David Holland's photos

Comparing lens

Comparing lens

Comparing lens

Genus Ephippiochthonius Ravensbourne Road Bromley, The real size is 1.86 mm, magnification is 3.78

Common Shiny Woodlouse (Oniscus asellus), Bromley, The real size is 8.72 mm, magnification is 1.68

Lesser Yellow Underwing Noctua comes Bromley 73.345 BF2109 Hübner, [1813] Wingspan 37-45 mm. Inhabiting a range of habitats, this moth is found plentifully throughout Britain. Like its larger cousin, the Large Yellow Underwing (N. pronuba), it shows a wide range of variation in colour and pattern of the forewings, including a dark northern form, regular in parts of Scotland. The adults are on the wing between July and September, when they are often attracted to light.

Sawfly Bromley

UK grown grapes (not by me)

Cypress Pug (Eupithecia phoeniceata), from UK moths Cypress Pug Eupithecia phoeniceata 70.159 BF1855 (Rambur, 1834) Wingspan 18-22 mm. A relatively recent arrival in Britain, being first recorded in Cornwall in 1959. Since then it has spread along the south coast and northwards to the south Midlands. The adult moth is quite distinctive and flies in August and September, occasionally earlier. The larvae feed on Monterey cypress (Cupressus macrocarpa) and other cultivars. They are very well camouflaged, closely resembling a sprig of the foodplant.

Pale Mottled Willow Moth (Caradrina clavipalpis) (Scopoli, 1763) Wingspan 26-35 mm. A fairly common species over much of the British Isles, this moth shows a distinct mottling to the forewing, with several dark dots along the leading edge, and very white hindwings. It flies mainly between July and September, but can be found earlier or later in the year. The caterpillars live on the grain of various cereal crops, including those that have been harvested.

Large Yellow Underwing (Noctua pronuba) Wingspan 45-55 mm. Possibly the most abundant of our larger moths, this species can be found throughout Britain, and numbers are often enhanced by large migratory influxes in the south. It exhibits a wide range of colour forms and patterns, although the yellow hindwings bordered with black remain pretty constant. It flies from July to September and is freely attracted to light; often hundreds arriving at the moth-trap in peak season. Occupying a range of habitats, the caterpillars feed on a variety of herbaceous plants and grasses.

Same bird different combinations

Same bird different combinations

European Garden Spider (Araneus diadematus), Bromley

Tiger Crane Flies (Genus Nephrotoma), Bromley Church house gardens

Hoverfly , Bromley Churchhouse gardens, TQ 40169 68918

Comparing 200-800 and 150-600 mm lens Rainham Marshes

Comparing 200-800 and 150-600 mm lens Rainham Marshes