Tuesday 9 May 2023

Not a Mint Moth but a Small Yellow Underwing Moth on Bostall Heath!

What we thought to be our first Mint Moth of the year turned out to be a Small Yellow Underwing Moth:


Apparently fairly unusual so we submitted the sighting to iRecord (it has been accepted) 

Wild Flower &c. species seen included:

Hedge Mustard
Buck's-Horn Plantain
Dove's-Foot Crane's-Bill
Sticky Mouse-Ear
Red Dead-Nettle
Shepherd's-Purse (aka Fairy Purses)
Dandelion
Common Chickweed
Herb Robert
Gorse
Round-Leaved Crane's-Bill
Groundsel
Sow-Thistle
Sheep's-Sorrel
Spotted Medick
Broad-Leaved Dock
Forget-me-Not
Caper Spurge
Garlic Mustard
Ivy-Leaved Speedwell
Cut-Leaved Crane's-Bill
Common Vetch
Alexanders
Coral Spurge
Ribwort Plantain
Wood Sage
Balkan Spurge
Green Alkanet
Wild Garlic
Meadow Foxtail
Annual Meadow Grass
Bush Vetch
Cow Parsley
Sowbread
Creeping Thistle
and Meadow Buttercup





 




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