Fri 2010-10-08 
A female hoverfly, probably Eupeodes luniger (Diptera: Syrphidae) on bindweed (Calystegia sp.). The yellow hook-shapes on the abdomen are a characteristic of this species.
Photos taken beside the top lake in Whiteknights Park, Reading University grounds, Reading, UK, on 2010-08-01.
Thu 2010-10-07 
Longhorn beetle Paracorymbia maculicornis (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) on an ox-eye daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare).
Photo taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading University grounds, Reading, UK, on 2010-06-23.
Wed 2010-10-06 
A female cluster fly, Pollenia sp. (Diptera: Calliphoridae). The gold hairs on the thorax wear off with time, and you sometimes come across individuals in which the thorax is completely black.
The following is a male cluster fly, probably of the same species:
Photos taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading University grounds, Reading, UK, on 2010-07-20 (the female) and 2010-07-18 (the male).
Tue 2010-10-05 
A rust fly, probably a Loxocera sp. (Diptera: Psilidae).
Photo taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading University grounds, Reading, UK, on 2010-08-03.
Mon 2010-10-04 
An Opomyzid fly, probably Opomyza florum (Diptera: Opomyzidae).
Photos taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading University grounds, Reading, UK, on 2010-09-30.
