Worcestershire Butterflies,Moths and Dragonflies (2 Viewers)

[Dick-E-Dipper]

Woodchat
Yes No. 2 Treble Lines, No.4 is a Mottled Rustic, No 5 Latticed Heath (they come in various shades)
sorry cant trace the others
Richard

 

[jackied]

Beautiful Snout in the Wyre Forest today
Jackie

 

[Woodchat]

Cheers everyone - these moths are amazing. Loads to learn !

 

[Woodchat]

Any ideas for these 2 moths - cheers in advance and sorry I'm useless 8-P:t:

Edit: I think the first one is a Spectacle - realised when I looked at it head-on.

 

[gary.palmer]

Dragons of Worcestershire - well at least for the 22nd June !

Hillditch Pool

Scarce Chaser - 1+ male & 1 female
Emperor - 3+ males & 1 female ovipositing
Brown Hawker - 1
Red Eyed Damselfly
Banded Demoiselle
Large Red Damselfly
Azure Blue Damselfly
Blue Tailed Damselfly
Marbled White
Comma
Kingfisher
Reed Bunting

Monkwood

Broad Bodied Chaser - 3+ male & 1 female
Four Spotted Chaser - 1
Common Darter - 1
Emerald Damselfly - 1 imm male
Large Red Damselfly
Azure Damselfly
White Admiral - 10 +
Marbled White - 2 (Monkwood Green)

Grimley

Black Tailed Skimmer - loads !!
Emperor - 2
Common Blue Damselfly

14 spp of dragonflies - pleased with the day 😀😀😀

 

[Woodchat]

After trying to sort through a few hundred more moths over the weekend, my garden list is growing steadily. The following species are now on my list (those in bold pictured below):

Elephant Hawk Moth, Drinker, Beautiful Hook-tip, Common Emerald, Light Emerald, Swallow-tailed Moth, Buff Tip, Barred Straw, Heart and Dart, Green Pug, Dark Arches, The Flame, Barred Yellow, Small Magpie, Flame-shoulder, Willow Beauty, Lilac Beauty, Treble Brown Spot, Barred Umber, Snout, Clay, Buff Ermine, Common Footman, Rustic, Mottled Rustic, Spectacle, Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing, Large Yellow Underwing, Garden Carpet, Lesser Yellow Underwing, Double Square-spot, Riband Wave, Coxcomb Prominent, Small Blood-vein, Brown Rustic, Treble Lines, Latticed Heath.

And still loads to sort out. 8-P

 

[jjs]

ID assistance please!

Apologies for being off area, but can anyone offer any advice re identification of the attached? I've scoured my guides and the Internet but haven't much of a clue. Any pointers would be appreciated.

It was seen on 1 June at Cors Caron NNR, Ceredigion (Tregaron Bog) just before midday, but was gone a couple of hours later. It was on a very well weathered fence post.

Thanks in anticipation.

 

[David142]

Moths 3 and 4 look like Dun-Bars.

 

[Woodchat]

Moths 3 and 4 look like Dun-Bars.

Yes - I think you are correct (wrt pics 3 and 4 in my post #364 ). BTW, they are different views of the same individual moth.

Well done and many thanks!

 

[Brian Stretch]

25+ White Admirals in Monk Wood early evening, a few of which settled long enough for a picture.

Brian
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[Woodchat]

For anyone interested in such things - 3 female Glow-worms this evening in Droitwich Community Woods (from 10:15 pm).

 

[Woodchat]

Added a few more to my garden list - including these two distinctive species, Poplar Hawk Moth and Buff Arches.

 

[israel]

Purple Emperor

Saw male Purple Emperor in Oversley Wood late morning after 2 hrs searching.Only one other sighting reported today but only two other 'butterfliers' on site.Hopefully more Emperors will emerge in the next few days.Lots of Silver Washed Fritillaries(i had the female variation Valesina last year)and White Admirals. O.K. its in Warks but only a couple of miles from Worcs border.

Must have been at least 8 Marsh Tits,quite vocal ones at that.

Chris. T.

 

[jjs]

ID help, please

I found this moth in Worcester today, resting between my car door and the body!

My best match from the ID guides I have is Copper Underwing, and it did show a pinkish colour when it fluttered off, but that would be very early in the year. Any thoughts from the community would be appreciated.

John

 

[UW82]

I found this moth in Worcester today, resting between my car door and the body!

My best match from the ID guides I have is Copper Underwing, and it did show a pinkish colour when it fluttered off, but that would be very early in the year. Any thoughts from the community would be appreciated.

John

I think you are right and its not too early.


Des.

 

[jjs]

I think you are right and its not too early.


Des.

Thanks for that, Des. My references were quoting "from" of late July or August, although things have been a little earlier this year.

BTW any thoughts on my earlier query?

John

 

[keithr]

Sure this is a Female Ruddy Darter ...hope she gets a mate and I see him.
In my reference guide the pterostigma is brown but it looks black ?

Totally cant get my head around the little Damsels with all the variations and juveniles so what is this one please.Possibly a White legged.

Both in fields by Hopwood Park services.

Keith

 

[UW82]

Sure this is a Female Ruddy Darter ...hope she gets a mate and I see him.
In my reference guide the pterostigma is brown but it looks black ?

Totally cant get my head around the little Damsels with all the variations and juveniles so what is this one please.Possibly a White legged.

Both in fields by Hopwood Park services.


Correct on both counts. All black legs and a waisted abdomen for the darter and white legs and a black spine for the White-legged.


Des.

 

[midlands birder]

Dark Green Fritillary from the Wyre today

MB

 

[keithr]

Dark Green Fritillary from the Wyre today
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MB

Nice one ...are these up by Button Oak.

Keith :t: