Rhopalid Bug

Rhopalus subrufus





Young Birch Polypore (Fomitopsis betulina)









From Tony M

The rust on the bramble was Kuehneola uredinis (Stage I aecia surrounding Stage 0 spermogonia)



On the upperside of the leaf only.



Pale Bramble Rust (Kuehneola uredenis)



Broad Buckler-fern (Dryopteris dilatata)



Gall (Chilosia betuleti is a small grey fly resembling a house fly.
Its larvae cause galls to form on ferns, and in particular Male-fern, Lady-fern & Broad Buckler-fern.





Male-fern (Dryopteris filix-mas)









Alder Buckthorn (Frangula alnus)













Two-banded Spearhorn (Chrysotoxum bicinctum♂︎



Slime Mold Sp

Ceratiomyxa fruticulosa





Hook-barred Spearhorn (Chrysotoxum festivum)





Conopid Fly?

The wing venation suggests

Conops quadrifasciatus (♀︎)?



Amethyst deceiver (Laccaria amethystina)







Eristalis Sp?

Tapered Dronefly (Eristalis pertinax)



Fly Sp?









Anne commented

The only thing I have looked at is the Forthy porecrust (Oxyporus latemarginatus). It’s definitely this, spores correct and matches description (but not photo!)
in Resupinates of Hampshire. If you google it you’ll see lots of similar pictures. Interestingly the other flat fruiting body next to it (that looked like an Antrodia)
was the same thing - and looked more like the photos in Resupinates of Hampshire. Obviously a fungus that has different forms of growth.

Tony M replied

Thanks for that Anne - I looked at Resupinates of Hampshire last night and like you thought the ‘other bit’ of crust  was a dead ringer for the image in RoH for
Oxyporus latemarginatus – & it left me completely puzzled as to what the ‘main bit’ of crust was! Tony (M)

Frothy Porecrust



Fungus Sp?





Fungus Sp?





Tony M commented

I took a piece of the Russula cyanoxantha/parazurea (Charcoal Burner / Powdery Brittlegill) home.
These two can be split on spore ornamentation & spore print colour (& reaction to FeSO4 which I don’t have). It was Russula parazurea.



Tawny Grisette (Amanita vaginata)











Saddleback Harvestmen (Mitopus morio)? Upgate Common (TG 14258 18233)



Young Hoof Fungus (Fomes formentarius)





Marsh St John's-wort (Hypericum elodes)



Ichneumon Sp?









Fairy Inkcap Fungus (Coprinellus disseminatus)?





Evarcha falcata

Jumping about in the lower branches of young Birch in a woodland clearing.

As they do!





(Eupeodes latifasciatus ♂︎)



Marasmus Sp?







Batman Hoverfly (Myothropa florea)



Mycena Sp?





Oakbug Milkcap (Lactarius quietus)



Overleaf Pellia (Pellia epiphylla)



Robberfly Sp

Kite-tailed Robberfly (Machimus atricapillus)





Forest Bug (Pentatoma rufipes)







Two glorious

Skullcap Dapperling (Leucocoprinus brebissonii)



Sulphur Tuft (hypholoma fasciculare)



The Blusher (Amanita excelsa)





Tachina sp?

Tachina fera









Large-tiger Hoverfly (Helophilus trivittatus)





Neoascia Sp? mating.

There do appear to be clouded cross veins particularly on the male

so

Possibly

Neoascia podgarica



Turkey-tail (Trametes versicolor)







Mason Wasp Sp?

Early Mason Wasp? (Ancistrocerus nigricornis perhaps?







Ornate-tailed Digger Wasp (Cerceris rybyensis)





Bifid Hemp-nettle (Galeopsis bifida))



Gypsywort (Lycopus europaeus)







Chrysotoxum festivum?





Water-pepper (Persicaria hydropiper)





Red Bartsia (Odontites vernus)



The Woolliest Wood Wollyfoot (Gymnopus peronatus)



Blue Shieldbug (Zircona caerulea)



Roesel's Bush-cricket (Roeseliana roesellii)

Tags: Landscape, SkullcapDapperling, ForestBug, Ceratiomyxafruticulosa, TwoBandedSpearhorn, AlderBuckthorn, MaleFern, PaleBrambleRust, BirchPolypore, Rhopalussubrufus, Broad-Buckler-fern, Hook-barredSpearhorn, BatmanHoverfly, MarasmusSp, Eupeodeslatifasciatus, Evarchafalcata, FairyInkcap, TawnyGrisette, Russulaparazurea, FrothyPorecrust, FlySp, HoofFungus, TaperedDroneFly, AmethystDeceiver, ConopidFly, Mitopusmorio, MarshStJohn's-wort, IchneumonSp, OakbugMilkcap, MycenaSp, OverleafPellia, Kite-tailedRobberFly, Roesel'sBush-cricket, BlueShieldbug, SulphurTuft, WoodWoollyfoot, TheBlusher, Tachinafera, WaterPepper, Tooth-thighedHoverfly, Large-tigerHoverfly, BifidHemp-nettle, EarlyMasonWasp?, TurkeyTail, Ornate-tailedDiggerWasp, Gypsywort, RedBartsia

Ornate-tailed Digger Wasp (Cerceris rybyensis)

Tags: Ornate-tailedDiggerWasp

♀︎

Seemed to be having huge difficulty finding a nest hole although she's not carrying pollen.

First time of clearly seeing the dark yellow hairs on her hind legs that are usually covered with pollen.



♂︎

Sheltering in the hawkweed as the cloud came over.





Big Shaggy Bee (Panurgus banksianus)

Two females also using the flowers for shelter when the sun went in.



Spotted Cranefly (Nephroma appendiculata)?







Ornate-tailed Digger Wasp (Cerceris rybyensis & prey (Lasioglossum Sp?)







Dodder (Cuscata epithymum)



Satellite Fly at a Bee nesting aggregation



Possibly the one that got away.









Dwarf Gorse (Ulex minor) flowering in late spring/summer contracts well with the Heather



Pincushion Sp (Ulotta Sp?)





Moth Sp?

Heather Neb (Aristotelia ericinella)

Thanks to Tony Moverley for id.



Oak Knopper Gall





Acorns





Mildew & Mines on the Oak leaves

and

there were some small white faced
flies
dancing about

on the leaves

and

lo

and

behold







a

Purple Hairstreak ♀︎ (Neozephyrus quercus)

appeared

at

eye

level?









Pantaloon Bee ♂︎ (Dasypoda hirtirpes)





Robberfly Sp?

Kite-tailed Robberfly (Machismus atricapillus)?





Heather Shield Bug (Rhacognathus punctatus) Instar





Small Skipper (Thymelicus sylvestris)



Green Tiger Beetle (Cicindela campestris)







Wasp Sp?

Ectemnius Sp?

this turned out

to be

Digger Wasp (Lindenius panzeri)

Thanks to Nick Owens for id





Lesser Stitchwort (Stellaria graminea)

Tags: BigShaggyBee, HeatherNeb, SpottedCranefly, DiggerWasp, Ornate-tailedDiggerWasp, Dodder, SatelliteFly, DwarfGorse, MothSp, OakSp, PantaloonBee, Kite-tailedRobberFly, HeatherShieldBug, SmallSkipper, GreenTigerBeetle, EctemniusSp, LesserStitchwort, PurpleHairstreak, PincushionSp

Ant Damsel Bug (Late instar nymph) (Hymacerus mirmicoides)





Short-fringed Mining Bee (Andrena dorsata)



Andrena Sp?







The hairs on the thorax are long and pale but there does seem to be some dark hairs present. Clypeus hairs are pale.

Grey-banded Mining Bee ♀︎ (Andrena denticulata)

Confirmed

perhaps

or

Yellow-legged Mining Bee ? (Andrena flavipes)

























Tormentil Mining Bee (Andrena tarasata)







Ferruginous Bee-grabber (Sicus ferrugineus)




Ornate-tailed Digger wasp (Cerceris rybyensis) with prey.













Big Shaggy Bee (Panurgus banksianus)?







Bumble Bee Sp

White-tailed Bumble Bee ♂︎ (Bombus lucorum)















Taking a Bee Sp prey into its nest.















Ornate-tailed Digger Wasp (Cerceris rybyensis)

Underneath is an Orange-legged Furrow Bee Halictus rubicundus)





Tachina Sp?

Tachina fera ?

not quite

Nowikia ferox



Fly Sp?











Green-eyed Flower Bee ♂︎ (Anthophora bimaculata)













Common Furrow Bee (Lasioglossum calceatum)

But no

White-zoned Furrow Bee (Lasioglossum leucozonium)









Orange-horned Nomad Bee ♀︎ (Nomada fulvicornis)



Roesel's Bush Cricket (Roeseliana roesellii)









Large Skipper (Ochlodes sylvanus)



Wasp Plumehorn (Volucella inanis)



Xanthogramma pedisequum senso lato

Many thanks to Nick Owens for help with corrections and ids.

Tags: AntDamselBug, Short-fringedMiningBee, AndrenaSp, TormentilMiningbee, Orange-hornedNomadBee, Roesel'sBushCricket, LargeSkipper, WaspPlumehorn, Xanthogrammapedisequum, FerruginousBee-grabber, Ornate-tailedDiggerWasp, BigShaggyBee, White-tailedBumbleBee, TachinaSp, FlySp, Green-eyedFlowerBee, CommonFurrowBee