Common Bog Hoverfly ( Sericomyia silentis )



Brimstone ( Gonepteryx rahmni )











Devil's Bit Scabious ( Succisa pratensis )





Eristalsis nemorum

Eristalis is nemorum (small discreet wing stigma, no wing cloud, hind leg isn't swollen (as in tenax) and front tarsi not yellow (as in pertinax).





Eristalsis horticola

Dark wing mark that extends from the wing edge towards the body.





Grass of Parnassus ( Parnassia palustris )







Honeysuckle ( Lonicera periclymenum )





Long Hoverfly - female ( Spaerophora sp? )

Thanks again to James Emerson @NorwichBirder for help in identification of the above insects.





Marsh Sowthistle ( Sonchus palustris )



Square Stalked St John's Wort ( Hypericum tetrapterum )





White Tailed Bumble Bee ( Bombus lucorum )




Ruddy Darter - Male ( Sympetrum sanguineum )

Thanks to James



One wonderful spider.

Tag CloudHoverfly, MarshSowthistle, RuddyDarter, Bee, GrassOfParnassus, SquareStalkedStJohn'sWort, Honeysuckle, Devil'sBitScabious, Brimstone

Black Tailed Skimmer ( Orthetrum cancellatum )



Ruddy Darter ( Sympetrum sanguineum )







Mullein ( Verbascum thapsus )


Grayling, Dark Green Fritillary, Gatekeeper.
&
Whimbrel flying over.

Tag CloudMullein, BlackTailedSkimmer, RuddyDarter

Bramble ( Rubus spp )



Blue-tailed Damselfly ( Ischnura elegans )



Black & Yellow Longhorn Beetle ( Rutpela maculata )





Hoverfly ( Syrphus ribesii )



Azure Damselfly ( Coenagrion puella )





Comma ( Polygonia c-album )



Ruddy Darter ( Sympetrum sanguineum )





Great Reedmace ( Typha latifolia )











Teasel ( Dipsacus fullonum )



Marsh Bedstraw ( Galium palustre )





Large Skipper ( Ochlodes silvanus )



Scorpion Fly ( Panorama communis )





Figwort ( Scrophularia nodosa ) & Cranefly sp (Tipulidae sp ) Apparently very difficult to identify unless put under a microscope. James Emerson per comm

Tag CloudTeasel, Black&YellowLonghornBeetle, Comma, GreatReedmace, RuddyDarter, Hoverfly, Blue-tailedDamselfly, Bramble, AzureDamselfly