Theridion tinctum Asilid flies Eristalis tenax
Theridion varians Ferninandea cuprea
Enoplognatha thoracica Dioctria atricapillus Helophilus pendulus
Enoplognatha ovata Dioctria hyalipennis Heringia heringi
Enoplognatha latimana Dioctria rufipes Meliscaeva auricollis
Metellina mengei Dysmachus trigonus Parhelophilus versicolor
Tetragnatha obtusa RDB3 Eutolmus rufibarbis Pipiza bimaculata
Agalenatea redii Leptogaster cylindrica Pipizella varipes
Araniella opistographa Machimus atricapillus N Pipizella virens
Nb Zilla diodia Syrphus balteatus
Walckenaeria antica Stratiomyid flies N Triglyphus primus
Walckenaeria unicornis Volucella bombylans
Pocadicnemis juncea Chloromyia formosa N Volucella inanis
Neriene clathrata RDB2 Stratiomys longicornis Volucella pellucens
Neriene peltata Xanthogramma citrofasciatum
Tabanid flies Xanthogramma pedissequum
Diptera Chrysops relictus Lepidoptera
Bombyliid flies Syrphid flies Green Hairstreak
Common Blue
Bombylius major Chalcosyrphus nemorum Gatekeeper
Cheilosia species D Grayling
Conopid flies Cheilosia honesta Meadow Brown
Cheilosia vernalis Ringlet
Conops ceriaeformis Cheilosia bergenstammi Speckled Wood
Myopa buccata Chrysotoxum bicinctum Comma
Physocephala rufipes Chrysotoxum cautum Small tortoiseshell
Sicus ferrugineus Chrysotoxum festivum Painted Lady
RDB3 Zodion notatum Chrysotoxum verralli Large Skipper
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Small Skipper
Empid flies Epistrophe eligans Six-spot Burnet
Eristalis arbustorum Zygaena filipendulae
Lissempis nigritarsis Eristalis intricarius Six-belted Clearwing
Bembecia scopigera
Peter Harvey
TWO INTERESTING WASP RECORDS IN ONE GO!
On the 19th of June I was walking by the side of Childerditch Pond at Thorndon Park
North when I noticed (and collected) a large wasp scraping wood fibres from the fence
paling at one end of the pond. Continuing along the path I then noticed a second even
larger wasp (Dolichovespula media) nearly the size of a hornet worker scraping wood
from a fence paling at the opposite end of the fence! Using an old key I initially
identified the first wasp as Dolichovespula norvegica, a rare wasp with only one recent
record in the county. However using the new key published by George Else recently in
British Wildlife it became clear that it is in fact Dolichovespula saxonica and new to the
county (although this needs confirmation). Both D. media and D. saxonica were first
recorded in Britain relatively recently (1980 and 1987 respectively) and are thought to
have been introduced into Britain. Both have been steadily spreading, D. media
extending from east Kent to north-west Devon and northwards to Lincolnshire and D.
saxonica being recorded from Norfolk, Greater London, Surrey, West and East Sussex
and Hampshire (Identification, Social Wasps by George Else in British Wildlife June
1994).
Peter Harvey