Dr James E. Jepson
@jamesjepson.bsky.social
Zoologist, Ecologist, and Conservationist with a particular interest in birds and insects. Organiser of the British Isles Lacewing and Allies Recording Scheme.
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1/2 #speciesaday no. 500 is Snow Flea (Boreus hyemalis). Not a flea but a mecopteran (same order as the scorpion-flies). Winter-active, I have seen them only twice in 2019 when I went with Tony to find them in the Wyre Forest in Feb, then stumbled on 1 in the suction sampler in the Roaches that Dec.
December 22, 2024 at 6:21 AM
1/2 #speciesaday no. 500 is Snow Flea (Boreus hyemalis). Not a flea but a mecopteran (same order as the scorpion-flies). Winter-active, I have seen them only twice in 2019 when I went with Tony to find them in the Wyre Forest in Feb, then stumbled on 1 in the suction sampler in the Roaches that Dec.
The latest British Isles Lacewing and Allies Recording Scheme Newsletter (Neuro News) is now available to download from the website: www.laars.jamesjepson.com/neuro-news/
#Neuroptera #Lacewings #Raphidioptera #Snakeflies #Megaloptera #Alderflies #Mecoptera
#Neuroptera #Lacewings #Raphidioptera #Snakeflies #Megaloptera #Alderflies #Mecoptera
December 22, 2024 at 1:50 PM
The latest British Isles Lacewing and Allies Recording Scheme Newsletter (Neuro News) is now available to download from the website: www.laars.jamesjepson.com/neuro-news/
#Neuroptera #Lacewings #Raphidioptera #Snakeflies #Megaloptera #Alderflies #Mecoptera
#Neuroptera #Lacewings #Raphidioptera #Snakeflies #Megaloptera #Alderflies #Mecoptera