Houghton Forest

Hoverfly ♀, Xanthogramma pedissequum

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I often visit Houghton Forest as a local walk for an hour or so. There is plenty to see along the herbaceous borders - the nettles and Hemp Agrimony are especially rich in insects. These photos are from July and August.

15 July:

Ant, Formica species 

Click beetle, Dalopius marginatus

Comma, Polygonia c-album

Common Nettle-tap, Anthophila fabriciana

Great Willowherb, Epilobium hirsutum

Hemp-agrimony Conch, Cochylidia rupicola

Nettle-leaved Bellflower, Campanula trachelium

Large Skipper ♂, Ochlodes sylvanus

Leaf beetles mating, Chrysolina polita

Leafcutter bee, Megachile species

Mirid bug, Grypocoris stysi

Mirid Bug, Liocoris tripustulatus

Mirid bug, Plagiognathus arbustorum

micromoth - id needed

Peacock, Inachis io

id needed

Red Soldier beetle, Rhagonycha fulva

Ringlet, Aphantopus hyperantus

Roe Deer, Capreolus capreolus

Scorpion fly ♀, Panorpa species

Silver Y, Autographa gamma

Silver-washed Fritillary ♂, Argynnis paphia

Tapered Drone Fly, Eristalis pertinax

Tapered Drone Fly

Tufted vetch, Vicia cracca

Wolf Spider ♀ with cocoon, Pardosa lugubris

16 July:

Agrimony, Agrimonia eupatoria

Common Earwig ♀, Forficula auricularia

Dark Bush Cricket ♀, Pholidoptera griseoaptera

Dark Bush Cricket ♂, Pholidoptera griseoaptera

Harlequin Ladybird, Harmonia axyridis

Hedge Bindweed, Calystegia sepium

Marsh Thistle, Cirsium palustre

Perennial Sow-thistle, Sonchus arvensis

Raspberry, Rubus idaeus

Red Admiral, Vanessa atalanta

Sawfly, Rhogogaster viridis

Speckled Bush Cricket, Leptophyes punctatissima

Upright Hedge-parsley, Torilis japonica

Vervain, Verbena officinalis

Littlehampton 17 July:

Rosy Tabby, Endotricha flammealis

21 July:

Meadow Brown, Maniola jurtina

Speckled Wood, Pararge aegeria

Yellow Shell in spider web, Camptogramma bilineata

13 August:

Common Flower Bug, Anthocoris nemorum on Leafhopper, Eupteryx urticae

Fire bug, Corizus hyoscyami

Green Shieldbug, 3rd instar nymph, Palomena prasina

Green Tortoise Beetle pupa, Cassida viridis

Grey Field Slug, Deroceras reticulatum

Harvestman, Leiobunum rotundum with Red Mite larva, Trombidium breei

Lauxaniid fly, Calliopum species

Mirid bug, Oncotylus viridiflavus

Pearl Veneer, Agriphila straminella

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Silver-washed Fritillaries, Argynnis paphia (she has a headache)

Springtail, Pogonognathellus longicornis

near Crawley at night:

Common Toad, Bufo bufo