Tuesday, May 7, 2019

Cullaloe LNR - 200 squared

Water traps
So this last weekend saw both the diptera list on the reserve go over 200 and the new additions list for 2019. That was my target for 2019, so I guess it was a bit of a low one...

The 200th fly for the reserve was the hoverfly Neoascia tenur (my 98th hover). Additions to the reserve list stand now at 203, with the splendid new for county Luaxania cylindricornis (see pic below). Some water buckets in a paddock currently filled with sheep yielded some Hydrophilidae but the only one I've done so far is the Sphaeridium.

Sphaeridium scarabaeoides

Lauxania cylindricornis


Latest additions
718 R diptera Neoascia tenur A hover fly
719 spider Xysticus cristatus Crab Spider
720 R hemiptera Macustus grisescens A leaf hopper
721 hemiptera Stenodema laevigata A bug
722 R M coleoptera Sphaeridium scarabaeoides A water beetle
723 lep-moth Adela cuprella A micro moth
724 diptera Cheilosia fraterna A hoverfly
725 R diptera Pegoplata infirma A flower fly
726 R diptera Tipula varipennis A crane fly
727 C R M diptera Lauxania cylindricornis A lauxaniid fly

By group
Jan Feb Mar Apr May
Algae 1 1 1 1 1
Lichens 33 37 40 40 40
Fungi 67 93 103 108 115
Vascular 99 101 108 131 156
Bryophytes 53 54 58 58 58
Mollusc 11 20 21 21 23
Arachnida 23 31 32 36 43
Collembola 6 7 8 8 8
Hemiptera 5 9 11 19 25
Hymenoptera 4 8 9 13 15
Coleoptera 30 47 56 68 80
Diptera 4 19 44 82 125
Lepidoptera 4 14 22 38 76
Invert - Other 12 20 23 4 -121
Vert - Birds 48 56 64 70 75
Vert - Other 2 3 7 8 8
Total 402 520 607 705 727

2 comments:

  1. As you have already got your 2019 targets for the reserve I assume you will now be aiming for over 100 hovers which would be excellent going

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    1. So many targets could be reached this year! 300 moths (curr 285), 300 fungi (curr 293), bryophytes 100 (curr 99). Don't think I'll reach 200 coleoptera (cur 137!) but gotta leave something to do. 50 species of hymenoptera would be great, and they've been a bit of a theme as sawflies have caught my eye. Should be doable -if I can identify them... overall I think it's possible to break the 2k for the reserve, which is something I didn't think would happen this year

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