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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.
17 April 2021
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.
17 April 2021
Spiked Shieldbug feeding on Fox Moth caterpillar, Lenzie Moss
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East Dunbartonshire Mosses
Spiked Shieldbug (Picromerus bidens) feeding on Fox Moth (Macrothylacia rubi) caterpillar using its proboscis, Lenzie Moss, East Dunbartonshire
03 September 2017
Female Orange tip butterfly, Bo'ness
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Falkirk - Bo'ness and Kinneil
Female Orange tip (Anthocharis cardamines) butterfly on Garlic Mustard (Alliaria petiolata), former Bridgeness Shipbreakers site, Bo'ness. Females are white with black tips and lack the orange of the males. The butterflies prefer damp habitats but are often found in gardens. They use this plant as a place to lay their eggs.
03 May 2017
Female Orange tip butterfly, Bo'ness
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Falkirk - Bo'ness and Kinneil
Female Orange tip (Anthocharis cardamines) butterfly on Garlic Mustard (Alliaria petiolata), former Bridgeness Shipbreakers site, Bo'ness. Females are white with black tips and lack the orange of the males. The butterflies prefer damp habitats but are often found in gardens. They use this plant as a place to lay their eggs. Notice the curled up proboscis, which is extends into the plant to obtain nectar.
03 May 2017
Female Orange tip butterfly, Bo'ness
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Falkirk - Bo'ness and Kinneil
Female Orange tip (Anthocharis cardamines) butterfly nectaring on Garlic Mustard (Alliaria petiolata), former Bridgeness Shipbreakers site, Bo'ness. Females are white with black tips and lack the orange of the males. The butterflies prefer damp habitats but are often found in gardens. They use this plant as a place to lay their eggs.
03 May 2017
Female Orange tip butterfly, Bo'ness
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Falkirk - Bo'ness and Kinneil
Female Orange tip (Anthocharis cardamines) butterfly on Garlic Mustard (Alliaria petiolata), former Bridgeness Shipbreakers site, Bo'ness. Females are white with black tips and lack the orange of the males. The butterflies prefer damp habitats but are often found in gardens. They use this plant as a place to lay their eggs.
