Sunday
May262013
Hoverflies
Sun 2013-05-26 
A pair of Cheilosia sp (Diptera; Syrphidae) mating. The female (bottom) seems to have distinctly yellower wing bases.
Photo taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading, UK, on 2013-05-25.
Entries from May 1, 2013 - May 31, 2013
Sun 2013-05-26 Saturday
May252013
Muscid Fly
Sat 2013-05-25 
A female Helina impuncta (Diptera: Muscidae). Identification by Stephane Lebrun here at Diptera.info.
Photos taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading, UK, on 2012-09-14.
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Insects Friday
May242013
Beetle
Fri 2013-05-24 
Longhorn beetle Agapanthia villosoviridescens (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae).
Photo taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading, UK, on 2013-05-19.
Thursday
May232013
Butterfly
Thu 2013-05-23 
A small blue butterfly, Cupido minimus (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae). 'Small blue' being the english name, as well as the description of this butterfly.
Photo taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading, UK, on 2013-05-19.
Wednesday
May222013
Hoverfly
Wed 2013-05-22 
A female Melanostoma scalare (Diptera; Syrphidae). Note the eggs showing through the transparent sides of the swollen abdomen.
Photos taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading, UK, on 2013-05-18.
