Insects 15.09.06

Following the rain and with a northerly Strong Breeze (Force 5) the insect fauna was not expected to be great. The Ivy proved to be an attractant in the Butterfly Copse.
 

Butterfly Copse & Waterworks Road
 
 

Hoverflies: Volucella zonaria (1), Myathropa florea (Occ), Marmalade Hoverflies Episyrphus balteatus (Occ), Drone Flies Eristalis (Freq).

Bees:  Honey Bees (Freq), Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Occ).

Wasps: Common Wasp  (Occ)

Butterflies: Speckled Wood (1), Comma (1), Red Admiral (3+), Whites (a few unid: Large White or Green-veined White)

Dragonflies: Southern Hawker (2), Common Darter (5+)

Flies: Greenbottles and other small black flies


Even the Fleabane was almost gone.

Adur Levels

Grasshoppers: unidentified (Freq)

Hoverflies: Helophilus pendulus (1)

Butterflies: Red Admiral (2+), Clouded Yellow (1), Whites (a few unid: Large White or Green-veined White)

Moths: Silver Y

Flies: Greenbottles and other small black flies


Prevalence Definitions (does not apply to birds):

NEW ACFOR SYSTEM OF ABUNDANCE OVER A SPECIFIED AREA:

SUPERABUNDANT = 10,000 +
ABUNDANT 1000- 10,000
VERY COMMON = 500-1000
COMMON 100-500
VERY FREQUENT = 50-100
FREQUENT 10 - 50
OCCASIONAL 2-10
RARE = ONLY 1  or

Scarce 4-10 per year
Very Scarce 1-3 per year
Rare   less one than every year
Very Rare   1-3 records in total since 2000
 


Adur Butterflies
 
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