Andrew Green
@naturespotter.bsky.social
Coordinator for Sawfly Recording Scheme of Great Britain. County Recorder of Sawflies for Bedfordshire. sawflies.org.uk
Schreckensteinia festaliella
Schreckensteinia festaliella
www.britishandirishmoths.co.uk
September 23, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Schreckensteinia festaliella?
September 23, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Schreckensteinia festaliella?
Not 100% but fairly confident.
September 23, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Not 100% but fairly confident.
I can rule out sawfly. Looks lepidopteran.
September 23, 2025 at 5:42 PM
I can rule out sawfly. Looks lepidopteran.
Turns out the females were males and a Bracon species. Not yet to species level.
September 2, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Turns out the females were males and a Bracon species. Not yet to species level.
Potential ID from @gavinbroad.bsky.social as Proterops basalis which is a parasitoid of Arge species.
August 31, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Potential ID from @gavinbroad.bsky.social as Proterops basalis which is a parasitoid of Arge species.
Reposted by Andrew Green
I revisited the Euura miliaris sawfly larva earlier today to find an ichneumon wasp working its way around them despite their efforts to defend themselves. Amazing how it holds its wings up to avoid being clobbered!
August 29, 2025 at 8:51 PM
I revisited the Euura miliaris sawfly larva earlier today to find an ichneumon wasp working its way around them despite their efforts to defend themselves. Amazing how it holds its wings up to avoid being clobbered!
Eversible coremata (scent-extruding organs)?
August 22, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Eversible coremata (scent-extruding organs)?
Sometimes big rewards come from minimal effort, something I have embraced this year.
August 7, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Sometimes big rewards come from minimal effort, something I have embraced this year.
Top one is an Athalia and the bottom a Tenthredopsis. Can't get to species tho.
June 9, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Top one is an Athalia and the bottom a Tenthredopsis. Can't get to species tho.
Hi Miles. None of the gall forming species were submitted as far as I'm aware. They aren't collecting at the moment as far as I'm aware. A lot of species in the pipeline to process.
June 2, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Hi Miles. None of the gall forming species were submitted as far as I'm aware. They aren't collecting at the moment as far as I'm aware. A lot of species in the pipeline to process.
@davidnotton.bsky.social will be able to confirm.
May 19, 2025 at 6:41 PM
@davidnotton.bsky.social will be able to confirm.
One for David Notton. Nice beasties without many records.
May 19, 2025 at 6:39 PM
One for David Notton. Nice beasties without many records.