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  • Guernsey Donkey2Guernsey Donkey2 Posts: 6,713
    What a fabulous picture Nollie, right place right time, the detail is brilliant.
  • Papi JoPapi Jo Posts: 4,254
    Nollie said:
    This landed on my hand today, I think its a clear winged hawk moth?
    Lucky you! More specifically it's the Hummingbird Clearwing. I've only seen it 2 or 3 times in the wild in my part of France.
  • NollieNollie Posts: 7,529
    Thanks PJ - first time spotted here.
    Mountainous Northern Catalunya, Spain. Hot summers, cold winters.
  • wild edgeswild edges Posts: 10,497
    What a stunning moth. :o
    If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
  • ForTheBeesForTheBees Posts: 168
    edited March 2019
    I spotted a large bee-fly (Bombylius major) in the garden which is a new one on the patch list.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombylius_major

    Oh, and last weekend I came across a Ruby Tiger moth catepillar on the edge of my lawn. I've not seen the moth itself so I'm going to have to keep an eye out for one of those.
  • BobTheGardenerBobTheGardener Posts: 11,384
    A (fairly newly emerged, by the look of it) Small Tortoiseshell just landed in front of me. :)


    A trowel in the hand is worth a thousand lost under a bush.
  • Papi JoPapi Jo Posts: 4,254
    @BobTheGardener, Splendid!
  • Papi JoPapi Jo Posts: 4,254
    ForTheBees said:
    I spotted a large bee-fly (Bombylius major) in the garden which is a new one on the patch list.
    Not so easy to capture them, those Bombylius critters. They keep moving around. Managed to capture a pic of a half-asleep specimen some years ago!
  • wild edgeswild edges Posts: 10,497
    Papi Jo said:
    ForTheBees said:
    I spotted a large bee-fly (Bombylius major) in the garden which is a new one on the patch list.
    Not so easy to capture them, those Bombylius critters. They keep moving around.
    Maybe you're trying too hard. ;) (lovely photo though) I took this pic this afternoon. The poor guy was stuck in the greenhouse, I stuck out my hand to guide him to the door an he just landed on my finger. Maybe he was just impressed with my gardener's manicure :#


    If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
  • wild edgeswild edges Posts: 10,497
    edited April 2019
    I saw a congregation of these lovely green tiger beetles while out walking the family yesterday. As alway I had the wrong lens on the camera  :(  They have a lovely iridescence and fearsome jaws if you can get close enough to see. This bare earth bank gets a nice baking in the afternoon sun so they may return and I'll be more prepared next time.


    If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
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