Sunday
Sep252011
Leaf Beetle
Sun 2011-09-25 
A mint leaf beetle, Chrysolina herbacea = Chrysolina menthastri (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae).
Photos taken in the field below Chazey Wood, near Caversham, UK, on 2011-09-19.
Entries from September 1, 2011 - September 30, 2011
Sun 2011-09-25 Saturday
Sep242011
Wood Soldierfly
Sat 2011-09-24 
From back in mid-summer: a wood soldierfly, Solva marginata (Diptera: Xylomyidae).
Photo taken in the Wilderness, Whiteknights Park, Reading University grounds, Reading, UK, on 2011-06-20.
Friday
Sep232011
Dung Fly
Fri 2011-09-23 
From last year: a small grey dung fly, probably a Nanna sp, possibly Nanna fasciata (Diptera: Scathophagidae).
Photos taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading University grounds, Reading, UK, on 2010-05-05.
Thursday
Sep222011
Muscid Fly
Thu 2011-09-22 
A female Mesembrina meridiana (Diptera: Muscidae).
Photo taken in the field below Chazey Wood, near Caversham, UK, on 2011-09-19.
Wednesday
Sep212011
Blue Calliphorid Fly
Wed 2011-09-21 
A female Melinda sp (Diptera: Calliphoridae). Identification confirmed by Theo Zeegers here. There are 2 species of Melinda on the UK list, M. viridicyanea and M. gentilis but it is not easy to distinguish them from photos (in particular the blue colour is not a safe criterion).
Photos taken in Barnard Castle, County Durham, UK, 2010-08-06.
