by Peter Rowland | Tuesday, November 10, 2020
Water Strider Scientific Name: Limnogonus luctuosus Size: Total Length 11 mm What does it look like? The Water Strider has a dark brown body with pale stripes, pale legs, rear two pairs of legs very long and slender. Adults have winged and wingless forms. Where is it...
by Peter Rowland | Monday, October 19, 2020
White Antennae Wasp Moth Scientific Name: Amata nigriceps Size: Wingspan 25-30 mm What does it look like? The adult White Antennae Wasp Moth is black with orange translucent spots on each wing, a black and orange-yellow banded abdomen, and white tips to the black...
by Peter Rowland | Tuesday, November 10, 2020
Yellow-shouldered Stout Hoverfly Scientific Name: Simosyrphus grandicornis Size: Total Length 10-15mm What does it look like? The Yellow-shouldered Stout Hoverfly, or Common Hoverfly, has a yellow body, with black, crescent-shaped barring on the upper surface of the...
