0007 : Riverside Nature Park/Ninewells Arboretum/Balgay Hill 31/5/26

A trip to Riverside Nature Park then a slow wander home via Ninewells Arboretum and Community Garden before having a look around at Balgay Hill. 

Painted Lady
Pond Skater
Map-winged Swift
Map-winged Swift
Xysticus cristatus
Oedemera lurida
Common Blue Damselfly
Common Blue Damselfly
Meadow Grey
Melanostoma scalare
Dolichopodini sp.
Cheilosia sp.
Cheilosia sp.
Sarcophaga sp.
Sarcophaga sp.
Early Bumblebee
Early Bumblebee
Silver-ground Carpet
Nursery Web Spider
Nursery Web Spider
Ichneumon sp.
Ancistrocerus sp.
Ancistrocerus sp.
Common Blue Damselfly
Common Blue Damselfly
Tropidia scita
Tortricidae sp.
Tortricidae sp.
Diptera sp.
Grey Sailor Beetle
Cheilosia illustrata
Cheilosia illustrata
Orange-spotted Plant Bug & Green Leaf Weevil
Orange-spotted Plant Bug & Green Leaf Weevil
Tipula vernalis
Orange-spotted Plant Bug
Chrysopa perla
Tetragnatha extensa
Dolichopus ungulatus
Dolichopus ungulatus
Forficula dentata
Eupeodes corallae
Eupeodes corallae
Tipula vernalis
Gerris thoracicus
Common Blue Damselfly
Syrphidae sp.
Notonecta sp.
Notonecta sp.
Water Snail sp.
Nettle Tap
Peacock
Cheilosia variabilis
Common Blue Damselfly
Common Blue Damselfly
Azure Damselfly & Common Blue Damselfly
Azure Damselfly
Common Blue Damselfly
Azure Damselfly & Common Blue Damselfly
Azure Damselfly
Common Blue Damselfly
Common Blue Damselfly
Common Blue Damselfly
Common Blue Damselfly
Common Blue Damselfly
Common Blue Damselfly
Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus
Garden Grass-veneer
Grey Sailor Beetle
Small White
Sarcophaga sp.
Eristalis pertinax
Oedemera lurida
Tenthredo mesomela
Tenthredo mesomela
Silver-ground Carpet
Xylota segnis
Tipula vernalis
Speckled Wood
Speckled Wood
Helophilus pendulus
Phyllobius virideaeris
Phyllobius virideaeris
Grey Sailor Beetle
Brachypterus sp.
Common Brown Click Beetle
Limonia phragmitidis
Phaonia subventa(?)
Myrmica rubra
Helophilus pendulus
Dolichopodidae sp.
Mycetophilidae sp. (Fungus Gnat)
Mycetophilidae sp. (Fungus Gnat)
Mycetophilidae sp. (Fungus Gnat)
Mycetophilidae sp. (Fungus Gnat)
Mycetophilidae sp. (Fungus Gnat)
Dolichopus ungulatus
Tenthredo livida
Tenthredo livida
White-barred Gold
Early Bumblebee
Rustic Sailor Beetle
Rustic Sailor Beetle
Rustic Sailor Beetle
Rustic Sailor Beetle
Tree Bumblebee
Anthomyia procellaris
Dolichopus ungulatus
Dolichopus ungulatus
Fork-tailed Flower Bee
Dolichopus ungulatus
Dolichopus ungulatus
Dolichopus ungulatus
Common Marble
Empis tessellata
Crepidodera sp.
Common Carder Bee
Nettle Tap
* Tortix Moth sp. *
Early Bumblebee
Empis tessellata
Sloe Bug/Hairy Shieldbug
Sloe Bug/Hairy Shieldbug

Shieldbug - Hairy Shieldbug (Sloe Bug).

Flies - Anthomyia procellaris, Dolichopus ungulatus, Empis tessellata, Phaonia subventa, Sarcophaga sp..

Bumblebees - Common Carder Bee, Early Bumblebee, Tree Bumblebee.

Moths - Common Marble, Map-winged Swift, Meadow Grey, Nettle Tap, Silver-ground Carpet, White-barred Gold.

Beetles - Backswimmer sp, Brachypterus sp., Common Brown Click-beetle, Crepidodera sp., Oedemera lurida.

Bees - Fork-tailed Flower Bee.

Soldier Beetle - Grey Sailor Beetle, Rustic Sailor Beetle.

Sawflies - Tenthredo livida, Tenthredo mesomela.

Fungus Gnat - Mycetophilidae sp.

Hoverflies - Cheilosia illustrata, Cheilosia variabilis, Eristalis pertinax, Eupeodes corallae, Helophilus pendulus, Melanostoma scalare, Tropida scita, Xylota segnis.

Ants - Myrmica rubra.

Craneflies - Limonia phragmitidis, Tipula vernalis.

Weevils - Phyllobius argentatus, Phyllobius virideaeris.

Butterflies - Orange Tip, Painted Lady, Peacock, Red Admiral, Small White, Speckled Wood.

Damselflies - Azure Damselfly, Common Blue Damselfly.

Snaills - Water Snail sp.

Pondskater - Gerris thoracicus.

Earwigs - Common Earwig.

Spiders - Nursery Web Spider, Tetragnatha extensa, Xysticus cristatus.

Lacewings - Chrysopa perla.

Bugs - Orange-spotted Plant Bug.

Wasps - Ancistrocerus sp.   

 

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