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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 |
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