These are some of the highlights of my year in insects:

I found my First hoverfly larva (and I’ve since found another, though not been able to identify either) …

… and my first examples of the hoverfly species Helophilus trivittatus.

And, very recently, my first Italian Alder aphids, which I’ve since found on another Italian Alder tree on the other side of town.

Here’s one I haven’t blogged – it’s a leafhopper, Cicadella viridis, which I saw for the first time during one of the two times this year that I actually caught a train to venture out of my local walking area (this was immediately after our first lockdown ended, when I dared to make two local train journeys – not been on a train or bus since).