Sunday
Jul062014
Scabious
Sun 2014-07-06 
Devil's bit scabious, Succisa pratensis.
Photo taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading, UK, on 2014-07-04.
Entries from July 1, 2014 - July 31, 2014
Sun 2014-07-06 Saturday
Jul052014
Water Lilies
Sat 2014-07-05 
Water lilies, probably Nymphaea alba, near the north bank of the large lake. Nominally the white water lily but these were distinctly pinkish.
Photo taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading, UK, on 2014-07-04.
Friday
Jul042014
Wasp
Fri 2014-07-04 
An Ectemnius sp wasp (Hymenoptera: Crabronidae), probably either E. cavifron, E. lituratus or E. sexcinctus.
Photos taken in the field below Chazey Wood, near Caversham, UK, on 2014-06-29.
Thursday
Jul032014
Leaf Beetles
Thu 2014-07-03 
A male Chrysolina polita mating with a female Chrysolina herbacea (both Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). See here for another observation of mating between these two species.
Photos taken in the field below Chazey Wood, near Caversham, UK, on 2014-06-29.
Wednesday
Jul022014
Ground Bugs
Wed 2014-07-02 
A pair of nettle ground bugs, Heterogaster urticae (Hemiptera: Lygaeidae) mating.
Photos taken in the field below Chazey Wood, near Caversham, UK, on 2014-06-29.
