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The Joys of January

Arthropedia Posted on 7 January 2021 by Vanna Bartlett27 April 2024

The Entomologist’s Year: What to look for in Winter (Part 1). I loved the seasonal Ladybird books when I was a child, but looking at them now they are sadly lacking in invertebrates. Just one species of moth and a … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged 10-Spot Ladybird, 7-Spot Ladybird, Birch Catkin Bug, Buff Footman, Calliphora vicina, Deraeocoris lutescens, Dicranopalpus, Episyrphus balteatus, Green Silver-lines, Harlequin Ladybird, January, Juniper Shieldbug, Kidney-spot Ladybird, Light Emerald, Nigma walckenaeri, Nuctenea umbratica, Orsillus depressus, Parent Shieldbug, Pine Ladybird, Red-legged Shieldbug, Spiked Shieldbug, Steatoda nobilis, Vapourer, Winter Moth

2020 Top Twenty Invertebrate Highlights – Part Two

Arthropedia Posted on 11 December 2020 by Vanna Bartlett27 April 2024

Part Two: Out and About When lockdown restrictions were more fully relaxed, people began getting back out into the countryside for walks and wildlife and a much needed sense of space and fresh air after so much confinement.  There were … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged Dactylochelifer latrellii, Dolomedes plantarius, Dune Tiger Beetle, Dusky Cockroach, False Ladybird beetle, Grayling, Marpissa radiata, Striped Ladybird, Tachina grossa, Zicrona caerulea

2020 Top Twenty Invertebrate Highlights – Part One

Arthropedia Posted on 30 November 2020 by Vanna Bartlett27 April 2024

Part One: Home Ground (more or less) I look forward to every year in anticipation of reacquainting myself with various invertebrates as they appear each month, searching for new species and wondering what will unexpectedly turn up in the garden. … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged Andrena florea, Andrena proxima, Anthophora quadrimaculata, Breckland Leatherbug, Dot Ladybird, Nomada conjungens, Scarab Shieldbug, snakefly, Volucella inflata, Water Ladybird

Robberflies

Arthropedia Posted on 23 September 2020 by Vanna Bartlett27 April 2024

Introduction Robberflies are members of the Asilidae and this is one of my favourite groups of flies. They are generally rather elongate, with many of them being large and conspicuous while others are seemingly delicate and elusive. All members of … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged Asilidae, robberflies

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