Sunday 24 June 2012

Silver-washed Fritillaries

Silver-washed Fritillary, Argynnis paphia, male
Yesterday morning I visited Southwater Woods. Mark Colvin and Neil Hulme had the same idea and we assembled at the cross-paths and witnessed the first batch of 7 Silver-washed Fritillaries on the brambles. When the sun shone they flew down for nectar, then frustratingly rested high up on the trees for long periods. There were plenty of Speckled Woods about and Meadow Browns were abundant in the meadow, also Silver Y moths.
7-spot ladybird, Coccinella 7-punctata
Bumble bee - id needed


Great Lettuce, Lactuca virosa 
Harlequin ladybird, Harmonia axyridis
Heath Bedstraw, Galium saxatil
Heath Bedstraw, Galium saxatil
Heath Speedwell, Veronica officinalis
Honeysuckle, Lonicera caprifolium, foodplant of the White Admiral larvae
Lichen on tree
Marsh Thistle, Cirsium palustre. Some of these were over 6 feet tall.
Meadow Brown, Maniola jurtina
Meadow Brown, Maniola jurtina
Oedemera nobilis
Purple Moor grass, Molinia caerulea
Silver Y moth, Autographa gamma
male Silver-washed Fritillary, Argynnis paphia
male Silver-washed Fritillary, Argynnis paphia
male Silver-washed Fritillary, Argynnis paphia
Speckled Wood, Pararge aegeria
Tormentil, Potentilla erecta
Wasp Beetle, Clytus arietus
Wild Rose, Rosa acicularis
Wild Rose, Rosa acicularis
Wild Rose, Rosa acicularis
Yellow Rattle, Rhinanthus minor

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