Zygiella x-notata spiderling....
Mar 13, 2020 19:20:51 #
....and an insect for which I haven't found an ID yet. It was found in a hedgerow on a Cow Parsley plant.
Mar 13, 2020 19:59:48 #
EnglishBrenda wrote:
....and an insect for which I haven't found an ID yet. It was found in a hedgerow on a Cow Parsley plant.
nice shots,love the bug but i dont know it
Mar 13, 2020 20:13:23 #
tinusbum wrote:
nice shots,love the bug but i dont know it
The beetle resembles the Common Red Soldier Beetle, Hogweed Bonking Beetle (who makes these up?), or, Rhagonycha fulva, but I do not think it is that.
The antenna, exposed last abdominal segment and tarsal claw insertion point to another Cantharidae species, tho.
Being European, my literature will not get much closer to the correct species.
Bill
Mar 13, 2020 21:46:15 #
Ground-beetle-ish, but there are similar families of tiny beetles: Anthicidae, and Pedilidae.
Both are lovely pictures, either way!
Both are lovely pictures, either way!
Mar 13, 2020 22:20:42 #
Mar 14, 2020 04:48:15 #
newtoyou wrote:
The beetle resembles the Common Red Soldier Beetle, Hogweed Bonking Beetle (who makes these up?), or, Rhagonycha fulva, but I do not think it is that.
The antenna, exposed last abdominal segment and tarsal claw insertion point to another Cantharidae species, tho.
Being European, my literature will not get much closer to the correct species.
Bill
The antenna, exposed last abdominal segment and tarsal claw insertion point to another Cantharidae species, tho.
Being European, my literature will not get much closer to the correct species.
Bill
Thanks Bill, I have followed up your suggestions and those of Mark and my thoughts are that it is one of the many Soldier Beetles, Cantharidae species. I have found similar images on the Web and the nearest I can get is Cantharis nigricans but leg colour doesn't really fit unless age is a factor in leg colour.
Mar 14, 2020 04:51:00 #
Mark Sturtevant wrote:
Ground-beetle-ish, but there are similar families of tiny beetles: Anthicidae, and Pedilidae.
Both are lovely pictures, either way!
Both are lovely pictures, either way!
Thanks Mark, I am thinking Soldier beetle at the moment, Cantharidae sp. but cannot be confident on species.
Mar 14, 2020 11:27:07 #
These are quite fantastic images. I'm a fan of your lighting techniques and its results.
Mar 14, 2020 15:28:44 #
Mar 14, 2020 19:39:44 #
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