Yesterday afternoon the sun came out and the Buddleia bush added to its tally of butterflies, the count being two Red Admirals, two Large Whites, and a Comma.
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| Comma |
I can't help thinking that we ought to be getting more than this. Meanwhile on the lawn, another Small Fan-footed Wave rested.
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| Small Fan-footed Wave |
So much for the ones I could readily identify.
A striking Ichneumon Wasp landed on the front window. A quick bit of research revealed that there are about 2,500 UK species of Ichneumon, and even the brightly coloured ones can be very tricky.
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| Ichneumon sp - possibly Ichneumon suspiciosus |
I will be having a go though. My research revealed that it was definitely a male. I have added a name to the caption, but I clearly do not have enough knowledge to come to a firm conclusion.
Also tricky was a little moth which made it into the bathroom last night, and which I successfully potted.
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| Crambus pascuella |
I think its either another
Crambus pascuella, and probably not a similar species
Crambus uliginosellus. I was leaning towards the latter, but that is described as local in distribution. I now think its the former.
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