I hope people don't mind but having been down to Alners Gorse for the first time this morning for a work party, I just wanted to say how impressed i was with the work being done down there, the difference being made is phenomenal. I was made extremely welcome by a great bunch of volunteers. I'll ach...

as well as Red Admiral, Speckled wood and whites i was chuffed to see 3 (or more probably same individual) Brimstone in the garden today.
And in the space of about 5 minutes approx 300 swallows/martins flying North East which i thought rather strange.
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welcome to the site. one caterpillar to check for the tomatoes is the moth bright line brown eye.

good luck
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i've been over to slop bog a few times but funnily enough never during the season, quite a nice little reserve and seems well cared for.

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Hi Zonda, Whereabouts in South Dorset are you? i''m just about in East Dorset in Verwood. do you know what type of Buddliea you have? it's been an interseting year now mine are starting to become established. Nanoh Blue was the first to flower and attracted butterflies immediately, but then lochinch...

Hi, there is yahoo group for sawflies http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/sawfly/ very knowledgable chaps on there. what plants are nearby for it to have come from?
looks a bit like a poplar sawfly larvae Cladius (Trichiocampus) grandis but can't remember if it is hairier than this one.
Good Luck
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even a first for the garden Grayling put in an appearance on the buddliea this afternoon. terrible, horrible pic sorry. Chris

Andy, i think your Synaphe is actually a faded Rush Veneer Nomophila noctuella a regular migrant.

Regards
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i wasn't going to get involved with thread until a few others responded, here in Verwood it has been another good year. and more consistent than last year. 18 species over 3 weekends. including 4 different individual Silver Washed Fritillaries, one of which spent at least 5 hours flitting between Bu...

not one i have seen but i know it's quite variable, my guess would be July highflyer
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grass emerald?

Brown silver lines

mottled beauty?

female Bee Moth Aphomia sociella
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it's been a long day, i had even read petes blog during the week too.

do/did many collectors/ rearers treat pupae to environmental/ temperature changes to achieve abberations?

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heart and dart again
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Heart and dart.
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Hebrew Character Orthosia gothica springs to mind for the green one.
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common carpet would be where i'd start on that one
Chris