Bug challenge

Yet another bug that I have no idea what it is.............(in Thetford Forest if that helps).

complete with wings this time

Looks like some sort of Shieldbug - but no idea really TB

Lai

It does look like a Sheildbug Lai. I found this picture of one

I think there are different ones. This one has two antenae whereas TB's one only has one so i'm not too sure either.
It's a great picture though TB.

littlewid-x-

Great photo TB, but as I've said before I'm really not good on Bugs
WS

I think its a shieldbug

Perhaps TB's started life with 2 antenae and it got broken or something. Although it's different to your picture Littlewid, it's definitely a similar shape and form. (I love the colouring)

Lai

Mmmmm maybe it did start off with two antenae Lai and lost one. It does seem that the concensus is it's a Sheildbug.Their colours are lovely aren't they.

Anymore bugs for us to be guessing on TB?

littlewid-x-

tricky,these brown ones.

Now this one has two answers,whottizzit and is it a boy or a girl(no you don't need to look for any naughty bits)

The first one could be a Meadown Brown maybe and I am really not sure

The second one I think is a male Gatekeeper

Lai

with Lai on the butterflies. I agree the first is from the shieldbug family, but is it a Forest Shieldbug.

SM

Male gatekeepers right,but it's not a meadow brown.

Thanks TB - I was a bit on the first one. So back to

Next suggestion is Ringlet - but maybe not enough spots on it's wings :?:

Lai

Sorry Lai, didn't realise you had guessed this as well. I've just been looking on a butterfly site and found RINGLET too. The one I have found has more spots so maybe it's not but I cant find anything else at the moment.
I wonder if this is a juvenille one and they get more spots as they get older? but then again butterflys don't live too long so maybe thats not the case.
I will keep searching :study:

littlewid-x-

Littlewid

Hard to guess this one

Lai

You're right,it's not a ringlet,now remember,it's not in Scotland,but Norfolk.

Cor this is getting tough I've looked on the Norfolk Butterfly Conservation site and they don't list it.
I have had a look at Moths.....incase your having a twist to this one TB ......and the only Moth I can come up with is a FALSE MOCHA. It does look like this one but not exact. Just looking on another Norfolk site and I see the Meadow Brown but you say it's not that TB.....back to the site again. Ooo this is getting I have looked on the site again that lists the norfolk butterflys and I can't see it. I can only guess either SMALL HEATH OR GRAYLING but I don't believe it's either of those.

How you doing Lai :?:

littlewid-x-

Still ....................... and not doing too well. I can't find anything exact, well obviously otherwise we'd have guessed

Checked UK butterfly website and nothing as an exact match. So going to find Pete's book and have a look ........... Is it a moth I am wondering? But you've checked Littlewid

Lai

I've gone into moths now ...................

First guess is a Brown veined Wainscot :o

TB this is a difficult one

Lai

Not a moth.......................

Quite a "BIG" butterfly.........................

Not good on these things as you know, but I've had a search, and the nearest I can see at the moment is a Female Grayling, or a Male Scotch Argus although the rings do'nt really match up on that one
WS

I think the Shieldbug could also be a stinkbug nymph.

Is the butterfly one of the fritillery family?

SM

Littlewid came dangerously close......................