‘Thistles spike the summer air’ #wildflowers

Posted by on Aug 1, 2017 in 2017, Butterflies, Flowers, July, Summer, Thistle | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Thistles, July 2017

 

And turn the clearing into a feeding stop for butterflies, bees, flower flies and myriad other insects. (more…)

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Dead Head Hoverfly #insects

Posted by on Jul 31, 2017 in 2017, Hover Fly, July, Provisional identification, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Insects, Dead Head Hoverfly, provisional identification, July 2017

 

Myathropa florea, provisional identification. (more…)

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Common Carder Bee #insects

Posted by on Jul 28, 2017 in 2017, Common Carder Bee, Insects, July, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Insects, Common Carder Bee, provisional identification, July 2017

 

Bombus pascuorum, provisional identification. (more…)

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Large Skipper #butterflies

Posted by on Jul 26, 2017 in 2017, Butterflies, July, Large Skipper, Provisional identification, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Butterflies, Large Skipper, July 2017

 

Ochlodes sylvanus. Provisional identification. (more…)

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Wasp or hoverfly? #insects

Posted by on Jul 25, 2017 in 2017, Insects, July, Summer, Unidentified | 0 comments

 

 

Insect, unidentified, July 2017

 

Possibly a wasp of the Crabronidae family but didn’t stop long enough to have a proper look. (more…)

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Ringlet #butterflies

Posted by on Jul 21, 2017 in 2017, Butterflies, July, Ringlet, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Butterflies, Ringlet, July 2017

 

Aphantopus hyperantus. (more…)

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Ringlets #butterflies

Posted by on Jul 13, 2017 in 2017, Butterflies, July, Ringlet, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Butterflies, Ringlet, July 2017

 

Courting Aphantopus hyperantus. (more…)

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Type of Brindle? #moths

Posted by on Jul 12, 2017 in 2017, Insects, July, Moth, Summer, Unidentified | 0 comments

 

 

Moth, unidentified, July 2017

 

Help appreciated – possibly a moth, possibly a type of Brindle but not at all sure. (more…)

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The UK’s largest species of fritillary #butterflies #insects

Posted by on Jul 11, 2017 in 2017, Butterflies, Insects, July, Silver-washed Fritillary, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Butterflies, Silver-washed Fritilliary, July 2017

 

Silver-washed Fritillary, Argynnis paphia, on Brambles, Rubus fruticosus. (more…)

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Straw Dot #moths

Posted by on Jul 9, 2017 in 2017, Insects, July, Moth, Provisional identification, Rivula sericealis, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Moths, Straw Dot, provisional identification, July 2017

 

Probably Rivula sericealis, which has a wing-span of 18-22mm. (more…)

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Meadow Brown

Posted by on Jul 7, 2017 in 2017, Butterflies, July, Meadow Brown, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Butterflies, Meadow Brown, July 2017

 

Maniola jurtina. (more…)

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Red Admiral #butterflies

Posted by on Jul 4, 2017 in 2017, Butterflies, Insects, July, Red Admiral, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Butterflies, Red Admiral, July 2017

 

Vanessa atalanta sunning itself on the ashes of a fire. (more…)

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