Thursday
Jul102014

Spiny Caterpillar

The caterpillar of an ermine moth, a Spilosoma sp, possibly Spilosoma urticae (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae).  It was moving fram a leaf of silverweed (Argentina anserina) to a leaf of creeping buttercup (Ranunculus repens).

Photo taken the field below Chazey Wood, near Caversham, UK, on 2014-06-29.

Wednesday
Jul092014

Butterfly

A speckled wood butterfly, Pararge aegeria (Lepdoptera: Nymphalidae).

Photo taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading, UK, on 2014-07-06.

Tuesday
Jul082014

Spider

A female spider, probably a Philodromus cespitum.

Photo taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading, UK, on 2014-07-04.

Monday
Jul072014

Green Moth

An emerald moth, Hemithea aestivaria (Lepidoptera: Geometridae).  It came in through our living room window during the evening and I trapped it in a plastic tub and kept it until the following morning,  Then I photographed it and released it.

Photo taken in Reading, UK, on 2014-07-04.

Sunday
Jul062014

Scabious

Devil's bit scabious, Succisa pratensis.

Photo taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading, UK, on 2014-07-04.