Formerly restricted to Juniper woods in southern England, the Juniper Shieldbug (Cyphostethus tristriatus) is now common across southern and central England, having colonised planted Junipers and Cypresses in gardens. It has also been recorded on… Read more »
On the 18th June 2019 I collected a small black bee from apple mint (Mentha suaveolens) in my urban garden in Longsight, Manchester. I later examined it under a microscope and identified it as a… Read more »
On 12th July 2017 I took 2 male and 2 female Dolichopodidae flies in Newton Beck Valley, a small wood on the edge of Lancaster. Unable to determine their genus, never mind species, I put… Read more »
In June 2019 I found a female blood bee (Sphecodes sp.) foraging in a small clearing in dense deciduous woodland next to Risley Moss, a lowland peat bog (Cheshire (VC59)). Having taken the… Read more »
