For some reason the Entomology and Ecology Reading Circle leaflet was not sent out with the recent newsletter. It can be found in the folder called "Reading...
I've started doing my annual prune of all the woody climbers in my garden, and I've found (so far) 4 or 5 Harmonia axyroides ladybirds, all of them under or in...
That reminds me that I haven't sent out my annual appeal for records! I am hoping to do a report on the ladybird situation this year so shall appreciate any...
Dear Paul, Have you read my report of the AGM in the December Newsletter where I ask for records for you? Catherine In message <fkg8rm+65g6@eGroups.com>,...
The short answer is, 'No'! I haven't even opened the Newsletter (nor LN) but I have tucked them into my bag for my yuletide peregrinations .... Thanks, Paul ...
When I first took over responsibility for the LNHS website work over a year ago I took part in some email correspondence about the possibility of putting a...
Marc, I think there are two groups of people you are aiming at. 1) People with a small number of casual observations. For them a form that can be completed on...
Marc, David and others A simple recording form, may, be useful for those who are not already part of an established recording scheme. The irony however, is...
Happy New Year all. Yes, records in any form are always welcome .... My preferred format is an Excel worksheet - is it possible to provide one of these as an...
To LNHS recorders I have recorded butterflies, moths and other insects from my bottom-right-hand-corner of London territory for over 30 years, but (to my shame...
As a national organiser of a recording scheme (spiders) I am strongly in favour of all records being directed to national recording schemes, rather than to...
Thanks to everyone for your views. It seems to me that there are a number of approaches and different views, and different needs. With my 'LNHS web developer'...
It is nearly[1] the last chance to sign up for the journals distributed by the Ecology and Entomology Reading Circle this year. The LNHS Entomology and Ecology...
Seen today (2nd March) ... and yesterday. Bombus terrestris (twice) B. Lucorum (?) B. pratorum (?) B. lapidarius 2-spot ladybird. Either in own garden or...
... allotment. ... And again today .... Black bee-fly (I think) on Lungwort - had its' rear flown up by a small Bumblebee(?) ( A pratorum look-alike at any...
I wonder if anyone could help. Next month I'm doing a talk / slide show for a local natural history society and would like to do something about Harmonia...
As secretary of the Entomology and Ecology Section Reading Circle I am interested to know if there are any additional journals LNHS members feel they would...
Some photos of a wasp found under a log in Perivale Wood (Middlesex, VC21 - TQ18) yesterday. I've not get much literature on hymenoptera but from the few...
Are these two (http://freespace.virgin.net/david.howdon/lady.jpg) twenty-four spot ladybirds? Found in vegetation in Perivale Wood, Middlesex (VC21) on 5th...
Dear David, Yes they are. Regards, David ... From: David Howdon To: London-nhs-invertebrates@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2008 10:49 PM Subject:...
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Thanks. ... -- David Howdon (http://freespace.virgin.net/david.howdon/)...
Hi This lunchtime I was pleased to see my first Banded Demoiselle of the season - a female - flying around in King George's Park, Wandsworth, London (they...
Dear All, I can confirm earliest sightings of 20th April for Large Red Damselfly and 5th May for Banded Demoiselle - both in Wandle Park, Collier's Wood. David...
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In case you hadn't noticed the change of date, the spider hunt will now be on Sunday 18th May, not Saturday as originally planned. 18 Sun. Ecology and...
A first sighting of Bombus hypnorum at Wandle Meadow LNR this evening. David [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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After asking a couple of people, I haven't got near to the identity of a striking micro moth I saw on Hounslow Heath earlier this month. It appears to be...
Possibly a member of the Psychidae (bagworm moths). Can't see its antennae in the photo -they're quite a distinctive shape in the adult male bagworms. Females...
In my local recording area this year (Greenford, Middlesex) I've noticed that so far Comma butterfly (Polygonia c-album) has been rather scarce (I've only seen...