Green Longhorns and orchids

Green Longhorn moth - Adela reaumurella, females on Wood Spurge

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A visit to Rewell Wood produced some interesting flowers, insects, spiders and flies. The most curious were the Green Longhorn moths. The male has much longer antennae than the female. I saw two Early Purple Orchids starting to open.

Green Longhorn moth - Adela reaumurella, male on Wood Spurge

Black slug, Arion ater

Bugle, Ajuga reptans

Bugle, Ajuga reptans

Cowslip, Primula veris

Cowslip, Primula veris

Primrose, Primula vulgaris

False Oxlip, a hybrid of Primrose and Cowslip

Garlic mustard, Alliaria petiolata

Hoverfly

Hoverfly, Eristalis arbustorum

Hoverfly, Eristalis arbustorum

Early purple orchid, Orchis mascula

tiny spider

Spider

This froth was on one of the Burdock leaves. It has a creature inside which is a member of the Hemipteran sub-order Auchenorrhyncha which include the treehoppers, planthoppers, froghoppers and spittlebugs (thanks to Mark Colvin for the info)

Spotted White Plume moth larva, Pterophorus galactodactyla on Burdock leaf
a tiny orange mite is visible on the larva

Spotted White Plume moth larvae, Pterophorus galactodactyla on Burdock leaf  

Burdock leaf, Arctium minus eaten by  Spotted White Plume moth larvae 

St. Mark's Fly, Bibio marci, male

St. Mark's Fly, Bibio marci, male, cleaning its head

St. Mark's Fly, Bibio marci, male

St. Mark's Fly, Bibio marci, female