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THORPE MARSHES: A scattering of new insects

17th June 2018

After completing the WeBS count at Whitlingham I nipped round to Thorpe to count there in case Justin didn't get time. It was marginally better than Whitlingham, with 2 Tufted Ducks, 1 Gadwall and 3 Lapwings of note. I did a quick lap, but still managed to see some interesting insects, mostly on patches of Ox-eye Daisies.

 Twin-lobed Deer Flies
 Volucella pellucida
 The alien-like face of a male Lindenius albilabris solitary wasp
 Colletes daviesanus
Fen Snout (a soldierfly)

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