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Saturday 2 June 2018

Some insects of the Loder valley yesterday: Mayflies, teneral damselflies, Scorpion fly, moths and butterflies, bees and hoverflies.

The place was buzzing.

 Grey wagtail on the bridge
 Newly-emerged, teneral damselfly -- difficult to tell which one.
 Azure damselfly
 Above might be an Azure Damselfly, Coenagrion puella, newly emerged and yet to develop green eyes and darker thorax.

 Micro-moth on my trousers, Crambus lathoniellus.     
My thanks to Bob Foreman of Sussex Wildlife Trust for advising on the moth and Alder fly species.
 Southern Marsh orchids.


Brown Silver-line moth
Alder fly


 Teneral damselfly with green colours as it matures to final blues - probably.

 Mayflies.






 Scorpion fly -- a harmless scavenger.

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