Cissbury Blues and Browns

Adonis Blue

It blew a gale last night and having been confined to the flat for over a day by the rain, I visited Cissbury Ring this afternoon. In spite of some drizzle there were plenty of butterflies around. They were mainly Meadow Browns and Chalkhill Blues with an Adonis Blue, Small Heaths and a White. 

Adonis Blue

 Adonis Blue

 Adonis Blue

Meadow Brown on Scabius

Meadow Brown on grass

Chalkhill Blue

 Chalkhill Blue

Great Mullein (above + below)

Wayfaring Tree

 

Tachina fera, a fly whose larva parasitises certain moths 

European or Large black slug Arion ate

Owl Pellet, 5 cms long and consisted mainly of small mammal hair and a few bones

Rooting-shank fungus, Collybia radiculatas