing within a few feet of each other.

Photos taken in the field to the west of Chazey Wood, near Caversham, UK, on 2014-06-08.

Monday
Jun092014

Orchid

A heath spotted orchid, Dactylorhiza maculata, possibly a hydrid with a species which has white flowers. 

It is the leaves that are spotted:

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

Sunday
Jun082014

Tachinid Fly

A female Phasia hemiptera (Diptera: Tachinidae) feeding on hemlock water dropwort (Oenanthe crocata).

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

Saturday
Jun072014

And another Beetle

A lily beetle from last year: Lilioceris lillii (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae).

Photo taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading, UK, on 2013-09-18.

Friday
Jun062014

Yet another Beetle

A leaf beetle from last year: Chrysolina herbaceae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae).

Photo taken in the field below Chazey Wood, near Caversham, UK, on 2013-07-21.