Wildlife images - May 2022
A slow worm on Torrington Commons.
Otter spotting on the River Torridge.
A newly emerged mayfly on Torrington Commons.
One of the houseflies, a female Graphomyia maculata.
The Snipe Fly or Downlooker Fly, Rhagio scolopaceus.
The hoverfly, Rhingia campestris, variously known as the Pinocchio Fly or the Heineken Fly.
A male Scorpion Fly on Torrington Commons.
A female Orange Tip Butterfly on Torrington Commons.
The Dock Bug, Coreus marginatus. Resting on a leaf.
A male Large Red Damselfly seen by the pond at Reed’s Field, Torrington Commons.
A female Green Dock Beetle, Gastrophysa viridula, her abdomen distended by a large load.
Harlequin Ladybird, an alien that has become well established in Britain.
Images courtesy of Mike Ashworth from the Devon Fly society, and Mandy Harrison, Chair of Great Torrington Commons Conservators.