Overcast with occasional showers.
This looks to be a Sawfly larva (more legs than a moth or butterfly larva).
Another Silver-Y, with a blow-up of the wing mark that gives the moth its name.
The red thorax indicates that this moth has been in the wars.
I wasn't going to use this image of the Eristalis pertinax hoverfly, but I noticed that the wing-veins were perfectly shown. The false vein and false margin are clearly visible.
Yesterday's beetle picture is echoed by this triplet.
Yet another Weevil. Again, the specimen at the top had fallen over but had been held up by the leaf.
A brilliant metallic turquoise blowfly.
It seems that male Soldier Beetles are having some difficulty staying upright.
Another shot of the Typha larva from June 4th. It is now confirmed as Bulrush Wainscot (July 8th).
Another long-awaited species: Volucella bombylans - a Bumblebee-mimicking hoverfly.
This is a very variable species and takes many colour forms. This is var. plumata. This variation is thought to be a particularly good mimic of Bombus jonellus and Bombus hortorum, neither of which have been recorded on this site.
Photographs really do not do justice to these little ichneumons. The bright reds and yellows make this little (1cm.) wasp very attractive in the field.
Another micromoth. It's one of the Olethreutinae - Epinotia subocellana.
Compare with the darker and grey Epiblema from Drumboe last week.