Cloudy but dry.
The Clover leafmining Agromyzid fly Agromyza nana. Notice that the mine starts as a small corridor and quickly transforms into a blotch. Note also that the fly pupates inside the leaf: the pupa is clearly visible in each image.
The Capsid bugs must be one of my next areas for study.
When I put up images of solitary bees, I often get the feedback "those are just like ants". Well, this IS a flying ant. I didn't know they nectared, but why not?
A shot of the hoverfly Eristalis interruptus on Devilsbit Scabious. Nice photo.
There are very few larvae of Cinnabar Moth on Ragwort this year. I often see them in their hundreds, but this was the only one on the (well-defoliated) plant.
When the thistledown has gone, the empty receptacle still has some beauty of its own.
