Insects & More

Hi! I'm Alex. I'm 13 years old, and I've created this blog for my challenge: to find, and if possible, photo, every organism listed in my book: "Field Guide To The Butterflies And Other Insects Of Britain" The list of organisms etc are down the bottom as the footer; the main finds in the Posts. I may not be able to get Photos of all the organisms, but I'll try my best! This challenge starts on the 1st January, 2016. My target is for it to be completed by the end of 2017, but it can be extended.

Thursday 28 July 2016

Honey-bee

I can't believe it took be 6 months to find a Honey-bee! I suppose I kept overlooking it, as a common insect, forgetting it was part of my challenge!
Scientific name: Apis Mellifera

Apis Mellifera
Photo by Alex Sidney

Apis Mellifera
Photo by Alex Sidney

Cluster Fly

According to my research, this is a Cluster Fly (pollenia Rudis).

Cluster Fly
Photo by Alex Sidney

Cinnabar Moth

I see this bright coloured Moth every year, along with its caterpillars...
I can't log any photos of the adult Moth, but I do have sightings, and I have many photos of the Larvae, which are equally recognisable by their bright colours. The adults are black and red, the Larvae black and yellow!
Scientific name: Tyria Jacobaeae

Tyria Jacobaeae
Photo by Alex Sidney

Bombus Lucorum

This common Bumble-bee, Bombus Lucorum, is another common garden Bumble-bee, often mistaken for the Buff-tailed Bumble-bee.

Bombus Luorum
Photo by Alex Sidney

Bombus Lucorum
Photo by Alex Sidney

Reminder

Please remember, that you won't see photos, or even logs, of all the insects in the posts, as I cannot get pictures of all of them, for obvious reasons...
They will be listed in the lists of the bottom of the page, which is updated roughly every few months.
Thanks,

Alex

Bombus Lapidarius

Its scientific name is Bombus Lapidarius. Also called the Red-tailed Bumble-bee, this Bee is one of the most common garden visitors, if you have attractive flowers.
Another successful tick of the list!

Bombus Lapidarius
Photo by Alex Sidney

Bombus Lapidarius
Photo by Alex Sidney

Black-and-yellow Cranefly

The book says that this species' scientific name is Nephrotoma Maculosa. However, this species appears to have changes, or been erased/transformed, into the Tiger Cranefly, otherwise known as Nephrotoma Flavescens. For the sake of not complicating things, I will pretend the names stay the same, and tick this species off on the list.

Black-and-yellow Cranefly
Photo by Alex Sidney