Natural History From Summer to Autumn in Gunnersbury Triangle 15 September 2019 Ian Alexander Large handsome Hoverfly on Catsear in the Picnic Meadow Large white Funnel Cap toadstools near the pond
Natural History, Wildlife Summer’s End Wildlife at Gunnersbury Triangle 17 September 2015 Ian Alexander Buff-tip moth caterpillar Phalera bucephala, top (22 September) Buff-tip caterpillar, side view: fully 70 mm long White Ermine caterpillar Spilosoma lubricipeda found in the anthill meadow Handsome Ichneumon, similar to but not I. stramentarius, which lacks the yellow crescent marking on the thorax. Plump Common Frog A big Funnel fungus, perhaps Frosty Funnel, Clitocybe phyllophila Oak Gall, seemingly Marble Gall, though cracked Mining bee Lasioglossum on Ragwort Robber fly Machimus atricapillus (Asilidae) Yellow Iris fruit (nibbled seed pod) Common Darter The “Mangrove Swamp”, wet and pretty. No air-breathing roots, though.