Marsh Fly - Sepedon spinipes

The Marsh Fly (Sepedon spinipes), also known as snail-killing fly, belongs to the family Sciomyzidae of the order Diptera. The names marsh fly and snail-killing fly are used for all the flies in the family Sciomyzidae.
Sepedon spinipes is about 8 mm long. It has brownish body color, bulgy eyes, prominent forward-pointing short antennae, and bristles on the upper hind leg.
They are known as snail-killing flies, because their larvae parasite on Gastropoda (slugs and snails). The adult marsh fly feeds on dew and nectar.

Marsh Fly (Sepedon spinipes) Female

Marsh Fly (Sepedon spinipes) Male

Libellago lineata lineata-

Lariniaria argiopiformis is a species of spiders in the family Araneidae (orb-weaver spiders), subfamily Araneinae, tribes Mangorini. It has hairy, brown colored, elongated body.

Lariniaria argiopiformis

Owlet Moth - Asota ficus

Asota ficus is a moth of the subfamily Aganainae, family Noctuidae (Owlet Moths). It's a wing span of about  60mm. Its larva feeds on Ficus species, which makes the larva and moth distasteful to predators.

 Owlet Moth - Asota ficus

Kabgani Gadoon Swabi

Kabgani is a central village of Gadoon Amazai, District Swabi. It's situated in the North-East of Swabi, about 31 km from Swabi city and about 16 km from Topi city. Kabgani is a very scenic area, full of natural beauty. The village of Kabgani is situated on a mound and the houses are built stepwise down the slope, which present a very beautiful view. The Government Higher Secondary School Kabgani is playing a vital role in improving the education standard of the area. A branch of Habib Bank is working in the village, to facilitate the residence of Kabgani and its adjoin areas. A branch of Pakistan Post Office, a Basic Health Unit (BHU) and a veterinary hospital are also working in Kabgani.  The people of Kabgani are simple, sincere and hard working. They are famous for their hospitality.

Kabgani Gadoon Amazai Swabi

Higher Secondary School Kabgani

Red Dwarf Honey Bee-Apis florea

The red dwarf honey bee (Apis florea) is a species of small, wild honey bees in the family Apidae, genus Apis, subgenus Micrapis. It's found in southern and southeastern Asia. The honey of this species is considered the best and is very expensive as compare to the honey of other species, particularly domesticated honey bees. In our area the population of Apis florea have been decreased by about 80 percent in the last 15 years. According to the local people this drastic decrease is due to domesticated honey bees, which pest on them. The other common reason which comes in my mind is the excessive spray of pesticides. Last year I observed only one nest, which you see in the last photo.

Red Dwarf Honey Bee-Apis florea

Red Dwarf Honey Bee Queen

Red Dwarf Honey Bee Hive

Cotton Spotted Bollworm Moth - Earias vittella

The Cotton Spotted Bollworm Moth (Earias vittella) is a small size, about 10mm long, cool colored moth, in the family Noctuidae. It has pale white upper wings with greenish band in the middle. The larva of Cotton spotted bollworm moth, known as Cotton Spotted Bollworm, is a serious pest of cotton and lady's finger. It's also known as okra shoot and fruit borer. Though it damaged a lot of my okras last year, but it's all right as it gave me the opportunity to shoot this beautiful moth.

Spotted Bollworm Moth (Earias vittella)

Spotted Bollworm (Earias vittella)

Cotton Spotted Bollworm Moth eggs

Ghost Spider - Neoscona punctigera

The Ghost Spider (Neoscona punctigera) is a brown colored species of orb-weaver spiders in the family Araneidae. It has a hairy body and its legs are covered with spines. It's a nocturnal species. It constructs its web at night, shortly after sunset and removes the web next morning. During the day, it hides among the leaves. When at rest, it assumes a shape that looks like a monkey (first Pic) and that's why it is also known as "monkey spider"

Ghost Spider (Neoscona punctigera)