Entries from March 1, 2013 - March 31, 2013

Tuesday
Mar262013

Another Robber Fly

A long-bodied robber fly, probably a Leptogaster cylindrica (Diptera: Asilidae).  Distinguished from Leptogaster guttiventris by the fact the dark line down the top of the abdomen in continuous rather than broken.

Photo taken in the field below Chazey Wood, near Caversham, UK, on 2012-07-15.

Monday
Mar252013

Robber Fly

A female Dioctia rufipes (Diptera: Asilidae) with an Ichneumon wasp prey.

Photo taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading, UK, on 2012-06-09.

Sunday
Mar242013

Wasp

From last summer: a wasp, probably Cerceris rybyensis (Hymenoptera: Crabronidae).

Photos taken in the Wilderness, Whiteknights Park, Reading, UK, on 2012-07-28.

Saturday
Mar232013

Longhorn Beetle

Longhorn beetle Rutpela maculata = Leptura maculata = Strangalia maculata (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae).  The black and yellow markings on the wing cases vary quite a lot between individuals in this species.

Photos taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading University grounds, Reading, UK, on 2012-06-20.

Friday
Mar222013

Soldier Beetle

A soldier beetle, probably Cantharis rustica (Coleoptera: Cantharidae).

Photo taken in the field below Chazey Wood, near Caversham, UK, on 2012-05-13