Sunday 3 June 2018

Garnwen 02 June 2018

A busy day up Garnwen with Cherry Laurel and Hawthorn attracting 35 species of hoverfly Highlights included Criorhina berberina, Criorhina floccosa and Chrysotoxum arcuatum. While new for the year was Cheilosia proxima, Volucella bombylans, Volucella pellucens and Xylota jakutorum. I also have a couple of interesting Platycheirus that when keyed out take me away from Welsh species.

Other insects were plentiful, 5 species of butterfly were headed by Dingy Skipper. 3 species of odonata were headed by 4-spotted Chaser. Lots of beetle species with Pachytodes cerambyciformis (longhorn) being the best. 14 species of moth were seen including an early Cinnabar, Micropterix aureatella and an influx of Silver Y migrants.

Cuckoo and Tree Pipits were ever present and quite a few Columbine flowers were along the rides.

 Cheilosia illustrata
 Sphegina sibirica
 Volucella pellucens
 Xylota segnis
 4-spotted Chaser
 Small Heath
 Dingy Skipper
 Garden Chafer
 Pachytodes cerambyciformis
 Micropterix aureatella
 Red-necked Footman
 Mottled Umber caterpillar I think
Columbine

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