Posted by djo on 12-07-2011 23:08
#1
Photograph taken in July 2011, South East England, in-land rural/horticultural/agricultural environment.
This beastie was hiding on the underside of a leaf, and loathe to move into the light (hence the truly awful photo, for which I apologise).
I have absolutely no idea what it is. Which is quite embarrassing.
Edited by djo on 12-07-2011 23:30
Posted by djo on 12-07-2011 23:31
#3
Great! Thanks!
It's extremely embarrassing to find such a large organism for which I couldn't even rcognise the order!
Posted by Sundew on 13-07-2011 00:10
#4
Might be
Rhogogaster viridis.
Look - there are about 8 million insect species worldwide. Even very general entomologists do not overlook this diversity. No reason to get frustrated! I started with insects, spiders, and other creepy-crawlies in 2007, and now I know more than 50 fly families all occurring around my home town. The same can be said of butterflies, beetles, and hymenopterans. I had to buy a bigger hard disc to store all the pictures!
So it is important to know somebody who knows more. We have this and other forums and great websites on the various orders, where one can search the galleries. I love British Bugs (
http://www.britis...llery.html) as to Heteroptera and cicads and
http://www.syrphi... on Syrphids.
http://www.kerbti....cgi?UFam= is great for beetles - well, German, but many you might meet, too. So the mosaic is pieced together over the years! Go on happily!
Edited by Sundew on 13-07-2011 12:06