25th May |
Original Hedgerow, leg 2.
A gap in between heavy showers. |
This is one of the Empidiae: Dance-flies or Dagger-flies. About 12mm long, these have a large proboscis that is used to suck juices from their prey. Looks to be Empis stercorea. |
Another shot of the Tenthredo sp. Sawfly nectaring on Cow Parsley.
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My little Orange Tip larva is now about 1 cm. long. Notice that the seedpod has now been eaten and the larva is moving on to the next pod. |
Foxgloves are all but open. The bumblebees will soon have as much pollen as they can use. |
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