weekly roundup

Weather has been poor, insects numbers well down for the time of year. Managed to visit a few places between showers - Blaencaerau COP, Gilfach mountain and top Llangynwyd and Darren-y-Bannau , Mynydd Bach. A few photos of different families from the week are below.

 Field Cuckoo Bee

 Baby Common Lizard - not an expression I've used before, not sure what the terminology for juveniles are. [ update - correct term is hatchling then juvenile then adults are cow (female) and bull (male).]

 adult and "baby" Common Lizard

 Harlequin Ladybird

 Peacock

 Conopid fly - Physocephala rufipes - quite a few seen

 Volucella pellucens

 Ichneumon Fly - one for Irecord

 conopid fly - Sicus ferrugineous - lots around, they all seem to be in some kind of torpor, alive but unable to move, maybe post breeding dying time.

 Ichneumon Fly (2) - another for Irecord

 Helophilus pendulus - rather scarce this year

Eristalis arbustorum