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  • pitter-patterpitter-patter Posts: 2,429
    Is this a haltere as well? Good to know. Thank you.


  • FireFire Posts: 19,096
    What a noz!  Like a someone from Star Wars.

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    This is one of the dark / black bees that I can't place. Our neighbourhood dry garden is covered with them. Any ideas?

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    I saw this butterfly fly past and it seemed enormous. I suppose it's an boring as a large white - it just seemed so big and interesting...  Not a great pic.


  • FireFire Posts: 19,096
    A better picture for you for IDing. I think there were both small meadow browns and larger gate keepers around.  You can see the double spot more clearly here.  

    I like the beedy eye and the curly tongue.



  • Alan Clark2 in LiverpoolAlan Clark2 in Liverpool Posts: 2,190
    Fire said:
    A better picture for you for IDing. I think there were both small meadow browns and larger gate keepers around.  You can see the double spot more clearly here.  

    I like the beedy eye and the curly tongue.



    That is a Gatekeeper. 

  • Alan Clark2 in LiverpoolAlan Clark2 in Liverpool Posts: 2,190
    pitter-patter said:
    Is this a haltere as well? Good to know. Thank you.


    The sticky-out bit like a drumstick is indeed a halter. It bounces up and down in flight and so acts like a giroscope.
  • pitter-patterpitter-patter Posts: 2,429
    Thank you, Alan.
  • pitter-patterpitter-patter Posts: 2,429
    Hummingbird Hawkmoth

    https://youtu.be/6QPZzWpFkyw
  • ShepsSheps Posts: 2,236
    edited August 2022
    @pitter-patter Superb creature...
  • pitter-patterpitter-patter Posts: 2,429
    edited August 2022
    It’s always a special moment when I see them in the garden. And there were three of them!
  • CrazybeeladyCrazybeelady Posts: 778
    I went for a walk in this field this morning where 2 years ago i had a great time - I saw so many butterflies, many I'd not seen outside of a book. Today was dire, very disappointing. Around ten gatekeepers and that was practically it. Lots of skippers and marbled whites before. I went to do my final butterfly count as it's the last day, but didn't get much to report.
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