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Drone fly Eristalis tenax on Greater Knapweed, Bettyhill
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Sutherland - Bettyhill
Dronefly (Eristalis tenax), a good honey bee mimic, on Greater Knapweed (Centaurea scabiosa) at Farr Glebe, Bettyhill. This species can be distinguished from the honey bee by its larger eyes, fatter waist and single pair of wings.
19 July 2017
Drone fly Eristalis tenax on Greater Knapweed, Bettyhill
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Sutherland - Bettyhill
Dronefly (Eristalis tenax), a good honey bee mimic, on Greater Knapweed (Centaurea scabiosa), Farr Glebe, Bettyhill
Wild flower meadow, Farr Glebe, Bettyhill, Sutherland, with amongst other plants Common or Black Knapweed (Centaurea nigra), Field Scabious (Knautia arvensis), Meadow Vetchling (Lathyrus pratensis), Greater Knapweed (Centaurea scabiosa) and Common Vetch (Vicia sativa). This area was planted to enhance the habitat for bees and other pollinators.
19 July 2017
Greater Knapweed, Sutherland
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Sutherland - Bettyhill
Greater Knapweed (Centaurea scabiosa) is a big favourite with butterflies. It can often be found along woodland rides. Grows mainly in England but can be found across the UK. These were photographed at Farr Glebe, Bettyhill, Sutherland.
18 July 2017
Greater Knapweed, Sutherland
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Sutherland - Bettyhill
Greater Knapweed (Centaurea scabiosa), Farr Glebe, Bettyhill, Sutherland, showing the stems, the shape of the leaves, and different stages of flowering and seed head development.
18 July 2017
Common Carder bumblebee on Greater Knapweed
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Stirlingshire - Fallin and Wester Moss
Common Carder bumblebee (Bombus pascuorum) on Greater Knapweed (Centaurea scabiosa), taken on a plant walk with the Inner Forth Landscape Initiative in Fallin, Stirling. The initiative aimed to create a habitat network across Central Scotland, helping pollinators to thrive.
27 July 2016
Great Yellow Bumblebee on Common knapweed, Balranald
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Western Isles - Balranald and western North Uist
Great Yellow Bumblebee (Bombus distinguendus) on Common knapweed (Centaurea nigra) at RSPB Balranald Nature Reserve, North Uist. The distinguishing feature of this rare bee is the band of black hairs across the thorax where the wings join the body.
05 August 2017
Machair, Balranald, North Uist
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Western Isles - Balranald and western North Uist
One of the rarest habitats in Europe, machair is formed only on exposed, west facing shores in Scotland and Ireland. It is low lying, fertile sandy ground which hosts a rich variety of plants and birds. Here you can see the purple flowers of Common knapweed (Centaurea nigra) and the yellow ones of Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris), along the coast of Hougharry Bay, RSPB Balranald nature reserve, North Uist.
05 August 2017
Meadow Brown on Knapweed at Spey Bay
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Moray - Spey Bay
Meadow Brown (Maniola jurtina) on Common (or Black) Knapweed (Centaurea nigra) at Spey Bay.
26 July 2024
Narrow-bordered 5-Spot Burnet Moths mating, Auchlochan, South Lanarkshire
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South Lanarkshire - Auchlochan
Narrow-bordered 5 spot Burnet moths (Zygaena lonicerae) mating on Common (or Black) Knapweed (Centaurea nigra), Auchlochan, South Lanarkshire
