Fox cub and micromoths at Rewell Wood

White-strap Sober (probably), Syncopacma larseniella (not gen det) 

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Yesterday at Rewell I found a micromoth that I have seen before but cannot determine the species without dissection of the genitalia. It is Syncopacma species, probably a White-strap Sober (S. larseniella) as this has been confirmed confirmed in Rewell Wood in the past. A highlight was spotting a young fox foraging in the distance. it came towards me and I kept taking photos until it was full frame just in front of me, then probably heard the shutter, looked up and dashed off. I've made a movie of the shots. 

Other moths seen: Common Marble, Common Yellow Conch, Dotted Ermel, Long-winged Pearl, Red Piercer, Satin Grass-veneer, Treble Brown Spot. I saw an ant dragging a larva to its nest.

Red Fox cub, Vulpes vulpes

Fox cub video:

Common Marble, Celypha lacunana

Common Yellow Conch, Agapeta hamana, drowned in the 'leaf pond' of a Teasel

Dock Bugs mating, Coreus marginatus 

Dock Bugs mating

Dotted Ermel, Ethmia dodecea 

ichneumon wasp or sawfly?

Ichneumon wasp male, Amblyteles armatorius

Long-winged Pearl, Anania lancealis

Red Ant, Myrmica rubra with larva prey 

Red Piercer, Lathronympha strigana 

Satin Grass-veneer, Crambus perlella

Treble Brown Spot, Idaea trigeminata 

The Shears and other moths

The Shears, Hada plebeja

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I recorded 18 species of moths at Littlehampton from June 13 to 16 including a new one, The Shears plus Barred Marble, Bright-line Brown-eye, Buff Ermine, Common Pug, Common Wainscot, Dark Arches, Dusky Pearl, Garden Grass-veneer, Heart and Club, Heart and Dart, Marbled Minor agg., Peppered Moth, Poplar Grey, Shuttle-shaped Dart, Small Dusty Wave, Vine's Rustic, Willow Beauty.

Barred Marble, Celypha striana 

Bright-line Brown-eye, Lacanobia oleracea

Buff Ermine, Spilosoma luteum

Common Pug, Eupithecia vulgata

Common Wainscot, Mythimna pallens 

Dark Arches, Apamea monoglypha 

Dusky Pearl, Udea prunalis

False Widow Spider, Steatoda nobilis 

Garden Grass-veneer, Chrysoteuchia culmella

Heart and Club, Agrotis clavis 

Heart and Club, Agrotis clavis 

Heart and Dart 

Marbled Minor agg., Oligia strigilis agg. 

Peppered Moth, Biston betularia 

Peppered Moth, Biston betularia 

Poplar Grey, Subacronicta megacephala 

Shuttle-shaped Dart, Agrotis puta 

Small Dusty Wave, Idaea seriata 

Vine's Rustic, Hoplodrina ambigua 

Willow Beauty, Peribatodes rhomboidaria 

Bramble Shoot Moth

Bramble Shoot Moth, Notocelia uddmanniana 

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Rewell Wood moths 15 June: a new one, the Bramble Shoot Moth plus Treble Brown Spot, Common Nettle-tap, Hoary Bell, Common Conches, Common Marbles, Red Piercer, 

Silver Y.

Common Nettle-tap, Anthophila fabriciana

Common Spotted-orchid, Dactylorhiza fuchsii

Common Yellow Conch, Agapeta hamana

Foxglove, Digitalis purpurea

Hoary Bell, Eucosma cana 

Musk Mallow, Malva moschata 

Red Bug nymph, Deraeocoris ruber 

Red Piercer, Lathronympha strigana  

Silver Y, Autographa gamma 

Slender St John's Wort, Hypericum pulchrum 

Treble Brown Spot, Idaea trigeminata 

Wasp, Symmorphus species