Interesting bugs thread

littlebug

on my windscreen earlier.

F.R.

A couple from the garden

Beetle Larva


Grasshopper

thebishop

Dolomdes fimbriatus.Spotted this in a man made pond (NPWS) in Glengarriff nature reserve today.

thebishop

One from the moth trap on Friday night.

trebor28

Mothman,
any idea what this lad is? about 1cm long.

(move at your discretion)

Mothman

trebor28 wrote: »

Mothman,
any idea what this lad is? about 1cm long.

(move at your discretion)

I think a beetle larva.
For larva IDs, it's often essential to know foodplant, though wouldn't help me in this case

I'll move this to bug thread.

trebor28

Mothman wrote: »

I think a beetle larva.
For larva IDs, it's often essential to know foodplant, though wouldn't help me in this case

I'll move this to bug thread.

this is the plant/bush that it was on.

i think it has red berries in the autumn.

mikka631

Canon 7D, Canon 100mm f2.8 USM Macro, 1/160", f11, iso 160, Canon MR-14EX Ringflash

mikka631

Canon 7D, Canon 100mm f2.8 USM Macro, 1/160", f11, iso 160, Canon MR-14EX Ringflash

swifts need our help!

brilliant photos Mikka

Mark

artieanna

Don't know what he is but note the face on his back




What sort of lady bird is this??? six spot?

F.R.

Lacewing obliged by landing on my lens

bogtreader

Ladybird and Burnet

mikka631

Cardynal

Any idea what these are MM , not sure what the host plant is.
Next to a large reedbed , hundreds of these little guys on it.

Mothman

Cardynal wrote: »

Any idea what these are MM , not sure what the host plant is.
Next to a large reedbed , hundreds of these little guys on it.

Aphids, or Greenfly of a black kind.

Loads on plants in my garden...where are the ladybirds

Cardynal

Mothman wrote: »

Aphids, or Greenfly of a black kind.

Loads on plants in my garden...where are the ladybirds

Was wondering that myself , scarce this year
A lot of people were commenting on it at the Biolitz , only the 7-spot was recorded , lack of food dosent seem to be the problem.
Are they just late this year ? , would the harsh winter have any bearing on them ?.

thebishop

Peppered Moth.

mikka631

thebishop

Strangalia Maculata.



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swifts need our help!

Mikka that's unbelievable! Was it taken in the wild or studio? What size macro lens?

mikka631

swifts need our help! wrote: »

Mikka that's unbelievable! Was it taken in the wild or studio? What size macro lens?

All of my insect macro shots are in the wild using a Canon 100mm f2.8 USM Macro lens on either a Canon 40D or 7D body.
I use a Canon MR-14EX Ringflash as well unless the light is really in my favour.

10-10-20

I found this guy down by the Dargle near Enniskerry. I looked him up but can't remember the name of the beatle. To be honest, the beatle is ugly compared to the show this guy has on.



These are scale insects on a orchid.


This guy here is some sort of a bird tic. It came out of a swallow's nest.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

10-10-20 wrote: »

I found this guy down by the Dargle near Enniskerry. I looked him up but can't remember the name of the beatle. To be honest, the beatle is ugly compared to the show this guy has on.

That is a Caterpillar of a Pale Tussock Moth and not any Beetle.

The "Tic" is not a Tic but some sort of Fly.

The Scale Insect seems to be Coccus hesperidium, which can cause the death of that Orchid.

10-10-20

Princess Alive Timepiece wrote: »

That is a Caterpillar of a Pale Tussock Moth and not any Beetle.

The "Tic" is not a Tic but some sort of Fly.

The Scale Insect seems to be Coccus hesperidium, which can cause the death of that Orchid.

1. Correct, my mistake. A rather ugly end to a beautiful caterpillar.
2. Correct. Ornithomya avicularia.
3. Correct. Treated, and is now flowering and scale-free.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

10-10-20 wrote: »

1. Correct, my mistake. A rather ugly end to a beautiful caterpillar.

I don't agree at all. What is so ugly about the pale Tussock? A wonderful moth.

thebishop

Soldier Beetles.


Building an Army.

swifts need our help!

The "tick" is a flightless louse-fly Crataerina pallida. They are found on house martins and swifts also. The give me the creeps

swifts need our help!

Thanks Mikka!

Mark

lolie

Found this fella outside in the flowers earlier. Looked bigger than he looks in the pics, anyone know what spieces he is??







And a swallowed tailed moth??