What is buzzing or flying near you today??

Heres a couple of pics I took awhile back of a very welcome visitor to my conservatory. Enjoy.

 

Thank you for the compliment, Walnut. I'll edit it in.

Capney - what excellent shots of the Southern Hawker (a female). :thumb: What an honour to have one sit on your fingers! The most I have ever had was one stretching out a leg and touching my finger.

Then the wonderful shot of the wings is brilliant, very well done.

 

Thanks for comments KG
It stayed with us for quite some time and allowed me time to grab me camera and take these pictures.
Thanks for the ID of it. I must admit I did not know.
Robert

 

Earwig on pink -




Fly & Hoverfly on Goldenrod -




Damselfly (The Scarce Emerald (lestes dryas)) & Fly on ? -

 

Kedi the Damsel is The Scarce Emerald (lestes dryas) scarce in s.england but common on the continent.

 

Simply wonderful pictures folks:thumb:

 

A couple of visitors to my garden this afternoon

A day flying moth




A small tortoiseshell

 

Wow...Lovely Butterfly:thumb:

 

Thanks Walnut, have edited it in. What would I do without you to ID everything for me :confused: I actually saw three of them at once yesterday afternoon, got some more pics but must still upload to PB.

Woo, your spider's legs are alight - I do like that pic :thumb:

Pip, lovely shot of the moth and the small tortoiseshell is brilliant :thumb:

 

Thanks Pal and Kedi,

I think all the photos that appear on this thread are absoloutley fantastic and some are good enough to be used as competition entries or in magazines :thumb:

WELL DONE ALL and keep 'em coming.

 

The moth is indeed a day flying moth Pip probably July Belle (Scotopteryx luridata)

 

Thanks Walnut, I do have a book with all the native British moths in it but a lot of them are so alike it is quite hard to distinguish between them. :confused:

 

A few new pics from me.

Underside of a Scorpion Fly on a Eucomis -




Green Shield Bug -




I think this is a Soldier Beetle on Golden Rod -





Green bottle flies (Lucilia sericata) - Thanks to Walnut for the ID

 

Kedi the fly is The green bottle fly (Lucilia sericata) it's a common blowfly attracted to dead meat they use the larvae in medicine to remove rotting flesh on ulcers.