Mid June Butterflies & Moths

This morning, I had a gentle wander around Roughdown Common in the warm, calm, sunny conditions. A Chiffchaff was still singing and the butterflies and moths of note were:

1 Small Purple and Gold
1 Yellow Shell
1 Large Skipper
3 Common Blues
1 Green Hairstreak
3 Brimstone

Small Purple and Gold (Pyrausta aurata) (a rather worn specimen), chalk dell at Roughdown

Large Skipper (Ochlodes sylvanus)

After Roughdown, I headed over to Westbrook Hay to photograph the Bee Orchids. Once again, there are good numbers around, at least 50+. Butterflies and moths of note in the NE region of Bovindgon Reach:

8 Meadow Brown
12 Common Blue
3 Yellow Shell
2 Burnet Companion
1 Large White

Moth Trapping

Ben Sale and the Box Moor Trust mothing team were again trapping at Roughdown Common last night. I joined them for the first half and the evening seemed to go very well. Overall, the team recorded 105 species! For the full story, including photos, see Ben's expert write-up HERE.