Tuesday 5 June 2012

Small Blues at Kithurst

Small Blue, Cupido minimus
Yesterday afternoon I visited Kithurst Hill for an hour for the Small Blues. The orchids are showing well, and I noticed the lovely little blue Common Milkwort for the first time. Plus a Small Heath and a Yellow Shell moth.
Common Spotted-orchid, Dactylorhiza fuchsii
Common Spotted-orchid, Dactylorhiza fuchsii
Crab spider, Misumena vatia
Crab spider, Misumena vatia
Crab spider, Misumena vatia
Kidney Vetch, Anthyllis vulneraria
Grasshopper or cricket? id needed for this 1cm insect
Small Blue, Cupido minimus
Small Blue, Cupido minimus






Small Heath, Coenonympha pamphilus
Yellow Shell moth, Camptogramma bilineata
Common Milkwort, Polygala vulgaris

3 comments:

  1. Hi Colin, thanks for tip. I went today and found meadow (on third attempt!); lots of Small Blues. Are the DoB still about? Think I saw that Grasshopper too, quite small? No idea what it is though!

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  3. I haven't seen a Duke there for some time. The grasshopper was 1cm.

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