Time is always short and photographs of insects usually need a good bit of research to enable names to be put to them. Hence they tend to get dumped into a folder to be looked at later. A recent dull and windy afternoon, the folder finally gets opened and the first one I look at is a Hawthorn Shieldbug. A bit of a coincidence as I had just been looking at on-line Atlas of Sussex Shieldbugs. What a great resource, lots of data and a clear demonstration that the information that you add is actually being used.
Thought I would add my Shieldbug but then realised that I hadn't made a note of where I saw it. I need to be a bit more focused next time.
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| Hawthorn Shieldbug - Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale |
Insects are a fascinating subject when it comes to photography. I have an aversion to netting them and sticking pins in them but getting a decent picture in their natural environment is always a great challenge. Perhaps, if I ever tire of taking pictures of the same old birds over and over again, I will find the time to get more involved.
Until then here are just a few shots from around the Sussex area.
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| Spotted Longhorn Beetle - Rutpela maculata |
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| Four banded Longhorn Beetle - Leptura quadrifasciata |
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| Rhopalidae Corizus hyoscyami |
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| Cardinal Beetle - Pyrochroa serraticornis |
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| Black-headed Cardinal Beetle - Pyrochroa coccinea |
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| Red Lily Beetle - Lilioceris lilii |
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| Green Rose Chaffer - Cetonia aurata (Not Sussex) |
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| Green Rose Chaffer - Cetonia aurata (Not Sussex) |
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| Mating Bloody-nosed Beetles - Timarcha tenebricosa (this one I have blogged before) |
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| Green Tiger Beetle - Cicindela campestris |
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| Thick-legged Flower Beetle - Oedemera nobilis |
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| Harlequin Ladybird Larvae - Harmonia axyridis |
As always, if I have made any mistakes in identification, please let me know. Flies Hoverflies and Bees to follow.
