Interesting bugs thread

artieanna

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

heres one of a Grasshopper I took today

wgsten

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
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Black Heart

Elephant hawk moth caterpillar feeding on willow herb. The snail is a brown-lipped snail (Cepaea nemoralis), I think.

RonMexico

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

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

wgsten

Frog Hopper 1

Frog Hopper 2

wgsten
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Mothman

wgsten wrote: »

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

This is a Garden Tiger

wgsten

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
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Black Heart

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

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

Rainbowsend

ID from MM
This is Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba

wgsten

Shield Bug


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Black Heart

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

moonshadow

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

Black Heart

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

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

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

Mothman

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

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

littlebug wrote: »

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

Rainbowsend

d32

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

Rainbowsend

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

Castaneda

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

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.

steelydan99

Hoverfly on Garlic Chive plant


Ichneumon



Soldier Beetle

Black Heart

Great pictures

steelydan99

Thanks Black Heart. I love Macro photography and only spotted this thread yesterday. Just wanted to add a few of mine.

Up the Deise...

littlebug

A few from my garden this morning. If anyone knows the names of them feel free to educate me

1.


2. I didn't even notice this one when I was taking the photo. Heavily cropped.


3.


4. Couldn't get properly focused on this bendy little fella.

John mac

Sexton Beetle

Mothman

John mac, the caterpillar is either Buff or White Ermine. I struggle to tell the difference. Plenty wandering about at moment.

littlebug

Time to revive the bugs thread?

This was in my moth trap this morning.

Mothman

littlebug wrote: »

Time to revive the bugs thread?

This was in my moth trap this morning.

An Ichneumon wasp. Plenty come to light.

They lay eggs in caterpillars and the resulting larva eat their way out :eek:

mgwhelan

littlebug wrote: »

Time to revive the bugs thread?

This was in my moth trap this morning.

from my book it looks like a yellow ophion

Mothman

mgwhelan wrote: »

from my book it looks like a yellow ophion

While it is probably an Ophion species, there are so many of them which look alike from photos, that it is probably folly trying to indentify them.

littlebug

I haven't figured this (these?) out yet.

Mothman

littlebug wrote: »

I haven't figured this (these?) out yet.

Drinker Moth, caterpillar(s)

The one on right is either a 2nd caterpillar or the cast off skin of the one on left.

littlebug

I was kind of housebound last week with a sick child.... thankfully I don't have to stray far from the back door to find interesting things

I have no idea what this is...


This bee wasn't too healthy looking


A hoverfly taking a break


The compost bin is always a safe bet for some interesting bugs..


Ladybird on the apple tree.

wgsten

One from Tomnafinnoge Wood today. It was in flight and landed on my shirt, I think it maybe a Weavil of some sort?

Mothman

wgsten wrote: »

One from Tomnafinnoge Wood today. It was in flight and landed on my shirt, I think it maybe a Weavil of some sort?

A type of Longhorn beetle, possibly Rhagium mordax

Mothman

My brother found a 2-spot Ladybird in his house (same house as the Harlequin Ladybird last year)
Quite possibly never noted in Wicklow before...

littlebug

This is Seamus, our resident shed spider. He's very big !



He's been responsible for a lot of death and destruction in there including this small tortoiseshell,
moth and and this.... mixture of bits of things all wrapped up together


but it's not all doom and gloom in there. The wasp is alive and well*


* but not for much longer :eek:

Half-cocked

This female Steodata(?) has taken up residence where I set up my moth trap, think I'll have to move it! I think it's the same spider that was up under the gutter last year. She has moved down closer to the ground this year. Her abdomen is about 12mm diameter.

Mothman

Mating Pond Skaters


Mating Water Stick Insect

Half-cocked

Cockchafers are out and about. Found 3 in my moth trap this evening.

thebishop

Lots of these out by Mizen Head today

mgwhelan

green tiger beetle.

wgsten

Here is a few more the first one is a Tick it is the only one that i could put a name to.

Davaeo09

Half-cocked wrote: »

Cockchafers are out and about. Found 3 in my moth trap this evening.

Are these any way harmful to plant or animal life in the garden? I have quiet a few shrub's,flowers and tree's close to the front door where I have found maybe 8+ of these eerie looking bug's. I know i'll be given out fo for this but I killed two of them that got into the house because myself and my mates were uncertain about what they were.

One of them was absolutely massive and appeared to be feeding on other dead insect's.

trebor28

any idea of this lad?

was a good few around eating nettles. couldnt get a decent shot on macro, kept running away.

this lad is working away on the dock leaves.