Myathropa florea ♂︎



Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui)





Large Pied Hoverfly (Volucella pellucens)



Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)



Syrphus Sp

Tag CloudEristalsisSp, LargePiedHoverfly, PaintedLady, SyrphusSp, RedAdmiral

Pondweed



Soldier Beetle Cantharis Cryptica

ID features - Pale tips to the palps and the mixture of flat and standing hairs on the elytra.

Soldier Beetle id from Nature Spot

Thanks to @Norwich Birder for help with id



Cranefly Sp Tipula Sp











Pellucid Hoverfly or Great Pied Hoverfly (Volucella pellucens)

Lay their eggs in Wasp nests and the larvae scavenge on remains.

Stephen Falk's Pellucid Hoverfly page.



Hairy Flapped Syrphs Syrphus Sp

Stephen Falks Syrphus Album







Bumble Bee Hoverfly (Volucella bombylans)

Stephen Falk's page





Eristalsis Sp



Spruce-stump Hoverfly (Xylota jakutorum)

Stephen Falk's page

Thanks to @NorwichBirder for help with id







Orange-belted Hoverfly (Xylota segnis)

Stephen Falk's page





Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui)



Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)



Large Skipper (Ochlodes silvanus)



Brimstone (Gonepteryx rhamni)

Tag CloudGreatPiedHoverfly, BumblebeeHoverfly, SoldierBeetleSp , Orange-beltedHoverfly, Spruce-stumpHoverfly, LargeSkipper, PaintedLady, RedAdmiral, SyrphusSp

Peacock Butterfly Caterpillars (Inachis io)



Azure Damselfly (Coenagrion puella)



Ivy Duckweed (Lemna trisulca)



Upright Hedge Parsley (Torilis japonica)





Sphaerophoria Sp















Syrphus Sp enjoying Marsh Thistle (Cirsium palustre)







Soft Rush (Juncus effusus)





!4 Spot Ladybird (Propylea quattuordecimpunctata)



Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui)







Small Tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae)



Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita)

Tag CloudPeacockButterfly, AzureDamselfly, IvyDuckweed, Small Tortoiseshell, PaintedLady, 14SpotLadybird, SoftRush, SyrphusSp, SpaerophoriaSp, UprightHedgeParsley

Bramble (Rubus fruticosus)



A raggedy Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui) One of a number on the cliff top. Presumably just arrived.



Hop Trefoil (Trifolium campestre)









Bee Orchid (Ophrys apifera)

Tag CloudBeeOrchid, PaintedLady, Bramble, HopTrefoil