Thick-kneed flower beetle (metallic iridescent green and gold) on Poppy (red, pink, orange, there are plenty of colours in there!, with violet stigmas)Crab Spider scarily camouflaged on Hogweed: whitish-green and bright red, curiouslyCaterpillar of Angle Shades moth, magnificent in bright green and turquoise. Its food plants include Bramble, Hazel, Hops, Birch, and Oak, all of which are found here.
Pyrausta purpuralis, a small but beautiful “micro” moth. And yes, it’s name means the purple one in LatinHeart and Dart, one of 3 trapped (and released after ID). The name refers to the black markingsRustic. We scratched our heads at its similarity to Uncertain (hah!) but it does seem to be the paler and less distinct species all the same.
The English seem unemotional … except for their passion for nature
