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Saturday 31 August 2013

Whats in Cromwell August 2013

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I thought I would report some of todays finds and add the images later as Cromwell has so many Inverts I am way behind on putting them into the Mapmate Records. August also sees national Moth Night which will assit records on the reserve

Finds today including 8 Spiders (different species ) , 2 sawflies, 4 beetles inc Tortoise Beetle ,

Mirids ( Click link to see)

There are numerous Plagiognathus arbustorumon Nettle and Ragwort , Liocoris nemorum, Potato Capsid and Common Capsid, Stendema leavigata , Grypocoris stysi,

Mirid Bug (Stenotus binotatus)
Mirid Bug (Heterotoma planicornis)
Mirid Bug (Campyloneura virgula)
Mirid Bug (Deraerocoris ruber)
Mirid Bug (Phylocoris varipes )
Mirid Bug ( Liocorus tripustulatus)
Mirid Bug ( Stendema laevigata)
Mirid Bug ( Megacoelum infusum )
Mirid Bug ( Stenodema calcarata ) A Cockroft 14/ 08/2013
Mirid Bug (Dicyphus epilobii)
Mirid Bug  Potato Capsid Closterotomus norwegicus
Mirid Bug Plagiognathus arbustorumon
Black Kneed Capsid Blepharidopterus angulatus
Marsh Damselbug Nabis limbatus
Broad Damselbug

Ladybirds & Beetles

14 Spot is particularly prevalent at the minute together with the Larvae
7-Spot
2-Spot & larvee
22- Spot
Orange Ladybird (Halyzia sedecimguttata)
Harlequin
Cream Spot Ladybird
Donacia versicolorea TBC
Lagria hirta
Shieldbugs

We have a colony of Sloe Shieldbug Dolycoris bacarum in the area nr the Tree Sparrow Boxes We have also have numbers of second generation Nymphs around the peripheral Lagoon Vegetation particularly along the water margins of the canal and R Calder. There are no reported signs of activity fom the colony along the section of the river where it was planed and bramble removed for the Spiked Shieldbug Piromerus bidens to date

Green Sheildbug Palomena prasina
Sloe Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus 5/08/13 12/08/13 GH CD
Spiked Shieldbug Picromerus bidens New Colony on Rosehip***


Other Heteroptera

Thistle Tortoise Beetle Cassida rubiginosa
Tingia

Lepidoptera

Day Flying or Disturbed

Pale Straw Udea lutalis is around Ragwort in number at the minute
July High Flyer Moth
Cinnabar
Common Marble (Celypha lacunana)
Large White Butterfly are prevalent
Meadow Brown
Gatekeepers 02/08/2013 BH
Common Grass Veneer
Shaded Broadbar
Grass Veneer
2134 Square-spot Rustic Xestia xanthographa
2160 Bright-line Brown-eye Caterpillar Lacanobia oleracea
1837 Grey Pug Caterpillar
Pandemis Sp

1837 Grey Pug  21752

2134 Square-spot Rustic 21773

MV Trap




15
 Hepialus sylvina
Orange Swift
1
424
 Yponomeuta evonymella
Bird-cherry Ermine
8
460
 Ypsolopha parenthesella
2
701 
Agonopterix ocellana
1
1348
 Parapoynx stratiotata
Ringed China-mark
1
1388
 Udea lutealis
3
1390
 Udea prunalis
2
1405
 Pleuroptya ruralis
Mother of Pearl
17
1546
 Gonepteryx rhamni
Brimstone
2
1702
 Idaea biselata
Small Fan-footed Wave
12
1713
 Idaea aversata
Riband Wave
8
1715
Idaea straminata
Plain Wave
3
1725
 Xanthorhoe ferrugata
Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet
6
1732
Scotopteryx chenopodiata
Shaded Broad-bar
4
1738
Epirrhoe alternata
Common Carpet
2
1756
Eulithis populata
Northern Spinach
1
1758
Eulithis pyraliata
Barred Straw
1
1759
Ecliptopera silaceata
Small Phoenix
4
1777
Hydriomena furcata
July Highflyer
10
1809
Perizoma didymata
Twin-spot Carpet
2
1811
Eupithecia tenuiata
Slender Pug
6
1858
Chloroclystis v-ata
V-Pug
2
1862
Gymnoscelis rufifasciata
Double-striped Pug
1
1887
Lomaspilis marginata
Clouded Border
22
1913
Ennomos alniaria
Canary-shouldered Thorn
1
1917
Selenia dentaria
Early Thorn
3
1937
Peribatodes rhomboidaria
Willow Beauty
2
1955
Cabera pusaria
Common White Wave
5
1956
Cabera exanthemata
Common Wave
4
1997
Furcula furcula
Sallow Kitten
1
2000
Notodonta dromedarius
Iron Prominent
2
2003
Notodonta ziczac
Pebble Prominent
1
2049
Eilema depressa
Buff Footman
5
2050
Eilema lurideola
Common Footman
1
2107
Noctua pronuba
Large Yellow Underwing
15
2109
Noctua comes
Lesser Yellow Underwing
2
2111
Noctua janthe
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
5
2112
Noctua interjecta
Least Yellow Underwing
1
2122
Diarsia brunnea
Purple Clay
2
2123
Diarsia rubi
Small Square-spot
2
2130
Xestia baja
Dotted Clay
4
2134
Xestia xanthographa
Square-spot Rustic
2
2176
Cerapteryx graminis
Antler Moth
3
2197
Mythimna straminea
Southern Wainscot
6
2198
Mythimna impura
Smoky Wainscot
1
2300
Mormo maura
Old Lady
1
2313
Enargia paleacea
Angle-striped Sallow
2
2318
Cosmia trapezina
Dun-bar
20
2321
Apamea monoglypha
Dark Arches
7
2343x
Mesapamea secalis agg.
Common Rustic agg.
4
2381x
Hoplodrina alsines/blanda
Uncertain/Rustic ag.
2
2391
Chilodes maritimus
Silky Wainscot
28
2441
Autographa gamma
Silver Y
5
2477
Hypena proboscidalis
Snout
8


Spiders & Harvestmen

Araneus quadratuis
Araneus diadenatus

Araneus cornutus

Above your head

Dicaronopalpus ramosus

Froghoppers


Cicadella viridis
Philaenius spumarus (10/13 Forms)
Anoscopus flavostriatus

Wasps

Ichneumons


Common Wasp Vespula vulgais
Tree wasp

Sawfllies

Tenthrdo agg likely T.arucata

Conopidae

Thick headed fly Conops-quadrifasciata 9/08/2013 M. Mee

Odonta

Common Darter MM 09/08/2013
Brown Hawker GH 05/08/2013

White-legged Snake Millipede - Tachypodoiulus niger

Plants

Gypsywort (Allan)
Wild Angelica
Broad Leaved Helleborine 2/08/2013 BH
Meadowsweet
Creeping Thistle
Spear Thistle
Broad Leaved Willowherb
Rosebay Willowherb
Pale Willowherb
Great Willowherb
Perforated St Johnswort
Himalayan Balsam
Japanese Knotweed
Tall Melilot
Hogweed Seeding
Mugwort
Honeysuckle
Bittersweet
Water Mint
Canadian Goldenrod

Aquatics

Floating Water Plantain Luronium natans Floating water-plantain occurs in a range of freshwater situations, including nutrient-poor lakes in the uplands and slowly-flowing lowland rivers, pools, ditches and canals that are moderately nutrient-rich. It thrives best in open situations with a moderate degree of disturbance, where the growth of emergent vegetation is held in check. 

Flowering Rush Butomus umbellatus

Birds

Sedge Warbler GH
Wren GH
Kingfisher BN
Whitethroat MH
Reed Warbler MH
Grasshopper Warbler
Jays x3 CD 11/08/2013
Song Thrush BH 23 /08/2013
Oyster Catcher 13/08/2013 AC
Egret GH /08/2013

Friday 9 August 2013

National Moth Night 9 th August 2013


Further to Andys List below

Here are a few images of some of Andys Finds ( more to follow)


       2300 Old Lady Mormo maura  

2300 Old lady 21664

2318 The Dun-bar Cosmia trapezina

2318 The Dun-bar  21601

1913 Canary-shouldered Thorn Ennomos alniaria


1913 Canary-shouldered Thorn 21566

1887 Clouded Border Lomaspilis marginata


1887 Clouded Border 21589

2313 Angle-striped Sallow Enargia paleace

2313 Angle-striped Sallow  21649

1546 Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni

Brimstone Moth 10330

1917 Early Thorn Selenia dentaria


Early Thorn 21614

2003 Pebble Prominent Notodonta ziczac

2003 Pebble Prominent 21629

1439 Acrobasis advenella Thanks to Andy for ID

Moth 1585


Phytocoris varipes   Heteropteran Bug  Found on the Sheet

Phytocoris varipes  21653


Other Visitors To Light A Caddisfly (Trichoptera)

Trichoptera 21599