Anne Riley

@Marthakearney @BBCSounds It was brilliant - I especially enjoyed the bumble bee!

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@eggboxenvy And I thought we were doing well with nine!

It’s not been a good year for moths, but one of the exceptions in my garden is Dusky Thorn. 32 trapped last night, with my previous best of 18 set last year #VC64 #Otley

@georgecmcgavin @Cameron_201_ I'd say you're right! We've had one or two flying round the garden the last couple of days (you can recognise them by the size, bright orange-brown colour and fast flight). They never stop for a photo though, so that's a lucky find!

@georgecmcgavin I nearly stepped on this little beauty, it looked like a bit like a leaf. Tussock moth?

@RigdenDebbie @georgecmcgavin Well it's a nice photo of a pretty moth caterpillar, but I don't know the species I'm afraid. @rlewington2 will know.

Not sure on ID tiny caterpillar, Sawfly maybe ? Can you help @georgecmcgavin #caterpillar #insects #entomology #nature #wildlife

@xylota @BroadGavin Thank you Ian - I took a lot!

This wasp appears to be ovipositing into a Red Campion seed capsule containing a caterpillar (probably Campion or Lychnis moth). However, I can't see an ovipositor and the caterpillar is grasping the wasp (?)! What's going on/what species please @BroadGavin @xylota

@BroadGavin @xylota Ooh thank you - that’s exciting! I have kept the caterpillar..

@georgecmcgavin @TruthHere79 @TimBlackburn66 Looks right to me!

Been waiting for these - my first Dark-edged Bee-fly of the year and a welcome sign of Spring (I hope!).

@georgecmcgavin Large Yellow Underwing with the dark marks near the wing tips. Lots about just now!

@georgecmcgavin The flowers are also very good for insects!

@georgecmcgavin @eventsBL @britishlibrary Just booked and looking forward to it!

@georgecmcgavin @AnnabelMRoss @Buzz_dont_tweet @_JoelAshton The mown paths are starting to feel a bit crispy under bare feet, but the wildflower 'islands' (most of the garden!) are surviving so far. Not as many insects as there should be though!

@georgecmcgavin @LynneThomson7 @TimBlackburn66 and here's what happened to a tree bumblebee nest in a bird box - destroyed by bee moth larvae

I was wondering if the extremely knowledgable @georgecmcgavin could tell me what this moth is? I have rather a lot of them in my house at the moment? Hoping it's not a clothes moth!! 🤞

@georgecmcgavin @LynneThomson7 @TimBlackburn66 It's a bee moth - Aphomia sociella. They lay their eggs in bumblebee nests and the larvae feed on the bees foodstore and its larvae - bad news for the bees!

@counsellor_Jo Hello Jo! I'm by no means a beetle expert, but it does look like Pyrrhidium sanguineum, Welsh Oak Longhorn Beetle. Glad you enjoyed my Lockdown talks!

@anneriley34 Can you help identify? Is this a Welsh Oak Longhorn Beetle? Watched your insect talks in lockdown and really enjoyed them 😃

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@xylota @flygirlNHM Thank you Ian!

Fly eats fly on a fence - even on a miserable day there's always something interesting going on in the insect world if you look hard enough! Could the predator be Scathophaga inquinata? Any ideas on the prey? @xylota @flygirlNHM