Thu 2012-07-05 
A middle-barred minor moth, Oligia fasciuncula (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) on hemlock water dropwort (Oenanthe crocata).
Here is a slightly lighter one that I saw earlier on the same walk:
Photos taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading, UK, on 2012-06-13.
Wed 2012-07-04 
A small yellow fly, probably a male Terellia winthemi (Diptera: Tephritidae), on a thistle.
Photos taken in the field below Chazey Wood, near Caversham, UK, on 2012-06-28.
Tue 2012-07-03 
A 5-spot burnet moth, Zygaena trifolii (Lepidoptera: Zygaenidae). The following image shows that each forewing has 5 red spots:
In the 6-spot burnet moth, Zygaena fillipendulae, the spot nearest the wing-tip is double.
Photos taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading University grounds, Reading, UK, on 2012-07-01.
Mon 2012-07-02 
A female solderfly, Chloromyia formosa (Diptera: Stratiomyidae). In the females of this species the abdomen is blue-green while in the males it is a coppery-green or gold colour (see halfway down this page for some good illustrations).
Photos taken in the field below Chazey Wood, near Caversham, UK, on 2012-06-09.
Sun 2012-07-01 
A small sawfly with antler-like antennae, probably a male Cladius pectinicornis = Cladius difformis?(Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae).
Photos taken in the field below Chazey Wood, near Caversham, UK, on 2012-06-09.
