Interesting bugs thread

artieanna · 25-07-2010 1:33am #1

How about we compile some pics of bugs, insects, gnats, creepie crawlies.

heres one of a Grasshopper I took today

wgsten · 25-07-2010 12:41pm

Here is a few to get this thread going:

Devils Coach Horse Beetle

Snail identity unknown can anyone put a name on this one?

Mayfly this one is transposing from a dun into a spinner (anglers terms)

Yellow May Dun

Caterpillar identity unknown can anyone put a name on this one?

Grasshopper1

Grasshopper2

wgsten
http://www.irishflyfisher.ie/

Black Heart · 25-07-2010 2:37pm

Elephant hawk moth caterpillar feeding on willow herb.

The snail is a brown-lipped snail (Cepaea nemoralis), I think.

RonMexico · 27-07-2010 4:11pm

For the first time ever I have noticed loads of large grasshoppers in our garden, just like the ones in the photos above. I've been living out in the countryside (Clare) for 24 years and this is the first time I've seen them here. They are also making that noise when they rub their hind legs together. Are they on the increase or what? Also are they not crickets? I thought grasshoppers are smaller - there are always some small green/blue ones in our garden but these new ones are much much bigger - around an inch in size versus the usual Icm regular ones.

artieanna · 31-07-2010 12:37am

I think I need to invest in a new camera, my effort looks sad next to those great macro pics:(

wgsten · 09-08-2010 10:00pm

Frog Hopper 1

Frog Hopper 2

wgsten
http://www.irishflyfisher.ie/

Mothman · 10-08-2010 9:42am

wgsten wrote: »

Caterpillar identity unknown can anyone put a name on this one?

This is a Garden Tiger

wgsten · 18-08-2010 8:47pm

Some more photos. The first one is a Shield Bug. I dont know the names of the others. Can anyone put a name to them?

wgsten
http://www.irishflyfisher.ie/

Black Heart · 19-08-2010 3:11pm

The shield bug looks like the 4th or 5th instar of the Green shield bug (Palomen prasina).

I'm pretty sure that the fly in the second picture is Volucella Pellucens.

Rainbowsend · 19-08-2010 4:08pm

RonMexico wrote: »

For the first time ever I have noticed loads of large grasshoppers in our garden, just like the ones in the photos above. I've been living out in the countryside (Clare) for 24 years and this is the first time I've seen them here. They are also making that noise when they rub their hind legs together. Are they on the increase or what? Also are they not crickets? I thought grasshoppers are smaller - there are always some small green/blue ones in our garden but these new ones are much much bigger - around an inch in size versus the usual Icm regular ones.

Grasshoppers have short antennae and crickets have long antennae but are very similar. I have noticed an increase in them both this year, probably something to do with the good dry weather we have had.

Rainbowsend · 19-08-2010 4:13pm

Rainbowsend · 22-08-2010 1:53pm

ID from MM
This is Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba

wgsten · 22-08-2010 5:40pm

Shield Bug

wgsten
http://www.irishflyfisher.ie/

Black Heart · 22-08-2010 6:31pm

That's the forest bug (Pentatoma rufipes). This thread is interesting.

moonshadow · 22-08-2010 6:33pm

Indeed very interesting,now where was my camera all summer..........

Black Heart · 22-08-2010 6:42pm

It's not too late, there's still a lot of bugs around

Rainbowsend: What camera do you use? I love that cricket photo.

Rainbowsend · 23-08-2010 9:49am

Black Heart wrote: »

It's not too late, there's still a lot of bugs around

Rainbowsend: What camera do you use? I love that cricket photo.

That was taken using Sony a700 and Sigma 70mm macro no flash, have just
recently got a Sigma 105mm macro and Sigma 140 Ring Flash for use on D200 so looking forward to using them.....Thanks!

littlebug · 23-08-2010 10:45pm

not a great pic of a (correction) caddisfly with very very long antennae.

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Mothman · 23-08-2010 11:12pm

littlebug wrote: »

not a great pic of a moth with very very long antennae.

Believe me, this is not the first time a Caddisfly has been called a moth and it won't be the last.
They can turn up in greater numbers than moths in moth traps

littlebug · 23-08-2010 11:19pm

Mothman wrote: »

Believe me, this is not the first time a Caddisfly has been called a moth and it won't be the last.
They can turn up in greater numbers than moths in moth traps

:o I did it again! I give up

:rolleyes:

Mothman · 23-08-2010 11:26pm

littlebug wrote: »

:o I did it again! I give up :rolleyes:

Rainbowsend · 24-08-2010 6:56pm

d32 · 28-08-2010 12:03am

brill images-insects are nearly making faces at us viewers!

Rainbowsend · 28-08-2010 9:27pm

.......or should that be Mummy Longlegs?

Castaneda · 30-08-2010 10:18am

Common blue (i think ) Landed on my 8yo sons hand walking along dunes in courtown .
There were lots of them about , Im from the city and butterflies are not seen as often as they used to be .
But i was delighted with the number and diversity of species seen in the South East

http://www.flickr.com/photos/castanedaburn/4941236674/

If u click pic u get a bigger one

Black Heart · 01-09-2010 2:29am

There have been a lot of blues around. There was a male common blue with a broken wing flying around the flowers in the garden. He must have been part of a second brood, judging by the timing of emergence. They really add a beautiful splash of colour.

It has been a great year for butterflies.