We've had around 6 days of wonderful spring sunshine, and suddenly everything is moving. I would expect to see Primroses:
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Primrose |
And Opposite-leaved Golden Saxifrage:
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Opposite-leaved Golden Saxifrage
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But a 7-spot Ladybird was a pleasant find:
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7 spot ladybird |
The leaves of new season's Cow Parsley have been developing for a few weeks, and already the parasitic rust
Puccinia chaerophylli has appeared:
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Cow Parsley, with Puccinia chaerophylli rust |
And a new species of micromoth for me:
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Agonopterix sp. micromoth |
I know it's new to me, but sadly I don't know exactly which species it is. It's either
Agonopterix heracliana (90% chance) or
Agonopterix ciliella (10%), but sadly I didn't know to catch it to examine the separating features. A new species to me either way. Both are Umbellifer feeders.
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