north of washwheel mill but below deeply dene mill in gmc plants Skullcap, water mint, pink purslane, devils bit scabious, tormentil, speckled wood butterfly lots, peacock, wall brown butterfly, (Seen previous years much further up the valley .) common frog
Just had an email back from the reporting site for true bugs by Dr Tristan Bantock on the common Gorse Lace bug. Last visit three adults were found in the cheesden valley on two random bushes of gorse so the possibility is that there were a lot more of the adults found. It appeared odd as information reported adults only appeared from June. Anyway the email
'this is a very interesting record and it seems clear that these bugs have overwintered as adults. This is contrary to published information given in Southwood & Leston, as well as my own observations of this species'
Small but interesting observation of a common bug and in GMC.
The nymphs were bark lice nymphs which are a whole other species id by Dr Joe Botting
and of course thanks to the help of these who support and aid pure amateurs like myself through their top website.
-- Edited by Ian Boote on Monday 19th of March 2012 01:02:49 AM
Phaedon cochleariae mustard beetlefound on gorse Epuraea genus pollen beetle found in moss Sitona regensteinensis found on gorse weevil Dorytomus poss dejeani fund on tree weevil Tachyporus solutus tiny rove beetle found in moss philorhizus melaocephalus ground beetle small found un tussock water cricket in a ditch Dictyonota strichnocera Gorse Lacebug very pretty 3 found on gorse also possible nymph. Appaently unusual or very early for adults who appear in June and over winter as eggs.Common and found quite easily in two random locations. Seeking further information. Many bugs also have adults that over winter but this is not recorded on the excellent website http://www.britishbugs.org.uk/heteroptera/Tingidae/dictyonota_strichnocera.html Anthocoris nemoralis ground bug Gelis wasp unwinged
-- Edited by Ian Boote on Wednesday 14th of March 2012 11:50:33 PM
The path through the valley was swamped and in part actually in thev swollen stream but
Lesser Knapweed, Devils Bit Scabious, Yarrow, Pink Purslane Cow Parsley, Autum Hawkbit all in flower. few bugs Water Cricket in a ditch bacl of golf course, seven spot ladybird, a black ant nest in the valley, and a mass of icheumin wasp on nettle impossible to ID
