Hi All This is the last one from last autumn. 10 images of varying quality (straight out of the camera) but hopefully showing diagnostic information. Could someone please take a look and see if it is possible to ID? Thanks, Gareth ..read more

Caught this on a patio door yesterday afternoon. Grateful for any help, please ..read more

Hi All An outstanding hoverfly from last year. I think it is Eristalis nemorum - dark hind metatarsus, thinner than tibia. The face is very dusted perhaps with a thin stripe down the middle. The only other option I could find was E. arbustorum but the dark hind metatarsus thicker, than tibia. The wing stigma also appears to match E. nemorum. Could someone please take a look and confirm ID? Thanks, Gareth ..read more

If any beetle sleuths could help me to identify this beetle I'd be really grateful. I have found several crawling close to windows and am concerned it could be the woodworm beetle. I am sorry it is a bit squashed, it was really fast I was trying to take a photo then take it outside but it went wrong. I am in the UK if that helps with identifications ..read more

Hi All Bought an Asphodeline from a nursery today and got a free shieldbug. I am struggling with the ID. Looks a bit like a Box Bug but the antenae are reddish, the pronotum is slender and almost elegant. Could someone put me out of my misery please? Yours, Gareth ..read more

Hi All Really struggling with this one. Could someone please confirm ID? Thanks, Gareth ..read more

Hi All Green End Lane for anyone local is a great spot for various insects. With the local reserve shut, this was my first and only stop of the day. This one is new to me and I think it is Dasysyrphus albostiatus - grey vertical stripes on thorax and black stigma on wings. Could someone please confirm ID? Thanks, Gareth ..read more

Hi All I think this is a female Epistrophe eligans? Could someone please confirm ID? Thanks, Gareth ..read more

Hi All 99% sure this is Leucozona lucorum. Could someone please confirm ID? Thanks, Gareth ..read more

Hi All I thought that this was a small Eristalis sp. But on closer inspection, I think this is a male Epistrophe eligans Could someone please confirm ID? Thanks, Gareth ..read more