Tue 14/08/2018

Double-striped pug moth Gymnoscelis rufifasciata
Double-striped pug moth Gymnoscelis rufifasciata
Spotted crane fly, probably Nephrotoma quadriferia
Spotted crane fly, probably Nephrotoma quadriferia

 

Back home now of course. The moth above showed up on the outside of the factory wall at work; it’s only a small one, but I think this is the double-striped pug. They are dead common and range from quite intense brick-red stripes to worn-out and washed-out fawn. This one is more or less halfway between the two.

 

On the left and below is a particularly well-marked crane fly of the genus Nephrotoma, the spotted crane fly. I think the dark smudge on the wings makes this Nephrotoma quadriferia.

Spotted crane fly, probably Nephrotoma quadriferia
Spotted crane fly, probably Nephrotoma quadriferia

 

The spider below, Linyphia triangluata, is quite small at about a centimetre long, but is huge and colourful considering it is actually a money spider, which are usually tiny and black or brown. Another thing they usually do is hang upside-down from hammock webs in bushes or long grass, so to find one in a vertical position on the factory wall is a bit unusual. The swollen pedipalps (the organs on the front of its head) show it up as a male.

 

Spider Linyphia triangulata
Spider Linyphia triangulata
Spider Linyphia triangulata
Spider Linyphia triangulata

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