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Peacock, Inachis io |
On Wednesday I did my Mill Hill transect: Brimstone, Chalkhill Blue 4, Comma, Common
Blue, Essex skipper, Gatekeeper 51, Green-veined White, Marbled White 2, Meadow
Brown 17, Painted Lady, Peacock 14, Red Admiral 4, Small White, moths: Six-spot Burnet
8, Rush Veneer. The patch of Hemp Agrimony at the top of the hill was covered in Red
Admirals, Peacocks, a Painted Lady and a
Comma. Chalkhill Blues have made a very poor start which is following the trend
of Common and Adonis Blues on the site. As I stooped to photograph Wild Basil I
noticed a black Adder curled up.
When I returned home a huge Harvestman greeted me on the door and at 8:15pm Sue noticed a rainbow on the horizon.
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Buddleia, Buddleia davidii |
This buddleia is usually a butterfly magnet and always has Peacocks and Red Admirals when in flower. I only saw Peacocks this time, and most of the action was on the nearby Hemp Agrimony.
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Comma, Polygonia c-album |
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Common Blue, Polyommatus icarus |
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Essex Skipper, Thymelicus lineola |
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micro moth - id needed |
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Painted Lady, Vanessa cardui |
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Peacock, Inachis io |
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Ploughman's-spikenard, Inula conyzae |
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Ragwort, Jacobaea vulgaris |
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Red Admiral, Vanessa atalanta |
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Rush Veneer, Nomophila noctuella |
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Six-Spot Burnet, Zygaena filipendulae |
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Wild Basil, Clinopodium vulgare |
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Harvestman species |
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Adder, Vipera berus |