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Black Hairstreak, Satyrium pruni |
Yesterday I visited Ditchling Common and met other butterfly enthusiasts waiting for the Black Hairstreaks to appear. I was lucky, Trevor spotted a pristine one which had come down to roost on bracken and everyone got their shots. I found 8 species of moths and a new leaf beetle - Donacia semicuprea on a reed, plus other invertebrates. Afterwards I headed to Cuckmere River for a Sussex Search & Rescue training evening and my deployment gave my team a wonderful view of the Cuckmere Valley.
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Black Slug, Arion ater agg. |
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Brown Silver-line, Petrophora chlorosata |
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Clouded Border, Lomaspilis marginata |
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Cocksfoot Moth, Glyphipterix simpliciella |
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Coleophora species |
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Common Marble, Celypha lacunana |
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Common Nettle-tap, Anthophila fabriciana |
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Ditchling Common |
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Ditchling Common |
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Green Oak Tortrix, Tortrix viridana |
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Green Oak Tortrix on oak trunk |
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ladybird |
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leaf beetle, Donacia semicuprea |
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Speckled Wood, Pararge aegeria |
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spider |
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White-legged Damselfly male, Platycnemis pennipes |
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Yellow-barred Longhorn, Nemophora degeerella |
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Yellow-barred Longhorn |
Love that Oak Tree Tortrix Colin!
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