Fingle's Bridge - Devon







and

just up the road on some

Tansy





Tansy (Tancetum vulgare)




Bee Sp



Bee Sp



Eristalsis Sp



Fly Sp



Froghopper Sp



Syritta pipiens

Tag CloudLandscape, BeeSp, EristalsisSp, FlySp, FroghopperSp, Syritta pipiens

Old Mining Buildings at Carnkie



Bee Sp





Liverwort Sp



Moss Sp





Moss Sp



Moss Sp



?







?



Shieldbug Sp

Tag CloudLandscape, LiverwortSp, BeeSp, MossSp, RushSp, ShieldBugSp

Western Gorse (Ulex gallii)



Bee Sp



Ling (Calluna vulgaris)



Cross-leaved Heath (Erica tetralix)

Venn Ottery - Devon Wildlife trust

Tag CloudLandscape, WesternGorse, BeeSp, Ling, Cross-leavedHeath

Bee Sp



Eristalsis Sp



Harvestmen Sp





Southern Hawker (Aeshna cyanea)




Common Darter (Sympetrum striolatum)



Dasysyrphus albostriatus ??



Volucella zonaria





Ichneumon Sp



Common Lizard (Zootoca vivipara)



Spider Sp





Ploughman's-spikenard (Inula conyza)

Tag CloudBeeSp, EristalsisSp, HarvestmenSp, SpiderSp, Volucellazonaria, CommonLizard, CommonDarter, Dasysyrphusalbostriatus, SouthernHawker

Bee Sp









Soldier Fly Sp - Banded General (Stratiomys potamida)

from

Nature Spot

Tag CloudBeeSp, BandedGeneral

Bee Sp





Common Carder Bee (Bombus pascuorum)

from
Bumble Bee Conservation Trust







Turnip Sawfly (Athalia rosae)
A migratory species of which large numbers have arrived recently.

A very common (Japan to Europe) but fascinating creature.
This from
Earthling Nature





Roesel's Bush-cricket (Metrioptera roeselii)



Painted Lady Caterpillar (Vanessa cardui)



Caterpillar Sp



Long-winged Conehead (Conocephalus fuscus)



Chironomus plumosus



Blue Tailed Damselfly♀︎ (Ischnura elegans ruffescens)









Twin-lobed Deer Fly (Chrysops relictus)

from

Naturspot





Common Green Colonel (Oplodontha viridula)

from

NatureSpot



Cleg Sp



Lyme Grass (Elymus arenarius)



Ichneumon Sp



















This is likely to be Pimpla ruffipes

seems to fit the pictures
and
description from the

NHM Brief Guide to Ichneumon



Common Footman (Eilema lurideola)

from

Norfolk Moths



Moth Sp



Common Orache with leaf spot fungus possibly Ascochyta caulina



Creeping Thistle Leaf - Damage caused by a Thistle Tortoise Beetle

Which in itself is a fascinating creature in that the male reproductive organ is almost as long as its body because of the curious coiled shape in part of the female reproductive organ.
According to wikipedia a research project into this remarkable organ that does not buckle or rapture on this scale may have implications in the development of catheters for use with humans.




Orache Sp











Common Orache (Atriplex patula)



Spider Sp



Spider Sp


Spider Sp



Spider Sp



Spear Thistle (Cirsium vulgare)











Goat's-beard (Tragopogon pratensis)

As ever thanks to
@Norwichbirder
for reviewing page for
comments, corrections and unknowns

Tag CloudBeeSp, ClegSp, Rosel'sBush-cricket, CommonFootman, LeafSpotFungus, LymeGrass, PaintedLady, Pimplarufipes, CommonCarderBee, Long-wingedConehead, OracheSp, Twin-lobedDeerFly, CommonOrache, CommonGreenColonel, CaterpillarSp, DeerFlySp, TurnipSawfly, IchneumonSp, SpearThistle, Blue-tailedDamselfly

Bee Sp







Bug Sp







Face Fly (Musca autumnalis)

from

Nature Spot



Syritta pipiens



Wild Carrot (Daucus carota)

Tag CloudBeeSp, FaceFly, WildCarrot

Bee Sp



Blue-tailed Damselfly ♀︎ (Ischnura elegans rufescens)



Barred Snout Fly (Nemotelus uliginosus)

from

Nature Spot





Lagria hirta

Hitrta from the latin Hiatus meaning rough hair or rough wool referring to its hairy appearance.

Thanks to @Norwichbirder for id



Blue Tailed Damselfly out to lunch (Ischnura elegans)



?





Fly Sp ?



Phantom Cranefly Sp Probably (Ptychoptera contaminata)

Thanks to @Norwichbirder for id



Green Veined White (Pieris napi)















Ichneumon Sp ?



Large Skipper (Ochlodes silvanus)



Orache Sp



Ragwort (Senecio jacobaea)





Sea Club Rush (Bolboschoenus maritimus)



Scaeva pyrastri on Wild Celery (Apium graveolens)



Rosebay Willow Herb (Chamerion angustifolium)



Red-legged Shieldbug (Pentatoma rufipes)





Long Winged Conehead Nymph (Conocephalus fuscus)

from

Nature Spot



Garden Grass Veneer (Chrysoteuchia culmella)

Thanks to @Norwichbirder for id

Tag CloudBeeSp, BarredSnoutFly, BlueTailedDamselfly, Lagriahirta, FlySp, PhantonCraneFlySp, RoseBayWillowHerb, Scaevapyrastri, SeaClubRush, Ragwort, LaregeSkipper, IchneumonSp, GreenVeinedWhite, GardenGrassVeneer

Bee Sp



Common Green Grasshopper (



Hairy Shieldbug (Dolycoris baccarum)



Hairy Shieldbug (Dolycoris baccarum) Late Instar Nymph



Spider Sp


Scaeva pyrastri

Tag CloudBeeSp, HairyShiledbug, CommonGreenGrasshopper

Silver-studded Blue (Plebejus argus)









One wrapped up by the local spider Sp



Syrphus Sp



Spider Sp



Spider Sp



Kite-tailed Robber Fly (Machines atricapillus)





Hogweed (Heracleum spodylium)



Heath Speedwell (Veronica offcinalis)



Evening Primrose (Oenathera biennis)





Common Bent (Agrostis capillaris)





Alydus calcaratus

From

British Bugs



Common Green Grasshopper (Omocestus viridulus)



Probably Cheilosia illustrata

from

Nature Spot





Heather Colletes (Colletes succinctus)



Bell Heather (Erica cinerea)







Scaeva pyrastri





Dodder (Cuscuta europea)

Many thanks to @Norwichbirder for help with ids

Tag CloudSilver-studdedBlue, SyrphusSp, SpiderSp, Kite-tailedRobberFly, Cheilosiaillustrata, Alyduscalcaratus, Dodder, Hogweed, EveningPrimrose, BellHeather, BeeSp, CommonGreenGrasshopper, BugSp, GrassSp, Scaevapyrastri, HeatherColletes

Eristalsis nemorum (Narrow black strip to the face)



Eristalsis Sp



Field Scabious (Knautia arvensis)



Great Knapweed (Centauria scabiosa)



Toadflax (Linaria vulgaris)



Ladybird



Bug Sp




Bee Sp



Bee Sp

Tag CloudEristalsisSp, Toadflax, GreatKnapweed, FieldScabious, BeeSp, Ladybird, BugSp

White Admiral (Limentis camilla)





Ichneumon Sp?





Ferruginous Bee Grabber (Sicus ferrugineus)

Stephen Falk's Bee Grabber Page



Sawfly Sp?



Violet Black-legged Robber Fly ♂︎(Dioctria atricapilla)

Nature Spot Page



Bee Sp?





Cuckoo Bee Sp?



Bee Sp

Tag CloudWhiteAdmiral, FerruginousBeeGrabber, SawflySp, BeeSp, IchneumonSp

Bee Sp





Furry Dronefly (Eristalsis intricarius)

Stephen Falk's
Eristalsis intricarius page







Eristalsis Sp



Spider Sp with egg sack



Syrphus Sp









White Admiral (Limentis camilla)

Tag CloudWhiteAdmiral, BeeSp, FurryDronefly, EristalsisSp, SpiderSp, SyrphusSp