August was a varied month, a little rain (not enough), heatwaves, but some notable finds.
For the first time ever I've managed to identify a Kybos leafhopper to species level. That's where the problems started.
Have I stumbled across a useful finding?
The ups and downs of entomological aspiration...
Insect populations are declining. They are declining fastest in urban areas (including Leicester which is included in this study).
August notable finds:
- Chaetostomella cylindrica
- Macrosteles sardus, first records for VC55
- Phasia barbifrons, a parasitoid of shieldbugs
- Short-winged Cone-head, Conocephalus dorsalis
- Dicyphus tamaninii, first records for VC55
- Macrosteles viridigriseus, probably common but rarely recorded.
