On this day 27 June 2021

 Sunday 27th June 2021

Cherry Laurel (Prunus laurocerasus)

Another day and a very good day for new finds, walked along the tree line above the beck to the all weather pitch were the Raspberries and Blackberries grow.

New species today were:

Longhorn Beetle (Grammoptera ruficornis) 

Plant bug  (Phylus melanocephalus)

Darkling Beetle (Lagria hirta)

Longhorn Beetle (Grammoptera ruficornis) (NEW

Think I have seen these at the park before but did not realise they were Longhorn Beetles.

 3-7mm - one of our smallest longhorn beetles. It is brownish or dark grey with silky hairs on the wing cases, giving it a sheen. It has long red/black banded antennae, where the 2nd segment is elongate - features which distinguish it from the other two Grammoptera species found in Britain.

Plant bug  (Phylus melanocephalus) (NEW)
Mirid

Length 4.5-6 mm. Phylus bugs are fairly long and slender. There are three species in the UK, which can be separated with some reliability by the colour of the head and forewings. Host plant is also a useful aid to identification. The forewings of this species vary from yellow to orange-red but the head is usually dark brown or black. Specimens with a pale head were previously thought to be a separate species (Phylus palliceps) but have now been included within Phylus melanocephalus. 

Habitat     This species is usually found on Oak

When to see it     Adult: June-August

(LINK)

Tree Bumblebee (Bombus hypnorum)

Darkling Beetle (Lagria hirta) (NEW)

A regularly encountered beetle, Lagria hirta, or the Darkling Beetle, is most often found on low foliage during the day and has conspicuous yellow-brown wing cases with a darker head. It also has a rather odd oval sort of shape. The whole animal is conspicuously bristly. The adults feed on nectar and pollen on open-structured flowers such as Daisies or members of the Carrot family.

The larvae eat decaying plant material in leaf litter and turf. This is a fairly common species in sandy places in southern Britain, becoming more localised in the north, where most records seem to be from coastal areas, perhaps reflecting its preference for sandy soils. (LINK)

Raspberries (Rubus occidentalis)

Micro moth (Celypha lacunana)
49.166 BF1076

A very common species throughout Britain, it can often be disturbed during the day from vegetation along woodland fringes, verges, grassy fields and hedges.

A female Tenthredopsis sp (NEW)

Tenthredopsis is a genus of common sawflies belonging to the family Tenthredinidae subfamily Tenthrediniinae.

Pollen beetle sp (NEW)

Could be Byturus tormentosus and B. ochraceous are very similar but can be distinguished by careful viewing

Common Striped Woodlouse ( Philoscia muscorum)

To day I saw a few out in the day amongst the Ivy on the ground, I have never noticed them hintting for food during the day. 

Ladybird nymph sp

Plant bug (Deraeocoris flavilinea)
Miridae

Might be a wasp or Sawfly had no ID back (NEW)

Sawfly Caterpillar (NEW)
On Birch tree

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Red-legged Shieldbug (Pentatoma rufipes)
It was eating the bird poo!

10-spot Ladybird (Adalia decempunctata)