Sunday, September 18, 2011

Torrs Warren 10th September 2011

Poured with rain in the morning but finally cleared up for an afternoon walk. Decided on Torrs Warren and good paths when wet and not too far to drive.

1-toadstool 1

Toadstool

2-spiked-shieldbug

Spiked Shieldbug

3-7-spot-ladybird

7 Spot Ladybird

4-spider-1

Lots of spiders about

5-spider-2

 

6-spider-3

 

7-wild-cherry

Wild Cherry

8-lichen

Lichen

9-common-sow-thistle

Common Sow Thistle

10-driftwood

Beach Art?

11-fox-moth-caterpillar

Fox Moth Caterpillar

12-old-boot

More beach art!

13-shore

Where the Piltanton Burn meets Luce Bay

14-tiny-sea-urchins

Tiny Sea Urchins

15-canoe-shells

Canoe Shell scaphander lignarius, lots of these rare shells, only the third mass wash up in Dumfries and Galloway

16-pelicans-foot-shell

Pelicans Foot Shell aporrhais pespelecani

17-pelicans-foot-shell

 

18-silver-Y

Silver Y moth

19-sloe-shield-bug

Hawthorn Shieldbug

20-small-tortoiseshell

Small Tortoiseshell

21-the-dunes

Heather on the dunes

22-spider-4

Very large spider with spikey legs

23-common-darter

Common Darter

24 devils-coach-horse

Devils Coach horse

25-sawfly-nematus-pavidus

Sawfly nematus pavidus

26-fly-agaric

Fly Agaric

27-fly-agaric

 

28-ladybird

Another 7 Spot

Barr 3rd September 2011

Needed an easy walk as leg still a bit swollen from a fall I had a couple of days before, also ground very wet so wanted a good track, so we settled on Barr.

1-footpath-sign

Which trail to follow?

1-toadstool

Plenty of toadstools in the woods beside the path

2-toadstool

 

3-red-toadstool

Russula sp

4-clavaria

 

5-yellow-club-pos

 

6-peacock-butterfly

Peacock Butterfly

7-newtpole

Surprised to find lots of Newt-poles in the puddles

8-grass-of-parnassus

Grass of Parnassus

9-grass-of-parnassus

 

10-pestle-puffball

Puffball

11-dor-beetle

Dor Beetle

12-forest-bug

Forest Shieldbug acting strange, appeared to be trying to stand on its head?

13-common-carpet

Common Carpet Moth

14-toadstools

Toadstools on wood

15-horsehair-worm

Horsehair worm (Nematomorpha) in puddle

16-horsehair-worm

Only the second time I have ever seen these

17-footpath-sign

Back to the start

18-devils-bit-scabious

Field of Devils Bit Scabious

Wednesday, September 14, 2011

August Moths

Moths mostly trapped in our garden during August.

If I have not identified correctly or you can help me with any unidentified, please let me know.

pink-barred-sallow

Pink-barred Sallow Xanthia togata

pug wormwood-ling

Wormwood Pug Eupithecia absinthiata

Rhomboid Tortrix Acleris rhombana top

Rhomboid Tortrix Acleris rhombana

riband-wave

Riband Wave Idaea aversata

rosy-rustic (3)

Rosy Rustic Hydraecia micacea

sallow

The Sallow Xanthia icteritia

scops 1

Dipleurina lacustrata

scops 2

Eudonia truncicolella

Scops 7

Dipleurina lacustrata

scops-3

Dipleurina lacustrata

Shaded-Broad-Bar

Shaded Broad-bar Scotopteryx chenopodiata

six-striped-rustic

Six-striped Rustic Xestia sexstrigata

small square spot

Small Square-spot Diarsia rubi

small-magpie

Small Magpie Eurrhypara hortulata

small-phoenix (2)

Small Phoenix Ecliptopera silaceata

small-phoenix-2 (2)

Small Phoenix Ecliptopera silaceata

small-wainscot-2 (3)

Small Wainscot Chortodes pygmina

snout

The Snout Hypena proboscidalis

square-spot-rustic (2)

Square-spot Rustic Xestia xanthographa

tatty-micro

Cyclamen Tortrix (Clepsis spectrana)

the-chevron

The Chevron Eulithis testata

twin-spot-carpet-wigtownshire

Twin-spot Carpet Perizoma didymata

Udea prunalis

Udea prunalis

udea-lutealis

Udea lutealis

v-pug

The V-Pug Chloroclystis v-ata

Acleris comariana pos (4)Acleris comariana pos(3)

Strawberry Tortrix Acleris comariana pos

Acleris laterana top

Acleris laterana

acleris sparsana

Acleris sparsana

Agonopterix-nervosa

Agonopterix-nervosa

Agriphila-straminella

Agriphila-straminella

Agriphila-tristella

Agriphila-tristella

angle-shades

Angle Shades Phlogophora meticulosa

angle-shades-2

Angle Shades Phlogophora meticulosa

antler-side

Antler Moth Cerapteryx graminis

antler-top

Antler Moth Cerapteryx graminis

Autumnal-Rustic

Autumnal Rustic Eugnorisma glareosa

Blastobasis adustella

Blastobasis adustella

broad-bordered-yellow-underwing

Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Noctua fimbriata

broad-bordered-yellow-underwing-3

Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Noctua fimbriata

broad-bordered-yellow-underwing-face

Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Noctua fimbriata

chevron

The Chevron Eulithis testata

cinnabar-caterpillar (3)

Caterpillar The Cinnabar Tyria jacobaeae

clay

The Clay Mythimna ferrago

common-carpet (2)

Common Carpet Epirrhoe alternata

common-lesser-common-rustic (2)

Common-/Lesser-common-rustic

common-lesser-common-rustic (3)

Common-/Lesser-common-rustic

common-lesser-common-rustic

Common-/Lesser-common-rustic

common-marbled-carpet (3)

Common Marbled Carpet Chloroclysta truncata

Common-Marbled-Carpet (4)

Common Marbled Carpet Chloroclysta truncata

Common-Marbled-Carpet

Common Marbled Carpet Chloroclysta truncata

dark-arches (2)

Dark Arches Apamea monoglypha

dark-barred-twin-spot-carpet

Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet Xanthorhoe ferrugata

dark-marbled-carpet (2)

Dark Marbled Carpet Chloroclysta citrata

dark-marbled-carpet (3)

Dark Marbled Carpet Chloroclysta citrata

dark-marbled-carpet (4)

Dark Marbled Carpet Chloroclysta citrata

Depressaria sp

Depressaria sp

dotted-clay

Dotted Clay Xestia baja

Early-Thorn (2)

Early Thorn Selenia dentaria

early-thorn

Early Thorn Selenia dentaria

Eudonia-murana

Eudonia truncicolella

flame-carpet

Flame Carpet Xanthorhoe designata

flounced-rustic-2 (4)

Flounced Rustic Luperina testacea

fox-moth-caterpillar

Caterpillar Fox Moth Macrothylacia rubi

golden rod pug 2

Golden-rod Pug Eupithecia virgaureata

ingrailed-clay

Ingrailed Clay Diarsia mendica

ingrailed-clay-2

Ingrailed Clay Diarsia mendica

july-highflyer (2)

July Highflyer Hydriomena furcata

july-highflyer (3)

July Highflyer Hydriomena furcata

july-highflyer

July Highflyer Hydriomena furcata

july-highflyer-1

July Highflyer Hydriomena furcata

july-highflyer-2

July Highflyer Hydriomena furcata

large-yellow-underwing (2)

Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba

large-yellow-underwing

Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba

lesser-broad-bordered-yellow-underwing (3)

Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Noctua janthe

lesser-broad-bordered-yellow-underwing

Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Noctua janthe

lesser-broad-bordered-yellow-underwing-face

Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Noctua janthe

lesser-yellow-underwing

Lesser Yellow Underwing Noctua comes

narrow winged pug 2

Narrow-winged Pug Eupithecia nanata

northern-spinach-2

Northern Spinach Eulithis populata

Oblique Carpet

Oblique Carpet Orthonama vittata