Green Caterpillar

From back in spring-time: a caterpillar of the dun-bar moth, Cosmia trapezina (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae).

Photo taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading, UK, on 2010-05-26.

Aphids

A winged female aphid with its young, on a thistle (Cirsium sp).  They are possibly a Uroleucon sp (Hemiptera: Aphididae) .

Photos taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading University grounds, Reading, UK, on 2010-06-29.

Damselfly

From back in early summer: a male banded demoiselle, Calopteryx splendens (Odonata: Calopterigidae).  The body of the female is metallic green.  I saw several of these during the summer but this was the only time that I got anywhere near to one of them.

Photo taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading University grounds, Reading, UK, on 2010-06-09.

Bluebottle Fly

A late-season bluebottle fly, Calliphora sp. (Diptera: Calliphoridae), a male because the gap between its eyes is relatively small (compare wirth the female here).  This specimen was only about the size of a house-fly, a bit smaller than those I remember from the summer.  In the last few weeks I have also seen what I think were small Pollenia.

Photo taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading University grounds, Reading, UK, on 2010-11-23.

Moth

From back in early summer: a burnet companion moth, Euclidia glyphica = Euclidea glyphica (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae).  So-named because it is often found in places where burnet moths are common (as was the case with this one).  The brown markings on the wings are more distinct that on the otherwise similar small yellow underwing moth.

Photo taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading, UK, on 2010-06-04.