Wed 2010-11-10 
A male dagger fly, probably a Rhamphomyia sp, possibly Rhamphomyia sulcata (Diptera: Empididae), but this is only a tentative identification based mainly on its relatively short and stubby proboscis, and on its overall appearance. A better view of the wings would make it easier to exclude the possibility of an Empis sp.
Photo taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading University grounds, Reading, UK, on 2010-05-12.
Tue 2010-11-09 
A honey-bee mimic hoverfly, a male Cheilosia illustrata (Diptera: Syrphidae). See here for pictures of a female from 2009.
Photos taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading University grounds, Reading, UK, on 2010-06-20.
Mon 2010-11-08 
From back in May: a cream-spot ladybird, Calvia 14-guttata = Calvia quatuordecimguttata (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae).
Photo taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading University grounds, Reading, UK, on 2010-05-17.
Sun 2010-11-07 
Today I found this coin in my change.
(I've noticed before that the special issue coins from one year don't start to appear in circulation until late the following year.)
Sun 2010-11-07 
An acorn weevil, probably a Curculio sp, possibly Curculio nucum or Curculio glandium (Coleoptera: Curculionidae).
Photo taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading, UK, on 2010-08-15.
