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Willow Emerald Damselfly, Chalcolestes viridis |
We visited Woods Mill on 16th where I found a Comma larva. On 17th at a metal detecting dig I saw many black larvae on the leaves of a crop which turned out to be Turnip Sawfly larvae. On 19th during a walk round the Whiteways meadow I spotted a well worn Silver-washed Fritillary. On 21st I attended a kids event at Halewick Park, Lancing on behalf of Butterfly Conservation and met enthusiastic families who enjoy nature walks. Hopefully I was able to enthuse them about butterflies and the importance of conservation. Afterwards I visited Woods Mill and spotted a Sussex rarity, the Willow Emerald Damselfly, for the first time. At Beeding cement works I found a tiny Pea Moth (Cydia nigricana) on an Everlasting Pea flower plus a couple of Cochylimorpha species moths (9mm long) on the clump of pea plants.
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Comma 5th instar larva, Polygonia c-album |
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Woods Mill |
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Turnip Sawfly larva, Athalia rosae |
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acorn of Pedunculate Oak, Quercus robur |
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Silver-washed Fritillary male, Argynnis paphia |
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Field Scabious, Knautia arvensis |
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Halewick Park |
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Holly Blue, Celastrina argiolus |
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Pea Moth, Cydia nigricana at Beeding CW |
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Cochylimorpha species at Beeding CW |
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Ragwort Flea Beetle, Longitarsus jacobaeae at Beeding CW |
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Small White, Pieris rapae |
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Wall male, Lasiommata megera |
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Woods Mill |
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Mirid bug, Apolygus lucorum |
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Ruddy Darter male, Sympetrum sanguineum |
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