Sunday, July 03, 2005

Farcet Fen insects


Buff Arches there are few better looking moths than this!

Mothing over recent days has seen an increase in both number of species and number of moths caught. Lots of new species now on the wing and a few first records for the garden.


Just part of one evenings catch - clock the three privet and single poplar hawks


Buff Arches


Buff Arches


Common Carpet


Small Rivulet


Yellow Shell


Smoky Wainscot


Single Dotted Wave


Peppered Moth


Brimstone Moth


Double Square Spot


Lesser Cream Wave


Fan-foot


The Flame


Gothic

Also, this bee-mimicking fly in the garden

Volucella bombylans

And on the fen

Small Tortoiseshell


Black-tailed Skimmers

All images | Nikon Coolpix 995 | © Steve Dudley

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