Author: rcannon992

I am an entomologist with a background in quarantine pests and invasive invertebrates. I studied zoology at Imperial College (University of London) and did a PhD on the population dynamics of a cereal aphid (Metopolophium dirhodum) in the UK. I spent 5 years with the British Antarctic Survey studing cold hardiness of Antarctic invertebates and 17 years with the Food and Environment Research Agency. My main interests now are natural history, photography, painting and bird watching.

January 28, 2019June 24, 2021 rcannon992

Green marsh hawks mating

January 26, 2019 rcannon992

Portrait of a skipper – to flash or not to flash!

January 22, 2019 rcannon992

Butterflies in their habitats

January 16, 2019 rcannon992

Puddling, peeing and recycling in butterflies

January 8, 2019January 9, 2019 rcannon992

Something blue – butterfly wings

January 2, 2019January 3, 2019 rcannon992

The eyes have it! Butterfly eyes and pseudopupils

December 19, 2018February 2, 2021 rcannon992

Butterfly eyespots II. Tinbergen and the Grayling.

November 4, 2018February 2, 2021 rcannon992

Butterfly eyespots I. Conspicuousness or eye-mimicry?

October 23, 2018October 23, 2018 rcannon992

Butterfly love and the perils of mating!

October 17, 2018October 20, 2018 rcannon992

Beetles taking off!

October 12, 2018October 13, 2018 rcannon992

Marsh Fritillaries, moos and meadows in Galicia, Spain

October 1, 2018 rcannon992

Two hornet mimics and a new model!