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Alpine Blue Sow Thistle near Grantown, Speyside
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Grantown on Spey and Lochindorb
Golden Dung Fly on an Alpine Blue Sow Thistle (Cicerbita alpina) near Grantown, Speyside, taken by David Palmar
28 July 2023
Peppered Moth, Dundreggan
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Dundreggan moth traps
The Peppered Moth is from the family Geometridae. It is renowned for its markings, which provide camouflage against lichen-covered rocks and tree bark. Photo taken by David Palmar as part of a moth trapping session at the Scottish Entomologists' Gathering in Dundreggan.
24 June 2023
A fly from the family Tachinidae on Yarrow, Grantown East
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Grantown on Spey and Lochindorb
A fly from the family Tachinidae upon a pink variation of Yarrow (Achillea millefolium) at Grantown East. A Common red soldier beetle (Rhagonycha fulva) can also be seen in the background, taken by David Palmar
21 July 2023
A Common red soldier beetle on Yarrow, Grantown East
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Grantown on Spey and Lochindorb
A Common red soldier beetle (Rhagonycha fulva) and a fly from the family Tachinidae upon a pink variation of Yarrow (Achillea millefolium) at Grantown East, taken by David Palmar
21 July 2023
St Mark's Fly, Castlemilk Park
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Castlemilk Park
St Mark's Fly (Bibio marci) in Castlemilk Park, taken by David Palmar
14 May 2022
St Mark's Fly, Castlemilk Park
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Castlemilk Park
St Mark's Fly (Bibio marci) in Castlemilk Park, taken by David Palmar
14 May 2022
Crane fly, Flanders Moss National Nature Reserve
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Flanders Moss
Crane fly (Tipula sp.), Flanders Moss National Nature Reserve, Stirlingshire
20 September 2020
European Drone Fly on Mint, Glasgow
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Glasgow - Broomhill, Jordanhill Claythorn and Bingham's Pond
European Drone Fly (Eristalis arbustorum), a species of hoverfly, on Mint, taken by David Palmar on Broomhill Allotments, Glasgow
22 August 2020
European Drone Fly on Mint, Glasgow
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Glasgow - Broomhill, Jordanhill Claythorn and Bingham's Pond
European Drone Fly (Eristalis arbustorum), a species of hoverfly, on Mint, taken by David Palmar on Broomhill Allotments, Glasgow
22 August 2020
Bee Fly on Lungwort, Greenbank Garden
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East Renfrewshire
Bee Fly (Bombylius sp.) nectaring on Lungwort (Pulmonaria sp.), taken by David Palmar in NTS (National Trust for Scotland) Greenbank Garden, Clarkston, East Renfrewshire. Note the long legs and its enormous proboscis which enables it to suck nectar from deep within a flower head.