Name the insect- add yours

[newforest]

UK coastal on thistle

 

[Cortrasna]

Could it be this?
http://butterfly-conservation.org/9323-1540/six-spot-burnet.html

 

[newforest]

Yes that looks like them.

 

[Cortrasna]

Very pretty - we have them here through the summer - they love the thistles.

 

[Jane&Ziggy]

Wow what a cute insect!

 

[newforest]

They were very very still. As in dead still.
I didn't know until the top one fell off.

 

[Trewsers]

The first one is a butterfly - I think we used to see them loads in Cornwall at Kennack.

 

[Trewsers]

What a gorgeous furry head the top one appears to have. Great photos.

 

[MrA]

We should keep this as an ongoing thread, I am always finding things that I don't know what they are. Great pics BTW.

Today I found some tiny ladybirds and thought they were youngsters, turns out they were a different species (16 spot)

 

[MrA]

They were very very still. As in dead still.
I didn't know until the top one fell off.

They were both dead? Now that's a bit odd

 

[Trewsers]

Or are they a daytime moth? Old mother Trewsers would know!!! Shame I can't ask her (she has no internet)

 

[Trewsers]

We should keep this as an ongoing thread, I am always finding things that I don't know what they are. Great pics BTW.

Today I found some tiny ladybirds and thought they were youngsters, turns out they were a different species (16 spot)

I haven't seen anh ladybirds yet. At our old house they used to gather around the gate catches. Lovely aren't they? Tho one of my brothers reckons he got bitten by one !!! Not sure about that tho!

 

[newforest]

They were both dead? Now that's a bit odd

Yes they were and later on I found another that was also dead.
It's gone cold here and yesterday I had my coat back on.
Maybe they lay eggs and die, lifespan is two months.

 

[MrA]

I haven't seen anh ladybirds yet. At our old house they used to gather around the gate catches. Lovely aren't they? Tho one of my brothers reckons he got bitten by one !!! Not sure about that tho!

I have also been bitten by then

 

[Trewsers]

I have also been bitten by then

Ah!!! So my brother was right. I didn't know whether he was pulling my leg or not!!!lol

 

[newforest]

These had bitten the dust.

 

[MrA]

Hope you don't mind me posting a pic of my ladybird I lifted a bucket off the top of this tub and there was about 20 all huddled together. Sadly by the time I had got my phone they had all dispersed, felt bad for disturbing them.

 

[newforest]

Hope you don't mind me posting a pic of my ladybirdView attachment 88215 I lifted a bucket off the top of this tub and there was about 20 all huddled together. Sadly by the time I had got my phone they had all dispersed, felt bad for disturbing them.

Are these the babies or a different type?
Add any photos, we love photos.

 

[newforest]

We should keep this as an ongoing thread, I am always finding things that I don't know what they are. Great pics BTW.

Today I found some tiny ladybirds and thought they were youngsters, turns out they were a different species (16 spot)

Updated the title to encourage others to add bugs.

 

[MrA]

Are these the babies or a different type?

These are what I thought were babies because they are tiny but they are actually a different species, the 16 spot ladybird.