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" Welcome to the florafaunauk site , hope you enjoy the pictures and posts giving a detailed insight into the Natural History of our Country throughout the seasons and year "All that the Sun Shines on is beautiful, so long as it is Wild" John Muir "



Thursday 25 August 2016

882 Mompha locupletella ABH 40.013

 40.013 BF882 Mompha locupletella

Distinctive bright orange/silvery grey species.Wingspan c.10 mm. 3-4mm Body length small

Damp situations.

Larvae mine the leaves of various species of willowherb


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Saturday 13 August 2016

Vapourer Caterpillar & Red Admiral


72.017 BF2026   The Vapourer Orgyia antiqua


Currently found throughout (this one at Adel Dam)

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Red Admiral

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Monday 8 August 2016

Invasive New Zealand Pygmyweed Crassula helmsii

New Zealand Pygmyweed Crassula helmsii AKA  Australian Swamp-Stonecrop

Found in a  Lagoon with seeds remaing stertile the best way to remove this is by raking as it spreads vegetativly

This is an Invasive Plant  under  Schedule 9 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act in England and Wales therefore, it is also an offence to plant or otherwise cause to grow these species in the wild.

More here NZ Pigmyweed

NZ Pigmyweed    whats happening elsewhere Potteric


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