Thursday
Feb242011
Capsid Bug
Thu 2011-02-24 
From last spring: a capsid bug, Dryophilocoris flavoquadrimaculatus (Hemiptera: Miridae).
Photo taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading University grounds, Reading, UK, on 2010-05-17.
Entries from February 1, 2011 - February 28, 2011
Thu 2011-02-24 Wednesday
Feb232011
Potter Wasp
Wed 2011-02-23 
From last summer: a potter (or mason) wasp, probably an Ancistrocerus sp (Hymenioptera: Vespidae). According to this comment at Wild About Britain, species of Ancistrocerus can only be reliably distinguished by microscopic examination.
Photos taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading University grounds, Reading, UK, on 2010-06-20.
Tuesday
Feb222011
Field Woundwort
Tue 2011-02-22 
From last September: field woundwort, Stachys arvensis. The leaves look like this:
Photos taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading University grounds, Reading, UK, on 2010-09-12.
Monday
Feb212011
Scuttle Fly
Mon 2011-02-21 
From last September: a scuttle fly, possibly a Peromitra sp (Diptera: Phoridae).
Photos taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading University grounds, Reading, UK, on 2010-09-30.
Sunday
Feb202011
Grey Disco Fungus
Sun 2011-02-20 
A grey disco fungus, probably a Mollisia sp. It looks different from the one I saw a year ago, which had dark grey centres and white edges.
Photo taken in the Wilderness, Whiteknights Park, Reading University grounds, Reading, UK, on 2011-02-18.
