Entries from September 1, 2014 - September 30, 2014

Thursday
Sep252014

Lichen

Lipstick lichen, Cladonia macilenta, growing on an old fallen tree trunk.

Photo taken in the Wilderness, Whiteknights Park, Reading, UK, on 2014-09-20.

Wednesday
Sep242014

Fungus

Beefsteak fungus, Fistulina hepatica, growing at the base of an oak tree.

Photo taken in the Wilderness, Whiteknights Park, Reading, UK, on 2014-09-21.

Tuesday
Sep232014

More Longhorn Beetles

From back in mid-summer: a pair of Rutpela maculata (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) mating.

Photo taken in the Wilderness, Whiteknights Park, Reading, UK, on 2014-07-20.

Monday
Sep222014

Longhorn Beetle

A longhorn beetle from early summer: Agapanthia villosoviridescens (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae).

Photo taken in the field below Chazey Wood, near Caversham, UK, on 2014-06-29.

Sunday
Sep212014

Ladybird Beetles

Also from early summer: a pair of harlequin ladybirds, Harmonia axyridis (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) mating.

Photo taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading, UK, on 2014-06-07.