Sunday, 27 January 2013

Saxifraga Sub-section Holophyllae Engler & Irmscher: Two narrow-endemic members of this sub-section from the Italian Dolomites (Saxifraga facchinii Koch and Saxifraga depressa Sternberg) plus three others which are more widespread

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On botanical visits to the Dolomites in 1998 and 1999, I managed to locate and photograph two very rare endemic species of Saxifrage both o...
Friday, 30 November 2012

The Red Lily Beetle (Lilioceris lilii) in a Darwen, Lancashire, garden

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November 29, 2012: A Red Lily Beetle was found on lily tubers in a garden in Darwen today despite the recent cold, frosty weather. This ap...
Saturday, 17 November 2012

Some recent Coleoptera (Beetles)

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A range of Coleoptera from tiger beetles to ladybirds has been photographed recently and some of these are now shown here. Dune Tig...
Wednesday, 10 October 2012

Large Blue (Maculinea arion) at Collard Hill, Somerset

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June 28, 2012: (a belated posting) A long day's round-trip to Collard Hill, near Glastonbury, fortunately coincided with some warm and ...
Friday, 7 September 2012

Roesel's Bush-crickets (Metrioptera roeselii) in Lancashire

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August 10 & 31, 2012: A small population of Roesel's Bush-crickets was first located near the coast at Fleetwood about twenty years...
Monday, 20 August 2012

Three Grasshopper species at Ainsdale, Lancashire

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July 30 & August 2: An area of sandy grassland near to a major nature reserve at Ainsdale had three species of grasshopper. In short dr...