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Coryton inverts

Mullein caterpillar and shed skin. Merthyr Mawr
Marys species name: Mullein caterpillar
Scientific name: Cucullia verbasci
Common name: Mullein

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Dutch Elm Disease

Dutch elm disease beetles and larvae in bark. Merthyr Mawr, late September 1975. Ceratcystis ulmi fungus blocks xylem
Marys species name: Dutch elm disease beetle
Scientific name: Scolytus spp.
Common name: Elm bark beetle

Date: September 1975

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Dutch Elm Disease

Tunnels made by elm bark beetle under elm bark. Merthyr Mawr. Scolytus scolitus beetle
Marys species name: Scolytus scolitus
Scientific name: Scolytus scolytus
Common name: Large elm bark beetle

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Beetles

Scolytis larvae, Elm bark beetle, Merthyr Mawr, 1976
Marys species name: Elm bark beetle
Scientific name: Scolytus sp.

Date: 1976

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Beetles

Lampyris noctiluca, glow worm larva beetle, Merthyr Mawr
Marys species name: Lampyris noctiluca, glow worm larva
Scientific name: Lampyris noctiluca
Common name: Glow-Worm

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Beetles

Pyrochroa coccinea by River Wye, Dixton, May 1982
Marys species name: Pyrochroa coccinea
Scientific name: Pyrochroa coccinea
Common name: Black-Headed Cardinal Beetle

Date: May 1982

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Beetles

Soldier beetle on mignonette, Merthyr Mawr
Marys species name: Soldier beetle
Scientific name: Cantharidae

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Beetles

Glow worm larva on crinordal limestone, Merthyr Mawr
Scientific name: Lampyris noctiluca
Common name: Glow-Worm

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Merthys Mawr Insects, Butterflies, Moths

Tunnels of goat moth lavae? in old logs at Merthyr Mawr, or beetle?, but very big, May 1984. Longhorn wasp wood wasp

Date: May 1984

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Insects, M Mawr, continued

Giant wood wasp?, Tunnels of wood borer. Beetle lavae? Or wood fragment coccoon of goat moth, Merthyr Mawr 24/05/1984. Cossus cossus? Lavae and pupae have coccoon

Date: 24/05/1984

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Insects, M Mawr, continued

Glow worm lavae, Merthyr Mawr, 1979
Marys species name: glow worm

Date: 1979

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Ants, aphids, bees

Ant 'volcanoes' in sand, Merthyr Mawr, May 1976
Marys species name: Ant

Date: May 1976

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Ants, aphids, bees

Emphidid fly. Carnivore, open sandy wood, dune-wards of Candleston stream. Empis tessellata? 24 May 1984
Marys species name: Empis tessellata
Scientific name: Empis tessellata

Date: 24/05/1984

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Ants, aphids, bees

Robber fly with hover fly Neoitamus cyanurus. An asillid. On elder. Merthyr Mawr wood, 24 May 1984
Marys species name: Neoitamus cyanurus
Scientific name: Neoitamus cyanurus
Common name: Common Awl Robberfly

Date: 24/05/1984

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Ants, aphids, bees

Underside. Grizzled skipper mating. Merthyr Mawr. March 1984
Marys species name: Grizzled skipper
Scientific name: Pyrgus malvae
Common name: Grizzled Skipper

Date: March 1984

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Ants, aphids, bees

Chrysomela populi on creeping willow, Merthyr Mawr, 1976
Marys species name: Chrysomela populi
Scientific name: Chrysomela populi
Common name: Red Poplar Leaf Beetle

Date: 1976

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Ants, aphids, bees

Sphecodes monilicornis wasp parasitise mining bees. About to enter burrow, Candleston dunes, 1984
Marys species name: Sphecodes monilicornis
Scientific name: Sphecodes monilicornis
Common name: Square-headed Blood Bee

Date: 1984

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Ants, aphids, bees

Grizzled skippers mating on grass. Candleston Burrows, 30 May 1984
Marys species name: Grizzled skipper
Scientific name: Pyrgus malvae
Common name: Grizzled Skipper

Date: 30/05/1984

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Ants, aphids, bees

Wolf spider, Merthyr Mawr.
Marys species name: Wolf spider
Scientific name: Lycosidae
Common name: wolf spiders

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Ants, aphids, bees

Xysticus kochi spider paralysed by spider wasp or dark Anoplius. A. Fuscus. Candleston Burrows, May 1984
Marys species name: Xysticus kochi
Scientific name: Xysticus kochi

Date: May 1984

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Grizzled skippers pairing on dead stem Candleston Burrows, 1984
Marys species name: Grizzled skipper
Scientific name: Pyrgus malvae
Common name: Grizzled Skipper

Date: 1984

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Lackey caterpillar, dorsal hairs. Candleston, June 1984
Marys species name: Lackey
Scientific name: Malacosoma neustria
Common name: Lackey

Date: June 1984