Again I’m not sure on the exact species, but this is a male mason bee. The forget-me-not flowers show how small they are, about half the size of the female.

I’m not sure which particular species of mason bee this is, but you can tell it’s a female from the larger size (see the next picture for the male).

Spotted this Scorpion Fly on a walk round Ditchford Lakes and Meadows for #30DaysWild day 14. This is panorpa communis, the “sting” signifies that this is a male as the females don’t have one. It’s actually not a sting at all, instead being for clasping the female during mating.

Penultimate garden minibeast hunt for #30DaysWild day 29. Spotted this solitary wasp. This is a female of species Sapyga quinquepunctata. A cleptoparasitic solitary wasp that lays her eggs in the nests of Osmia bees.

Spotted this Golden-bloomed Grey Longhorn beetle clinging on to the long grass in the wind.

A male Large Skipper butterfly.

A Small Tortoiseshell butterfly on a creeping thistle flower.

A 6 Spot Burnet moth on a thistle flower. (Photos from National Trust Sheringham Park.)

A male Gatekeeper butterfly. Photos from Wildlife Trust Brampton Wood in Cambridgeshire.

A Silver-washed Fritillary butterfly looking a bit worn. Photos from Wildlife Trust Brampton Wood in Cambridgeshire.

A Leafcutter bee on a Burdock flower. Photos from RSPB Fen Drayton Lakes nature reserve in Cambridgeshire.

A Ruddy Darter dragonfly perched on a branch. Photos from RSPB Fen Drayton Lakes nature reserve in Cambridgeshire.

A Brown Argus butterfly resting on a dead flower in the sun. Photos from RSPB Fen Drayton Lakes nature reserve in Cambridgeshire.

The vibrant yellow-green coloured Brimstone butterfly, feeding on a Burdock flower. Photos from RSPB Fen Drayton Lakes nature reserve in Cambridgeshire.

A Comma butterfly on a Burdock flower. Photos from RSPB Fowlmere nature reserve in Cambridgeshire.

A male Emerald damselfly. Photos from Wildlife Trusts Felmersham Gravel Pits nature reserve in Bedfordshire, UK.