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Although I have occasionally photographed insects over many years my interest in them is very recent. Photographing and learning about them offers a break from my main pursuit of photographing and identifying marine life. Entomologist Dr. Charles David of the Guernsey Biological Records Centre tells me that most insects cannot be identified from photographs alone. The same applies to many marine species. However Guernsey's insect fauna is more limited so some insect species can be identified in Guernsey as they may be the sole member of their family or genus found on our island. I have no knowledge of insects so some images only contain an image caption. The identifications that have been made have been provided by Dr. Charles David of the Guernsey Biological Records Centre. http://www.biologicalrecordscentre.gov.gg/

I find that photography is a great benefit for remembering what I have seen and where I have seen it. I hope to grow this gallery of images of insects so that it may help Guernsey residents and visitors identify the species they come across.
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fly field enclose top Val de Terre SPP 020808 6304 smg
fly field edge Fort Road 300708 6193 smg
This buff-tailed bumble bee, Bombus terrestris, was first seen feeding on nectar by the side of the field bordering Fort Road, south of St. Peter Port on the 30 July 2008. The bee flew down to the ground as I approached to photograph it. Its abdomen was pulsating while it stood on the ground. This bumble bee was identified by entomologist Dr. Charles David of the Guernsey Biological Records Centre. http://www.biologicalrecordscentre.gov.gg/ File No. 300708 6201 ©RLLord fishinfo@guernsey.net
bumble bee field enclosure top Val de Terre 020808 6328 smg
bumble bee field enclosure top Val de Terre 020808 6337 smg
black & yellow insect field border Fort Road 020808 6354 smg
harvestman sealord hse leanto 090908 9629 RLLord smg
I photographed this insect standing on my bathroom window frame on the afternoon of the 27 February 2009. It was identified by Dr. Charles David of the Guernsey Biological Records Centre, St. Peter Port, Guernsey as Sylvicola fenestralis in the family anisopidae. Dr. David writes that it is "a very common species." File No. 270209 1994 ©RLLord fishinfo@guernsey.net
Dr. Charles David of the Guernsey Biological Records Centre identified these two mating insects as belonging to the family psychodidae. They are known as drain or moth flies. These insects were mating under a fern leaf a few feet away from a composter set in a sunny location in my garden in St. Peter Port, Guernsey. They were photographed on the afternoon of 28 February 2009. File No. 280209 2113 ©RLLord fishinfo@guernsey.net
Dr. Charles David of the Guernsey Biological Records Centre identified these two mating insects as belonging to the family psychodidae. They are known as drain or moth flies. These insects were mating under a fern leaf a few feet away from a composter set in a sunny location in my garden in St. Peter Port, Guernsey. They were photographed on the afternoon of 28 February 2009.
File No. 280209 2113
©RLLord
fishinfo@guernsey.net
Dr. Charles David of the Guernsey Biological Records Centre identified these two mating insects as belonging to the family psychodidae. They are known as drain or moth flies. These insects were mating under a fern leaf a few feet away from a composter set in a sunny location in my garden in St. Peter Port, Guernsey. They were photographed on the afternoon of 28 February 2009. File No. 280209 2113 ©RLLord fishinfo@guernsey.net
Dr. Charles David of the Guernsey Biological Records Centre identified these two mating insects as belonging to the family psychodidae. They are known as drain or moth flies. These insects were mating under a fern leaf a few feet away from a composter set in a sunny location in my garden in St. Peter Port, Guernsey. They were photographed on the afternoon of 28 February 2009.
File No. 280209 2113
©RLLord
fishinfo@guernsey.net
filename: drain moth fly Psychodidae mating 280209 ©RLLord 2113 smg |
Keywords: garden damp mating guernsey channel islands british isles moth fly composter psychodidae drain fly mating insects 28 february 2009 damp conditions
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