Rockwolf 🇪🇺
@rockwolf74.bsky.social
Love photography, wildlife, Entomology (especially Pentatomoidea, Coreoidea and Coccinellidae!) ...nature in general! 333.19 PPM
also @vc40ladybirds.bsky.social
also @vc40ladybirds.bsky.social
Always love finding Ledra aurita (Eared Leafhopper) nymphs! From SE Shropshire yesterday. #Homoptera #Leafhopper #Shropshire
November 17, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Always love finding Ledra aurita (Eared Leafhopper) nymphs! From SE Shropshire yesterday. #Homoptera #Leafhopper #Shropshire
After seeing only my 2nd Anthicus antherinus (Anthicidae) last week, yesterday, I saw my 3rd! Clearly the time of year for them! #Coleoptera #Anthicidae #Shropshire
November 17, 2025 at 10:28 AM
After seeing only my 2nd Anthicus antherinus (Anthicidae) last week, yesterday, I saw my 3rd! Clearly the time of year for them! #Coleoptera #Anthicidae #Shropshire
It was good to find a different species of earwig in Brittany last month! The lovely Chelidurella acanthopygia! 🥰 #Dermaptera #Earwig #Dermaptère #France
November 10, 2025 at 8:35 PM
It was good to find a different species of earwig in Brittany last month! The lovely Chelidurella acanthopygia! 🥰 #Dermaptera #Earwig #Dermaptère #France
A lovely Anthicus antherinus (Anthicidae) seen in SE Shropshire yesterday, when it was almost dusk... Only the second time I've seen this species, assuming the ID is right! #Coleoptera #Beetle #Anthicidae
November 10, 2025 at 1:18 PM
A lovely Anthicus antherinus (Anthicidae) seen in SE Shropshire yesterday, when it was almost dusk... Only the second time I've seen this species, assuming the ID is right! #Coleoptera #Beetle #Anthicidae
Saw quite a few Ectobius pallidus (Tawny Cockroach) [I think!] in Brittany, earlier this month. This nymph stayed still long enough for me to snap it with Rhyzobius lophanthae (Bristly Ladybird)! #Cockroach #Blatte #Coccinelle #Ladybird #MicroLadybird
October 29, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Saw quite a few Ectobius pallidus (Tawny Cockroach) [I think!] in Brittany, earlier this month. This nymph stayed still long enough for me to snap it with Rhyzobius lophanthae (Bristly Ladybird)! #Cockroach #Blatte #Coccinelle #Ladybird #MicroLadybird
Saw absolutely dozens of Planuncus vinzi earlier this month in Brittany, of all sizes! They're so gorgeous!! 🥰 Especially love how the antennae have looped on the first one! #Cockroach #Blatte #Blattodea #France
October 28, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Saw absolutely dozens of Planuncus vinzi earlier this month in Brittany, of all sizes! They're so gorgeous!! 🥰 Especially love how the antennae have looped on the first one! #Cockroach #Blatte #Blattodea #France
Just love the Lixus species of weevils, so was very happy to find one earlier this month in Brittany! #Weevil #Charançon #Coleoptera #France
October 27, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Just love the Lixus species of weevils, so was very happy to find one earlier this month in Brittany! #Weevil #Charançon #Coleoptera #France
They may not be welcome, but still lovely to see the Asian Hornet (Vespa velutina) in Brittany this month, alongside our European Hornet (Vespa crabro), nectaring on Ivy. #Hymenoptera #Hornet #AsianHornet #EuropeanHornet #Frelon #France
October 26, 2025 at 8:06 AM
They may not be welcome, but still lovely to see the Asian Hornet (Vespa velutina) in Brittany this month, alongside our European Hornet (Vespa crabro), nectaring on Ivy. #Hymenoptera #Hornet #AsianHornet #EuropeanHornet #Frelon #France
A nice surprise to find Sciocoris sideritidis in Rennes, Brittany, last week, in a pine! A first for me! #Pentatomidae #Shieldbug #Punaise
October 24, 2025 at 7:36 AM
A nice surprise to find Sciocoris sideritidis in Rennes, Brittany, last week, in a pine! A first for me! #Pentatomidae #Shieldbug #Punaise
Always a pleasure to find the lovely Arma custos (Asopinae)! From Brittany last week. #Pentatomidae #Shieldbug #Punaise #France
October 23, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Always a pleasure to find the lovely Arma custos (Asopinae)! From Brittany last week. #Pentatomidae #Shieldbug #Punaise #France
Whilst I've seen quite a few Nezara viridula (Southern Green Shieldbug), I was excited to see my first f. torquata in Brittany last week! 🥰 #Pentatomidae #Punaise #Shieldbug #France
October 22, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Whilst I've seen quite a few Nezara viridula (Southern Green Shieldbug), I was excited to see my first f. torquata in Brittany last week! 🥰 #Pentatomidae #Punaise #Shieldbug #France
After finding my first adult Halyomorpha halys (Brown Marmorated Shieldbug) in May in France, I was very pleased to find a final instar nymph last week in Brittany! #Pentatomidae #Shieldbug #Punaise #France
October 22, 2025 at 8:20 AM
After finding my first adult Halyomorpha halys (Brown Marmorated Shieldbug) in May in France, I was very pleased to find a final instar nymph last week in Brittany! #Pentatomidae #Shieldbug #Punaise #France
It was brilliant to find one of my fave bugs, Micrelytra fossularum (Alydidae) in Brittany last week! #Heteroptera #Alydidae #France
October 21, 2025 at 8:23 AM
It was brilliant to find one of my fave bugs, Micrelytra fossularum (Alydidae) in Brittany last week! #Heteroptera #Alydidae #France
Had a fab time in Brittany last week, which included finding lots of these gorgeous little Hispa atra beetles! #Coleoptera #France
October 20, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Had a fab time in Brittany last week, which included finding lots of these gorgeous little Hispa atra beetles! #Coleoptera #France
A superbly funky Pale Tussock (Calliteara pudibunda) larva from this afternoon’s mooch in east Shropshire! #Lepidoptera #FunkyCat
October 10, 2025 at 7:07 PM
A superbly funky Pale Tussock (Calliteara pudibunda) larva from this afternoon’s mooch in east Shropshire! #Lepidoptera #FunkyCat
Tapped this lovely little case-bearer from mixed vegetation (oak, ivy etc...) yesterday in north Shropshire. Maybe a Lichen Case-bearer - Dahlica lichenella? (the squares are approx 3.5 mm) #Lepidoptera
September 29, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Tapped this lovely little case-bearer from mixed vegetation (oak, ivy etc...) yesterday in north Shropshire. Maybe a Lichen Case-bearer - Dahlica lichenella? (the squares are approx 3.5 mm) #Lepidoptera
Been a while since I saw a macrolabic Common Earwig (Forficula auricularia). What a stunner! 😍 In north Shropshire yesterday.
September 29, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Been a while since I saw a macrolabic Common Earwig (Forficula auricularia). What a stunner! 😍 In north Shropshire yesterday.
Been a while since I last saw a Pear Slug (Caliroa cerasi)! On Hawthorn in Shropshire. #Sawfly #Hymenoptera
September 22, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Been a while since I last saw a Pear Slug (Caliroa cerasi)! On Hawthorn in Shropshire. #Sawfly #Hymenoptera
It was nice to find Liorhyssus hyalinus on Sunday at Westhay Moor NNR in Somerset. A species I'd only previously seen in France. #Heteroptera #Rhopalidae
September 2, 2025 at 8:40 AM
It was nice to find Liorhyssus hyalinus on Sunday at Westhay Moor NNR in Somerset. A species I'd only previously seen in France. #Heteroptera #Rhopalidae
Presumably, this tiny case-bearer is Coleophora anatipennella, as it came out of Blackthorn in west Shropshire last week! It is on the tip of my thumbnail #Lepidoptera #CaseBearer
September 1, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Presumably, this tiny case-bearer is Coleophora anatipennella, as it came out of Blackthorn in west Shropshire last week! It is on the tip of my thumbnail #Lepidoptera #CaseBearer
Not sure I'm ready for Pantilius tunicatus adults just yet...! Seen in north Wales yesterday #Heteroptera #Miridae
August 21, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Not sure I'm ready for Pantilius tunicatus adults just yet...! Seen in north Wales yesterday #Heteroptera #Miridae
During a brief visit to RSPB Dungeness last week, @vc40orthops.bsky.social and I came across a colony of Philanthus triangulum (Bee Wolf), with the females carrying Honey Bee prey back to their burrows. They were mesmerising to watch! #Hymenoptera #BeeWolf #Kent
August 19, 2025 at 11:25 AM
During a brief visit to RSPB Dungeness last week, @vc40orthops.bsky.social and I came across a colony of Philanthus triangulum (Bee Wolf), with the females carrying Honey Bee prey back to their burrows. They were mesmerising to watch! #Hymenoptera #BeeWolf #Kent