Another nice find this morning was this group of ladybirds. I'd spent some time looking for them in bark cracks earlier in the year but by chance I ended up in the right place while looking for flies on sunny tree trunks this morning.
Probably my last post before Tim overtakes me! 631 species before the first butterfly. Insane.
Numbers:
| 629 | lep-moth | Alucita hexadactyla | Twenty-plume Moth | |
| 630 | lep-moth | Diurnea fagella | A micromoth | |
| 631 | coleoptera | Calvia quattuordecimguttata | Cream-spot Ladybird | |
| 632 | lep-butterfly | Aglais io | Peacock |
Don't be so pessimistic Ali. The rate you're adding new species means it could be several weeks before I (probably) overtake. Just needs a good moth night down here, but I don't have my trap on every night, gives the moths a chance to get on with their lives.
ReplyDeleteI'm not in it to compete really, but it does help keep the enthusiasm going when you see other people's efforts. I don't usually do more than twice a week unless I've had an empty. Might try a different location though. Already the night is becoming very scarce!
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