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@ajcann.bsky.social Oct 7, 2026, 2:55 PM

Spaniopus dissimilis male.

#Wasps #Hymenoptera #VC55 #Pteromalidae

Spaniopus dissimilis male.
Male mid tibia somewhat expanded and flattened distally, its posterior surface concave; tibia pale at base but more or less broadly fuscous to black distally. Antennal flagellum uniformly yellowish brown. Male forewing immaculate.
Parasitoids targeting gall-making insects within the Diptera family Cecidomyiidae (gall midges).
Tselikh, E.V. (2015) Review of the world species of Spaniopus Walker, 1833 (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae), with description of a new species from the Russian Far East. Zootaxa, 4058(1), 41-65.

Spaniopus dissimilis male.
Parasitoids targeting gall-making insects within the Diptera family Cecidomyiidae (gall midges).
Tselikh, E.V. (2015) Review of the world species of Spaniopus Walker, 1833 (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae), with description of a new species from the Russian Far East. Zootaxa, 4058(1), 41-65.

Spaniopus dissimilis male.
Male forewing immaculate.
Tselikh, E.V. (2015) Review of the world species of Spaniopus Walker, 1833 (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae), with description of a new species from the Russian Far East. Zootaxa, 4058(1), 41-65.

@ajcann.bsky.social Oct 7, 2026, 8:07 AM

Trichomalus spp.
At least 30 UK species.

#Wasps #Hymenoptera #VC55 #Pteromalidae

@ajcann.bsky.social Oct 6, 2026, 8:29 AM

Dendrocerus aphidum.

#Wasps #Hymenoptera #VC55 #Ceraphronoidea

Dendrocerus aphidum female. Aphid hyperparasite.
Fergusson, N.D.M. (1980) A revision of the British species of Dendrocerus Ratzeburg (Hymenoptera: Ceraphronoidea) with a review of their biology as aphid hyperparasites. Bulletin of The British Museum (Natural History) Entomology, 41, (4), 255-314.

@lastotw.bsky.social Oct 3, 2026, 8:47 AM

First Brambling of the Autumn over the house this morning with other finches 🙂
#VC55 birds.

@ajcann.bsky.social Sep 30, 2026, 1:18 PM

Stilpon spp.
If anyone can get this to species, please let me know.

#Diptera #VC55 #flies

@ajcann.bsky.social Sep 26, 2026, 3:12 PM

Fading Asters are still a magnet for Drone Flies.
Eristalis arbustorum.

#Diptera #VC55 #flies

Drone Fly, Eristalis arbustorum, on purple Aster flower.

@ajcann.bsky.social Sep 23, 2026, 1:34 PM

Torymus bedeguaris male emerging from Diplolepis rosae (bedeguar) gall.
Gall collected 18.09.2026, wasp emerged 23.09.2206.
#Wasps #Hymenoptera #VC55

Torymus bedeguaris male emerging from Diplolepis rosae (bedeguar) gall. Leicestershire, UK.
Gall collected 18.09.2026, wasp emerged 23.09.2206.
Keyed with Graham MWR de Vere & Gijswijt MJ (1998) Revision of the european species of Torymus Dalman (s.lat.)s.lat) (Hymenoptera: Torymidae). Zoologische Verhandelingen, Leiden 317: 1-202.

@ajcann.bsky.social Sep 22, 2026, 4:37 PM

Ooctonus vulgatus.
#Wasps #Hymenoptera #VC55 #Mymaridae

Thanks Derek!

@ajcann.bsky.social Sep 21, 2026, 2:37 PM

It's #Lygaeidae Monday! Is that a thing? No? Oh well.

#Bugs #Hemiptera #VC55

@ajcann.bsky.social Sep 21, 2026, 10:21 AM

Orionis coxator, only recently identified in the UK but seemingly becoming common (though hugely under recorded of course).

#Wasps #Hymenoptera #VC55 #Braconidae

Braconid wasp Orionis coxator, head: Broad, G. R., & Stigenberg, J. (2021). The genus Orionis Shaw (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Euphorinae) in the Old World. Journal of Hymenoptera Research, 88, 133-145.

Braconid wasp Orionis coxator: Broad, G. R., & Stigenberg, J. (2021). The genus Orionis Shaw (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Euphorinae) in the Old World. Journal of Hymenoptera Research, 88, 133-145.

@ajcann.bsky.social Sep 20, 2026, 4:14 PM

Cousin It.
Sorry, Ruby Tiger, Phragmatobia fuliginosa.

#VC55Moths #VC55 #moths

Ruby Tiger moth larva, Phragmatobia fuliginosa.

@ajcann.bsky.social Sep 18, 2026, 3:46 PM

Best Bedeguar Gall I've ever found, now waiting for the tenants to emerge.
This is going to be wasptastic.

#Wasps #Hymenoptera #VC55

@ajcann.bsky.social Sep 16, 2026, 3:17 PM

Colpoclypeus florus.

#Wasps #Hymenoptera #VC55 #Eulophidae

@ajcann.bsky.social Sep 13, 2026, 2:32 PM

Rosemary Beetle, Chrysolina americana, has finally reached my garden.

#Beetles #Coleoptera #VC55

@ajcann.bsky.social Sep 13, 2026, 2:17 PM

Ectemnius cavifrons being very territorial, those huge eyes mainly on the lookout for conspecifics, which it chases away furiously.

#Wasps #Hymenoptera #VC55 #Crabronidae #Video

@ajcann.bsky.social Sep 12, 2026, 10:06 AM

Hemiptarsenus fulvicollis.
First record for #VC55
#Wasps #Hymenoptera #Eulophidae

Hemiptarsenus fulvicollis female, clava with only terminal segment whitish.
Parasitoid of leaf-mining moths Elachistidae and Nepticulidae.
Askew, R.R. (1968) Handbooks for the identification of British Insects, Hymenoptera: 2: Chalcidoidea Section (b). Royal Entomological Society.

@ajcann.bsky.social Sep 12, 2026, 10:04 AM

Sycophila mellea.
First record for #VC55
#Wasps #Hymenoptera #Eurytomidae

Sycophila mellea female. Endoparasite of gall-forming Tetramesa species.

Claridge M.F. (1959) A contribution of the biology and taxonomy of the British Species of the genus Eudecatoma Ashmead (=Decatoma auctt. nec Spinola) (Hym., Eurytomidae). Transactions of the Society for British Entomology 13: 149‑168.

@ajcann.bsky.social Sep 11, 2026, 11:45 AM

Callitula pyrrhogaster, male (left) & female (right).

#Wasps #Hymenoptera #VC55 #Pteromalidae

@ajcann.bsky.social Sep 9, 2026, 2:05 PM

Spaniopus dissimilis.
First record for #VC55.
Parasitoid targeting gall-making insects within the Diptera family Cecidomyiidae (gall midges).

#Wasps #Hymenoptera #Pteromalidae

@ajcann.bsky.social Sep 8, 2026, 3:27 PM

Squatters
I am absolutely rubbish at rearing insects but I'm trying to be a good Hymenopterist by rearing parasitoids out from their hosts: ajcarthropoda.blogspot.com/2026/09/squa...

#Wasps #Hymenoptera #VC55 #Torymidae