Beewolf (Philanthus triangulum)





Leptura quadrifasciata





This identifies this as Amophila pubescens. This is a female and smaller than the Amophila sabulosa below.


The distribution Map from BWARS








Ammophila pubescens







Ammophila sabulosa

She is just putting the finishing touches to a nest hole here in the near vertical sand cliff face.

Twenty to thirty minutes ago this was a large hole in the sand. She packed it with stones and sand, which she carried in from a short distance away.
She busied herself plugging the hole and finally caused sand to fall from around the top and edges of the hole, which she then carefully smoothed into place.
By the time she finished you couldn't see where she had been.

Tags: Beewolf, Lepturaquadrifasciata, Ammophilapubescens, Ammophilasabulosa

White Bryony (Bryonia alba)



Dark Bush Cricket (Pholidoptera griseoaptera)









Ants Sp? shepherding and extracting Honey Dew from Blackfly Sp?

Nick Owen's pointe me towards an article in this copy of the Natterjack








Mating Ferruginous Bee-grabbers (Sicus ferruginous)













Beetle Sp desperate to get away from the Ants





Chrysotoxum bicinctum





























Silver-studded Blue (Plebejus argus)





Plant Bug Sp?





Cerceris arenaria



Dagger Fly (Empis livida)

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Rose Sp













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Grasshopper Sp





Hogweed (Heraclium spondylium)



Honeysuckle (Lonicera periclymenum)



Eupeodes corollae?





















Hoverfly Sp

Probably Eristalis arbustorum

Narrow fascial strip set in a dusted (pale) background, thickened hind metatarsus and a diffuse wing stigma

Thanks to Steve & Gill Judd for considered id comments.












Ichneumon Sp





Wasp Sp?



Marmalade Hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus)





Moss Carder Bee (Bombus muscorum) ? on Viper's Bugloss (Echium vulgare)

In fact Bombus pascuorum. Despite colour and size, the black hairs on legs and other parts mean it's a Common Carder Bee

Thanks to Nick Owens for id comments.



Moth Sp?



















Crabro cribrarius

BWARS





Piri Piri Burr (Acaena novae-zelandiae)

Mosture laden this morning.











Chrysotoxum festivum







Small Skipper (Thymelicus sylvestris)







































Tenthredo vespa

A year ago today one was seen about 100m away from where I saw this one today.

That was the second record this century. Perhaps this is the third record?

Tags: WhiteBryony, MossCarderBee, MothSp, SmallSkipper, Chrysotoxumfestivum, Tenthredovespa, DarkBushCricket, PiriPiriBurr, FerruginousBee-grabber, IchneumonSp, MarmaladeHoverfly, Honeysuckle, Hogweed, RiseSp, DaggerFlySp, BeetleSp, AntSp, Silver-studdedBlue, Chrysotoxumbicinctum