Dragonflies and Butterflies, Moths and Insects

The past few weeks have been spent with Dragonflies, Butterflies, Moths and Insects :)
We have had some amazing days out doing Dragonflies and Damselflies and Butterflies love all my insects find it so much fun and never get bored :)
The highlight of the last few weeks has been the Red-veined Darter's that Dave found at Marsh Lane Nature Reserve a very exciting moment and stunning Dragonflies so beautiful :) Also Dave found a very early Common Darter possibly the earliest record in Warwickshire.
We have also had a couple of trips to Stockton Cutting an amazing place and saw my first ever Green Tiger Beetle amazing beetles, we also had White-legged Damselfly, Grizzled Skipper and Dingy Skipper :) Then are second trip was to look for Clearwing Moths we put the Six-belted Clearwing Lure up took a little while but then the first one came in they are stunning just love the wings there fascinating in the end we had 6 :)

Red-veined Darter - Marsh Lane NR

Red-veined Darter - Marsh Lane NR

Red-veined Darter - Marsh Lane NR

White-legged Damselfly - Stockton Cutting

Dingy Skipper - Stockton Cutting

Grizzled Skipper - Stockton Cutting 

Green Tiger Beetle

Green Tiger Beetle

Green Tiger Beetle

Six-belted Clearwing - Stockton Cutting

Also at Marsh Lane Nature Reserve we have had lovely views of Four-spotted Chaser, Black-tailed Skimmer, Emperor and lot's of other beauties :)  

Four-spotted Chaser - Marsh Lane NR

Common Darter - Marsh Lane NR

Emperor Dragonfly- Marsh Lane NR

Black-tailed Skimmer - Marsh Lane NR

Azure Damselfly - Marsh Lane NR

Blue-tailed Damselfly (Immature) - Marsh Lane NR

Blue-tailed Damselfly (Immature) - Marsh Lane NR

Black-tailed Skimmer - Marsh Lane NR

Black-tailed Skimmer exuvia - Marsh Lane NR

Black-tailed Skimmer - Marsh Lane NR

Black-tailed Skimmer - Marsh Lane NR

Black-tailed Skimmer - Marsh Lane NR

Black-tailed Skimmer - Marsh Lane NR

Black-tailed Skimmer - Marsh Lane NR

Blue-tailed Damselfly (Immature) - Marsh Lane NR

Bee Orchid

Southern Marsh Orchid

We also had are first Cockchafer in Dave's garden attracted to moth trap I was like an excited child I was so excited I had always wanted to see one there amazing.

Also when we were at Glapthorn, Northamptonshire the weekend I saw my first ever Ruby-tailed Wasp a dream insect for me there so beautiful but I thought it was a fly and knocked it away but then it landed on the car and then I saw and my eyes lit up I went babe its a Ruby-tailed Wasp then it flew and couldn't see it again but just so happy I actually managed to see one :) 

Cockchafer

Cockchafer

Cockchafer