Ryde Social Heritage Group research the social history of the citizens of Ryde, Isle of Wight. Documenting their lives, businesses and burial transcriptions.
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Minibeasts

A wide variety of bugs and insects live in Ryde Cemetery.

Here are just a few

Greenshield Bug

Greenshield Bug

 

Spider

Spider

 

Ladybird

Ladybird

Insects seen on an entomology meeting.  13th August 2019

Bees:

BOMBUS LUCORUM – White-tailed bumble-bee – 2

BOMBUS PASCUORUM  – common carder bee

BOMBUS LAPIDARIUS – red-tailed bumble-bee

HONEY BEE – 2

Hoverfly:

SPHAEROPHORIA SCRIPTA – long hoverfly

VOLUCELLA ZONARIA – hornet mimic hoverfly

DRONE FLY – 4

Syrphus species (unidentified)

Also:

7-SPOT LADYBIRD

HARLEQUIN LADYBIRD

COMMON FROGHOPPER

(Additional unidentified small green hopper)

COMMON FIELD GRASSHOPPER

FLEA BEETLE sp

PICTURE-WINGED FLY (sp)

RED ANT

WASP (probably common but not identified)

And not an insect ROUGH SLATER (woodlouse)

 

Minibeast gallery