Yesterday was warm and intermittently sunny so I went off in search of an uncommon micro moth, Nemophora metallica. Fairly easy to find if present, as invariably found on their larval foodplant, Field Scabious. There is a whole bank of this plant in the park and it wasn't long before I recorded 2 of them present.
Other insects also there along with a Common tern over the lake. A good couple of hours and pleasant chat with a chap on the bridge at the northern end of the lake.
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Nemophora metallica |
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N. metallica on Field scabious |
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The 2nd specimen, more worn than the first. |
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Syrphus ribesii, hoverfly, a female |
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7 spot ladybird |
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Rhagonycha fulva, one of the soldier beetles |
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Oedemera nobilis, Swollen thighed beetle, a male |
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Bombus lucorum, White tailed bumblebee |
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Large white |
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Mallard duckling |
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Common tern |
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Wrong settings to record the only time it dived for fish. |