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| Small Tortoiseshell, Aglais urticae |
On Sunday I did my weekly butterfly transect at Mill Hill. There were no Adonis or Common Blues so I guess the recent storms had finished them off. The Adonis have had a very bad year compared to last year. I saw a Holly Blue, 2 Small Tortoiseshells, a Meadow Brown and 12 Small Heaths. Small Heaths have been showing in good numbers everywhere but Small Tortoiseshells are having a bad year nationally.It was good to see sizeable Mullein Moth caterpillars in large numbers on 3 Mullein plants.
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| Dropwort, Filipendula vulgaris |
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| Mullein with moth larvae |
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| Mullein moth larvae, Shargacucullia verbasci |
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| Mullein moth larvae, Shargacucullia verbasci |
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| Mullein moth larva, Shargacucullia verbasci |
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| Privet, Ligustrum vulgare |
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| Small Tortoiseshell, Aglais urticae |
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