Aspen gall inducers

A great page here, and probably more on other plant species if you sniff around the site. There's also a wealth of fascinating content about other ecological relationships there

http://www.jmeg.fi/InsectsOnAspenGallinducers.htm

Salix cat

A nice caterpillar eating a hairy Salix (caprea?). Seems to be a Mottled Umber caterpillar

Moth season begins

Despite having found a fair few moths, including new ones, this year on the reserve, things are starting to look up in terms of diversity. The Nut-tree Tussock is new for the reserve.

Small Phoenix

Nut-tree Tussock

Lunar Thorn

Rustic Shoulder-knot

Hawthorn Shieldbug

Happy to add this to the year list this morning but amazed to find out it wasn't on the reserve list at all. Hemipteran number 63.

Horrible picture, though.

200 flies!

Fly list now over 200 with the hover fly Neoascia meticulosa netted from Marsh Marigold

Winter day