Beetles
Two-banded Longhorn Beetle - Rhagium bifasciatum
A Tortoise Beetle - Casida ribiginosa
Normally inconspicuous I imagine, as we only noticed this one because it was in a pond drowning. It was rescued and placed on a tree for a photo.
A Willow Leaf Beetle - Lochmaea caprea
Usually found on Birch or Sallow as seen here.
Malachite beetle - Malachius bipustulatus
First one of these I've ever seen.
Not that common in the southwest apparently, this one was at Ramshorn Down, Devon. Also there were..
... a very splendid Wasp Beetle - Clytus arietis
and a Soldier Beetle - Malthodes marginatus
Four-spotted Leaf Beetle - Clytra quadripunctata
Another first for me this time at Bystock Ponds, East Devon.
Red Poplar Leaf Beetle - Chrysomela populi
Always great to see this stunning beetle. This one was on Hawkerland Common. East Devon.
Garden Chafer - Phyllopertha horticola
Welsh Chafer - Hoplia philanthus
A Darkling Beetle - Opatrum sabulosum
An uncommon beetle that was new to me.
This one was seen in Soar Mill Cove, Devon.
A Carpet Beetle - Dermestes undulatus
This is I believe a very rare beetle in Devon. We found this one on a rock on Branscombe Beach.
Cliff Tiger Beetle - Cylindera germanica.
Eype Mouth Cliffs.
Apion frumentarium
A tiny less than 4mm
weevil which can be found on dock leaves.
It’s probably just me but
I can’t look at it without thinking of The Clangers!
Black and White Marbled Weevil -
Tachyerges salicis
An even smaller weevil less than 3mm, found on
willows. And although this one doesn't look anything like a Clanger,
it does look like it's wearing an Icelandic sweater!
An Acorn Weevil - Curculio venosus
Like most people I've seen a lot of Ladybirds, but I don't often look closely enough to identify which species they are. I found a few last year but didn't get very good photos of any of them. I did manage to identify them though. I'm going to make a better effort to get some good shots of some this year. Perhaps see how many species I can find too.
18 Spot Ladybird - Myrrha octodecimguttata
Cream Spot Ladybird - Calvia quatuordecimguttata, on left.
Orange Ladybird - Halyzia sedecimguttata on right.
Kidney Spot Ladybird - Chilocorus renipustulatus, on left.
24 Spot Ladybird - Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata, on right.
Striped Ladybird - Myzia oblongoguttata
Flies
Dark-edged Bee-fly -Bombylius major, above.
Western Beefly - Bombylius canescens, below.
Norfolk Hawker - Aeshna isoceles
I've tried many times, over the years to get photos of one of these in flight and this time I actually manged it!
Hoverflies
Pale-shouldered Brachyopa - Brachyopa scutellaris.
Also a great view of the stellate hairs on the surface of the Ivy leaf.
Pale-shouldered Brachyopa - Brachyopa scutellaris.
Egglaying on a sap run.
Bumblebee Cheilosia - Cheilosia illustrata
A Bumblebee mimic, often found on Hogweed flowers as seen here, above.
Parsley Cheilosia - Cheilosia pagana.
Spring Epistrophe - Epistrophe eligans
White-footed Hoverfly -Platycheirus albimanus
Syrphus sp.
Yellow-clubbed Hoverfly - Scaeva selenitica
Blotch-winged Hoverfly - Leucozona lucorum
Furry Dronefly - Eristalis intricarius
Large Spotty-eyed Dronefly - Eristalinus aeneus
Bugs
Red-and-black Froghopper - Cercopis vulnerata
Common Flower Bug - Anthocoris nemorum
Drymus ryei
Hairy Shieldbug - Dolycoris baccarum
Gorse Shieldbug - Piezodorus lituratus
Ant Damsel Bug - Himacerus mirmicoides
Boat Bug - Enoplops scapha
Dalman's Leatherbug - Spathocera dalmanii