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David W. Williams @vc40orthops.bsky.social · 12h

Some Hemiptera from Jersey. All those shown were quite common in the east, where I was based. All the Southern Green Shieldbugs I saw were nymphs.

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David W. Williams @vc40orthops.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Male Ectophasia crassipennis, a large Tachinid fly which parasitises various Hemiptera. Not uncommon in Jersey during my recent visit.

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Terry & Judy Wood @tandjwood.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

They may be new to the garden this year but they are doing well and keep popping up either indoors or out🦗 Female Southern Oak Bush Cricket (Meconema meridionale) 24.09.26

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David W. Williams @vc40orthops.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

A couple of impressive non-insects from my recent trip to Jersey: the tube-web spider, Segestria florentina and a House Centipede, Scutigera coleoptrata. Both quote common. First time I have seen either. Both stopped me in my tracks!

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Andrew Jewels @andrew-jewels.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

#PanSpeciesListing Went to look for the shieldbug that occurs in the Olympic Park (Holcostethus sphacelatus) today 28th September. Easily found eight nymphs on their favoured patch of Old Man's Beard at TQ37758466. #LondonWildlife #UKBugs

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Terry & Judy Wood @tandjwood.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Brought indoors from the garden on clothing - a 8mm long Denticulate Leatherbug (Coriomeris denticulatus). Very bristly and they feed on clover and medick (we have lots of both!). A new species for us. @rockwolf74.bsky.social @bugmanjones.bsky.social

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David W. Williams @vc40orthops.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Some ladybirds from the Gorey area of Jersey: Red-flanked Ladybird (Scymnus interruptus); ditto + Heather Ladybird (both from an Ivy/Hawthorn hedge); Conifer Ladybird (Scymnus suturalis); 18-spot Ladybird (both the last two from Scots Pine).

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David Bentley @sussextangerine.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

The Woodland Grasshopper, Omocestus rufipes, here at @sussexwildlife.bsky.social Flatropers Wood Nature Reserve, near Rye, is Nationally Scarce. This one is a classy charcoal-black and fiery-orange. 🖤🧡 #UKwildlife #Sussexwildlife #insects #orthoptera

A black and orange insect, with long antennae and legs, on a bright green bracken frond.

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Annie Irving @sconzani.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

From this morning on the Isle of Portland ... More House martins than I've ever seen in one place before, in the fields around the Obs. I didn't pop in as I figured everyone, especially the ringers, were being kept very busy. @portlandbirdobs.bsky.social

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VC40Ladybirds 🐞 @vc40ladybirds.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

A damp mooch in NE Shrops this pm, finding Rhyzobius lophanthae (Bristly Ladybird), Stethorus pusillus (Dot Ladybird), Nephus quadrimaculatus (Ivy Ladybird), Scymnus interruptus (Red-flanked Ladybird) and S. frontalis (Angle-spot Ladybird, amongst others! #VC40Ladybirds #MicroLadybird

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David W. Williams @vc40orthops.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Some cockroaches seen in Jersey last week: female Tawny Cockroach with ootheca; female and male Variable Cockroaches. These last are now rather common, their rate of spread across Europe in recent times is incredible.

Tawny Cockroach, Ectobius pallidus, female carrying ootheca.

Female Variable Cockroach, Planuncus tingitanus (potentially an aggregate of three species which may end up being anywhere between one & three when the taxonomists have made their minds up!). Note the length of the wings and the pale bar between the eyes.

Male Variable Cockroach, Planuncus tingitanus. Wings longer than female but still a bit shorter than a typical Tawny, plus lacking the overall spottiness of Tawny & again with a pale bar between the eyes.

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Annie Irving @sconzani.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Timing is everything! My 7:45am arrival at Lodmoor was perfect for a Spoonbill feeding right in front of the viewing shelter, closest views I've ever had. And, on Portland this afternoon, I arrived at the Obs just after Martin had caught a Lesser emperor in the nets. @portlandbirdobs.bsky.social

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VC40Ladybirds 🐞 @vc40ladybirds.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Uploading the Dot Ladybird (Stethorus pusillus) with 7-spot Ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata) again, just because I like it!! 😆 From August in Shropshire #VC40Ladybirds #MicroLadybird

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David W. Williams @vc40orthops.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Female & male Wood Crickets, Nemobius sylvestris, seen in Gorey, Jersey last week. The females were quite easy to spot walking around on the road surface at the edge of the wood. Males very audible but more skulking & had to be searched for in the leaf litter.

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Mr and Mrs Trellis @thenorfolkcoast.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

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One of nature’s greatest marine wonders may be about to vanish

An algal bloom has almost wiped out a unique population of giant cuttlefish—and their stunning mating swarms

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Andrew Jewels @andrew-jewels.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Four species of ladybird in my Waltham Abbey garden today, 23rd September. Single 7-spot (Coccinella septempunctata), Pine (Exochomas quadripustulatus), Ivy (Nephus quadrimaculatus)and two Arboreal Ladybirds (Rhyzobius chrysomeloides). #EssexWildlife #UKLadybirds

7-spot Ladybird on pale canvas background

Two Arboreal Ladybirds on pale canvas background

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Dr Stuart Green @stuvigreen.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Visited the Somerset Levels last week. With a bit of help from the locals + some timely sunshine, we found Large Marsh Grasshoppers.

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David W. Williams @vc40orthops.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

M & F Guanchia pubescens, another southern earwig sp which has spread north & is now breeding in Jersey(+ seen on Guernsey & seems to have been present in central London for maybe a couple of decades). This pair + others seen in Gorey, Jersey, last week.

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Richard Moyse @kentgrasshoppers.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Turning the garden compost today, & thought I'd have a quick sift, just in case. And (*does air punch*) got my first garden record for Lesser Earwig, in the shape of this apparently one-winged female. #KentNature #earwigs #dermaptera

A small, brown earwig with pale legs. Part of its one wing projects beyond its short, squared-off elytra. Its short, stubby forceps indicates that it is a female.

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Tom Hibbert @wildlifetom.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I have a feeling this is a Dusky Ladybird, but not sure I can clinch it from the photos I managed. From a recent visit to Rainham Marshes. There were several, mostly on White Bryony. 1.8-2mm long. This one’s femora were black with orange right at the tip.

A close up on the pronotum and hair of a small black ladybird

A close up on the wing cases of a small
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Vanna Bartlett @vannabartlett.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

A nice discovery under flaking bark of a diseased tree, the tiny nymph of a Chernes cimicoides pseudoscorpion in its silk moulting chamber. The claws of the shed skin can be seen above the pale nymph. The bark was carefully replaced. #arachnids #pseudoscorpions

Brown tree trunk with scattered black bits on it and in the centre an open oval of silk with a tiny little pale greyish pseudoscorpion tucked inside.

Close-up of the silken chamber where the pseudoscorpion sheds its skin. The pseudoscorpion is pale greyish with robust 'arms' that end in stout claws. The claws of the shed skin are visible at the top of the chamber and are a dark reddish-brown colour.

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David W. Williams @vc40orthops.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

M & F Forficula decipiens (Deceiving Earwig) seen in Gorey, Jersey last week where they were actually rather common after dark. A sp. from southern Europe which has moved north in recent times. Similar to Common Earwig but slightly smaller, wingless & almost completely lacking setae on the body.

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Andrew Jewels @andrew-jewels.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Two Conifer Ladybirds (Scymnus suturalis), early instar nymph of Western Conifer Seed Bug (Leptoglossus occidentalis) and a curious weevil with rabbit-earlike antennae (Bruchidius or Bruchus sp) tapped out of a pine tree in Upshire, Essex yesterday 20th September. #EssexWildlife

Conifer Ladybird on a pale canvas background

Early instar nymph of Western Conifer Bug on pale canvas background

Small weevil with large antennae on pale canvas background

Copse in middle of field with several large pine trees.

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VC40Ladybirds 🐞 @vc40ladybirds.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

A nice sunny mooch in NW Shropshire yesterday, finding Nephus quadrimaculatus (Ivy Ladybird), Rhyzobius lophanthae (Bristly Ladybird), Stethorus pusillus (Dot Ladybird) and Scymnus auritus (Oak Ladybird), amongst others! #VC40Ladybirds #MicroLadybird

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David W. Williams @vc40orthops.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Two Jersey Grasshoppers, Euchorthippus elegantulus, both gravid females, seen at Les Blanches Banques, Jersey last week. In the wider UK this species is only found in Jersey, though it is widespread in France etc. Quite like a Lesser Marsh Grasshopper, but that species is not found in Jersey.

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David W. Williams @vc40orthops.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

The most abundant grasshopper species at Les Blanches Banques in Jersey is Heath Grasshopper (Chorthippus vagans), a species which in Britain is more or less confined to the New Forest area. Aside from the usually quoted ID features those b&w markings on the femur are quite distinctive.

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David W. Williams @vc40orthops.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Back from an excellent few days in Jersey, including a day in Les Blanches Banques dunes on the west coast, where Blue-winged Grasshoppers were numerous in the sunshine. Tried getting flight shots but they were much too fast for me, so posed pics had to do!

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Annie Irving @sconzani.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Sometimes having very long toes comes in handy! This young Grey heron is very confiding at Roath Park Lake and is often close to the embankment dam, so lots of people can enjoy its antics.

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VC40Ladybirds 🐞 @vc40ladybirds.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

A very damp mooch yesterday in SW Shropshire, finding Rhyzobius litura (Meadow Ladybird), Stethorus pusillus (Dot Ladybird), Hippodamia variegata (Adonis Ladybird), and Scymnus interruptus (Red-flanked Ladybird) amongst others! #VC40Ladybirds #MicroLadybird

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VC40Ladybirds 🐞 @vc40ladybirds.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

This Ivy Ladybird (Nephus quadrimaculatus) was photobombed by a Gelis sp (I think!) wasp, last Friday in North Shropshire #VC40Ladybirds #MicroLadybird #Hymenoptera

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DB @arnoldtortoise.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Does this look right for Convulvulus Hawkmoth? Crossing the pavement first thing this morning (and safely relocated to the hedgerow). #Moths

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Rockwolf 🇪🇺 @rockwolf74.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Yesterday was very damp in SW Shropshire, but there was a nice end to the day! #Weather #Shropshire

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Tom Hibbert @wildlifetom.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Traveller’s-joy lived up to its name in Purfleet, Essex, delighting this traveller with three new shieldbugs! Dozens of Southern Green nymphs, six Vernal nymphs and, best of all, two adults and a nymph of Sciocoris sideritidis #Hemiptera #bugs #shieldbugs

A southern green shieldbug nymph resting on a browning leaf. It’s a black and green bug with white spots on its abdomen

A vernal shieldbug nymph resting on a browning leaf. It’s a bronze bug with a mottled red and off-white abdomen

Sciocoris sideritidis resting on a seedhead of traveller’s-joy. It’s a small brown shieldbug with paler marks at the edge of its pronotum and a long, straight sided face

The nymph of Sciocoris sideritidis climbing up a stem of traveller’s-joy. It’s a tiny blackish bug with a white collar

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Andrew Knights @andrewknights.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

A lovely Goat Moth caterpillar crossing the road at Upware, Cambs, this morning. Luckily the road is closed so it made it across safely.

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Tom Hibbert @wildlifetom.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

The last few times I’ve put the moth trap out, it’s attracted the attention of several Turtle Bugs! Thrilled to have these pottering around my garden #Hemiptera #shieldbug

A turtle bug standing on a piece of bark. It’s a small, dark brown shieldbug with a knob projecting from the pronotum on each side of the head

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Pemberley Natural History Books @pemberleybooks.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

🐞 Two handy A6 pocket guides to Britain & Ireland’s #ladybirds and #shieldbugs! Packed with photos and key features, including adults, #larvae and #nymphs. tinyurl.com/pocketguides... #Coleoptera #Hemiptera

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Reuben Singleton @bordersnaturalist.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Back to SW France which retains much of the nature of my youth in the Cotswolds. The gathering of house martins on and around the church in Puycelsi this morning was mind-blowing.

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VC40Ladybirds 🐞 @vc40ladybirds.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

A few micros from yesterday pm’s mooch in North Shropshire, Nephus quadrimaculatus (Ivy Ladybird), Stethorus pusillus (Dot Ladybird), Scymnus haemorrhoidalis (Red-rumped Ladybird) and Clitostethus arcuatus (Horseshoe Ladybird), amongst others! #VC40Ladybirds #MicroLadybird

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David W. Williams @vc40orthops.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Some ladybirds from Melverley on Wednesday: Dot Ladybird, Red-rumped Ladybird, Water Ladybird and a Red Marsh Ladybird larva.

Red-rumped Ladybird, Scymnus haemorrhoidalis

Water Ladybird, Anisosticta novemdecimpunctata

Red Marsh Ladybird, Coccidula rufa, larva

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David W. Williams @vc40orthops.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Migrant Lepidoptera out in force again during yesterday's wildlife group outing to Melverley in west Shropshire. Half a dozen Clouded Yellow encounters, including seeing three together, and a Vestal. The Painted Ladies hardly even merit a mention these days!

Blurry Clouded Yellow. Good flight shots continue to escape me.

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Rockwolf 🇪🇺 @rockwolf74.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

What a difference a tide makes! Tide out when I arrived, and in when I left Caldy on the Wirral on Sunday! I was fortunate to also have it much sunnier in between! #TheWirral

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Rockwolf 🇪🇺 @rockwolf74.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

A couple of attractive 'herby' beetles from the Wirral on Sunday! Chrysolina americana (Rosemary Beetle), from rosemary and Crioceris asparagi (Asparagus Beetle), from asparagus in an ornamental garden. #Coleoptera #Chrysomelidae #TheWirral

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VC40Ladybirds 🐞 @vc40ladybirds.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

A red form Scymnus interruptus (Red-flanked Ladybird) with Nephus quadrimaculatus (Ivy Ladybird) from the Wirral on Sunday! #Coccinellidae #MicroLadybird #TheWirral

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Ian Beavis @ianbeavis.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

David Ragge's Grasshoppers Crickets & Cockroaches in the classic Wayside & Woodland series (1965) introduced a naming system for the numerous colour varieties of some grasshoppers

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Tom Hibbert @wildlifetom.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Probably the most dazzling rove beetle I’ve seen! Just look at the shimmering elytra on this Ocypus ophthalmicus

A rove beetle scurrying across small stones on a path. It’s a long, thin black beetle with shimmering metallic blue elytra

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Andrew Jewels @andrew-jewels.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

More photos of the two nymphs of Sciocoris sideritidis (a species of sandrunner shieldbug) that I found at Purfleet on Sunday 6th September. Black with a distinctive white collar and some pale markings on abdomen. Thanks to @rockwolf74.bsky.social for the identification. #EssexWildlife #UKBugs

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David W. Williams @vc40orthops.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

A female Lesser Marsh Grasshopper, seen recently at Smalley Hill NR near Telford. This species arrived in Shrops just over a decade ago & is now well established. This was one of the first colonies to be discovered in the county.

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John Walters @johnwalterswildife.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Another new UK Orthopteran for me on Hayling Island Hampshire last night the Tree Cricket Oecanthus pellucens. Three males heard and one seen at Gunner Point after dark.

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VC40Ladybirds 🐞 @vc40ladybirds.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Psyllobora 22-punctata (22-spot Ladybird), Rhyzobius lophanthae (Bristly Ladybird) and Coccinella septempunctata (7-spot Ladybird), and Nephus quadrimaculatus (Ivy Ladybird) with Exochomus 4-pustulatus (Pine Ladybird) from NE Shropshire last Friday! #VC40Ladybirds #MicroLadybird

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