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Last night I was bombarded by moths as I took the dogs out. Here are a few that visited. There were hundreds of tiny mi...
18/07/2025

Last night I was bombarded by moths as I took the dogs out.

Here are a few that visited. There were hundreds of tiny micro-moths too.

Small Elephant Hawkmoth
Riband Wave
Peppered Moth
Swallow Prominent
Phoenix
Broad barred yellow underwing
Dun-bar
Buff tip
Light emerald

And a cheeky red legged shield bug.

Oooof. Been wondering who this chappie is. Huge black hairy fly, enjoying mint flowers.The Yellow-faced fly or giant ta...
13/07/2025

Oooof. Been wondering who this chappie is. Huge black hairy fly, enjoying mint flowers.

The Yellow-faced fly or giant tachinid fly, Tachina grossa.

Ready for the gross bit....

The female lays eggs on other living insect larva, the fly larvae then develop inside the living host, devouring it and eventually killing it. Its main hosts are the large hairy caterpillars, particularly the oak eggar moth (Lasiocampa quercus), the fox moth (Macrothylacia rubi).

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Cornholme
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