We managed not many species but enjoyed what we found in the survey area
Large Skipper x 13
Small Tortoiseshell x 32
Small Heath x 18
Small White x 4
Meadow Brown x 8
Large White x 1
Red Admiral x 6 (most of these were flying directly across Ovenden Moor >S. There would likely have been many more had we stayed but the survey also involves a time factor.
Moths included single Yellow Shell, SilverY and a Cinnabar.
We also managed to find four of these Burnet Moths on Geraniums.
I suspect these are Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet ( ssp latomarginata) as opposed to Five-spot (trifolii). ??
This latter one, according to Yorkshire Moths is a southern and coastal species.
Also Norfolk Moths mentions they are inseparable other than Gen-det
Yorkshire Moths quotes on the Narrow-bordered.....
2012 (CHF): Widespread across the county in flowery grassland. This species seems to have increased since 1989 and numbers are currently stable. We often receive records of Five-spot Burnet but this has never been reliably recorded in the county and further examination shows that these are all Narrow-bordered.
Anyone aware of updates since then ? or do we record as aggregate species ?
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Small and large Shipper , Meadow Brown and Ringlet were abundant at Cromwell today , also a few Red Admiral , Large WHite , Comma and Small Tortoiseshell ......
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