2017-2019: A summary so far: Bombus lucorum aggregate (B magnus and B cryptarum, etc) on the Pennine moors.

Bombus magnus queen (conf S Falk)

Long Causeway-Maiden's Cross, Lancashire

August 15,  2017

 Bombus magnus extreme form - both above (det S Falk)

Bell's Grooves, Northumberland

August 29, 2018

Bombus magnus morphotype (det S Falk)

Bell's Grooves, Northumberland

August 29, 2018

Bombus cryptarum 2 different males (collected and then confirmed genetically)

Long Causeway, Maiden's Cross, Lancashire

September 1, 2018

Fairly typical Bombus cryptarum male morphotype

Salthill, Clitheroe, 29.8.2019

Bombus terrestris

Long Causeway, Maiden's Cross

August 31, 2018

Five photos above are examples of Bombus lucorum s. s.

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September 20, 2019: 16-spot Ladybirds on coastal vegetation near Sunderland Point, Lancashire:

16-spot Ladybird

11-spot Ladybird

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September 17, 2019: Bombus rupestris seen at two separate localities on the same day

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Two large Bombus rupestris at Hutton Roof on Red Clover and at Silverdale on Ivy.  Dark wings, sparse body hair, and lack of smooth pollen-collecting area on hind leg (hairy instead) separate it from its host, the social bumblebee, Bombus lapidaries

September 17, 2019, Hutton Roof, Cumbria

Mottled Grasshopper (Myrmeleotettix maculatus) in two colour forms on the limestone.

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September 5, 2019: Bell's Grooves, Northumberland:

Bombus soroeensis (all above)

Bombus muscorun

Bombus pascuorum and Bombus lucorum agg.

Bell's Grooves

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September 9, 2019: Spiranthes spiralis at Silverdale, Lancashire:

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August 18, 2019: Lofthouse Moor, North Yorkshire:

The rare coral fungus, Clavaria rosea and Hygrocybe acutoconica on the verge of a moorland road.

August 15, 2019: Newport, South Wales:

Bombus sylvarum (top) and Bombus humilis at Newport Wetlands Reserve

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August 13, 2019: Small Red-eyed Damselfly, Towneley Hall, Burnley:

The surprise arrival of two Small Red-eyed Damselflies at this small pool, found by Allen Holmes. Probably the most northerly site to date of this southern species.

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July 26, 2019: Bombus muscorum subspecies agricolae on the very extensive area of kidney vetch in the machair at Balranald, North Uist

The endemic subspecies agricolae (i.e. black-haired below the abdomen) on the highly floristic machair at Balranald, North Uist and is endemic to the Western Isles.

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