Natural History

Handsome Bugs! June in Wraysbury

Male Banded Demoiselle, on Reed
Cinnabar Moth, with hardly any Ragwort to eat, on Alfalfa
Reed Stem Borer on Buttercup. This family of Sawflies (no waist) is long and thin; the larvae tunnel in the stems of various plants, this species being one of the longest and living in, you guessed it, Reed stems.
Male Common Blue Damselfly, with a little “wine-cup” atop each abdominal segment

As well as these elegant and colourful insects, there were Red Admirals and Meadow Browns flying today, but overall very few butterflies.