Richard Lewington
@rlewington2
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Wildlife illustrator and invertebrate enthusiast - A Curious Bug-er. F.R.E.S.
South Oxfordshire V.C.22
Joined January 2015
Just about finished illustrations of all the 47 Coccinellidae of GB&I for a field guide with @UKLadybirds Helen Roy and Peter Brown. Here are a few of them.
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Two lovely ladies at Otmoor this morning. Speckled Wood and Willow Emerald, but no Brown Hairstreak.
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Met a group of Purple Emperor enthusiasts in Savernake today, watching this male. A bit later I came across a lovely female. Also caught a glimpse of @MatthewOates76
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RT @ValkovR: While attention is often drawn by the obvious, the natural wonder may remain unseen. Wildlife makes my life purposeful and pho….
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My first glance into the trap this morning revealed a mass of Elephant Hawk-moths, plus several goodies - Dark-bordered Pearl - Evergestis limbata, Olive-tree Pearl - Palpita vitrealis and a Small Mottled Willow.
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Worker Median Wasp - Dolichovespula media in the moth trap last night
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Usually a bit tatty but this Pine Hawk-moth was in pristine condition this morning. Subtly beautiful.
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One of my favourite moths from last night, the withered leaf-like female Lilac Beauty
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Dancing damselflies around the garden pond this afternoon. Common Blue and Blue-tailed.
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RT @Natures_Voice: Welcome to Round 1 of Nature or No Nature!. @Keir_Starmer, you were elected on a promise to meet legally binding nature….
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Don’t get many grasshoppers in the garden, so this male Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus was a welcome find.
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Nice looking tachinid fly Thelaira solivaga in the garden this morning.
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A young male Red-eyed Damselfly in the garden this morning. The yellow will eventually turn sky-blue and the eyes deep-red as he matures.
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Worth supporting Radoslav in his work with insects.
Solitary #bees deserve our great care!.Among the many #insect taxa I am interested in, they are of major priority to explore further in my #garden. 🐝🪲🐞🦋🦟.Please visit this link to help me further my entomological surveys: .Thank you!😊.#WorldBeeDay
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One of many freshly emerged Drake Mackerel - Ephemera vulgata male, by the Thames this morning.
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A fine female Common Clubtail from the Thames this morning.
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This is Trachyzelotes pedestris, found locally on chalk and limestone grassland, so what was she doing in my bed this morning? No need to panic, just 8mm long.
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After a Dingy Skipper last week, another first for the garden - female Hairy Dragonfly - Brachytron pratense. Not sure if she emerged from the pond.
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Amazing that I’ve discovered colonies of Dingy and Grizzled Skippers, both high priority species, less than a mile from my home, and I even had a DS visit my garden a few days ago for the first time.
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