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EFC Centre at Wat Tyler Country ParkOur centre is available for visits on a pre-booked basis on Wednesdays between 10am - 4pm. The Club’s activities and displays are also usually open to the public on the first Saturday of the month 11am - 4pm.

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419 photos.

Notiophilus aquaticus black legs

Notiophilus aquaticus apical set punc

Notiophilus aquaticus

Notiophilus aquaticus frons

Teuchestes fossor underside

Teuchestes fossor

Byturus tomentosus pronotum

Byturus tomentosus underside

Byturus tomentosus elytra

Byturus tomentosus top

Leiopus nebulosus pronotum

Leiopus nebulosus frons

Leiopus nebulosus side

Leiopus nebulosus

Bruchus rufimanus front legs

Bruchus rufimanus

Sitona lineatus

Cryptocephalus pusillus side

Cryptocephalus pusillus var

Cryptocephalus pusillus top

Orchestes rusci head

Orchestes rusci side

Orchestes rusci

Calathus fuscipes legs

Calathus fuscipes head

Calathus fuscipes claw

Calathus fuscipes

Lochmaea suturalis sternites

Lochmaea suturalis top

Lochmaea suturalis head

Lochmaea suturalis underside

Lochmaea suturalis

Athous haemorrhoidalis dorsal

Athous haemorrhoidalis underside

Athous haemorrhoidalis side

Athous haemorrhoidalis pronotum

Sphaeridium scarabaeoides elytra

Sphaeridium scarabaeoides pronotum

Sphaeridium scarabaeoides underside

Drusilla canaliculata side

Drusilla canaliculata

Strophosoma nebulosum rostrum

Strophosoma nebulosum ridge

Strophosoma nebulosum side

Strophosoma nebulosum

Agriotes obscurus prosternum

Agriotes obscurus underside

Agriotes obscurus side

Agriotes obscurus

Demetrias atricapillus head

Demetrias atricapillus

C cryptica dual hairs

C cryptica plates

C cryptica dorsal plate

C cryptica

C glandium top

C glandium side

C glandium antennae

B varium elytra

B varium front tarsi

B varium pronotum

Bembidion varium

Orchesia undulata underside

Orchesia undulata

Pogonocherus hispidus

Notophilus palustris fore

Notophilus palustris

Syntomus foveatus

Antherophagus pallens underside

Antherophagus pallens top

Curtonotus aulicus pronotal edge

Curtonotus aulicus

Leistus spinibarbis inset

Leistus spinibarbis 2

Nalassus laevioctostriatus 2

Harpalus rufipes pronotum

Microlestes minutulus

Bembidion properans

Tanymecus palliatus side

Tanymecus palliatus rostrum

Tanymecus palliatus 1

Bembidion quadripustulatum

Poecilium alni - 4mm

Rhinoncus castor

Bitoma crenata

Festoon larva

Micropterix aruncella

Tetrix undulata

Heath Frit2

Heath Frit1

High Brown

Don Down 1947 specimen

Leptura quadrifasciata 2

Lochmaea caprea side

Lochmaea caprea

Carabus granulatus

Oiceoptoma thoracicum

Rhagium bifasciatum

Byturus tomentosus

Pterostichus niger

Galerucella lineola

Romualdius angustisetulus

Silpha tristis

Silpha atrata - black form

Silpha atrata - orange form

Rhagonycha lignosa

Rhagium mordax 2

Pterostichus madidus

Prosternon tessellatum

Platydracus stercorarius

Neocoenorrhinus aequatus

Melolontha melolontha

Limonius poneli

Isomira murina 2

Hippodamia variegata 2

Harpalus rufipes

Harpalus latus

Halyzia sedecimguttata

Graptus triguttatus

Gastrophysa polygoni

Grammoptera ruficornis

Dromius quadrimaculatus

Ctesias serra larvae

Cassida vibex

Carabus violaceus

Carabus problematicus

Cantharis cryptica

Brachinus crepitans 2

A stercorosus pronotum

Anoplotrupes stercorosus

Amphimallon solstitiale

Agrypnus murinus2

Agrilus biguttatus

Abax parallelepipedus2

Notiophilus biguttatus (spec ex)

Agrilus sulcicollis (spec examined)

Agrilus sulcicollis (spec ex)

Rhagonycha nigriventris

Trypodendron domesticum

Endomychus coccineus

Eulagius filicornis

Actenicerus sjaelandicus

larvae feeding on Broom

C viridis

H apterus

GTB mating

front head

wing tip

ovipositor

side head

dorsal view

Stictopleurus punctatonervosus 2

Deraeocoris ruber

Oncotylus viridiflavus 2

Gastrodes grossipes

Issus coleoptratus nymph

Campyloneura virgula

Acericerus vittifrons side

Acericerus vittifrons dorsal

Alydus calcaratus 2

Phytocoris varipes 2

Peritrechus geniculatus

Adelphocoris lineolatus

Plagiognathus arbustorum

Stenodema laevigata 2

Aelia acuminata in cop

Aelia acuminata

Phytocoris longipennis

Adelphocoris lineolatus on St Johns Wort

Aphrophora alni

Elasmucha grisea

Elasmucha grisea wings

Stenodema laevigata

Capsus ater

Leptopterna dolabrata

Neolygus contaminatus

Thamnotettix dilutior

Trixoscelis marginella 2

Trixoscelis marginella 1

Micropeza lateralis on broom

Dasypoda hirtipes 2

A sabulosa sea wall

Scarce Umber larvae

Omocestus viridulus

Cantharis livida

Nomada lathburiana

S vespiformis exuvia

exuvia in situ - Oak stump

S vespiformis

C pennaria larvae head

C pennaria larvae

E rufocinerea mating

Elachista rufocinerea larvae

E mi

O antiqua early instar

E mi larvae

M jurtina larvae

M impura larvae

N fimbriata larvae on Ling

HC larvae on Ling

Copper Underwing larvae

LYU - larvae

Grey Arches larvae

Lunar Yellow Underwing 01

Pebble Hook-tip larvae

Brussels Lace 01

Grass Emerald 01

Ypsolopha horridella 01

Orthotaenia undulana 01

Gypsonoma minutana 01

Teleiopsis diffinis 01

Batia lambdella 01

Nicrophorus vespillo 02

Nicrophorus vespillo 01

Loricera pilicornis 01

Isomira murina

Galeruca tanaceti ova

Galeruca tanaceti female

Attelabus nitens 01

Agapanthia villosoviridescens 01

Anaglyptus mysticus 02

Anaglyptus mysticus 01

Chilocorus renipustulatus 01

Stenurella melanura 01

Typhaeus typhoeus female

Thanasimus formicarius 01

Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata 02

Silpha atrata 01

Scaphidium quadrimaculatum 01

Phymatodes testaceus 01

Opilo mollis 01

Necrodes littoralis 01

Nalassus laevioctostriatus 01

Lucanus cervus 01

Liparus coronatus 01

Hoplia philanthus (dead)

Helops caeruleus 01

Dorcus parallelipipedus 01

Clytus arietis 01

Cicindela campestris 01

Chrysolina oricalcia 01

Chrysolina banksii 02

Chrysolina banksii 01

Cetonia aurata 01

Carabus nemoralis

Carabus monilis 01

Byrrhus pilula 01

Berosus affinis 01

Aphodius rufipes

Andrion regensteinense 01

Agrypnus murinus 01

Silky Wainscot 1

Pisaura mirabilis adult male

Pisaura mirabilis

Larinioides cornutus

Agalenatea redii juvenile

A pulverulenta subadult male

Dark Arches larvae head

Dark Arches larvae

with noctuid larvae

mating pr

hatched ova on heather

larvae on heather

C aeneana

Cauchas rufimitrella

Coleophora amethystinella

X citrofasciatum

GTB 2017

Ledra aurita 2

Ledra aurita-underside

A clarkella

CHB underside

Chalkhill Blue

V bombylans

C rufimitrella pair on foodplant

pair on foodplant

E pallida

potted on grass stem

Orange U - basking

Large Skipper pair - upperside

Large Skipper pair - underside

Large Skipper - female

Wood White courtship 2

Wood White courtship 1

Scarce Tort - Underside

Upperside

ova - Blackthorn

LW Conehead pair

Willow Emerald ovipositing

different instars 2

different instars

larvae

top view- roosting

side view- roosting

Nowickia ferox - top

Nowickia ferox - side

Nowickia ferox - head

Scaeva pyrastri

communal larvae

Goat moth group

Goat moth

on Ragwort

early instar - head

early instar

Cochylimorpha straminea

ova on Blackthorn

10mm larva on Hoary Cress

R campestris 01

X citrofasciatum 02

X citrofasciatum 01

Celypha lacunana mating

caterpillar on Wild Cherry

Grass Snake basking

final instar - on Broom

G Internana

silk cocoon

head - final instar

Minotaur beetle MGC

Corizus hyoscyami on ling

female Brimstone Sallow

Eriocrania subpurpurella - MGC

Jermaines Wood - Moschatel

Jermaines Wood - ride

Jermaines Wood - Adder

Jermaines Wood - deadwood

Eristalis pertinax

sign - recently gone missing

head of caterpillar

Neofaculta ericetella - larva

larva - night feeding

larva - final instar

larva

final instar larva - top

final instar larva - side

male - 'feathered' antennae

female - 'wire' antennae

larva feeding on Michaelmas Daisy petals

Vestal roosting

Hornet stinging Speckled Wood

Hornet consuming Speckled Wood

larva feeding on Sheep's Sorrel

caterpillar on Marsh Thistle

night-feeding on Sallow

underside

Pearl-bordered Fritillary

White-letter Hairstreak

early instar larva

O. fuscalis

Hornets' nest

in moorland

The Forester

Grass Rivulet

faded specimen basking

front view

nectaring on Ragged Robin

larva night-feeding

P. prasina (in cop)

L. vivipara

Adder - sea wall

Silver-spotted Skipper

High Brown Fritillary

Dark Green Fritillary (male)

Silver-studded Blue (male)

Silver-studded Blue (in cop)

Silver-washed Fritillary (underside)

Silver-washed Fritillary (female)

Silver-washed Fritillary (male)

Painted Lady (underside)

White-letter Hairstreak - missing tail streamers

female (spring form)

Ringlet (upperside)

Small Tortoiseshell (underside)

Brimstone larva on Alder Buckthorn

Common Blue (in cop)

Large White (female upperside)

Holly Blue (female)

newly emerged

Grizzled Skipper (courtship)

Meadow Brown (female)

ovipositing on Sheeps Sorrel

Heath Fritillary (2nd brood female)

Comma (on ivy)

Red Admiral 2

Red Admiral (underside)

Small White (summer form)

Meadow Brown (in cop)

Agelena labyrinthica (with Large Skipper)

Speckled Wood (underside)

Small White (spring form)

Peacock (courtship)

Orange Tip (m)

Orange Tip (female and ovum)

Small Copper (in cop)

Brown Hairstreak

Small Heath

Meadow Brown (male)

Meadow Brown (female underside)

Meadow Brown (male underside)

Argiope bruennichi (underside)

Painted Lady

Peacock larvae

Common Blue (male)

Common Blue (female)

Large White (female)

female (left) male (right)

Wall in cop 08-08-2010

male 18-07-2010

female ovipositing 17-07-2011

Broom Moth larva

Chamomile Shark larva

Star-wort larva 2

Star-wort larva

Volucella z. head

Volucella z.

Emperor larva early moult

Emperor larva 3rd instar

female ovipositing

mating pair

Heath Fritillary in cop

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