Female Dotted Border.

Male Pale Brindled Beauty.

Female Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis.

Female Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis.

Female Dotted Border, male Pale Brindled Beauty & female Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis from Grange Cemetery, #Edinburgh, yesterday. The latter a non-native #barkfly originally from S America; 1st recorded in UK in 2016. #moths #psocodea #CemeteryWildlifeWatch recording activity on #iRecord.

Macro photograph of a Barkfly in garden leaf-litter.

Psocid (Barkfly) in garden leaf-litter this morning. #Staffs #garden #Psocid #Barkfly

Female Metylophorus nebulosus from Warriston Cemetery, Edinburgh (VC83), this afternoon. A large (6-7mm) & attractive #barkfly. #Psocoptera #Metylophorusnebulosus #CemeteryWildlifeWatch recording activity on #iRecord.

A nymph of the largest, but rarely recorded Barkfly in Britain, 'Psococerastis gibbosa'

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Female.

Female.

Female & nymph under silk web.

Male.

Female & male Reuterella helvimacula found today under silk web on gravestones in Colinton Kirkyard, #Edinburgh. A small (1.5-2mm) #barkfly. Females: wingless. Males: long wings with sinuous wing edge. Status as uncommon in UK. #Psocoptera. #CemeteryWildlifeWatch recording activity on #iRecord.

Graphopsocus cruciatus (a barkfly) sat on a finger with the edge of a thumb nail below for scale.

I love when the smallest of insects stop by to say hello. Graphopsocus cruciatus in the garden today.

#Insect #Invertebrate #Barkfly

Horse Chestnut Leaf-miner (Cameraria ohridella).

Buff Footman (Eilema depressa) caterpillar.

Elipsocus hyalinus.

Platybunus pinetorum.

… & finally some of the rest: Horse Chestnut Leaf-miner & Buff Footman caterpillar - both #moths - & Elipsocus hyalinus - a #barkfly - & Platybunus pinetorum - a #harvestman.

Cuneopalpus cyanops (Pscopotera). 7 April 2025 Topsham, Devon.

Another of those small interesting things that turn up on our house wall: Cuneopalpus cyanops, a barkfly often found on conifers. Seems fairly scarce - I can find no Devon records - but as usual with these things probably under recorded.
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#Barkfly

Blaste quadrimaculata (Psocidae) found on house wall. 23 August 2024 Topsham, Devon. No other Devon records found but sure to be under recorded.

2024 Highlights #4. Blaste quadrimaculata (Psocidae). A fine little barkfly and another lucky find on our house wall. It appears to be the first Devon record but it's likely these things are under recorded if not under appreciated.
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Peripsocus milleri found on gravestone in Morningside Cemetery, #Edinburgh, on 8 December. Wing without areola postica cell & with diffuse brown markings. A presumed non-native #barkfly. 1st Scottish records from 2021. #CemeteryWildlifeWatch recording activity on #iRecord.

2x Pteroxanium kelloggi on gravestone in Morningside Cemetery #Edinburgh this morning. A distinctly hairy #barkfly with short, pointy wings & dark line running through eyes. About 3mm. Status as uncommon in UK but presumably under-recorded. #CemeteryWildlifeWatch recording activity on #iRecord.

A barkfly, Stenopsocus stigmaticus, which is widely distributed in the UK, but infrequently recorded. The dark line in the wing combined with the green body help to distinguish this from other similar species.

Another new species for me from yesterday, the surprisingly jazzy #barkfly Stenopsocus stigmaticus, with its neon yellow wing veins, beaten from Hawthorn. #Insect #UKWildlife #Psocoptera