It took me a while chasing this Small Heath butterfly around Buchan park today until I could get close enough to take a picture without it flying away (luckily there wasnt too much work to be doing!)
This next one was a lucky spot in the midst of running after butterflies. Using my new moth id book (thanks widgeon and jk) I believe this to be a Common White Wave:
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| Common White Wave Moth |
After picking up a log I found (well, disturbed is probably more accurate) this chap which I was quite pleased with. By the way, that is not my arm!
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| Violet Ground Beetle |
The coppiced areas was teeming with spiders. I'm pretty sure none of them came home with me but as you can see they were trying to get in my bag!
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| Lycosidae sp? |
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| ? |
I have been informed that the Small Heath butterfly may in fact be a Meadow Brown!
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