British summer time officially starts tomorrow June 21st, and with such glorious sunshine over the last few day, perhaps 2017 is going to be a summer to remember. Some of our local photographers have been sending in sightings of insects found in the village, some are harder to identify than others. We wonderered how many different species we typically get in Parwich?
If you spot an unusual insect, why not take a photo and send it to Parwich@hotmail.co.uk, we will create a montage, it could be interesting to see how many species we share our lovely village with.
Image 1 By Saskia T
An almost perfect hexagonal cluster of tiny bright green eggs, each no more than 1 mm, on the underside of a red valerian leaf. Can anyone tell me what these will turn into? I’ve not managed to find the answer yet despite some googling. Thank you Saskia
Can anyone identify these?
Image 6 Is another Broad-bodied chaser, it may be the female which is brown, the male is vibrant blue see JFS photo of the male from last weekBroad-bodied Chaser
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Unfortunately didn’t get a photo because it was nearly dark but we had a hummingbird hawk moth on the honeysuckle on Sunday night.
Lucky you Cheryl. I’ve never seen one.
Lynn, I normally see a Hummingbird Hawk moth (on the red valerian) a few times every year. My first sighting this year was on 2 June, a little earlier than usual. I’ll call you when I see one ‘hanging around’!
Thanks Saskia, that would be great. maybe I should buy some Red Valerian if they like it so much 🦋
Had a couple in the garden yesterday, but did not see any today today. Lynn, I have a couple of red valerians looking for a home if you want them.
Thank you Peter, that would be lovely.
Don’t buy it, just collect some seeds! The plant comes with a warning that it is rather invasive. Other butterflies also like the flowers: Red Admirals, Tortoiseshells, and I seem to remember seeing Painted Ladies, Brimstone and Small/Green-veined(?) Whites on the flowers.
Lynn, call round any time to collect them.
For the very few who may be interested in the picture with the eggs: I have been reliably informed that these are the eggs of a Green Shieldbug.
Which looks like this!