I have uploaded a file Insect1.jpg to identify2, seen on top of the cliffs at Gregness, Aberdeen, uk on 31st March. Orange, about 30mm long, about 30mm long...
Hi I wonder if you could identify the wood boring wasp in the attached photos? I cut some 25mm squares from some pallet wood 70mm x 25mm for a woodturning ...
frank simpson
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Apr 2, 2009 9:33 pm
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Many Thanks Malcolm. Absolutely fascinating. It isn't in my insect guide. More expense but worth it for identifying the bugs we come across. Alex ... luteum,...
it looks like some sort of Ichnuemonid wasp (Family: Ichnuemonidae). I believe they are for the most part parasitoids of other insects (ie butterflies, moths,...
Frank It isn't a wasp - it is a longhorn beetle (a Cerambycid). Not sure which species though. Good luck in tracking it down. Steve ... From: frank simpson To:...
Frank, Sorry mate I delteed your e-mail after my last reply. IConsequently I no longer have your photos to check against. BUt, from memory alone, could it be...
Spot on Steve  definitely the definitive naming! Many thanks for all your sleuthing Frank On 4/4/09 17:28, "Steve J. McWilliam"...
frank simpson
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Apr 5, 2009 8:35 am
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i found what i think is a type of moth but it had feather like antannae and four wings which i thought was strange for a moth. i am new to the site annd dont...
Dear Deedee,                     Do not worry. All moths have four wings, like butterflies and in quite a few species the males have...
Hello Sounds like a moth. The feathery feature you point out is quite common with moths and moths have 4 wings. I'll leave it for a more expert member to give...
LOL! no way im in geaorgia. Why do you think he flew in from there?? ________________________________ From: Malcolm Storey <malcolm.storey@...> To:...
This is an English group (yes, I know it's not obvious from the title or home page!!!) The home page says "When sending a question please include details of...
Hi Deedee, this is a 'Dobson Fly', (order Megaloptera), they often have very impresive mandibles. All the best, Stuart (Sent from my mobile device) On 5 Apr...
i am in the middle identifying some soil macrofauna specimens as part of my final year dissertation at uni. would anyone know of any usefull websites to help...
You need the following little booklet: http://www.bioimages.org.uk/html/B147024.HTM You'll find pictures of many of them on my website: www.bioimages.org.uk ...
Hi, I live in a city in the UK, and I've found a small insect in the house, and I wanted to know what it is. I'm afraid I don't know any of the technical...
It looks as though it could be Pentatoma rufipes (Forest shieldbug / Red Legged shieldbug) Gordon 2009/4/10 Guy Manners <guyatmbe@...> ... -- Gordon...
I have a weird form of what I truly believe to be chiggers in my house and yard. I was at lake Marion in Kansas and accidentally brought back to Houston TX a...
Rebecca Stark
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Apr 15, 2009 1:31 pm
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Hello! I took a picture of a moth and it was easy to identify it, WillowHerb Hawk-Moth (Proserpinus proserpina) ...
Beetle News - a new online newsletter for coleopterists has just been published as a pdf document. The first issue contains an article on the Orange Ladybird...