Wildlife photos please number 2

[annie8]

Saw an interesting butterfly in a local county park. Looks like it is a purple hairstreak. It. I’m on up here but apparently on one down south?

[Plot70]

I spotted an interesting looking fly on my plot.
I managed to get it identified too but no common name.
Coremacera marginata

[mothhawk]

Saw an interesting butterfly in a local county park. Looks like it is a purple hairstreak. It. I’m on up here but apparently on one down south?

Gosh, how lucky! They are tree-top butterflies and don't often come down to the ground.

edit: Actually, looking at the white tips on its wings and the way they are held leads me to think it may be a chimney sweeper moth, annie

[annie8]

Gosh you might be right, hadnt considered a moth as was during the day but l see that it is seen in daytime. Either way I was quite chuffed to see something different.

[annie8]

Saw an interesting spider on the lemon verbena. Internet is suggesting it is a cucumber green orb spider?

[annie8]

Bees have discovered their new favourite flower in the garden. Was the nepeta but now crowding around the eryngium big blue. Swear one was having a kip in it the other day.

[Penellype]

Put my hand under the net to pick a strawberry and came out with this guy



I believe it is a herald moth. I've never seen one before.

[Plot70]

I spotted an ichneumon wasp searching the tool shed door frame for a woodworm to lay its eggs in with its long non-sting.

[Jay22]

I’ve never seen one of those Plot!

[Plot70]

The good thing is that it is non-stinging.

[Nicos]

Nor me!…it looks like something out of Dr Who or Alien

[Plot70]

Perhaps the movie makers spotted a photo of one.

[fimblefowl]

Clouded yellow
Don't seem to have 'upload attachments' button. Perhaps need more reputation?

[Bren In Pots]

FF your butterfly photo has uploaded fine.

[Plot70]

Pollen covered bees climbing over each other to feed on a cardoon flower.