Collection of #barkflies from today’s visit to Morningside Cemetery, #Edinburgh: Peripsocus milleri, Graphopsocus cruciatus, Cerobasis guestfalica & Valenzuela flavidus. #Psocoptera. #CemeteryWildlifeWatch recording activity on #iRecord.

Female Metylophorus nebulosus from Warriston Cemetery, Edinburgh (VC83), this afternoon. A large (6-7mm) & attractive #barkfly. #Psocoptera #Metylophorusnebulosus #CemeteryWildlifeWatch recording activity on #iRecord.

Bagworm - possibly Lichen Case-bearer (Dahlica lichenella) - feeding on gravestone in New Calton Burial Ground, #Edinburgh. Initially mistaken for snail poo. #TeamMoth #Moths #Psychidae #CemeteryWildlifeWatch recording activity on #iRecord.

Dinocampus coccinellae cocoon guarded by 7-spot Ladybird found today on gravestone in New Calton Burial Ground, #Edinburgh. #Braconidae #Parasitoids #Ladybirds #Dinocampuscoccinellae #CemeteryWildlifeWatch recording activity on #iRecord.

Lime Flame (Chrysoclista lineella) from Greyfriars Kirkyard, #Edinburgh, this morning. 1 of 3 seen in this site. #TeamMoth #Moths #Chrysoclistalineella #CemeteryWildlifeWatch recording activity on #iRecord.

8x Lime Flame (Chrysoclista lineella) found yesterday on gravestones under lime tree in Old Calton Burial Ground, #Edinburgh. #moths #teammoth #Chrysoclistalineella #CemeteryWildlifeWatch recording activity on #iRecord.

Male Hairy Yellow-face Bee (Hylaeus hyalinatus) from my #Edinburgh garden. #bees #HylaeusHyalinatus.

Some of today’s records from Rosebank Cemetery, #Edinburgh: leafhopper Eupterycyba jucunda, Pied Rabbit Moth (Ypsolopha sequella), Dinocampus coccinellae cocoon guarded by its 7-spot Ladybird host & Meadow Plant Bug (Leptopterna dolabrata). #CemeteryWildlifeWatch recording activity on #iRecord.

I'm so excited to share that this springtail, one that seems to have rapidly appeared in graveyards and gardens across the UK, now has a proper name: Entomobrya petri! I hope this will be the first of many new species descriptions, allowing us to track our rapidly changing springtail fauna. 🧵⬇️

Female & male Reuterella helvimacula found today under silk web on gravestones in Colinton Kirkyard, #Edinburgh. A small (1.5-2mm) #barkfly. Females: wingless. Males: long wings with sinuous wing edge. Status as uncommon in UK. #Psocoptera. #CemeteryWildlifeWatch recording activity on #iRecord.

Small Skipper (Thymelicus sylvestris) today in Newington Cemetery, #Edinburgh. #SmallSkipper #CemeteryWildlifeWatch recording activity on #iRecord.

Some records from visit to Grange Cemetery, #Edinburgh, on 30 June. Parent Bug, Eyed Ladybird, Peripsocus subfasciatus & an alert unidentified louse fly. @denisewawman.bsky.com #CemeteryWildlifeWatch recording activity on #iRecord.

Yesterday: 3 Lime Flame (Chrysoclista linneella) in Old Calton Burial Ground, Edinburgh (VC83). Only known from two locations in Scotland; Falkirk & Edinburgh. #TeamMoth #CemeteryWildlifeWatch recording activity on #iRecord. #ichneumons #ichneumonidae

Female Clistopyga incitator found ovipositing on a wall in Liberton Cemetery, #Edinburgh this afternoon. This species oviposits in egg sacs of spiders. #CemeteryWildlifeWatch recording activity on #iRecord. #ichneumons #ichneumonidae

Records from yesterday’s visit to Comely Bank Cemetery, Edinburgh. Highlight: Ivy Boring Beetle (Ochina ptinoides) hiding on a gravestone. Also Calobata petronella, Broken-barred Carpet & Platybunus pinetorum. #CemeteryWildlifeWatch recording activity on #iRecord. #TeamMoth

Collection of micro moths found on gravestones in Edinburgh on 21 & 22 May: Regal Piercer, Cherry Bark Tortrix, Male Bee Moth & Garden Mompha. #CemeteryWildlifeWatch recording activity on #iRecord. #TeamMoth

6 Meadow Longhorn (Cauchas rufimitrella) on Garlic Mustard in Warriston Cemetery, #Edinburgh, yesterday. #TeamMoth #Moths #CemeteryWildlifeWatch recording activity on #iRecord.

Some records from visits to Reilig Òdhrain, #Iona, 1-3 May. A small rural graveyard dating back to 8th century. Thought to be burial place of some early Scottish kings, including Kenneth mac Alpin. #CemeteryWildlifeWatch recording activity on #iRecord.

3 female Belted Beauty (Lycia zonaria) found on fence posts on #Iona on 2 May. #teammoth #moths #LyciaZonaria

Collection of records from today’s visit to Comely Bank Cemetery, #Edinburgh, starting with #beetles: Pachyrhinus lethierryi, Salpingus planirostris, Heather Beetle & Clay-coloured Weevil ... #CemeteryWildlifeWatch recording activity on #iRecord.

Hairy-footed Flower Bees (Anthophora plumipes) & some other pollinators from my #Edinburgh garden. A 1st attempt to catch these bees foraging on Pulmonaria using my TG7. Very challenging! These are best from 100s of mostly rubbish photos (examples at end).

Records from visit to Greyfriars Burial Ground on 14 April; an urban cemetery in #Perth managed for biodiversity. Highlight was Ramshorn Bagworm (Luffia lapidella). Also Graphopsocus cruciatus (a barkfly) & male Glossosoma sp (a caddisfly). #CemeteryWildlifeWatch recording activity on #iRecord.

Some records from my visit to Kinnoull Churchyard, #Perth, on 14 April: Orange Ladybird, Epicaecilius pilipennis (a barkfly) & Taxomyia taxi (a gall-forming midge on yew). #CemeteryWildlifeWatch recording activity on #iRecord.

Mecinus labilis from Newington Cemetery, Edinburgh (VC83), this afternoon. A small (2-2.5mm) but smart #weevil. #CemeteryWildlifeWatch recording activity on #iRecord.

Highlights from today’s visit to Milton of Buchanan Chuchyard, Stirlingshire: Megabunus diadema, Bronze Shieldbug & Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis. #CemeteryWildlifeWatch recording activity on #iRecord.

Hairy-footed Flower Bees (Anthophora plumipes) from a sunny Morningside Cemetery, #Edinburgh, this morning. At least 5 males spotted. One of my favourite #bees & signs of spring. #CemeteryWildlifeWatch recording activity on #iRecord.

Collection of #ladybirds from today’s visit to Warriston Cemetery, #Edinburgh. 9 species found, including Harlequin, Eyed & Cream-streaked Ladybirds … #CemeteryWildlifeWatch recording activity on #iRecord.

Some of yesterday’s records from Grange Cemetery, #Edinburgh: 2x female Dotted Border, Platybunus pinetorum & Light Emerald caterpillar. #CemeteryWildlifeWatch recording activity on #iRecord.

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Records from yesterday’s visit to Ruthven Kirkyard, Angus: brachypterous female Ectopsocus petersi with eggs, Trichopsocus brincki & Buff Footman caterpillar. #CemeteryWildlifeWatch recording activity on #iRecord.

Collection of #barkflies from yesterday’s visit to a cold #Blairgowrie Cemetery (Perthshire): Epicaecilius pilipennis, Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis, Ectopsocus axillaris & Trichopsocus brincki. #Psocoptera #Psocodea #CemeteryWildlifeWatch recording activity on #iRecord.

Records from today’s visit to Grange Cemetery, #Edinburgh: male March Moth, Buff Footman caterpillar, Eyed Ladybird & Cerobasis guestfalica (Psocoptera). Otherwise pretty quiet. #CemeteryWildlifeWatch recording activity on #iRecord.

Male Leucophenga maculata (Drosophilidae) on gravestone in Newington Cemetery, #Edinburgh, this afternoon. Very active & bumped into an Orange Ladybird at one point. #CemeteryWildlifeWatch recording activity on #iRecord.

Collection of non-native arthropods found in Morningside Cemetery, #Edinburgh, yesterday: Platybunus pinetorum, Dicranopalpus ramosus s.l., Cartodere bifasciata & Peripsocus milleri. Not shown: Harlequin Ladybird & Ectopsocus axillaris. #CemeteryWildlifeWatch recording activity on #iRecord.

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Collection of beetles found during tonight’s visit to Easter Craiglockhart Hill, #Edinburgh, with @lukeholman.bsky.social & Warren Maguire. Logs & tree trunks searched after dark. Species found include False Ladybird (Endomychus coccineus) …

Some records from yesterday’s visit to Prestonkirk Parish Church Graveyard, East Lothian. Orange Ladybirds (12 in total), Brimstone Moth caterpillar & Common Masoner (Blastobasis adustella). #CemeteryWildlifeWatch recording activity on #iRecord.

Records from Morningside & Newington Cemeteries, #Edinburgh 28 Feb & 1 Mar: Phloiophilus edwardsii, Red-green Carpet, Acericerus heydenii & Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis. #CemeteryWildlifeWatch recording activity on #iRecord.

Great to meet @jamesimcc.bsky.social yesterday to search for Entomobrya nr imitabilis in Duddingston Kirkyard, #Edinburgh. An undescribed, nonnative springtail close to E. imitabilis. Widespread in UK but few records. Found a few! #collembola #CemeteryWildlifeWatch recording activity on #iRecord.

Ramshorn Bagworm (Luffia lapidella) from Old Calton Burial Ground, #Edinburgh, this afternoon. About 50 on single gravestone. #CemeteryWildlifeWatch recording activity on #iRecord.

I've been following #CemeteryWildlifeWatch for years and even though I have been recording lichens and mosses in churchyards I would never find any ladybirds. @persmiseth.bsky.social suggested to look under under overhangs and I found these two in my local graveyard. #scottishlichens #biodiversity

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Some records from yesterday’s visit to Kenmore Parish Churchyard, Mid Perthshire (VC88): 10x Orange Ladybirds, harvestman Oligolophus hanseni & barkfly Trichopsocus brincki. #CemeteryWildlifeWatch recording activity on #iRecord.

Moth trapping near #Blairgowrie, East Perthshire (VC89): 8 of 5 this morning. Highlight my 1st Spring Harbinger. Also Pale Brindled Beauty (male & female), Dotted Border, March Moth, Chestnut & an intruder: European Earwig. IDs on photos. #moths

3 forms of 10-spot Ladybird found in Rosebank Cemetery, #Edinburgh, today: f. bimaculata, f. decempustulata & f. decempunctata. #ladybirds. #CemeteryWildlifeWatch recording activity on #iRecord.

#Moths found on gravestones under trees during today’s visit to Rosebank Cemetery, #Edinburgh: male Pale Brindled Beauty, male Dotted Border & 2x female Dotted Border. #CemeteryWildlifeWatch recording activity on #iRecord.

Thanks to @patriciam-ecology.bsky.social (TWIC) for organising today’s outdoor workshop at Newington Cemetery, #Edinburgh, & thanks to all participants. Here are some of today’s records, starting with #ladybirds … (IDs on photos). #CemeteryWildlifeWatch recording activity on #iRecord.