Sand Point going backwards.

Since my last posting I've been having some of my sightings verified in particular the diptera. As it turned out I did pretty well for a 6 week old dipterist but there were many errors so my score went backwards. Today I had a message from Roger Morris from the Hoverfly Recording Scheme and book "Britain's Hoverflies An Introduction to the hoverflies of Britain" offering to verify my hoverflies. Again I did pretty well but one or two didn't quite reach the grade.
Roger is keen to get any hoverfly records for the Hoverfly Recording Scheme even daily duplicate records as they all help paint a picture of population and timing trends so do get in touch with him.
The last couple of days have been sunny and quite warm in areas sheltered from the wind so I've managed to make up the numbers leaving me just 4 short of last weeks score at 626.
I'm off to dissect a Scythris so here are some of my finds from the last few days:

600 Chrysopilus cristatus - diptera 21/6/13 (unverified)

601 Beris morrisii - diptera 21/6/13 (second opinion from photos - verified)
602 Tephritis bardanae - diptera 21/6/13 (second opinion from photos - verified)
603 Scaeva pyrastri - diptera 21/6/13 (unverified)
604 Yarrow Plume Gillmeria pallidactyla - lepidoptera 21/6/13 (photographed - unverified)

Yarrow Plume

605 Eristalinus sepuchralis - hoverfly 24/6/13 (photographed, hairy part of lower eyes seen in photograph - verified)
606 Salticus scenicus - spider (female separated from cingulatus by examination of epigyne)
607 Beris vallata - diptera (photographed - verified)
608 Gooseberry Sawfly - larvae on Ribes uva-crispa 24/6/13 (photographed - unverified)

Gooseberry Sawfly larva

609 Gooseberry Ribes uva-crispa - 24/6/13 (photographed - unverified)
610 Helophilus trivittatus - hoverfly 24/6/13 (photographed - verified)

Helophilus trivittatus

611 Harlequin Ladybird - 24/6/13 (photographed - verified)
612 Broad-bodied Chaser - 24/6/13 (photographed - unverified)
613 Thistle Tortoise Beetle Cassida rubiginosa 24/6/13 (photographed - unverified)
614 Notostira elongata - Hemiptera 24/6/13 (photographed - unverified)
615 Common Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina - Hemiptera 24/6/13 (photographed - unverified)
616 Smooth Hawksbeard Crepis capillaris - plant 24/6/13 (photographed - unverified)
617 Common Centaury Centaurium erythraea - plant 24/6/13 (photographed - unverified)
618 Hedge Bindweed Calystegia sepium - plant 24/6/13 (photographed - unverified)
619 Cheddar Pink Dianthus gratianopolitanus - plant 24/6/13 (photographed - unverified)

Cheddar Pink

620 Pyramidal Orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis - plant 24/6/13 (photographed - unverified)
621 Chloromyia formosa - diptera 24/6/13 (photographed - unverified)
622 Cantharis nigra - beetle 24/6/13 (confirmed from photos)
623 Nemapogon cloacella - lepidoptera 26/6/13 (photographed - unverified)
624 Acrolepia autumnitella - lepidoptera 26/6/13 (larva on Solanum dulcamara (photographed - unverified))
625 Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes - hemiptera 26/6/13 (photographed - unverified)
626 Sun Spurge Euphorbia helioscopia - plant 26/6/13 (photographed - unverified)