Natural History Photographs






Wasps & Bees
Corynis crassicornis
21 July 2007.
Ammophila spec.
Nederlands:Rupsendoder
26 July 2007.
Polistes cf. biglumis
Authority:(Linnaeus, 1758)
Nederlands:Bergveldwesp
Deutsch:Berg-Feldwespe
26 July 2007.
Nest of Eumenid wasp
17 July 2007.
Panurgus banksianus
Authority:(Kirby, 1802)
Nederlands:Grote roetbij
English:Large shaggy bee
Deutsch:Große Zottelbiene
17 July 2007.
Males continuously harassing each other
Megachile pyrenaica
Authority:Lepeletier, 1841
Deutsch:Pyrenäen-Mörtelbiene
21 & 26 July 2007.

top: Female feeding at Lotus corniculatus.
bottom: Female collecting mud for nest building.
Xylocopa violacea
Authority:(Linnaeus, 1758)
Nederlands:Blauwzwarte houtbij
English:Violet carpenter bee
Deutsch:Blauschwarze Holzbiene
17 July 2007.



Robberflies: Asilidae
Andrenosoma atrum
Nederlands:Zwarte breedkopstamjager
Deutsch:Schwarze Mordfliege
Laphria flava
Authority:(Linnaeus, 1761)
Nederlands:Gele hommelroofvlieg
English:bumblebee robberfly
Deutsch:Gelbe Mordfliege, Gelbe Raubfliege
Top two rows, male on lookout for potential prey; Bottom row, with prey. 17 & 21 July.
Ovipositing female. 26 July.
Views on oviposition site of Laphria flava
Neomochtherus alpinus
Deutsch:Alpen-Raubfliege
Neoitamus cf. cyanurus
Authority:(Loew, 1849)
Synonyms:Itamus cyanurus Loew, 1849
Nederlands:Bosrandroofvlieg
English:common awl robberfly
Deutsch:Gemeiner Strauchdieb



Bee-flies: Bombyliidae
Anthrax anthrax
Nederlands:Muurrouwzwever
Villa cf. hottentotta
Nederlands:Hottentottenvilla



Hoverflies: Syrphidae
Chrysotoxum festivum
Authority:Linnaeus, 1758)
Nederlands:Stipfopwesp
Norsk:engvepseblomsterflue
Svenska:ängsgetingfluga
Leucozona glaucia
Authority:(Linnaeus, 1758)
Nederlands:Doorzichtig-gele melkzweefvlieg
Norsk:lys lykteblomsterflue
Svenska:ljus lyktblomfluga
Dasysyrphus pinastri
Authority:(De Geer, 1776)
Nederlands:Zwartspriet-wimperzweefvlieg
Deutsch:Mondfleck-Waldschwebfliege
Norsk:furuskogblomsterflue
Svenska:större skogsblomfluga
Sericomyia silentis
Authority:(Harris, 1776)
Nederlands:Gele veenzweefvlieg
Deutsch:Gelbbandtorfschwebfliege
Norsk:myrtigerflue
Svenska:ljungtorvblomfluga
Volucella inanis
Authority:(Linnaeus, 1758)
Nederlands:Wespreus
Deutsch:Gebänderte Waldschwebfliege
Norsk:geithamsblomsterflue
Svenska:bålgetingblomfluga
Milesia crabroniformis

This hoverfly mimics the hornet, Vespa crabro. The match between model and mimic is often not very well conveyed by photographs, since they freeze the insect, eliminating all dynamic aspects. This certainly applies to these photo's, too - from them, one would easily judge this magnificent hoverfly to be a poor mimic. However, when I saw this fly hovering I could hardly believe it was anything else but a hornet!



Horseflies: Tabanidae
Philipomyia aprica
Nederlands:Gewone bloemdaas



Tachinidae



Conopidae
Conops quadrifasciatus
Nederlands:Zilveren blaaskop



Therevidae
Therevidae
Nederlands:Viltvliegen
English:stiletto flies
Deutsch:Luchsfliegen, Stilettfliegen



Butterflies: Papilionoidea
Aporia crataegi
Authority:(Linnaeus, 1758)
Nederlands:groot geaderd witje
English:Black Veined White
Deutsch:Baumweißling
Norsk:Hagtornsommerfugl
Svenska:Hagtornsfjäril
Español:blanca del majuelo
Lycaena tityrus
Authority:(Poda, 1761)
Synonyms:Heodes tityrus
Nederlands:bruine vuurvlinder
English:Sooty Copper
Deutsch:Brauner Feuerfalter
Français:Cuivré fuligineux
Español:manto oscuro
Lysandra coridon
Authority:(Poda, 1761)
Synonyms:Polyommatus coridon
English:Chalk Hill Blue
Deutsch:Silbergrüner Bläuling, Coridon-Bläuling
Español:niña coridón
Lycaena virgaureae
Authority:(Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms:Heodes virgaureae
Nederlands:morgenrood
English:Scarce Copper
Deutsch:Dukatenfalter
Français:Cuivré de la verge-d'or
Español:manto de oro
Melitaea phoebe
Authority:([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
English:Knapweed Fritillary
Deutsch:Flockenblumen-Scheckenfalter
Français:Mélitée des centaurées
Español:doncella mayor
Coenonympha
pamphilus
Authority:(Linnaeus, 1758)
Nederlands:hooibeestje
English:Small Heath
Deutsch:Kleines Wiesenvögelchen
Norsk:Engringvinge
Svenska:Kamgräsfjäril
Français:Fadet commun
Español:ocelada común
Coenonympha
darwiniana
English:Darwin's Heath
Deutsch:Darwins Wiesenvögelchen

Melanargia galathea
Authority:(Linnaeus, 1758)
Nederlands:dambordje
English:Marbled White
Deutsch:Schachbrett
Svenska:Schackbräde
Français:Demi-deuil
Español:medioluto norteña
Lasiommata maera
Authority:(Linnaeus, 1758)
Nederlands:rotsvlinder
English:Large Wall Brown
Deutsch:Braunauge
Norsk:Klipperingvinge
Svenska:Vitgräsfjäril
Français:Némusien
Español:pedregosa



Zygaenidae
Zygaena osterodensis
English:Woodland Burnet
Deutsch:Platterbsen-Widderchen
Français:Zygène de l'orobe, Zygène d'Ostérode



Miscellaneous
Sympetrum
fonscolombii
Authority:(Selys, 1840)
Nederlands:Zwervende heidelibel
English:Red-Veined Darter
Deutsch:Frühe Heidelibelle
Svenska:Vandrande ängstrollslända
Français:Sympétrum de Fonscolombe
Italiano:Cardinale venerosse
Español:Roja migradora

  
Authority:Latreille, 1793
Nederlands:Rechtvleugeligen
Deutsch:Heuschrecken