Back Of The Net
Posted: Sun Dec 04, 2022 2:23 pm
Well, strictly speaking, front of the net...
Adult butterflies and macro moths are at a premium, but if I'm lucky the green nylon netting at the sides of some greenhouses can still attract a few small insects if the sun is out at lunchtime.
I took the attached over the last couple of weeks. It's very hard staying still enough to get these in focus, particularly if I'm reaching up to take the snap, so they are probably too blurry to get IDs (especially the mini micro moths), but as there's not a lot else about I'll post these as a bit of fun for any super sleuths out there.
Some of these I know (including G,Ypsolopha mucronella, thanks to Bugboy !), but I include for size reference, as the gauge of the netting is uniform.
I'm very interested if anyone can ID the very small orange spider and the beetle. I wondered if the former could be an adolescent Garden/Cross Spider but I don't think so. It was certainly very small. The interesting thing with the beetle was the apparent raised disk around the scutellum, this caught the sun in a way that might have had this beetle revered during Akhenaten's time.
The micros really were mini. I'm guessing most are outdoor miners tempted to fly a few yards from the woodland to the heat of the synthetic sides. The Diamond-backs however are still to be found in high numbers inside the houses - they obviously love the conditions we provide. This is the first one I've seen outside though...it's a bit faded (might also be the light) but sure it's a D-b.
Adult butterflies and macro moths are at a premium, but if I'm lucky the green nylon netting at the sides of some greenhouses can still attract a few small insects if the sun is out at lunchtime.
I took the attached over the last couple of weeks. It's very hard staying still enough to get these in focus, particularly if I'm reaching up to take the snap, so they are probably too blurry to get IDs (especially the mini micro moths), but as there's not a lot else about I'll post these as a bit of fun for any super sleuths out there.
Some of these I know (including G,Ypsolopha mucronella, thanks to Bugboy !), but I include for size reference, as the gauge of the netting is uniform.
I'm very interested if anyone can ID the very small orange spider and the beetle. I wondered if the former could be an adolescent Garden/Cross Spider but I don't think so. It was certainly very small. The interesting thing with the beetle was the apparent raised disk around the scutellum, this caught the sun in a way that might have had this beetle revered during Akhenaten's time.
The micros really were mini. I'm guessing most are outdoor miners tempted to fly a few yards from the woodland to the heat of the synthetic sides. The Diamond-backs however are still to be found in high numbers inside the houses - they obviously love the conditions we provide. This is the first one I've seen outside though...it's a bit faded (might also be the light) but sure it's a D-b.