Horsey Corner - Swollen Syphunculi

Don't often look at aphids, but caught quite a few distinctive looking ones the other day - a bit of investigation showed them to be Hyperomyzus pallidus, which uses Sonchus as a host plant at this time of year - lots of Perennial Sow Thistle (and also Marsh Sow Thistle) round here, so that's presumably where they came from. A reasonable number of autumn moths recently, plus a sweet little baby Grass Snake in the garden. The Red Deer stags are bellowing away this morning, don't want to get too close to them...

Hyperomyzus pallidus

Flounced Chestnut

Feathered Thorn

Merveille du Jour

1903	Psallus varians	Hemipteroids	Mirisae
1904 *	Chamaepsylla hartigi	Hemipteroids	Psyllidae
1905 *	Ophion crassicornis	Hymenoptera	Ichneumonidae
1906 *	Netelia fuscicornis	Hymenoptera	Ichneumonidae
1907	Keijia tincta	Arachnids	Theridiidae
1908 *	Ichneumon xanthorius	Hymenoptera	Ichneumonidae
1909	Lasioglossum lativentre	Hymenoptera	Lasioglossum - Furry-claspered Furrow Bee
1910	Cyphon coarctatus	Coleoptera	Scirtidae
1911	Hylyphantes graminicola	Arachnids	Linyphiidae
1912	Andrena synadelpha	Hymenoptera	Andrenidae: Broad-margined Mining Bee
1913	Anoplus plantaris	Coleoptera	Weevil
1914	Platycheirus angustatus	Diptera	Syrphidae
1915	Agriotes sputator	Coleoptera	Elateridae
1916	Brachypterus urticae	Coleoptera	Nitidulidae
1917	Dichonia aprilina	Lepidoptera:moths	Merveille du Jour
1918	Xanthia aurago	Lepidoptera:moths	Barred Sallow
1919	Eugnorisma glareosa	Lepidoptera:moths	Autumnal Rustic
1920	Cerodontha incisa	Diptera	Agromyzidae
1921	Agrochola lota	Lepidoptera:moths	Red-line Quaker
1922	Dolichopus trivialis	Diptera	Dolichopodidae
1923	Dolichopus popularis	Diptera	Dolichopodidae
1924	Halidamia affinis	Hymenoptera	Symphyta
1925	Natrix natrix	Reptiles	Grass Snake
1926	Minettia rivosa s.l.	Diptera	Lauxaniidae
1927 *	Hyperomyzus pallidus	Hemipteroids	Aphidinae
1928	Chamaepsila rosae	Diptera	Psilidae
1929 *	Helina reversio	Diptera	Muscidae
1930 *	Calliopum simillimum	Diptera	Lauxaniidae
1931	Agrochola helvola	Lepidoptera:moths	Flounced Chestnut
1932	Colotois pennaria	Lepidoptera:moths	Feathered Thorn