Garden lepidopterans August 2009

Iron prominent

iron prominent

yellow tail

yellow tail

setaceous hebrew character

setaceous hebrew character

copper underwing

copper underwing

Other species included least yellow underwing, willow beauty and common carpet.

Three species of butterfly (small tortoiseshell, painted lady, green-veined white) on purple loosestrife, Meare Heath 30 August.

butterflies, Meare Heath

This rosy footman was dead in the house at the end of the month.

rosy footman

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