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| Chalkhill Blue, Polyommatus coridon |
On 18th July I met Mark at Houghton Forest and we
enjoyed the sight of up to 50 Red Admirals taking salts along the length of the path.
A White Admiral also appeared, perched a tree and landed on the path several
times.
On the afternoon of 21st I visited Kithurst Meadow and
enjoyed the fluttering of many species of butterflies. Pristine Peacocks and
Red Admirals nectared on the hemp-agrimony and Marbled Whites covered the
meadow. There were a few Chalkhill Blues plus Small and Essex Skippers, Meadow
Browns, various Whites, Gatekeepers, Commas and Ringlets. Moths seen: Common
Wave, Pearl Veneer, Red Twin-spot Carpet, Silver Y. I also saw a Spotted
Longhorn beetle.
Houghton Forest, July 18:
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| Common Knapweed, Centaurea nigra |
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| Enchanter's-nightshade, Circaea lutetiana |
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| Mark photographing Red Admiral |
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| Nursery Web Spider, Pisaura mirabilis |
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| Peacock, Inachis io |
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| Garden Grass-veneer, Chrysoteuchia culmella |
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| Pearl Veneer, Agriphila straminella |
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| Red Admiral, Vanessa atalanta |
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| Red Admiral |
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| unidentified Ichneumon wasp |
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| White Admiral, Limenitis camilla |
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| White Admiral |
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| White Admiral |
Kithurst Medow, July 21:
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| Alder Spittlebug, Aphrophora alni |
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| Bladder Campion, Silene vulgaris |
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| Chalkhill Blue, Polyommatus coridon |
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| Common Wave, Cabera exanthemata |
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| Common Wave underside |
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| Ensign flies, Sepsis fulgens |
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| Ensign fly |
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| Small Skipper, Thymelicus sylvestris |
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| Essex Skipper, Thymelicus lineola |
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| Gatekeeper, Pyronia tithonus |
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| Giant Bellflower, Campanula latifolia |
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| Greater Knapweed, Centaurea scabiosa |
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Hemp Agrimony, Eupatorium cannabinum
white and pink flower heads |
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| unidentified micro-moth |
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| Peacock, Inachis io |
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| Peacock |
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| Peacock |
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| Peacock |
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| Red Admiral, Vanessa atalanta |
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| Red Admiral, Vanessa atalanta |
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| Red Twin-spot Carpet, Xanthorhoe spadicearia |
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| Round-headed Rampion, Phyteuma orbiculare |
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| Scorpion fly ♀, Panorpa species |
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| Silver Y, Autographa gamma |
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| Spotted Longhorn Beetle, Rutpela maculata |
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| Spotted Longhorn Beetle |
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| Thick-headed Fly, Sicus ferrugineus |
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