A sunny morning to early afternoon visit with a gentle south-easterly breeze. Temperature around 20 degrees C.
A few new species (NEW) with Ichneumon cf. suspiciosus found near the Dragonfly Ponds, which will most likely be unattributable to full species level, with around 50 similar look-a-like species. Fly-wise a Opomyza sp. was a new genus recorded. A Lygephila pastinum Blackneck moth caterpillar was a site first for me, found in the long grasses around the seat at the south side of Carp Lake. A few first for the year (NFY) included True Bugs Errastunus ocellaris, Notostira elongata, Scolopostethus thomsoni and Grass Fly Thaumatomyia cf. notata, the latter species not reliably identifiable from a similar species via a photo record.
Beetles (8)
Anthonomus rubi – Strawberry-blossom Weevil
Bruchus rufimanus – Bean Seed Beetle
Coccinella septempunctata – 7-spot Ladybird
Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata – 22-spot Ladybird
Sitona lineatus – Pea-leaf Weevil
Sphaeroderma testaceum
Butterflies & Moths (7)
Pararge aegeria – Speckled Wood
Pieris napi – Green-veined White
Polyommatus icarus – Common Blue
Lygephila pastinum – Blackneck (NFS)
Orgyia antiqua – Vapourer
Dragonflies (3)
Enallagma cyathigerum – Common Blue Damselfly
Grasshoppers & Crickets (2)
True Bugs (8)
Himacerus mirmicoides – Ant Damsel Bug
Kleidocerys resedae – Birch Catkin Bug
Liocoris tripustulatus
Palomena prasina – Green Shieldbug
Philaenus spumarius – Cuckoo-Spit Insect
Scolopostethus thomsoni (NFY)
Eristalis tenax
Opomyza sp. (NEW)
Thaumatomyia cf. notata (NFY)
Spiders (1)
Araneus quadratus
Bombus pascuorum – Common Carder Bee
Ichneumon cf. suspiciosus (NEW)
