andrew john lamb

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@andy_j_lamb on Twitter as was. (Blue) Manc, living North of the Wall, south of the Border. Wildlife, cycling, science, City #FBPE

Grey Knot-horn moth, a small Pyralid moth with richly coloured wings, mostly maroon-red with flashes of purple and black, and silver grey cross-bands
A large plastic punnet of redcurrants on their stalks, and small dishes of shelled broadbeans and raspberries
Hoplodrina moth, possibly The Uncertain. A mid-sized brown moth with darker oval markings and cross-band mid-wing
A blue ceramic bowl of raspberries, boysenberries and wild strawberries, next to 5 pea pods
Beautiful China-Mark moth, a bright white moth with ornately marked wings. The markings are thin dark brown lines and swirls forming irregular circles, and the wing edges are yellowish brown
Eudonia lacustrata (I think), a small grey moth with black and white markings
A Tortrix moth with brown and buff-pink markings, yellow-orange shoulders and wing tip, and a hint of a grey band. Tentative ID is Grapholita janthinana
Asian Giant Hornet (Vespa mandarina), a large wasp with yellow head, dark thorax and yellow abdomen, hovering by a purple flower
Coelophora saucia, a mostly black, medium-sized ladybird. Viewed from above, it is very round, with a rim around the elytra, which also each have an elongated red dot
Platynaspis maculosa, a small, pilose ladybird, red with 4 large black blotches and a dark mid-line
White-headed Duck, a chestnut brown “stifftail” duck with a white head and bulbous pale blue bill
A Six-spotted Zigzag ladybird on a leaf. This beetle is quite variable, the photo showing a mostly black variant with 4 irregular red markings at the “corners” of the elytra
Eucosma campoliliana, a small, narrow moth, with a white head and mostly white wings. There are several black markings at the top of the wings, one third the way down and at the tips, with two chestnut brown patches near the tips. The moth rests on a piece of yellow sandstone
Bee-orchids in a meadow, one tall orchid with multiple blooms in the foreground, another smaller orchid in the background
Blood-vein moth, a large buff-yellow Geometrid moth with pointed wing tips. The bottom of the wings is edged pink and there is a distinct straight blood-red line across each wing, making a shallow V
Chinese Character moth, a small moth with rounded triangular wings held tent-like. The wings have a dark semi-circle on the leading edge, and a grey patch with fine white “writing”
Ceratomegilla notata, a medium-sized ladybird, mainly red with large, fused black dots
Buff-tip moth, a chunky, elongated moth looking rather like a piece of broken off twig - mottled silver-grey wings have black and brown cross bands and a buff patch at the tip while the head is silver-grey with a furry yellow “face”
Andrena scotica mining bee, a mid-sized black bee around the same size as a honeybee worker. It has extensive pale yellow hairs on its thorax and hind legs, and stripes of pale hairs on its abdomen. It rests on the pale green leaves of an oregano plant
A Grey Heron on the corner of a tiled roof. The heron is mostly grey with black wing edges and a yellow bill, and it seems to crouch forward with its long grey neck crooked into an S shape
A Green Long-horn moth, a small, metallic yellow-green winged moth with one-and-a-half body-length antennae curled out to the side.
Mompha subbistrigella, a small, narrow moth, with dark wings, speckled grey and with 2 oblique bands
Close up profile head-shot of a female Eider duck, a sea duck that breeds on the Farne Islands in Northumberland. The photo shows the striking dappled plumage - brown, black and grey - and the strong, stout triangular bill that the Eider uses to crunch through crustaceans and shells
A 22-spot Ladybird among blades of grass. This small ladybird is yellow with black spots
Least Black Arches, a smallish triangular moth with pale grey wings marked with black arches and streaks
7-spot ladybird on a red leaf, with droplets of moisture on the elytra
A small leaf beetle on the edge of a leaf. The beetle is copper-gold-green metallic with rows of punctures along its wing cases, some finer punctures and indentations on its sinuate-edged pronotum. Legs are yellow-brown with the rear femur dark
Stigmella moth (aurella?), a tiny black moth with orange head and white bands across the wings
Crane fly, Tipula vittata. A large crane fly with typical long-legs, resting on a green Hogweed leaf. It has a grey abdomen edged black and its wings have dark front edges and a pale middle band
Brown House Moth, a small brown moth with darker marks on the wings
Drinker Moth caterpillar on a wooden board. This distinctive larva has hairy buff and gold edges and a black dorsal surface with yellow spots and well-spaced black spines. It also has a large black and orange tuft at the front end and a smaller black tuft at the rear
Loten’s Sunbird, a small metallic blue-green bird with black wings and tail. It perches on a branch in amongst green leaves and large pink flowers, resting between hovering feeding forays to the flowers
A small golden-brown moth on a fluorescent yellow background. The wings are spotted purple with fringe hairs and the head is hairy with long antennae pointing forwards
Phone shot of a mud flat at Cresswell Pond. Five of the seven male Ruff can be seen, one partially hidden by reeds, along with a Redshank, and in the background two Shelduck
A Parsnip Moth, on a brick wall. A small, elongated moth with white head and grey-brown, streaked wings
Headshot of Yellow-legged Gull, a large white gull with pale yellow eyes and yellow beak. The out-of-focus background is the wall of the Tempo di Augusto
Diamondback moth, a small, thin moth, creamy brown sides and pattern of diamonds
14-spot Ladybird, a creamy-yellow ladybird with dark spots and markings
Early Thorn, a striking moth that poses like a butterfly, wings folded together vertically. The underside of the wings shows brown, pink and orange bands, a dark streak and faint crescents marks
Palmate Newt, a small greenish amphibian. Head shot showing orange eyes.
Rhigognostis incarnatella, a narrow-winged moth with distinctive wings showing a dark brown outer half separated from a pinky-brown inner half by a wavy white line
A cockatoo looking down from a telephone wire: a white bird with a yellow crest and hooked black beak, perched on a wire, set against a deep blue sky
Hebrew Character moth, a grey-brown moth with an arched black mark on each wing, in an egg tray
An Oriental Darter. A large black water bird perched on a log, wings outstretched, with long kinked, dark brown neck, white throat and sharp yellow bill.
Kidney-spot Ladybird, a small black beetle with a red blotch on each elytrum
Small black jumping spider with faint spots and a white line on the abdomen, yellow-brown legs and yellow palps
Two racing pigeons on a window ledge, looking into the camera. The front one is white with grey blotches, the rear one grey. A blue plastic ring 2632 can be seen on the leg of the front one
A Purple Heron perched on the top branch of a leafless tree, a silhouetted profile against a bright sky
Small Quaker, a pale brown Noctuid moth with hairy body and yellow-ringed dark blotches on each wing
A Black Swan swimming towards the viewer, on rippled dark green water abstractly reflecting the silver-grey buildings from the unseen background. The swan is all black with a yellow-tipped red bill
A Purple Sandpiper foraging on rocks as a wave breaks in the background. The Sandpiper is dark grey above with speckled belly, grey bib and curved bill
March Moth, a Geometrid moth with wings folded over each other, the wings are grey-brown with 2 white zigzag stripes and black highlights
A Goldcrest head shot, a small greenish bird with grey breast, showing the black and gold crest that gives it its name.
Early Grey moth, a pale moth dappled grey and black with some finer white lines
Shoulder-stripe moth, a brown Geometrid moth with a central pale band, dark stripes and a single white dot