Four of these goth moths turned up at the light trap last night. The Black Rustic. They're pitch black apart from the little white splotches, but if you turn a light on them the pattern gleams like some kind of expensive velvet.
If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
My wife just found this mirid bug in the house. Pantilius tunicatus in case anyone is wondering.
I found some green shield bugs while releasing it. They look like they've had an argument though. Probably disagreeing over how sensible it is to stand on a yellow leaf when you're green.
If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
It was a good night for green moths last night. I found an Autumn Green Carpet and a Red and Green Carpet. Along with a couple of other boring brown moths this has pushed me up over 160 species for the garden.
If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
I saw this mosquito in the bathroom. (Culex pipiens?) I couldn't tell if it was a cranefly, which gives a sense of how large it was. With legs extended it was one inch long - 2.5cm - which is the length of the body of the bee hummingbird. Half the legs are shown in the pic.
You'll note that the above does not have any strong black and white banding. Other species do have these distinguishing features - they look so differently arranged also.
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