Shetland Bumblebee
The Shetland bumblebee is one of my favourite invertebrate species I have encountered in Shetland and I have written about them previously. […]
Category: invertebrates
Migrant Hawker
One of the things I miss up in Shetland is the number of invertebrates such as butterflies, moths and dragonflies that I […]
Shetland Bumblebee
The ‘Shetland’ bumblebee (Bombus muscorum) are found between May and October in a variety of habitats but most commonly around roadside verges […]
Butterflies and Buddleia
Plants like buddleia and thistle are fantastic food plants for butterflies and other invertebrates. I spent an enjoyable hour today watching brimstone, […]
Red-breasted Carrion Beetle
Walking in Glen Feshie the other day and came across this funky looking beetle. It is a red-breasted carrion beetle (Oiceoptoma thoracicum). […]
Monarch Butterflies – Pacific Grove, California
What an amazing day today was. I never thought I would see a monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) in the wild. Today I […]
Butterflies Topping Out
On a recent trip to Spain it was interesting to note how many butterflies there were near the tops of hills and […]
Violet Carpenter Bee – Spain
The Violet Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa violacea), is the common European species of carpenter bee, and one of the largest bees in Europe. […]