Friday 22 June 2018

today at Caerau

Caerau old pit reclamation site, Maesteg [SS8694]



4 Forester were seen today all pretty worn, also seen  were a 1000+ 5-spot Burnet. I have recorded both species of 5-spots here in the past [through larva ID] and both colony areas had adults on the wing. The other feature of today were the large number of butterflies on the wing which included 100 Small Heath, 50 Meadow Brown, 10 Ringlet, 40 Common Blue, 5 Dark Green Fritillary, Small Copper, Speckled Wood, 10 Small Skipper, 5 Large Skipper and a single Dingy Skipper.

 Forester
 Typical Forester habitat
 5-spot/Narrow-bordered 5-spot Burnet
 Small Copper
Plant Bug - Calocoris roseamaculatus

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