Maximum temperature here today 19⁰C, minimum 11⁰C. It has been raining since the early hours of this morning and it is still raining, so not measured as yet, 13km/h North-westerly wind with gusts up to 31 km/h.
Hoverfly.
Bee in the sage.
I think this is a Glanville Fritillary (Melitaea cinxia)...
As above...
As above.
Beetle (Silpha tristis)
Possibly (Melitaea cinxia) again.
Small heath (Coenonympha pamphilus).
Bee on the sage.
Hoverfly.
Species of shield bug (Graphosoma italicum) It is also known as the Striped bug (or Italian striped bug) and Minstrel bug.
Rosemary beetle (Chrysolina Americana).
Bumblebee again in the sage - It is a popular plant when in flower 😊
I think this is a Caddisfly (order Trichoptera).
Hoverfly.
Froghopper (Cercopis vulnerata).
Gendarme beetle or firebug (Pyrrhocoris apterus).
Varied carpet beetle (Anthrenus verbasci) - the largest one is barely 3mm in length. (0.12 of an inch).
As above. Photos not easy without a macro lens!!
Longhorned beetle rescued from inside the house, it did not want to leave its rescued sheet of paper.
Our local list of wild flowers
