In our garden, not Melrose - and it doesn't bark
Bordered Pug
Moth Quiz 39/40
Does it tie Romeo and Juliet together
Friday, July 31
In a pause from getting ready to leave for Yorkshire, I took a few photographs of the butterflies frequenting the Buddleja and Ox-eye Daisies in the wild area, at the bottom of the garden. No fairies this time.
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| Male Gatekeeper |
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| Female gatekeeper |
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| Ringlet on Ox-eye Daisy |
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| Comma on Italian Alder (bought as British), last year and this year's catkins in view. |
A constant dipping, rising, falling, fighting, never still, movement with very few varieties. I feel like telling them to stop wasting their energy. Pam did see a Large Skipper earlier this week.
Peacock is the most numerous.
The best moth of the week was the Dark-crimson Underwing brought in to Natural Surroundings on Tuesday by the Claydons. Trapped by a friend of theirs.
Not my photograph. A magnificent moth.
Norfolk status
Rare migrant.
Resident only in the New Forest, Hampshire.
First modern-day confirmed Norfolk record at Toftwood in 2018 (D. Norgate, 26/07/18) Found on shed by the 20W Actnic trap left in garden overnight.
Red Data Book category RDB3. It occurs as a breeding species only in the New Forest, Hampshire.
Rare migrant.
Resident only in the New Forest, Hampshire.
First modern-day confirmed Norfolk record at Toftwood in 2018 (D. Norgate, 26/07/18) Found on shed by the 20W Actnic trap left in garden overnight.
Red Data Book category RDB3. It occurs as a breeding species only in the New Forest, Hampshire.
Another new insect in this morning's trap. A Phytocoris tiliae
The back seat of the car is ready for the off, earlyish in the morning. The essentials. Robinson MV moth trap and Swarovski scope.
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