Yeah no Tansy beetles at the Yorkshire museum which is a massive shame for conservation, you have to go onto the Dame Judi Dench walk along the Ouse towards Clifton bridge. They start appearing at a point level with St Peter’s School, for next time you visit. I see you found the Wall art.
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Drifts of Ramsons in woodland is unmistakable but look closer & you might spot a male Ramsons Hoverfly Portevinia maculata (top right) basking on a leaf the female (bottom) is often hidden amongst the plants where she lays her eggs
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Shiny-backed Boxer (Platycheirus tarsalis)
🦟 New Hoverfly for the year Spotted🦟
Shiny-backed Boxer (Platycheirus tarsalis) and found hovering around a Wild Cherry.
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Found a Gooden’s in the garden todsy
What a super find.
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I don’t think I can offer any more than Ian has, other than its a Platycheirus female. Its frons do look dusted, not easy to identify females, males with their distinctive front legs are much easier. Was there anything that you noticed that suggested manicatus rather than say tarsalis?
my garden is full of 'dandi - lee - ons' save the weed.
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Is the NHM creating a flea circus exhibit with the ringmaster being none other than the fly girl herself!!!!
I can still hear it without playing
this made me smile
Yes they don’t visit too many flowers they dance delicately through shady areas of vegetation. Beautiful to watch.
I am sure there will be a few more in the coming weeks. I just found it odd that I hadn’t seen any so far this year. Seems from comments that they are around.
Thank you John good to know London has some at least. Think its been sparse elsewhere.
Interesting that you spotted some in Feb and March and none since - I have an outing planned tomorrow maybe I will come across one finally.
Thats good, your a little bit further South than myself so glad some overwintered there. Should take long for numbers to move north then.
I totally agree James I would have expected some locally to have lasted out the winter in S.Yorkshire but I have spotted any. They will be migrating over soon I have no doubt to replenish our numbers in the UK
Cheers - do you think this is a little strange?
quite a collection there.
Thanks James - Marmalades is something I often see a lot of, M.auricollis not so much but I have spotted the latter this year. I wonder where no marmalade about near me its a bit odd.
Thanks Vic - good to know someone is, I haven’t seen one yet which is very odd.
Cheers Chris good to know you are seeing some. I haven’t spotted a single one and this late into the year is a bit strange
Hoverfly missing
I haven't see this hoverfly this year - has anyone else?
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Looks like it
Species of the day - A rare hoverfly found in the UK by James, superb.
Thats brilliant - its more a continental species so a rarity in the UK as you say. Thanks for sharing with me.
Spring Small Dung Beetle (Aphodius prodromus)
🐞New Beetle Spotted 🐞
Spring Small Dung Beetle (Aphodius prodromus) visited my garden last week
What beetles do you get?
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beautiful
😆 - the 🏠 can get painted when its not a glorious day for nature spotting right - i get it and totally agree - oh but its that a ☔️ day is it not - so not good for painting the 🏡 either. Sod the 🎨 enjoy nature.