Friday…another sunny morning….21ºC.
Spent most of my morning searching Triangle Wood and Triangle Heath…
Silver Y hiding on a sapling in amongst the Heather…
Warning!!! Gruesome Image Follows…. Dave Martin called this correct. Dave it is indeed a dead Polecat…
A Beautiful Yellow Underwing Larva…
Orb Weaver Spider…
A very well worn Purple Hairstreak. Numbers seem well down this year. Also not had one down low yet…
It was nice to give Hayley our new Staffordshire Wildlife Trust Warden, her first glimpse of a White Admiral. Albeit a bit worn…
Moth Night at Home….
The Highlight had to be a new moth for my list. It also has the longest name for a moth. It was a shame this Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing had a torn wing. But when I took its photo from the side I had a surprise. I did not realise how nice it looked, with it’s yellow and red line and the green just above the head….
Swallow Prominent…
Common Rustic…
Straw Underwing…
Large Yellow Underwing…
Codling Moth…
Wave…
Dark Arches…
Anania coronata…
Orange Swift…
Common Plume…
My best photo of a Straw Dot…
Double-striped Pug…
Always best to check the walls round the moth trap. 2 Willow Beauty’s…
Well worn Mottled Beauty…
Argyresthia goedartella…
Spindle Ermine…
Lastly a Broad-barred White…