Maesteg cemetery area

Hoverfly numbers have plummeted since the cold (near zero) night of the 24th September, in fact only two species seen today - Melanostoma scalare (6) and Episyrphus balteatus (3) neither of which was on ivy. The only insects on Ivy were 50+ Common Wasp and various Blow fly species. The Buddleah Bush didn't have the Eristalis similis I found a couple of days ago but held 3 Comma and 2 Speckled Wood Butterfly. Also present was a Hummingbird Hawkmoth, my 3rd of the year and the nearby shrubbery held a few Green Shieldbug, Harlequin Ladybird and Yellow Dung Fly and as they say "that was it".

 Episyrphus balteatus

Comma