Another Tephritid Fly

From last summer: another Urophora stylata (Diptera: Tephritidae), this time a female.

Photos taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading, UK, on 2012-06-23.

Tephritid Fly

Also from a year and a half ago: a male Urophora stylata (Diptera: Tephritidae) on a thistle head (Cirsium sp).

Photos taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading, UK, on 2012-07-13.

Scorpion Fly

From a year and a half ago: a male scorpion fly, probably Panorpa communis (Mecoptera: Panorpidae) based on  the markings on the 'sting'.

Photo taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading, UK, on 2012-06-10.

Green Caterpillar

From early this February: a caterpillar, probably of the large yellow underwing moth, Noctua pronuba (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae).  This species overwinters as a caterpillar which comes out to feed on warm days.

Photo taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading, UK, on 2014-02-01.

Fungus

The asexual form (anamorph) of Hypoxylon howeanum (= Hypoxylon howeianum) growing on a fallen branch from a beech tree (Fagus sp) an oak tree (Quercus sp).

I took this specimen home with me but it didn't yield any spores:

First photo and specimen taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading, UK, on 2014-02-09.