Entries from July 1, 2013 - July 31, 2013

Saturday
Jul062013

Beetle

A small longhorn beetle, probably Grammoptera ruficornis (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae).

Photos taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading, UK, on 2013-06-29.

Friday
Jul052013

Hoverfly

A female Leucozona laternaria (Diptera: Syrphidae).

Photos taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading, UK, on 2013-06-29.

Thursday
Jul042013

Ichneumon Wasp

A black and yellow Ichneumon wasp: possibly Amblyteles armatorius (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae).

Photos taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading, UK, on 2013-06-29.

Wednesday
Jul032013

Sawfly

A black sawfly with orange legs: probably a male Tenthredo atra (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae).  In males the abdomen is all black; in females it is orange and black.

Photo taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading, UK, on 2013-06-29.

Tuesday
Jul022013

Spotty-Eyed Hoverfly

A female Eristalinus sp, probably Eristalinus sepurchralis (Diptera: Syrphidae).

Photos taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading, UK, on 2013-06-29.