Other Insects at Buxton Heath

Bit of a legs theme here (shed skin of grasshopper and Longhorn beetle leg-stretch routine). The Pied hoverfly was on my car door!! We tried to escape the very powerful sun and high temperatures on Sunday afternoon at Buxton Heath by keeping to the edge of the woodland where several Dragonflies were perching and hawking for prey - Keeled Skimmers (male and females) were commonest but also 4-Spot Chasers and Broad-bodied Chaser.

My Garden: Interesting Moths, Bees etc

Great to see the Currant Clearwing back in the garden this year - I like the way the sheen on its tail plumes echoes the Anchusa flowers. It was joined by another relatively scarce moth the Orange Conch ,which was climbing up its foodplant, Ragwort, in the front lawn/meadow. Several new bees were also observed this last week - the Blue Mason Bee my favourite. Both Southern hawkers and Broad-bodied Chasers around the pond during the week.