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| Ringed Plover, Charadrius hiaticula |
At an Arundel site on Tuesday
June 7th I found a new* micro-moth, a Broad-blotch Drill (Dichrorampha alpinana), which
is new to my micro-moth galleries, and a Cocksfoot Moth on an oxeye daisy, which is the food plant of the Broad-blotch Drill. I found a Comfrey Ermel moth
which turns up here every year among the swathe of comfrey. A female
Broad-bodied Chaser posed on a stick, Blue-tailed Damselflies were everywhere
and a Red-headed Cardinal Beetle wandered around on a comfrey leaf.
On June 8th I
found two new* micro-moths at Kithurst Meadow: Knapweed Bell
(Epiblema cirsiana) and Ragwort Bell (Epiblema costipunctana). In addition I
saw a Silver Y, Meadow Grey and plenty of Diamond-backs, Cinerous Pearls and
Grass Rivulets. I found one early instar (10mm) Emperor larva on dogwood. I saw
my first Meadow Brown of the season, a single individual flitting around the
meadow. There were plenty of Small Blues, including one taking salts from
something nameless on the path. I Also saw a pristine Speckled Wood, male &
female Brimstones, Common Blues and a Red-headed Cardinal Beetle.
On June 10th we
visited the beach and spotted a pair of Ringed Plovers.
(* meaning new to my galleries)
Arundel, June 7:
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| Blue-tailed Damselfly immature ♀, Ischnura elegans f. rufescens |
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| Blue-tailed Damselfly ♂ |
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| Blue-tailed Damselfly ♂ |
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| Blue-tailed Damselfly ♂ on Oxeye Daisy, Leucanthemum vulgare |
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| Blue-tailed Damselfly, teneral |
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| Broad-blotch Drill, Dichrorampha alpinana |
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| Broad-bodied Chaser ♀, Libellula depressa |
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| Cinerous Pearl, Anania fuscalis |
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| Cocksfoot Moth, Glyphipterix simpliciella on Oxeye Daisy |
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| Comfrey Ermel, Ethmia quadrillella |
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| Comfrey Ermel |
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| Dark Strawberry Tortrix, Celypha lacunana |
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| False Oil Beetle, Oedemera nobilis |
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| Broad Centurion, Chloromyia formosa |
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| unidentified fly |
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| Nettle Clustercup Rust, Puccinia caricina |
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| Red-headed Cardinal Beetle, Pyrochroa serraticornis |
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| Red-headed Cardinal Beetle |
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| Straw Dot, Rivula sericealis |
Kithurst Meadow, June 8:
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| Alder Spittlebug, Aphrophora alni |
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| Apple Fruit Weevil, Tatianaerhynchites aequatus |
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| Emperor larva early instar, Saturnia pavonia |
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| Emperor larva early instar on Dogwood |
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| Glow-worm larva, Lampyris noctiluca |
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| Glow-worm larva |
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| Grass bug nymph, Leptopterna species |
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| Grass Rivulet, Perizoma albulata |
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| Knapweed Bell, Epiblema cirsiana |
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| Knapweed Bell |
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| Knapweed Bell |
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| Meadow Grey, Scoparia pyralella on Hemp Agrimony, Eupatorium cannabinum |
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| Nursery Web Spider, Pisaura mirabilis |
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| Ragwort Bell, Epiblema costipunctana |
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| Red-headed Cardinal Beetle, Pyrochroa serraticornis |
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| Red-headed Cardinal Beetle |
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| Silver Y, Autographa gamma |
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| Small Blue taking salts, Cupido minimus |
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| Speckled Bush Cricket nymph, Leptophyes punctatissima |
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| Twayblade, Neottia ovata |
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| Unmarked Neb, Eulamprotes unicolorella |
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| Unmarked Neb |
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| Wild rose, Rosa species |
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| Wild rose |
Sussex beach: June 10
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| Ringed Plover, Charadrius hiaticula |
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| Ringed Plover |
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| Ringed Plover |
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| Yellow Horned Poppy, Glaucium flavum |
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