Saw some great insects today including a Silver-washed Fritillary (Argynnis paphia), a Downland Villa (Villa cingulata), and a type of Mirid bug (Oncotylus viridiflavus) that might be a first for Oxfordshire. Just for a while at least today, surrounded by all that fantastic life, it briefly felt as if we aren't actually in the Sixth Great Extinction.
Anyway, some photos. First up a Large Skipper (Ochlodes sylvanus) with a flexible tongue
Saw some great insects today including a Silver-washed Fritillary (Argynnis paphia), a Downland Villa (Villa cingulata), and a type of Mirid bug (Oncotylus viridiflavus) that might be a first for Oxfordshire. Just for a while at least today, surrounded by all that fantastic life, it briefly felt as if we aren't actually in the Sixth Great Extinction.
Anyway, some photos. First up a Large Skipper (Ochlodes sylvanus) with a flexible tongue
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