Entries from October 1, 2010 - October 31, 2010

Sunday
Oct312010

Strange Capsid Bug

The strange-looking capsid bug Heterotoma planicornis (Hemiptera: Miridae).  See here for photos of this species from the previous year.

Photos taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading University grounds, Reading, UK, on 2010-08-03.

Saturday
Oct302010

Sepsid Fly

A Sepsid fly, possibly species Nemapoda nitidula (Diptera: Sepsidae).  Note that it lacks the wing spots that would mark it as a Sepsis sp.

Photos taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading, UK, on 2010-08-15.

Friday
Oct292010

Anthomyzid Fly

What I think is an Anthomyzid fly, probably an Anthomyza sp (Diptera: Anthomyzidae).

Photos taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading University grounds, Reading, UK, on 2010-08-22.

Thursday
Oct282010

Lauxaniid Fly

A female Lauxaniid fly, probably a Pseudolyciella sp, possibly of the Pseudolyciella pallidiventris group (Diptera: Lauxaniidae).

Photos taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading University grounds, Reading, UK, on 2010-10-13.

Wednesday
Oct272010

Robber Fly with Prey

From back in early summer: a robber fly, probably Dioctria rufipes (Diptera: Asilidae).  Its prey is a ichneumon wasp, but I have not been able to identify it.

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