Monday, 20 August 2018

Fly Flatts ragwort patch

                                                               Ear Moth sp
                                                          Haworth's Minor
                                                       Square spot Rustic

The patch of Ragwort at the northern end of Fly flatts was busy with moths this afternoon. 25 + Haworths Minor , 5 Antler , 4 Square Spot Rustic and 3 Ear moth sp.....lots of other moths flying over the moor but ran out of time....

5 comments:

David Sutcliffe said...

Good do Andy. Hoping to try in next day or so.

AndyC said...

Yes well worth a look , a few micros flying about as well.....You had any butterflies ..??

David Sutcliffe said...

Yes, just a few, mainly Speckled Woods and a few Small Copper and Small Heaths on Hunter Hill. I will post list on the blog later.

AndyC said...

Seems fly flatts is better late afternoon

David Sutcliffe said...

mmmm that's a thought... no sunshine up there this morning either and the ragwort flowers are fading fast unfortunately.