Tuesday, July 25, 2006

Weekend insects

A few moths and butterflies from the weekend


Poplar Hawkmoth | Farcet Fen | 23 July 06.
Female buff form.


Poplar Hawkmoth | Farcet Fen | 23 July 06.
Clock the 'breathing' holes (spiracles) down the side of the abdomen


Bordered Pug | f. disperata | Farcet Fen | 23 July 06.


Lozotaeniodes formosanus | Farcet Fen | 23 July 06.
A pine tree species - on the fen!


Brown-line Bright-eye | Farcet Fen | 23 July 06.


Crescent | Farcet Fen | 23 July 06.


Double Lobed | Farcet Fen | 23 July 06.
New for the garden


Nut-tree Tussock | Farcet Fen | 23 July 06.


Pebble Prominent | Farcet Fen | 23 July 06.
Just look at those legs! The werewolf of the moth world?


Riband Waves | Farcet Fen | 23 July 06.
Normal form on left and two f. remutata


Twin-spot Carpet | Farcet Fen | 23 July 06.
New for the garden.


White Satin Moth | Farcet Fen | 23 July 06.
Complete with a 'thunderbug' - just one of bloody billions on the fen this summer!


Essex Skipper | Farcet Fen | 23 July 06.


Small Skipper | Farcet Fen | 23 July 06.

These two skippers were among aboyt 11 I found roosting in tall grass on the bank of the irrigation reservoir. In the evening they walk down the grass stem and roost head down. In the morning, they turn round and about 2/3 the way up the stems waiting for the sun to warm them up.

Images | Panasonic Lumix FZ-30

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