Not what every gardener wants to find. Scarlet Lily beetle (Lilioceris lilii) in my flowerbed today. Stunning little beetle. #Coleoptera

Honeybee (Apis mellifera) loaded with pollen. Bawsinch Nature Reserve, Duddingston. #Bees Scottish Wildlife Trust

Holy Blue butterfly (Celastrina argiolus) on a Juniper bush yesterday at The Scottish Wildlife Trusts' Bawsinch Nature Reserve, Duddingston. #Butterflies Scottish Wildlife Trust

My Sloe bug or Hairy shieldbug (Dolycoris baccarum) appears to have taken up residence on a Garlic Mustard plant in my garden. A most welcome addition. #Pentatomidae #Bugs #Garden

Dark-edged Bee-fly (Bombylius major) seen today along the Water of Leith at Currie. #BeeFlies #Diptera Water of Leith Conservation Trust

Butterflies seen today in Bawsinch Nature Reserve, Duddingston. Holy Blue (Celastrina argiolus), Speckled Wood (Pararge aegeria), Comma (Polygonia c-album) showing why it's called a Comma and a male Orange-tip (Anthocharis cardamines). #Butterflies Scottish Wildlife Trust BC East Scotland

Another couple of Early Greys (Xylocampa areola) roosting on my garage wall. #MothsMatter

False puffball (Enteridium lycoperdon) a species of Slime mould or Myxogastria. This one seen at The Scottish Wildlife Trusts' Bawsinch Nature Reserve, Duddingston on Friday. #SlimeMould Scottish Wildlife Trust

Cherry blossom in The Scottish Wildlife Trusts' Bawsinch Nature Reserve, Duddingston. #Blossom #Spring #SwirlyBokeh Scottish Wildlife Trust

Tiny Eyelash cup fungus (Scutellinia scutellata), known as the eyelash cup, the Molly eye-winker, the eyelash pixie cup seen today in The Scottish Wildlife Trusts' Bawsinch Nature Reserve, Duddingston. #FungiFriday #Mushrooms Scottish Wildlife Trust

Finally spring is here. Checked my small patch of Garlic Mustard tonight and I have my first, freshly emerged Orange-tip butterfly (Anthocharis cardamines). Pretty sure I see a hint of Orange through that wing, so a handsome little male. #Butterflies BC East Scotland BC Scotland

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Oak Eggar moth caterpillar (Lasiocampa quercus) seen today on a gorse bush at Bonaly, Pentland Hills above Torduff Reservoir. #MothsMatter BC East Scotland BC Scotland

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