Communal Dragonfly, Butterfly and Insect photo thread

[BDennis]

A couple of whites from an 8 mile walk yesterday with the 100-400mm.

A Green Veined White and a Large White


Green-veined White Butterfly by Bill Dennis, on Flickr


Large White by Bill Dennis, on Flickr

[Phill D]

Little fella on our garage wall shot with the 12-100 at 100mm. Guess I should have stacked this one.
I assume it's a grasshopper?

[Phill D]

Thanks Mark, Field Grasshopper would fit well as we live next to a field .

[Harold Gough]

Some grasshopper species have more than one colour form.

Harold

[Phill D]

That's an interesting comment Harold, is this one an odd colour then?

[Barr1e]

A day when things didn't go as planned - with the exception.

Comma

[MJ224]

And a lovely buddleia by the looks. Lovely colours barr1e..:-)

[antpitta]

Small Red-eyed Damselfly on the Titchwell RSPB reserve "dipping" pond yesterday. A fairly recent colonist to the UK: we had small colonies on and off for a few years on a couple of our marsh dykes but not recently. Not great pictures - and just impossible in flight - but nice to see again.

[MJ224]

Another pair of Red Eyed Damsel Flies.

(Thanks #Antpitta for the ID)

[antpitta]

We've photographed different species! Yours are Red-eyed Damselflies (Erythromma najas), mine are Small Red-eyed Damselflies (Erythromma viridulum). The extent and pattern on the 9th & 10th segments of the abdomen differs. Also the eyes are duller brownish-red on Small Red-eyed (brighter red on regular Red-eyed) amongst other differences. Apparently the first UK record of Small Red-eyed wasn't until 1999 but they've now spread as far West as Devon & North to Yorkshire.

[Barr1e]

Common Blue - almost.........



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[MJ224]

That's a lovely photo of the underwing Barr1e. Always the most interesting part...:-)

[MJ224]

Female common blue...

ID confirmed by Peter..

Hendy Nature reserve..

[art frames]

Female common blue…sorry

[wornish]

ID Please. Is this a bee or a wasp?

[Keith-369]

Wasp, I reckon.

[Harold Gough]

It's a wasp but the angle doesn't permit me to discount Vespula, communal wasp.

Harold

[Barr1e]

Brimstone


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[MJ224]

And fire Barr1e, great photo..:-))

[Harold Gough]

I Picked Up an Elephant in My Garden

I was checking on the growth process of some rooted cutting when I found this large Elephant Hawk-moth caterpillar on the rim of a pot.

It was about half-grown and must be from a second brood.

It gets the name for the eye-like sots and the trunk-like head end.

I didn’t move, probably because they feed at night. I couldn’t see any damage to leaves so I provided some hardy Fuschia foliage. The larva had gone by the following morning.

The stereos are crosseye.

Olympus EM-1, (aperture priority), Olympus 4/3 50mm f2 macro, 1/30 at f11, 1/50 at f8, 1/40 at f8 ISO 400, hand-held.

Harold

[Barr1e]

This a first for me - thanks for posting Harold.

Great shots.

[MJ224]

Certainly a great 3D photo Harold. they are super caterpillars..:-)

[MJ224]

Emperor Moth Caterpillar

by Mark Johnson, on Flickr

[art frames]

Excellent spot Mark. Absolutely superb moths.

[MJ224]

I would love to see the moths, but alas never have. ...:-(

[art frames]

https://flic.kr/p/zWdnK1

A pair I photographed in France. Beautiful insects

[alfbranch]

A couple from me

A dark giant horsefly

Dark giant horsefly by Alf Branch, on Flickr

A carrion beetle Nicrophorus vespilloides with the usual hangers on

Nicrophorus vespilloides by Alf Branch, on Flickr

[Harold Gough]

Superb images.

The phoretic mite looks bigger than the usual ones.

Harold

[MJ224]

Painted Lady Butterfly

Seen today at Hendy Nature Trail

First I have seen for several years..

[Harold Gough]

We get the occasional one in our garden.

Harold

[art frames]

The UK reared population are always stunning. Nice shots

[MJ224]

Charmingly called the Hogweed Bonking Beelte..

or

Red Soldier Beetle if the kids are around...

[Harold Gough]

You did well to get a lone one (not soldiering).

Harold