Still low numbers last night (12:8) but Pine Hawk was NFY
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An Ophiomyia aquilegiana has emerged today from its stem mine on Aquilegia. Lively agromyzid fly!
Pleased to find Aproceros leucopoda (Zig zag sawfly) is back again this year
Psyche casta, Nemophora degeerella and Drinker moth from Hickling today
This looks like Stevenia deceptoria (Grizzled Woodlouse-fly) but it seems rare so I’m happy be corrected.
Locally - West Norfolk today
A couple of soldierflies today locally.
The tiny Microchrysa polita (Black-horned Gem)
Solva marginata (Drab Wood-soldierfly)
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Chromatomyia spinaciae mines are staring to appear on thistles
They form long twisting yellow mines and if you turn the leaf over you can find the pale puparium.
These are from the garden today
From dunes at Caister today. I think these are Dune brittlestem (Psathyrella ammophila) but happy to be corrected
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A marshland hoverfly - Tropidia scita, a tachinid fly - Tachina fera and a Snioefky from Hickling today
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