Beetles, Bugs and flies

I have amassed all my beetle, bug and fly shots from several recent visits to Blashford Lakes nature reserve into this one post. All taken with the Olympus EM5 DSLR, Olympus 80mm F4 macro lens, 25mm extension tube and diffused flash.

I have attempted to identify each different type of beetle, bug or fly, though with some its more of a punt, and for others I have not be able to find anything similar in the ID books I own.

In reverse order, the flies.

A Pond Olive Mayfly (Cloeon dipterum)

Close up

This is a Tanyptera cranefly.

A couple of shots of a Scorpion fly (Mecoptera)

A female St Mark’s Fly (Bibio marci)

A couple of mating Yellow Dung Flies

A Lesser Housefly (Graphomya maculata)

This is a Myopa Fly profile shot with pink card in the background. If you like the look of this fly you may also be interested in this The Myopa Story post.

Now on to the no idea what type of flies and a rogue entry!

Called these bunny flies, reasons self explanatory I hope!

A to be identified fly

Technically the next one isn’t a fly, its a solitary bee, but it sort of carries on the theme loosely.

 

Now on to the bugs, and first a couple of shots of the Acorn Weevil (Curculio glandium)

A Red & Black Froghopper (Cercopis vulnerata)

Here are the no idea what they are bugs

The reason that this next one, a strange looking fellow, is not the best composition wise is because I managed to sting myself on a neetle whilst attempting to take a couple of shots.

Me thinks this either a bug or a beetle. Decided for now to stick it in the bug section.

The technically sort of/may be at a push bug section!

Peacock caterpillars (Linnaeus) found on nettles.

Here I tried to capture this one in the throes of eating a nettle. Good on him!

A spider enjoying a snack

Last of all one shot of three Green Dock Beetles (Gastrophysa populi)

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