Looking at the excellent ‘Micro ladybirds of Britain and Ireland’, I’ve got this as Meadow Ladybird, Rhyzobius litura. ObsIdentify disagrees and has me doubting myself. Habitat not much use as it was on my patio! I’d welcome a second opinion, please @rockwolf74.bsky.social

I haven’t had chance to moth trap in my new garden yet, but the moth list is slowly growing. This week I’ve spotted Cinnabar, Diamond-back and this posing Large Yellow Underwing. #TeamMoth

Not the spotted beetles I was hoping for in the Lincolnshire Limewoods, but still great to see them. Dendroxena quadrimaculata and Gonioctena decemnotata - the latter on the exact same tree as last year. Hopefully one day I’ll finally find a Six-spotted Pot Beetle! #Coleoptera

I was searching for weevils on Broom but saw something much larger - a pair of Puss Moths! Only the second time I’ve seen an adult. They are magnificent! #TeamMoth

Beetling around the Lincolnshire Limewoods yesterday, this impressive Carabus granulatus scurried across a path in front of me! #Coleoptera #Beetle

A fantastic surprise in my garden today: Anthocomus fasciatus! Seems to be pretty rare in Nottinghamshire. #Coleoptera #Beetle

After months of work my Norfolk Pseudoscorpion guide for @norfolknats.bsky.social is now on the website free to see/download. Covers 20 species recorded in Norfolk so hopefully useful for other areas of UK. norfolknaturalists.org.uk/wp/wp-conten...

A nice find last Weds (not by me) was this relative of the malachite beetles, Anthocomus fasciatus. One I don't think I've ever seen before and classified as nationally scarce.

A gorgeous Trichodes sp seen in the Ardennes in France last week. #Cleridae #Coleoptera #Ardennes #France

One of my favourite craneflies, Ctenophora pectinicornis. I first saw it in the New Forest, but now find it in Sherwood Forest most years. #Diptera #wildlife

I saw this snakefly in Sherwood Forest recently. After photographing the wings from above and below, I finally managed to piece together an ID of Xanthostigma xanthostigma.

My first Swollen-thighed Beetle of the year! #Beetle #Coleoptera #Wildlife

Spotted this Larinus carlinae on a thistle at Attenborough Nature Reserve, lurking amongst the Rhinocyllus conicus. I can’t see any other Notts records on NBN @nottscoleoptera.bsky.social #Beetle #Coleoptera

A week or so ago we had the amazing privilege of watching a Mottled Shieldbug (Rhaphigaster nebulosa) laying eggs on, of all things, the landing window providing a most unusual view! The eggs are developing nicely and hopefully we will be able to see the 1st instars soon. @rockwolf74.bsky.social

Took a walk this evening and spotted my first Hazel Pot Beetle of the year! A female resting on a Hawthorn branch.

A male Euophrys frontalis jumping spider, seen yesterday in SW Shropshire during the wildlife group's weekly outing.

Decided to try and write something about what bugs to look for through the year - Bedfordshire-centric, but probably fairly applicable across most of central to southern England. Feedback welcome! #Heteroptera sites.google.com/view/bedsbug...

It’s always a good day when you see a weevil! This Curculio venosus was kind enough to pose for a photo yesterday.

This handsome beetle, Ptinomorphus imperialis, turned up in my garden yesterday. I’ve only seen it twice before! #Beetle #Coleoptera

This Pine Weevil (Hylobius abietis) was sitting on a chair in my garden. It decided to play dead when I relocated it!

Three longhorn beetles from a walk to Sherwood Forest yesterday. Pogonocherus hispidus resting on a leaf, Rhagium bifasciatum on a fence, and one of eight Poecilium alni on a fallen oak. #Coleoptera #beetles

I was wrong. This has been corrected on iRecord to the much rarer Hister quadrimaculatus! I was thrown by the lack of obvious red, just a few faint specks I thought might be light artefacts. Returning to the key, I can see where I went wrong - always learning.

I’ve been searching for Turtle Shieldbug for years with no luck. Today, one strolled up a wall right in front of me!

Yesterday's sunshine caused a Hairy Shieldbug (Dolycoris baccarum) frenzy on the Garlic Mustard in my garden!

A couple of weevils seen in recent days. Sitona lineatus from my garden, Phyllobius argentatus from a nearby wood.

I wasn’t the only one soaking up the sunshine in my garden this week. This handsome ground beetle, Peritrechus geniculatus, seemed to be enjoying it too!

It’s not often I get to see a new species of bird, so I couldn’t resist a trip to Durham for this charming little Iberian Chiffchaff. I’m just glad it was so vocal!

The first beetle I found in my new garden and it’s a dazzler! Lesser Clover Leaf Weevil, Hypera nigrirostris. #Beetle #Coleoptera #Weevil

A collection of things found whilst peering into a pond. An amorous trio of Saucer Bugs, stick-like Water Measurer, miniature Microvelia reticulata and a cute little Hyphydrus ovatus. #beetle #bug #Coleoptera #Hemiptera

A brief dispute this morning between a Little Ringed Plover pair and an extra female - on the left at the start. @sussexornitholo.bsky.social

Counting Pine Ladybirds, I spotted this tiny Scymnus suturalis clambering along a branch. A second one appeared soon after. #Beetle #Coleoptera #Ladybird

It was fun searching for beetles along the muddy margins of a ditch. I found the beautiful Bembidion genei and the only slightly less dazzling Stenolophus mixtus. #Beetles #Coleoptera

There were several European Cinchbugs/Chinchbugs (Ischnodemus sabuleti) enjoying the sunshine this weekend. The look like they’re wearing little waistcoats! #Bug #Hemiptera

Gold on the beach! Some Cassida nobilis from Chesil Beach at Abbotsbury yesterday.

Thanatosis is the art of playing dead. Beautifully demonstrated by this fungus weevil, Platyrhinus resinosus. #Beetle #Coleoptera #MacroPhotography

A nice surprise in a Nottinghamshire garden - an 11-spot Ladybird! The only other one I’ve seen was on a Norfolk beach. #Ladybird #Coleoptera

I spotted this lovely little rove beetle on a rock in the Peak District. Tentatively keyed out to Othius, with Othius angustus suggested on a Facebook group. #Coleoptera #Staphylinidae #Beetle

Enjoyed a fantastic day in the Peak District on Friday, spending time with some beautiful river birds. #birds #wildlife

Bank Voles were everywhere in Sherwood Forest this morning. I’ve never seen so many!

A flower bug on Box from Retford cemetery this weekend. I thought Anthocoris nemoralis, but A butleri has also been suggested. Any insights welcome! #Hemiptera #Heteroptera #bugs

Really cool to find a snakefly larva yesterday, scuttling across a monument in a local cemetery. Sadly, I’m assuming identification isn’t possible from these terrible photos! #Raphidioptera

Finally got around to keying out this handsome clown beetle, found trundling around Oare Marshes last June. Hister unicolor, identified from a lot of photos! #Coleoptera #Beetle

Female Common Earwigs Forficula auricularia are very good mothers. After spending the winter guarding her batch of eggs she cares for the nymphs for several weeks and regurgitates food for them. The nymphs will disperse when they are large enough to fend for themselves. Dartmoor, Devon

A fantastic day on the Lincolnshire coast at Saltfleetby-Theddlethorpe. Managed to catch up with the Lapland Bunting, two Shore Lark and two very white Snow Buntings. A Little Ringed Plover was a surprise bonus.

Found this slightly bedraggled Strophosoma capitatum in a clump of moss. A few scales missing, but still a charming little weevil. #Coleoptera #Beetle

A recent Common Quaker for #MothFaceFriday. This moth played dead so convincingly that I thought it was dead. #teammoth #dramaqueenmoth #moths

Yesterday, I saw my first bat of the year! I’m guessing one of the pipistrelles, from the erratic flight. It was zipping around above the canal outside my flat at 5:30pm. #Bat #Mammal

There was so much birdsong to enjoy this weekend, not just the Robins - though they were the most approachable!

There were plenty of Birch Catkin Bugs (Kleidocerys resedae) emerging from their winter hiding places this weekend. #Hemiptera #Bugs

My first flightless moth! A female Dotted Border on a fence in Sherwood Forest #Lepidoptera #TeamMoth