The range of moth species coming to the trap is increasing. A few days ago there were two resplendent Early Thorns.

Early Thorn
I have looked at some small insects in the past two days. Rosemary picked some broom from the garden to bring indoors

Cytisus scoparius cultivar
and found it contained some very small critters (c 1.5 mm from nose to tail) which Stephen Moran tells me are early instar nymphs of a mirid bug, either Heterocordylus tibialis (most likely) or H. genistae. I am instructed to photograph the grown-ups, keeping the legs in focus, in about six weeks’ time after tapping them off the foliage into a net or washing up bowl. I have put a note on my calendar for June: Handle broom.

Heterocordylus cf tibialis
Whilst clearing drains I found some moth flies (which are also known as drain flies, I see) that are different from the moth flies I usually see. Tony tells me they are probably Psychoda surcoufi, but these have to be dissected to be sure which species they are. A couple of days later the one I usually see (Pericoma sp.) turned up in the polytunnel – also needs dissection for full determination. (I may, of course, unwittingly see several species.)
Larger insects have included Dark-edged Bee-fly (Bombylius major) and the metallic green tachinid fly, Gymnocheta viridis. I see both of these at this time of year, every year.
No new weeds flowering in the garden, but between here and the shop, Bluebell and Cuckooflower have joined Wood Anemone, Marsh Marigold and Opposite-leaved Golden Saxifrage in flower.
A little later: I really should have gone out into the garden and THEN written this post….. also flowering: Annual Meadow-grass, Cuckooflower and Early Dog-violet.