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I had never seen this before this year and I have seen two
Grizzled Woodlouse-Fly
Stevenia deceptoria, Elmley Nature Reserve
5T2A9531-CR3_DxO_DeepPRIME -1Flyv4 by davholla2002, on Flickr
According to Steve Falk
"A recent addition to the British list (probably a recent colonist) that is becoming locally common in coastal areas of SE England. Like S. atramentaria, it has clear wings featuring a long-stalked R4+5. It varies from S. atramentaria in having the palps and tip of the 2nd antennal segment orange, a grey-striped thoracic dorsum, a more heavily-dusted abdomen usually with orange patches on the sides of tergite 3 in males. Most females have the tips of the femora broadly reddish.
At Tide Mills near Newhaven, Sussex, it is abundant over much of the summer period on vegetated shingle supporting tall herb, bramble and scrub. A Cuckmere Haven it is common on coasta grazing marsh. The host woodlouse does not seem to be known but could be an Armadillidium species."
Eucera longicornis (Long-horned Bee), Elmley National Nature Reserve,
5T2A9583-CR3_DxO_DeepPRIME -1LongHornedBeev4 by davholla2002, on Flickr
From Steve Falk again
"A large solitary bee (body length about 13mm) with strikingly long male antennae and two submarginal cells. Females are much more robust than males and have dusting at the sides of tergites 2 and 3 and the hind margin of tergite 4. They are perhaps most likely to be confused with species like Anthophora furcata (three submarginal cells).
Eucera longicornis is one of Britain's most highly declined bees, having disappeared from most of the counties of southern Britain where it was present in the early twentieth century. Today the majority of its few surviving colonies are coastal. with a perhaps a few dozen sites inland, including a few in the Midlands.
A variety of habitats can be exploited including coastal soft-rock cliffs, hay meadow, lightly-grazed pasture, quarries, heathland and woodland rides. It is dependent upon flowering legumes as pollen sources, notably Meadow Vetchling, Kidney vetch, everlasting peas, Vicia vetches and clovers. A variety of other flowers are visited for nectar and males are known to be attracted sexually to Bee Orchid flowers.
Nesting occurs in light soils, especially slopes and banks but nests are not often found. Adults fly mainly from late May to mid July with a peak that varies according to whatever the main forage plant happens to be. Its special cuckoo bee, Nomada sexfasciata, is now seemingly confined to a single E. longicornis colony in South Devon.
A second Eucera species, E. nigrescens, occurred in south-east England historically but has not been seen since 1970 and may now be extinct. See album for that species for distinctions.
Eucera longicornis is a UK BAP Priority species subject to a JNCC action plan:
jncc.defra.gov.uk/_speciespages/2256.pdf
These two I wasn't very happy with but they're interesting
The Lackey
Malacosoma neustria, Elmley Nature Reserve,
5T2A9280-CR3_DxO_DeepPRIME -Lackey by davholla2002, on Flickr
Here is a description
The adults of this species are relatively dull in coloration, but the caterpillars are much more colourful, with orange, white and blue stripes on a dark brown ground colour.
The larvae feed gregariously in a web of silk, on hawthorn (Crataegus), blackthorn (Prunus spinosa) and other trees and shrubs.
Occurring mainly in the southern half of Britain, the flight period is July to August.
href="The Lackey | Malacosoma neustria | UKmoths" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/malacosoma-neustria
Fiery Clearwing
(Pyropteron chrysidiforme), Elmley Nature Reserve
5T2A9333-CR3_DxO_DeepPRIME -1Clearwingv2 by davholla2002, on Flickr
"This is a very rare and endangered moth which is easily recognised with the bright orange margins to the forewings.
It occurs on clifftops in Kent.
The moths fly in late June and into July and may be found in flight over their foodplant, which is dock (Rumex spp).
The larvae mine the roots of several Rumex species."
from
<a href="Fiery Clearwing | Pyropteron chrysidiformis | UKmoths" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/pyropteron-chrysidiformis/</a>
Grizzled Woodlouse-Fly
Stevenia deceptoria, Elmley Nature Reserve
5T2A9531-CR3_DxO_DeepPRIME -1Flyv4 by davholla2002, on FlickrAccording to Steve Falk
"A recent addition to the British list (probably a recent colonist) that is becoming locally common in coastal areas of SE England. Like S. atramentaria, it has clear wings featuring a long-stalked R4+5. It varies from S. atramentaria in having the palps and tip of the 2nd antennal segment orange, a grey-striped thoracic dorsum, a more heavily-dusted abdomen usually with orange patches on the sides of tergite 3 in males. Most females have the tips of the femora broadly reddish.
At Tide Mills near Newhaven, Sussex, it is abundant over much of the summer period on vegetated shingle supporting tall herb, bramble and scrub. A Cuckmere Haven it is common on coasta grazing marsh. The host woodlouse does not seem to be known but could be an Armadillidium species."
Eucera longicornis (Long-horned Bee), Elmley National Nature Reserve,
5T2A9583-CR3_DxO_DeepPRIME -1LongHornedBeev4 by davholla2002, on FlickrFrom Steve Falk again
"A large solitary bee (body length about 13mm) with strikingly long male antennae and two submarginal cells. Females are much more robust than males and have dusting at the sides of tergites 2 and 3 and the hind margin of tergite 4. They are perhaps most likely to be confused with species like Anthophora furcata (three submarginal cells).
Eucera longicornis is one of Britain's most highly declined bees, having disappeared from most of the counties of southern Britain where it was present in the early twentieth century. Today the majority of its few surviving colonies are coastal. with a perhaps a few dozen sites inland, including a few in the Midlands.
A variety of habitats can be exploited including coastal soft-rock cliffs, hay meadow, lightly-grazed pasture, quarries, heathland and woodland rides. It is dependent upon flowering legumes as pollen sources, notably Meadow Vetchling, Kidney vetch, everlasting peas, Vicia vetches and clovers. A variety of other flowers are visited for nectar and males are known to be attracted sexually to Bee Orchid flowers.
Nesting occurs in light soils, especially slopes and banks but nests are not often found. Adults fly mainly from late May to mid July with a peak that varies according to whatever the main forage plant happens to be. Its special cuckoo bee, Nomada sexfasciata, is now seemingly confined to a single E. longicornis colony in South Devon.
A second Eucera species, E. nigrescens, occurred in south-east England historically but has not been seen since 1970 and may now be extinct. See album for that species for distinctions.
Eucera longicornis is a UK BAP Priority species subject to a JNCC action plan:
jncc.defra.gov.uk/_speciespages/2256.pdf
These two I wasn't very happy with but they're interesting
The Lackey
Malacosoma neustria, Elmley Nature Reserve,
5T2A9280-CR3_DxO_DeepPRIME -Lackey by davholla2002, on FlickrHere is a description
The adults of this species are relatively dull in coloration, but the caterpillars are much more colourful, with orange, white and blue stripes on a dark brown ground colour.
The larvae feed gregariously in a web of silk, on hawthorn (Crataegus), blackthorn (Prunus spinosa) and other trees and shrubs.
Occurring mainly in the southern half of Britain, the flight period is July to August.
href="The Lackey | Malacosoma neustria | UKmoths" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/malacosoma-neustria
Fiery Clearwing
(Pyropteron chrysidiforme), Elmley Nature Reserve
5T2A9333-CR3_DxO_DeepPRIME -1Clearwingv2 by davholla2002, on Flickr"This is a very rare and endangered moth which is easily recognised with the bright orange margins to the forewings.
It occurs on clifftops in Kent.
The moths fly in late June and into July and may be found in flight over their foodplant, which is dock (Rumex spp).
The larvae mine the roots of several Rumex species."
from
<a href="Fiery Clearwing | Pyropteron chrysidiformis | UKmoths" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/pyropteron-chrysidiformis/</a>
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