Wed 2012-04-25 
My first Tephritid fly of the year: a male Euleia heraclei (Diptera: Tephritidae). It was dancing round a comfrey leaf, flashing its wings, but there were no females to see it. The colour of the bodies of these flies varies from black, like this one, to orange.
Photos taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading University grounds, Reading, UK, on 2012-04-22.
Tue 2012-04-24 
Two moths mating on a hazel leaf: probably Incurvaria pectinea (Lepidoptera: Incurvariidae). More subtly coloured than the similar Incurvaria masculella. Note the fancy antennae of the male.
Photo taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading University grounds, Reading, UK, on 2012-04-22.
Mon 2012-04-23 
A small Tachinid fly with large antennae: probably Siphona maculata (Diptera: Tachinidae). Identification suggested by Erikas 'neprisikiski' here at Diptera.info.
Photo taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading University grounds, Reading, UK, on 2012-04-21.
Sun 2012-04-22 
A bug nymph, probably of a parent bug, Elasmucha grisea (Hemiptera: Acanthosomatidae). The wing stubs suggest it is a fifth and final instar nymph.
Photo taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading University grounds, Reading, UK, on 2010-09-21.
Sat 2012-04-21 
From two years ago: a pair of parent bugs, Elasmucha grisea (Hemiptera: Acanthosomatidae), mating.
Photo taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading University grounds, Reading, UK, on 2010-05-02.
