Entries from September 1, 2010 - September 30, 2010

Thursday
Sep302010

Mushroom

A cracked old mushroom, probably a bolete of some sort, judging by the pores on its underside.

Photo taken in The Wilderness, Whiteknights Park, Reading University grounds, Reading, UK, on 2010-09-21.

Wednesday
Sep292010

Swift Moth

From early summer: a common swift moth, Korscheltellus lupulina = Hepialus lupulinus (Lepidoptera: Hepialidae).

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

Tuesday
Sep282010

Frit Flies

From earlier this month: a frit fly, probably a Thaumatomyia sp. (Diptera: Chloropidae).  The following is another from back in spring time:

Photos taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading University grounds, Reading, UK, on 2010-09-12 (upper) and 2010-05-04 (lower).

Monday
Sep272010

Lauxaniid Flies

What I think is a Lauxaniid fly, possibly species  Minettia fasciata (Diptera: Lauxaniidae).  However, this thread at diptera.info suggests that M. fasciata is rather difficult to identify unambiguously, so it might be safer to follow Paul Beuk and just assign it to the Minettia fasciata group.

The pale abdomen of the above specimen suggests it is a female (compare with the male and female in this photo).  The specimen below, which has a grey abdomen, is therefore probably a male.

Photos taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading University grounds, Reading, UK, on 2010-07-18 (upper) and 2010-07-07 (lower).

Sunday
Sep262010

Dung Fly

A dung fly, probably Scathophaga stercoraria (Diptera: Scathophagidae).

Photo taken behind Hangingstone, near Guisborough, North Yorkshire, UK, on 2010-08-08.