Upgate Common
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)
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