Paul Tatner

Caddis Fly

Caddis flies are common insects that fly in the day time and at night. They spend most of their larval life in water. The adults are generally brown and have a weak flight. Their wings are covered in fine hairs. Their wings are held covered over their backs and their antennae are held in front of their bodies.

Green Lacewing

The bodies of Green lacewings are generally green, but sometimes brown. They hold their transparent wings over their bodies and their antennae point forwards. They are generally noctural and mostly eat aphids.

Fred Westscott

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Bee-Fly

The bee fly is a spring insect that hovers or lands on flowers. It takes nectar through a proboscis. It is a small insect that has a furry body and could reaily be confused with a small hawk moth or nectaring moth.

Mayfly

Delicate insect with 2 or 3 long tails and long front legs. The wings are transparent and the forewings are usually much larger than the hind wings. At rest they are held vertically above the body. They fly mainly at dusk and night and are usually found near water in which they emerge as adults.

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