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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