Usually found on Dock plants, it can be seen anywhere that Dock is present, such as roadside verges and field margins. It is often seen near to water. The pregnant female is very noticeable. Her body becomes so swollen that the...

This beetle has conspicuous yellow-brown wing cases with a darker head. It also has a rather odd oval sort of shape. The whole animal is conspicuously bristly. Adults feed on pollen and nectar of ‘open’ flowers e.g. Yarrow or umbels....

This is the more common Serraticornis with its characteristic red head as opposed to the Coccinea which has a black head. The whole body is rather flat and the antennai are comb-like. May – July, mainly around hedgerows and woodland...

This is the more common Serraticornis with its characteristic red head as opposed to the Coccinea which has a black head. The whole body is rather flat and the antennai are comb-like. May – July, mainly around hedgerows and woodland...

The adult beetle is 7mm long and is a shiny dark blue colour.  The larvae have soft rotund bodies that are blackish in colour. Both adults and larvae feed on the foliage of cultivated and wild mints, Mentha spp. The blue mint...

The 7-spot Ladybird is ‘the’ ladybird that everyone is familiar with. A virtually ubiquitous inhabitant of gardens and parks, the 7-spot Ladybird will turn up anywhere there are aphids for it to feed on. Adults hibernate in hollow plant stems...