The beautiful aphid caused galls of Dysaphis devecta on our apple tree. Not many national records. Possibly overlooked?

First trap in a week and just 14/6 but Mottled Pug was NFG

Trioza alacris galls on Bay are easy to spot once you get your eye in, as they are often a yellowy-green colour. It is fairly well recorded in Norfolk but there are still huge gaps, so do please submit any records of it via iRecord.

10 spot ladybird (Adalia decempunctata) variants in the garden

Our bay leaves are newly growing and the Psyllid Trioza alacris is making galls on them Please iRecord any found in Norfolk for the scheme with @norwichbirder.bsky.social

We met a giant at Holme Fen! The largest lowland birch woodland hosting our largest birch sawfly!

Azure bluet (Coenagrion puella) in the garden today in spite of the cold weather

I think this sawfly enjoying our roses is Cladius pectinicornis. I’ll iRecord if correct. NFG too. @andymus.bsky.social

Yponomeuta malinellus (Apple Ermine) are grazing our apple trees again this year. The browned and spun leaves stand out - so helping identification Larva spineless together and graze the leaves from their silken web 1/2

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...

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...

Some insects in the garden this afternoon. Empis tessallata; Nemopoda nitidula; Dock bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus); Green dock beetle (Gastrophysa viridula)

Exciting as our first ever Yellow Rattle are starting to flower! We now have lots of seedlings in a patch about 2m x 1m. Any advice on how to spread them for next season in our wild flower area?

My total trap last night! Hard to believe it’s May. Common Wainscot and Turnip were NFY #norfolkmoths

Winter moth feeding between spun hornbeam leaves in the garden this evening

Pipiza noctiluca (Common Pithead) - NFG hoverfly. Two spots on tergite 2 makes it a female

Lots of nymphs of the Psyllid on hawthorn Cacopsyla peregrina today including good leaf with four nymphs (the bottom one has just moulted)

Insects on nettles in the garden this morning. Dark bush-cricket nymph; 14 spot ladybird; Nephrotoma species Cranefly

Nymphs and exuviae of Cacopsylla peregrina on our hawthorn this afternoon. Note the diagnostic red stripes on wing buds @norwichbirder.bsky.social

First Psyllid of the Year on our hawthorn. Cacopsyla sp. - usually it’s C peregrina here but needs a closer examination to get the species. I’ll Look for the nymphs @norwichbirder.bsky.social

Orchestes testaceus mines on Alder today. Narrow gallery mine to leaf edge then a blotch which contains the cocoon. An uncommon weevil leaf miner species.nbnatlas.org/species/NBNS...

Exciting find walking into town today - Coleophora lineola on Lamb’s-ears. The case is made from the hairy leaf leading to it’s distinctive appearance #norfolkmoths

Just 7 moths last night but the ghostly Elachista argentella was NFG #norfolkmoths

14 Spot ladybird (Propylea quattuordecimpunctata) in the CUL pheromone moth trap this morning.

Our Solomon’s Seal is out now and so is its attendant sawfly Phymatocera aterrima! First of the year

Hawthorn blossom in our hedge is proving good for wildlife today. Andrena chrysoceles (Hawthorn mining bee); Nomada bee; Harlequin ladybird variants

Alder fly - Sialis lutarea on our patio this afternoon

8/6 last night but Frosted Green and the weird and wonderful Chocolate Tip were NFY. Great Prominent was NFG

Just published- the new edition. I prefer the hard covered versions they are printing now. Reading matter later today!

Only 7 moths last night but Poplar Hawk was amongst them and NFY

12/6 last night (better than 3/2 previous night!) but still low. Iron Prominent was NFY #norfolkmoths

Interesting bicatch with FUN pheromone lure today - a sawfly Arge ustulata! NFG @naturespotter.bsky.social @andymus.bsky.social

Oilseed rape (Brassica napus) is commonly grown here in West Norfolk and the roadside verges colour yellow with escapees at this time of year. It even survives alongside pavement edges as here. #wildflowerhour #cabbagefamily

A Grey Heron perched on the Weeping Willow by our pond this afternoon. A rare garden visitor! Can you spot it?

Marsh Marigold (Caltha palustris) putting on a great display by the garden pond #wildflowerhour

A very shiny common spring hoverfly Epistrophe eligans. Prefers sunny hawthorn and blackthorn hedges - so well suited to the garden today bordering the veg patch

On hawthorn in garden this morning. Is it Andrena chrysoscheles? Help appreciated! @vannabartlett.bsky.social

Speckled Wood at Oxborough Hall this morning looking very fresh

Several Lassioglossum bees nesting in the sandy gravel path at Oxborough Hall today

Numbers of moths picking up this week. 37/7 last night with Powdered Quaker and Satellite NFY. Satellites are variable - this one has orange spots

Cowslips flowering well now #cowslipchallenge #wildflowerhour

After 5 months overwintering the puparium of Cerodontha iraeos - a miner of yellow flag iris - a wasp emerged. I almost forgive it as it is so sparkly. Chrysocharis polyzo is its id. Thanks to Charles Godfray for help with id.

I have updated the @norfolknats.bsky.social species guide to Norfolk Psyllids, which is available to download from the NNNS website here: norfolknaturalists.org.uk/wp/wp-conten... It now covers 60 species (about 3/5 of the British list) so is hopefully of use even for those outside of Norfolk.

Dark-edged Bee-fly (Bombylius major) has appeared here in West Norfolk today. Bonus - two at once!

Emperor moth to lure in the garden at 14:30 this afternoon Stunning moths! #norfolkmoths. #teammoths

After four years trying I think I’ve finally managed to grow Yellow Rattle from seeds in our garden! I hope I’m correct @jo-the-botanist.bsky.social ?

50 years of Antenna magazine from the Royal Entomological Society - you can read this issue free online www.royensoc.co.uk/publications...

Beauty by name and nature. The Oak Beauty put in an appearance last night #norfolkmoths

New leafmine site update. Parornix atripalpella early stages seen for first time. Dicladispa testacea newly arrived in UK. Col prunifoliae - elusive species! Stigmella spinosissimae seen. Such an interesting update! leafmines.co.uk/html/updates...

Our electricity meter box seems to be aiming for SSSI status. Grey Shoulder-knot on it last week and a tachinid - Gymnocheta viridis on it today! Hopefully a Dusky Clearwing later on this season 😉