Alderford Common
Hemp - Agrimony (Eupatorium cannabinum)
Fir Tamarisk-moss ( Abietinella abietina var abietina)
Common Agrimony (Agrimonia eupatoria)
Algal growth on the Chalk face.
Ant Sp?
False Brome (Brachypodium sylvaticum)
Plasterer Bee Sp?
Colletes Sp?
Beautiful bifurcations in the autumn , characteristic of this species.
Endive Pellia (Pellia endivifolia)
Dicronella Sp?
Dicronella varia or Dicronella howeii
Ectemnius Sp?
Hogweed Fly Fox (Ectemnius lituratus ♀︎)?
Eyebright Sp? (EuphrasiaSp?)
Fairly Flax (Linum catharticum)
Fragrant Agrimony (Agrimonia procera)
Much taller arching flower spikes than the common Agrimony and very noticeable in this habitat.
Bell shaped fruits with grooves on the receptacle.
Upright Hedge-Parsley (Torilis japonica)
Hoary Ragwort (Jacobea erucifolia)
Cheilosia albitarsis/ranunculi agg
Furrow Bee Sp?
Lassioglossum Sp?
Likely Common Furrow Bee (Lassioglossum calceatum)
Mint Sp?
A wonderful bank full of Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss (Plagiomnium undulatum)
Rough Hawkbit (Leontodon hispidus)
The hairs on the leaves had split ends.
Tachina Sp?
Tachina fera?
Wild Basil (Clinopodium vulgare)
Zygodon Sp?
To be determined
Cranwich Heath
Ant Sp
White form
Basil Thyme (Clinopodium acinos)
Beetle Sp?
I have sent it to Martin Collier
He confirmed
Zabrus tenebroides
Fourth record for Norfolk
Once in 2009 and twice in 2014
All from Mundford Rd in Norfolk
I didn't have the clincher photograph, which Martin asked for.
Something to remember fo another time.
One from above.
Luckily Ann, who found it, did.
Lucerne Bug (Adelphocoris lineolatus)
Colletes Sp
One of three presumably
Colletes fodiens & Colletes marginatus & Colletes similis
Harvestmen Sp?
Opilio Sp? perhaps
Hoverfly Sp?
Chrysotoxum cautum?
The antenna segment 3 is not longer than 1&2 together.
It's body does not look particularly dumpy and eyes do not have long hairs.
But
segment 1 does look to be a similar length to segment 2 rather than 2/3 the length.
This turned out to be
Variable Spearhorn (Chrysotoxum elegans)
Large Scabious Mining Bee (Andrena hattorfiana)
Red Bartsia (Odontites vernus)
Robber fly Sp?
Kite-tailed Robberfly (Machimus atricapillus)
Rough Clover (Trifolium scabrum)
from
Wildflower Finder
Hairy Shieldbug (Dolycorus baccarum) Late instar nymph
Banded Burdock Fly (Terellia tussilaginis)
One of two flies that make their home on Lesser Burdock
from earthstar
Burdock beasties
the other
Picture wing flies on Burdock
Small Scabious (Scabiosa columbaria) seedhead
Small Scabious Mining Bee (Andrena marginata)
Wasp Spider (Argiope bruennichi)
Wild Basil (Clinopodium vulgare)
Broadland Country Park
Ant Sp Nest
Myrmica Sp?
Rove Beetle Sp?
Staphylinus Sp or Platydracus Sp perhaps?
from
British Beetles
Confirmed by Martin Collier
Staphylinus erythropterus
Rhopalus subrufus
Long-winged Conehead nymph (Conocephalus fuscus)
Spider Hunting Wasp Sp?
Potter Spider Wasp (Auplopus carbonarius ?)
On reflection if you look at the wing venation visible on this specimen.
Stephen Falk comments that the closed cells of the
forewing extend much further towards the wing tip
in the case of Auplopus carbonarius
In this case the closed cells are much further away from the wing tip.
Stephen Falk
Thus
an
Anoplius Sp
There are three all black British Anoplopius pompilid (Spider hunters) Sp
Anoplopus nigerrimus, Anoplius caviventris & Anoplopius concinnus
Anoplius niggerimus is one of the commonest pompilids
In this case the third sub marginal cell is petiolated ie. it joins one edge of the second submarginal cell
to create a more triangular cell rather than join the marginal cell vein
This is diagnostic for male & female
Common Black Spider Wasp (Anoplius nigerrimus)
Confirmed
Pompilid Wasp Sp?
Bristle-tailed Spider Wasp (Anoplius infuscatus)? on Wild Carrot (Daucus carotta)
You can see black bristley hairs at the tip of the abdomen in the last image. Matt body.
And the wing pattern seems to fit.
Still open?
Stephen Falk
Russula Sp
Tawny Grisette (Amanita fulva)
Wasp Spider (Argeope bruennichi)
Minettia fasciata agg
Impossible to identify species in this group without microscopic examination
From Naturespot
Grassp Sp?
Noon Fly (Mesembrina meridiana)
Corizus hyoscyami
from
British Bugs
Rhombic Leather Bug (Syromastus rhombeus)
Hogweed Fly Fox (Ectemnius lituratus) ♀︎
Confirmed
Something rather nice Anne found on her car as she was leaving
turned out to be
Ichneumon Fly (Megmerina dolium)
Stephen Falk
Thanks to Nick Owens for help with ids
North Denes
Ant Sp?
Crow Garlic (Allium vineale) with Pantaloon Bee ♂︎ ? (Dasypoda hirtirpes)
Silvery Leafcutter Bee (Megachile leachella)
I had a feeling there was something not right the above id.
as
confirmed by Vanna Bartlett.
Either Megachile maritima or Megachile willughbiella
You can see the inflated front tarsi in image 2.
From the size of the front tibia and tarsi Vanna suggested likely to M Maritima
Six Spot Burnet (Zygaena filipendulae)
Cat's Ear (Hysdrocharis radicata)
Caterpilar (Species?)
♀︎
You can see the two spots at the end of the abdomen
Eyes not green
Silvery Leafcutter Bee (Megachile leachella)♀︎
Plasterer Bee Sp? (Colletes Sp?)
A memento mori
Grey Hair- grass (Corynephorus canescens)
Sea Sandwort (Honckenya peploides)
Sheep's-bit Scabious (Jasione montana)
Restharrow (Onionis repens)
Part of the plant growing in this fuzzy furry way?
Answers on a post card please.
Oxford Ragwort (Senecio squalidus)
Bulbous Bluegrass (Poa bulbosa) + seeds
Juniper Haircap (Polytrichum juniperinum)
Polypodium Sp?
Prickly Saltwort (Salsola kali)
Rue Sp? (Thalictrum minus)
Sand Couch Grass (Thinopryum junceum)
Sand Sedge (Carex arenaria)
Perennial Wall Rocket (Diplotaxus tenuifolia)
Sea Holly (Eryngium maritimum)
Sea Rocket (Cakile maritima)
English Stonecrop (Sedum anglicum)
Beautiful pink flush in the centre of the flower
White Stonecrop (Sedum album)
Narrow-leaved Ragwort (Senecio inaequidens)
Small Cudweed (Filago minima)
Sand Spurry (Spergularia rubra)
Hoary Cress (Lepidium draba)
Heart shaped seed pods
Many thanks to Bob Ellis for Flora id
Also huge thanks to Vanna Bartlett for comments about the Bee ids.