Hartland Moor - National Nature Reserve

This morning's visit enabled us to make contact with all our target species, including Heath Bee-fly (Bombilius minor) which was way too mobile to be photographed. Several were Lifers for A and I.

Mottled Bee-fly
(Thyridanthrax fenestratus)

Bee Wolf 
(Philanthus triangulum)

Silver-studded Blue
(Plebejus argus)

Large Sharp-tailed Bee
(Coelioxys Cf conoidea)

Green Eyed Flower Bee
(Anthophora bimaculata)

Chrysops sepulcralis

Emperor Moth
(Saturnia pavonia)

Keeled Skimmer
(Orthetrum coerulescens)

Purbeck Mason Wasp
(Pseudepipona herrichii)

Keeled Skimmer

Sand Lizard (Lacerta agilis)
excavation