Cloudy and warm.
I've found this little (8mm.) leaf-hopper in many environments over the past few years. All I need now is an id. A handsome beast.
Catsear, in common with many daisies, begins to take a domed shape just before forming seeds. When they're fresh they are absolutely flat, with a maximum area exposed to attract potential pollinators. Now they are domed so that the seeds will form the spherical 'clock' for maximum seed dispersal. Clever.
And another shot of Episyrphus balteatus. Why not?
This is where I get bold. At first I thought "Toad Rush", but noticed that something was 'wrong'. I took the pics back to the study and looked up Juncus bufonus and its variants. This one has wide white edges to the outer tepals, so I'm going for Frog Rush - Juncus ambiguus.
A nice 'grey' Sawfly, that I've never seen before.
Amblyteles armatorius (again) to the lower right and a Vespid to the top left.
Turns out the Vespid was Vespula vulgaris - the Common Wasp. Watch this space for others, soon.
A yellow Sawfly that I have been trying to photograph for a couple of years. Rhagonycha fulva Soldier Beetles are shown for comparison.
A bit sad. Slender St. Johns Wort - Hypericum pulchrum - has gone to seed.
Wood Sage grows at the base of large (Beech) trees in deep shade.
The best shot of Leucozona glaucia this year. So far.
Another Tachinid...Phasia hemiptera. These are parasitic on larger Bugs. A handsome beast.
Cheilosia illustrata - a hoverfly (below) and a Sericomyia to the rear.
