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A parasitoid wasp of the Ceraphronoidea found in the garden. Ceraphronoidea are a family that I find impossible, but best attempt has come up with this identification for good or ill. No claims are made on its accuracy.
A male Mesopolobus tibialis parasitoid wasp of the Pteromalidae found in the bay tree. Additional pictures below. Note the snazzy markings on the mid-legs that are unmistakable.
2 more flower shots from Bourton House garden in the Cotswolds on July 9th.
The usualCartharis livida pair of beetles. another flower with ID not known. quite a lot of unusual flowers in this garden
Sony A7RII with lens Sony FE 90mm f/2.8 Macro G OSS. Taken at ISO 1600, f/5.6, 1/200sec
This crop is about 30% the size of the original picture so the resolution of this 42Mega Pixel sensor camera is still there and stunning. I did not see the mosquito on it when I took the photo. When you zoom on it, it is possible to see the details on the wings of the mosquito: quite scary to realize that we are getting close to hand held microscopic photography!
Ensign Scale Insect, possibly Orthezia urticae (Nettle Ensign Scale) or Newsteadia floccosa (Boreal Ensign Scale); visually it more closely resembles the former, though its habitat (amongst the moss at the base of a field maple tree) is more suggestive of the latter. One of several found at the same site. Monks Wood NNR, Sawtry, Cambridgeshire. October 6, 2020.
Quite a heavy crop, so beware of enlarging.