 |
| Privet Hawk-moth, Sphinx ligustri |
On Saturday I joined Mark Colvin at Kithurst Meadow where my eagle-eyed companion spotted a freshly emerged Privet Hawk-moth drying out. Another was seen within a metre. We also saw a white Common
Spotted-orchid (Dactylorhiza fuchsii f. albiflora) which had no spots on the leaves. Cinerous Pearl moths darted
about, a Small Blue nectared on Bird's-foot Trefoil and a hare watched us from
the adjacent meadow. A Red Admiral and a Holy Blue roosted in the hedgerow and
a Hairy Dragonfly caught my attention.
We then headed to Burton Mill Pond where Golden-bloomed Grey
Longhorns mated on Hemp Agrimony and I spotted a Reed beetle, Plateumaris affinis.
On Sunday I returned to Burton Mill Pond and found four damselfly
species: Azure, Blue-tailed, Common Blue and Large Red, plus a Broad-bodied
Chaser. Also a Brown Silver-line moth and a Silver Y.
Afterwards I called in at nearby Lords Piece and found plenty
of tiny Plain Fanner micro-moths and a Scarce Chaser. Field Crickets were
vociferous.
Kithurst meadow:
 |
| Brown Hare, Lepus europaeus |
 |
| Cinerous Pearl, Anania fuscalis on Quaking Grass, Briza media |
 |
| Cinerous Pearl |
 |
| Common Spotted-orchid, Dactylorhiza fuchsii f. albiflora |
 |
| Hairy Dragonfly, male, Brachytron pratense |
 |
| Holly Blue, Celastrina argiolus |
 |
| Large White, Pieris brassicae |
 |
| Privet Hawk-moth, Sphinx ligustri |
 |
| Privet Hawk-moth |
 |
| Privet Hawk-moth |
 |
| Privet Hawk-moth |
 |
| Red Admiral, Vanessa atalanta |
 |
| Small Blue, Cupido minimus on Bird's-foot Trefoil, Lotus corniculatus |
 |
| Yellow Rattle, Rhinanthus minor |
Burton Mill Pond
 |
| Golden-bloomed Grey Longhorn, Agapanthia villosoviridescens |
 |
| Golden-bloomed Grey Longhorns mating |
Saturday:
 |
| Azure Damselflies mating, Coenagrion puella |
 |
| Azure Damselflies mating |
 |
| Blue-tailed Damselflies mating, Ischnura elegans |
 |
| female Blue-tailed Damselfly, Ischnura elegans form rufescens |
 |
| female Blue-tailed Damselfly |
 |
| Reed beetle, Plateumaris affinis |
 |
| Reed beetle |
 |
| Brown Silver-line, Petrophora chlorosata |
 |
| Common Blue Damselfly, immature male, Enallagma cyathigerum |
 |
| Cucumber Green Spider, Araniella cucurbitina |
 |
| Golden-bloomed Grey Longhorn, Agapanthia villosoviridescens |
 |
| having a scratch |
 |
| Nikon D90/Sigma 180 macro with ring flash |
 |
| Lumix bridge camera |
 |
| Greater Pond-sedge, Carex riparia |
 |
| Large Red Damselfly, Pyrrhosoma nymphula |
 |
| Scarce Chaser, Libellula fulva |
 |
| Reed beetle, Plateumaris affinis |
 |
| Silver Y, Autographa gamma |
Lords Piece:
 |
| Tormentil Potentilla tormentilla |
 |
| Broad-bodied Chaser, Libellula depressa |
 |
| tiny Plain Fanner, Glyphipterix fuscoviridella |
 |
| Plain Fanner |
No comments:
Post a Comment
Please select 'Name/URL' from 'Comment as' drop down box and add your name, thanks.