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Common Purple and Gold, Pyrausta purpuralis |
On July 30 I visited Kithurst meadow and saw plenty of moths including Red-fringed Conch and Ash-coloured Sober.
Last night by the garage I found a dead Brown-tail moth and by the balcony light I found several moths and a Harlequin Ladybird devouring the many midges. moths: Blastobasis vittata, Common Plume, Elbow-stripe Grass veneer, Ox-tongue Conch, Small Purple and Gold aka Mint Moth. I have only seen the Mint Moth on grassland previously.
Kithurst Meadow, July 30:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi420EEhuFPTl1M1g7_fvlkBzURC_0_Cwi2gZVayH4QmYSxGRHMY_e6D_TdkWTh73VV_Rd4AICkZBQzX8pCxJFZYc9vYlLRjlY6Ewtbqc9QtqgqKb_lodd_CUIcrE_HAKQC7LfNK5_aH_Sc/s320/Ash-coloured+Sober%252C+Acompsia+cinerella+9241.jpg) |
Ash-coloured Sober, Acompsia cinerella |
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Ash-coloured Sober |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheAIe3SyoFMSkQnzJsZ3muI54qhbUheJIDUxVBRJTQuDx1KoQByfHXgjiFRpHIuIjtaN091Xm2NR3MwVUSh212ePvRS_I7_SNJZCvMGUlZ_r70IjcW7lO_VjUtGWZSFhvm-sYMx6weX7qI/s320/Cinnabar+larva%252C+Tyria+jacobaeae+9261.jpg) |
Cinnabar larva, Tyria jacobaeae |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHFTF8IL4C4puvv9-CM5yWvNIUpN0IScVjebh9lbNT-_1kRdWmLwj5wGmHN3vNpgBFWBL6eZsTyIwvgKwxo9w5bkYIa7ZdN9bcb6SZx7y3jEZZx9ld6fc7y1LpRVTYsVUcOS45j1BCK4OI/s320/Cinnabar+larva%252C+Tyria+jacobaeae+9265.jpg) |
Cinnabar larva |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimUU32TTDHNc-twm7dt6_a_uFoBK8RTzwRd56jiLx2h9BAKNq1nd8HC3nt0PmyVqnvePR7vW7Ec1Yjw58a4zfapeZ9G4gezMNwdbjyHuvCV0zR8YbeOoUmYYTI6JWFcPOH7y4ydyjJads2/s320/Common+Carpet%252C+Epirrhoe+alternata+9258.jpg) |
Common Carpet, Epirrhoe alternata |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Y-BsePulr7esk5oXpUvWPCDBThB3nHOWVJI5av-qzmnLNccgJkkTWAwLZzTqd3OSjxqBwMohh1xQOCcdfNaQXItCMA-gUn7Yp19qhlhCw4fCdC7ikSKBPF7AUOwXZdhyphenhyphenOnRLx84YDZnY/s320/Common+Purple+and+Gold%252C+Pyrausta+purpuralis+9237.jpg) |
Common Purple and Gold, Pyrausta purpuralis |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirljxviWSjXoPS4LDFnSkRC5M5G1Or6lGa5ORDzIMGzHaO9ROqaU-rfG_fP3bncG2Dh_cevkzaqNk3h7b3fxFSi0OxpAwWZi6IshV6KPZSpOKAo46uhxgPH7fO4gPDHX_UrKIT7dHQXirz/s320/Dark+Strawberry+Tortrix%252C+Celypha+lacunana+9274.jpg) |
Dark Strawberry Tortrix, Celypha lacunana |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiObLDTP1EXxkP4PI5JvC1xhPo567CpNb6LFLZrn3uf5pXEw6ma0_BA-p8tlwz0Bq1UrRD8Bk_XiUdaUUtHzzJXe52_CJ7uus5noms7pfIUS5-jLv2AlaDR3Y999d3O0fXG0botNmkR02uf/s320/Diamond-back+Moth%252C+Plutella+xylostella+9318.jpg) |
Diamond-back Moth, Plutella xylostella |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji_PMkwpYtg19RaYj58HIt07_ZDi9TWQEXvohQ4gtq_HFV60JAZjuXuIRSuLrt9tGmWx74ib0qUxWszM4YtNdyNKrBd4Yd2eoaroO5iO04C288YjZhtuZTdf86F6PDa_YKCc0vkB4Pp-Zy/s320/fly+with+pollen+noid+9272.jpg) |
fly with pollen |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5ZHjpeDDNdoVHqGTjD_SSD6o4jerYBDfLDGyFPEdXJygZveFfO025J4qpGQ_BIOa_DNLVlCxsN8eLlu_bVsQUyNbSSF7mOHniC0Gqx18nvCd_orqX-qlobWDwKPbfcePCNUM5nMakczxV/s320/Gatekeeper%252C+Pyronia+tithonus+9252.jpg) |
Gatekeeper, Pyronia tithonus |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghU66biEyvvXACsPbQCAT2xIXvxFj9JQMiCUrKuewjXpZJG8g6QNowYgZSbcUgJcDsXUv0G2eB3gQJoOtnufut_egu5AvC-oW-YZGDd3mR5OO8AHyICo9GCAEwEaiO_3fuUmZ-jLTagp34/s320/Peacock%252C+Inachis+io+9279.jpg) |
Peacock, Inachis io |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgktTN9JNQJx7qKGTlIZI7IFxGwcKNPVdbeoLTWefnu4ZtjCXUL6dCADkUHDQR43hHsCF-OoGdCI03_yg0gx2IWfxGUFAs58DRD9UQ9u0n0hEMclN0EgWaGV55pU3H4wEV9F2mHY1crljON/s320/Pearl+Veneer%252C+Agriphila+straminella+9319.jpg) |
Pearl Veneer, Agriphila straminella |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbnf9xzz7nM7G64Rwf2Pb0ZlTDA0W3ZKTQuoxmoJjUSvVwPTyfA6dVGCmu9rdXbb68rFdz8Rr2TqQvxze1WbTRKlYgctlll6S3gncTKRfiea53-OF86aUO0jlkl0ieiFFHQ10VmBJ1c4_m/s320/Red+Admiral%252C+Vanessa+atalanta+9298.jpg) |
Red Admiral, Vanessa atalanta |
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Red Admiral |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5nIcHyE_ytTc1SPL7PV6oNhy1u873zzl_uK3X9KoGPeUgYu8yDdB4mWYeZJ5SHevV-5qwkISveisRW8zDMgjOj9wOfUgvxHQnK8v_uKadKAQM8iJiFp5pq_Bj7DozRAsTLecKdAOg0qJd/s320/Red-fringed+Conch%252C+Falseuncaria+ruficiliana+9332.jpg) |
Red-fringed Conch, Falseuncaria ruficiliana |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhdfva0gH1-JEi-n8gJwdixSzqfCGPPQpNpqXd4He2bjbDY5R9WcZHf92-TzoRTId_6XDATX8CUuFfLY9L41e63WRz3LJcRD-6Ok8gOrvaqYFPFRJUSKKLiNgyOZEDOzJdUWpEFZjHhlvH/s320/Ringlet%252C+Aphantopus+hyperantus+9259.jpg) |
Ringlet, Aphantopus hyperantus |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCn_6phNjuqczew5L-7rQ4gRU6FLtlTb-Oe6ZiY0OIhnlkEkt1qzjjDov6hRtHmFUluiTyv_fGzZfjmYspF8gFUx3abNyJ-gJawKH2LO-PeGy3ruj3hvBkfSg-FQ6HGax5Xr7ZRSImtydQ/s320/Rough+Hawkbit%252C+Leontodon+hispidus+270.jpg) |
Rough Hawkbit, Leontodon hispidus |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1u-1bvxvHm8vkSnSUTLJv5Qwq0VjbXPRPrYewTjQ-bxmUngFS4rz77yRhb-iFoEoUk41c9H_S6oaCw5aPHRVJ0e3FHBOjzA6CPtj9ei6d2plC4OK7tNk4Pk8bEKv427MTjEJ8ZkQ1-MOm/s320/Satyr+Pug+larva%252C+Eupithecia+satyrata+on+Rough+Hawkbit%252C+Leontodon+hispidus+9224.jpg) |
Satyr Pug larva, Eupithecia satyrata on Rough Hawkbit |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAZGOC04tr9Larnml8Ex_YAIKY27fVi09zN3E-e5RcusUelJ3UxBzPAf7pTmbL8IOQi_vSd7DhwADlEyhESXOIpsj1V0H-DUZ16Cu4j2go5IPXIv4lRlaTV0-bSAujjW6QjBduVQpofPjZ/s320/gall+noid+9282.jpg) |
galls on Rough Hawkbit |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuF9jMZr8z6vNelBTIzJRP1f2AkPJOjPU7uKIlROBDLETkYOviV8i752T5BqNDUrI2xFYKXMip9HSHTqY1u139V2XMfHYA5t92E4jyYjMk-4gYoNWs8jVD0qfiMqIuROIBlJNcdkknvB64/s320/Spotted+Longhorn+Beetle%252C+Rutpela+maculata+9293.jpg) |
Spotted Longhorn Beetle, Rutpela maculata |
Littlehampton, August 24:
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Carabid beetle, Bradycellus verbasci |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3JhG9BJckqKvmqWnejegym8Hr_9bHNBgyU2nz-kaeBdwzlgICjvcY6K1QVBaBE0vmWdReVd2-AfanLKK_7IakqugEPLbuRPTBYcECm0N4rPUMwWsPr5bN22Rz_rhm4m0sYhXCvH59Pael/s320/Brown-tail%252C+Euproctis+chrysorrhoea+0357.jpg) |
dead Brown-tail, Euproctis chrysorrhoea |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_jA5NFKDMllOrK0RPs5_0m761lI00VPsdN2UJWpxzTy5nabu2y2_hyHsVk6JoBp6xz0o8Y0wLHnLYlQ1iYP5LRMAbwwrzgmrc34q52csa_3dsDHWZyA4tUBEfCWgDwfIFGZx33t3TWX2C/s320/Common+Plume%252C+Emmelina+monodactyla+0338.jpg) |
Common Plume, Emmelina monodactyla |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHzfxoj3IempeSiuozRR6XKSHFqHyaTmf0gEY8sibaDi8rd2uJkKZyKrkFSLrBVz-GN9MWhyphenhyphen0qNmc03jtNf0i9Qp0QHB4oKOI55cmsqbCctMrPbUVB7cB5MI3dTnsoTA7inNnhpX4K-xrl/s320/Common+Rough+Woodlouse%252C+Porcellio+scaber+0347.jpg) |
Common Rough Woodlouse, Porcellio scaber |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh35J_i4BSqrfLytUBLYT3By5C08qjHGt8VNHa2D-6ioJ4NIK5HZSuHWk3wwQ3Wgqmvoh8zX7PuJSPCnRtUrM_Yyw6oJ4E7vZQtqYnELSVlJv7p1-fuhMdZuX9u-M_AFTM_XyuPX3Dse2h3/s320/Elbow-stripe+Grass-veneer%252C+Agriphila+geniculea+0342.jpg) |
Elbow-stripe Grass-veneer, Agriphila geniculea |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxPpNtMej7Ss1AFPlURwMqQ8UChksnLX7KOEswF4QNzylHP4yjXj-m-b1x2H61moh4P_a5JnXqV9hHlBzSf_xTK_-gmO7lwKTaVUP7cEklP2HSgVgydhV9Unu36527CflHUrJpTC-nttC4/s320/Harlequin+Ladybird%252C+Harmonia+axyridis+0364.jpg) |
Harlequin Ladybird, Harmonia axyridis |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjwMiUkTeHThRWyLtlCDt6LS7ciRPUafTxNNbCqLrE1AwX3cRHfDm9lii4EnJoRk0NOWZqiq8con7jO-UwDXGyW7Bo8jWInbE4vSjycGpfpbhEsviqqCMGyCqov82P6garS24MqBPAEaoD/s320/Harlequin+Ladybird%252C+Harmonia+axyridis+0368.jpg) |
Harlequin Ladybird |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Fb1TrL1XYxIZaZleOvwx4RUUo9XaFaQ1YNFpnwvtZhbemL8DowztN0NWE29EMy0eysEnC8CminWSOqICu2GVfPGjB8Q8IHaeUHm8jhHK3hWZwYJtRPSyYXLtp6IurBZHPJ-3CMsH34ak/s320/Harlequin+Ladybird%252C+Harmonia+axyridis+0375.jpg) |
Harlequin Ladybird |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWaFHzts-MyenjjZjhYwc73ko2vNxke2dSEFXGU-vmaRJWzqE2Qz39rAkQBNkRWeShRdBjnjENqgG0-WwsFp1qWWvw_AFI9YL7xR4zKE3NtNJn4I6BkwNt2GaDbX-9FEAqq9v5sNSXpD36/s320/harvestman+species+0344.jpg) |
harvestman |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN94MKwnVPP_GGiw5hHPRwfJVclgaNHZfBEn_j4TMLNhGr5o-5NXW424veLjiiE-9wZ4flaG6NQdSxxxBn7RlF5X0RGk2njF9wSqMrBDlF0S1Jx-s2odz5mYmfd3RUdZCzekLnUFYntmfE/s320/Missing+Sector+Spider%252C+Zygiella+x-notata+0348.jpg) |
Missing Sector Spider, Zygiella x-notata |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaCiLhbJfuQcZ-ZDy4uM0lch9GafRGzLs42-fUViwLlUCwHya5CWGcJO3mcJ0fc3G1WUU66cRb_ayxRCT3GeLFMiNDkawcV5b0TiQi-TIMK1kfz9fBadx0Bb1UQyU-u0IxIBu4vlCQ0AhP/s320/Missing+Sector+Spider%252C+Zygiella+x-notata+0349.jpg) |
Missing Sector Spider |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Fk3iMra_KDXtgt23st9_KxfdDBx47Z_7zqbBBXNZKa3Ng6Y81Sks88VBUtwQeIXicp8karD5BofFjiDqExiEC9rKdBB7U5BZu0zFrWFgpYNrmfL2HamxHXfxn9lih3Oe1-B-qtdyPDV3/s320/moth%252C+Blastobasis+vittata+0372.jpg) |
Blastobasis vittata
Strangely, I saw the same species here exactly one year ago. |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4syXyn9zn-_PXM30raHH9a1qYoiBoLz1cmzeEQsW-hHDtH5ZgWG1XaHyUQRleUhxbbbuvNx20EauumIOtRIfmXMDkTwBcPRi_gBEOHy6HaesKHEFATOX9OdwCfaetXLkz7anPgUdH8F2v/s320/Ox-tongue+Conch%252C+Cochylis+molliculana+0358.jpg) |
Ox-tongue Conch, Cochylis molliculana |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinG6sP4znLjs3g0rjBq-lDFWLBvoWHMVhHbXyO-KhAvaz_p3P5LDrgjBJz54h_qrAEB5LbciFRi_XYGBw2mPvggiv1fxKswBpBAZbJKDrCFCg8VAjHnzYZF1w8aw0ccGRc5r8BUiQLA9Ji/s320/Rove+beetle%252C+Gyrohypnus+angustatus+0382.jpg) |
Rove beetle, Gyrohypnus angustatus |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyU7qGdN12zZfdK0nWDoA4hv8p1_GtOlYI7uYR1hYQzHxNyf4mJq89f_RqllE6b2adWL-ljfJ_6H4VyaofynZMATliJ2f94jVZxeKQbrn1I9GNkWfxLE0Yud0cG6OrzswE2SbGXH0ePsAk/s320/Small+Purple+and+Gold%252C+Pyrausta+aurata+0363.jpg) |
Small Purple and Gold aka Mint Moth, Pyrausta aurata |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVXm-NwE9IPFowVcEeHRGH0phikHvBJegljJkF2GK7Ui4g6oQRhI0MsIYmNA_U7SJcga8VJGp7p8DetgCcjqNVoesh5fvOebu3ZOBRgR20XxkLyPipI5ti8kESVZ_Kl85nbnwCl29-gS3v/s320/spider+noid+0340.jpg) |
tiny unidentified spider |
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