Today I visited the Straits Inclosure, part of the Alice Holt Forest complex situated just outside of Farnham to see the first of the summer butterflies.
The first obvious sighting was the number of ringlet on view at about 25,clearly indicating one of the winners from the wet summer and the lush grass growth.
Meadow Brown did not seem to be faring quite as well with about 12 on view but the highlight was seeing my first Silver-washed Fritillary and White Admiral the latter not wanting his photo taken.
Male Large Skippers were perched on overhanging leaves in readiness for passing females. Nymphalids seem as if their season will provide well as I found a Peacock Larval Nest,something that is being recorded on other sites as well as singles of Comma and Red Admiral.
The moth trap is hotting up meaning that it is difficult to keep up with events but the following have been recorded this morning and that is after catching a cat at midnight trying to enter the trap for evening meal.
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Peppered Moth 4, Buff Ermine 1, Foxglove Pug 2*, Barred Red 1*, Large Yellow Underwing 1*, Mottled Rustic 1*,Small Blood-vein 1*, Heart & Dart 2, Heart & Club 1 Eudonia pallida 2*,Blotched Emerald 2, 1Barred Fruit-tree Tortrix 1*.
The first obvious sighting was the number of ringlet on view at about 25,clearly indicating one of the winners from the wet summer and the lush grass growth.
Meadow Brown did not seem to be faring quite as well with about 12 on view but the highlight was seeing my first Silver-washed Fritillary and White Admiral the latter not wanting his photo taken.
Male Large Skippers were perched on overhanging leaves in readiness for passing females. Nymphalids seem as if their season will provide well as I found a Peacock Larval Nest,something that is being recorded on other sites as well as singles of Comma and Red Admiral.
The moth trap is hotting up meaning that it is difficult to keep up with events but the following have been recorded this morning and that is after catching a cat at midnight trying to enter the trap for evening meal.
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Peppered Moth 4, Buff Ermine 1, Foxglove Pug 2*, Barred Red 1*, Large Yellow Underwing 1*, Mottled Rustic 1*,Small Blood-vein 1*, Heart & Dart 2, Heart & Club 1 Eudonia pallida 2*,Blotched Emerald 2, 1Barred Fruit-tree Tortrix 1*.
59.009 - Ringlet - APHANTOPUS hyperantus (Linnaeus, 1761) - One of the real winners at Straits Inclosure following last years wet summer
57.009 - Large Skipper - OCHLODES sylvanus (Esper, 1779) - patiently waiting for a female
Peacock Larval Web
59.017 - Silver-washed Fritillary - ARGYNNIS (Argynnis) paphia (Linnaeus, 1758) - first of the year
59.017 - Silver-washed Fritillary - ARGYNNIS (Argynnis) paphia (Linnaeus, 1758) - It glistens in the sun
These are the new moths from the light trap
70.284 - Barred Red - HYLAEA fasciaria (Linnaeus, 1758)
73.342 - Large Yellow Underwing - NOCTUA pronuba (Linnaeus, 1758)
70.141 Double-striped Pug - GYMNOSCELIS rufifasciata (Haworth, 1809)
73.097 The Rustic - HOPLODRINA blanda ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) - Not the most exciting but.....
70.024 - Small Blood SCOPULA (Calothythanis) imitaria (Hübner, [1799]) - vein-pretty moth
63.064 - SCOPARIA ambigualis (Treitschke, 1829)
49.025 - Barred Fruit-tree Tortrix - PANDEMIS cerasana (Hübner, 1786)
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