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Galls on Alder (Alnus gluinosa) Leaves

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Possibly Waxy Buckthorn Aphids (Aphis commensalis) on Purging Buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica)

but there are known to be fifteen species of aphids that live on Purging Buckthorn

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Aphid Sp

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Common Green Furrow Bee (Lasioglossum morio)

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Beetle Sp?

Grammoptera ruficornis

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Beetle Sp?

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Choke Fungus (Epichloe typhina)

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Cramp - ball Fungus Weevil (Platyrhinus resinosus)

The larva develop inside Cramp-balls.

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Cranefly Sp?

Tipula fulvipennis?

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Cranefly Sp?

Nephrotoma flavipalpis perhaps?

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Cranefly Sp?

Nigrotipula nigra

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Snipe Fly Sp?

Chrysopilus cristatus

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Chrysogaster solstitialis

Note the markedly purple colouration of the thorax

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Eupeodes luniger

Not quite

Gill Judd commented

I think it is E. corollae, as the yellow bands reach the margins of the abdomen.

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Fly Sp?

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Fly Sp?

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Parastised by a fungus.

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Rust & Galls on a willow (Salix Sp?)

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Golden-bloomed Grey Longhorn Beetle (Aganpathis villosoviridescens)

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Horsefly Sp?

Hairy-legged Horsefly (Hybomitra bimaculata)

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Eristalis pertinax ♂︎

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Orange-belted Plumehorn (Volucella inflata)

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Eristalis intricaria

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Seven Spot Ladybird Larva (Coccinella semipunctata)

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Harlequin (Harmonia axyridis - succinea)

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Lejogaster metallina

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Common Lizard (Zootoca viviparia) A nice green variety.

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Yellow-barred Longhorn (Nemphora degeerella)

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Malachite Beetle (Malachius bipustulatus)

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Marsh Click Beetle (Actinicerus sjaelandicus)

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Melangyna compositarum

Thorax dull

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Mosquito Sp?

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Moth Sp?

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Nettle Weevil (Phyllobeus pomaceus)

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?

This is probably a young Cranefly (Limonia Sp) that has yet to colour up.

Thanks to NNNS via Twitter.

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Fly Sp? on ?

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Puccinia rust on willow.

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Purging Buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica)

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Riponensia splendens

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Gall Sp? on Willow

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Rust Sp on Willow

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Sawfly Sp?

Tenthredo mesomela

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Moth Sp?

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Snail Sp?

Kentish Snail (Monacha cantiana)

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Snipe Fly Sp?

Rhagio tringarius

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?

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Spider Sp?

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Spider Sp?

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Aphids on Thistle

Possiby Black spindle-thistle Aphid (Aphis fabae cirsiiacanthoidis)

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Mating Pair

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Tooth-thighed Hoverfly (Tropidiua scita)

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Guelder Rose (Viburnum opulus)

Viburnum Leaf Beetle having a jolly good go at the Viburnum.

Thanks to NNNS via Twitter

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Wasp Beetle (Clytus arietis)

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Woundwort Shield Bug (Eysarcoris venustissimus)

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Speckled Wood (Pararge aegeria)

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