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Duke of Burgundy, Hamearis lucina |
Tuesday's visit to Kithurst meadow was very fruitful. At 10:30am the temperature was low (15 degC on the ground, air temp 10 degC), and a single Duke of Burgundy appeared. Several other butterfly enthusiasts joined me, including Neil, Dave, Patrick & Jack. Two Dingy Skippers battled in the air but no more Duke's had appeared in the meadow by the time I left at 3:30pm. These two butterflies were firsts for the season. Several moths appeared.
I am behind posting my Corfu photos and local field trips, so have decided to post the most recent and work backward - I need some rain to keep me indoors...
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The meadow has aquired its seasonal covering of Cowslips |
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White Crab Spider, Misumena vatia (some are yellow) |
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this one was tiny |
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White Crab Spider |
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Scorpion Fly ♂, Panorpa species |
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Small White Wave, Asthena albulata |
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Small White Wave underside |
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St. Mark's Flies mating, Bibio marci |
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Twayblade, Neottia ovata |
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Red-fringed Conch, Falseuncaria ruficiliana |
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Red-fringed Conch 8mm long |
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cold Pheasant egg, Phasianus colchicus |
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Holly Blue, Celastrina argiolus |
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Green Carpet, Colostygia, pectinataria |
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Duke of Burgundy on an feather bed, Hamearis lucina |
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Duke of Burgundy |
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Flesh Flies mating, Sarcophaga species |
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Furrow Orbweaver, Larinioides cornutus |
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Germander Speedwell, Veronica chamaedrys |
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Duke of Burgundy |
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Dingy Skipper, Erynnis tages |
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Dingy Skipper |
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Dingy Skipper, checking the temperature |
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Common Nettle-tap, Anthophila fabriciana |
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Box Bug, Gonocerus acuteangulatus |
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Cowslip, Primula veris |
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Cowslip |
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Crab Apple, Malus sylvestris |
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Dark-edged Bee-fly, Bombylius major |
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