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    Long-horn Beetle ID? (Bogogno, 28010 Province of Novara, Italy)

    Hi All Saw this small beetle (12mm-ish) and took some pictures. I can't find it as a UK beetle. It appears to be a long-horn beetle but.....? Perhaps someone could ID for me? Yours, Gareth
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    Wasp ID? (Holme Fen, UK)

    Hi All This is the last one from last autumn. 10 images of varying quality (straight out of the camera) but hopefully showing diagnostic information. Could someone please take a look and see if it is possible to ID? Thanks, Gareth
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    Hoverfly ID? (Holme Fen, UK)

    Hi All An outstanding hoverfly from last year. I think it is Eristalis nemorum - dark hind metatarsus, thinner than tibia. The face is very dusted perhaps with a thin stripe down the middle. The only other option I could find was E. arbustorum but the dark hind metatarsus thicker, than tibia...
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    Shieldbug ID? (Cambridgeshire)

    Hi All Bought an Asphodeline from a nursery today and got a free shieldbug. I am struggling with the ID. Looks a bit like a Box Bug but the antenae are reddish, the pronotum is slender and almost elegant. Could someone put me out of my misery please? Yours, Gareth
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    Hoverfly5 ID please? (Woodwalton, Cambs., UK)

    Hi All I think this is a female Epistrophe eligans? Could someone please confirm ID? Thanks, Gareth
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    Hoverfly4 ID please? (Woodwalton, Cambs., UK)

    Hi All 99% sure this is Leucozona lucorum. Could someone please confirm ID? Thanks, Gareth
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    Hoverfly3 ID please? (Woodwalton, Cambs., UK)

    Hi All Really struggling with this one. Could someone please confirm ID? Thanks, Gareth
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    Hoverfly2 ID please? (Woodwalton, Cambs., UK)

    Hi All I thought that this was a small Eristalis sp. But on closer inspection, I think this is a male Epistrophe eligans Could someone please confirm ID? Thanks, Gareth
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    Hoverfly1 ID Please? (Woodwalton, Cambs., UK)

    Hi All Green End Lane for anyone local is a great spot for various insects. With the local reserve shut, this was my first and only stop of the day. This one is new to me and I think it is Dasysyrphus albostiatus - grey vertical stripes on thorax and black stigma on wings. Could someone...
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    Erodium ID please? (Cyprus - March 2024)

    Hi All Pretty sure this is an Erodium rather than a Gernaium sp. See the crap photo of the leef. Fortunately the picture of the flower is a bit better. The plant stood between 1.5ft and 2.5ft high. From what I can find I think it might be Erodium gruinum? Found near the coast, up from...
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    Pied / White Wagtails? (Cyprus - March 2024)

    Hi All Could someone take a look at the attached pics and ID? The last 4 I believe are of the same individual bird. Each were all alone and so may have come in during migration. Yours, Gareth
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    Iris ID? (Cyprus - March 2024)

    Hi All The only Iris I cvan find in an online "Cyprus Flora" is germanica. This iris was small, maybe 6in in heigh, very common. Just up the coast from Corralia Bay (Paphos), Cyprus. I am pretty sure that all the flowers were in pairs, as pic2. Yours, Gareth
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    Flower (Cyprus - March 2024)

    Hi All Found this plant along the coast from Corralia Bay (Paphos), Cyprus. There were a lot of them and I thought it would be pretty straight forward for me to ID, but I am struggling. The plant appeared to be bulbous, with one stem rising and the flowers branching off that. Cannot remember...
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    Lizard ID? - Cyprus

    Hi All Came across a few larger lizard type reptiles during a short break. I know absolutely nothing about reptile but took a couple of pictures (separate individuals). From a quick look, I am guessing at Laudakia cypriaca (Cyprus Rock Agama)? Could someone please ID? Yours, Gareth
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    Oxythyrea noemi? - Cyprus

    Hi All There seem to be a group of chaffers with similar markings. I think this one is Oxythyrea noemi, could someone double check the ID please? Thanks, Gareth
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    Misumena vatia? - Cyprus

    Hi All A bit of a punt on this but the only yellow crab spider I can find in Cyprus is this one Not sure about the oprunage spot though? Could someone please ID? Yours, Gareth
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    Scantius aegyptius? - Cyprus

    Hi All I think I have got this one too, maybe? Could someone please take a look and confirm or deny? Thanks, Gareth
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    Spilostethus pandurus? - Cyprus

    Hi All After a bit of research I think this is the correct ID. Could someone please confirm or deny? Thanks, Gareth
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    Stonechat - Cyprus

    Hi All I guess the question here is if any of these are "eastern" stonechats. The male in pic 1 looks like he has way more than a half collar. The Collins 2nd ed. isn't very helpful. Could someone take a quick look and comment accordingly? Yours, Gareth
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    Linnet? - Cyprus

    Hi All This bird was very much silhouetted and I had high hopes for it. Thought it might be a bunting but to my eye, it just looks like a Linnet> Yours, Gareth
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    Warbler 2 - Cyprus

    Hi All Not sure about this. Immediate though was Lesser Whitethroat but the breast is buffish/grey. The eye is brown. So I looked elsewhere..... I think it is a female Sardinian Warbler. Brownish eye, lower bill is grey. Thanks, Gareth
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    Warbler 1 - Cyprus

    Hi All I think this is straightforward. Sardinian? Red ring around the red eye, pale breast. Thanks, Gareth
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    Sparrow - Cyprus

    HI All Presumably a Spanish Sparrow? White above the eye, extensive markings on the breast. Can't find anything else that is comparable. Yours, Gareth
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    Sandpiper - Cyprus

    Hi All Horrible feeling that this is a Common Sandpiper....... all the way to Cyprus......... Can someone please take a look and confirm or deny? Thanks, Gareth
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    Serin? - Cyprus

    Hi All More from Cyprus...... I think that the first picture is a Serin. Thick beak, yellow in the right place and distinctly marked breast. I have also attached a second photo that shows (badly) some other members of a small flock. The whole flock was very skittish and disappeared as soon as...
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