In early August, on a warm sunny afternoon I went to carry out a count of butterfly species for the Big Butterfly Count. The main grassland species Meadow Brown, Ringlet and Gatekeeper were present, but in smaller numbers than earlier in the year, due to the warm summer they had emerged early. I also saw Small Copper, Large and Small Whites and several Small Skippers.
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| Large White on Common Knapweed |
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There were also a lot of bumblebees, feeding on the Knapweed. There were a lot of Red-tailed, Common Carder and White or Buff-tailed Bumblebees. I saw at least one Queen Red-tailed and several males.
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| White-tailed |
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| Red-tailed Male |
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| White-tailed Bumblebee |
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| Red-tailed Female (Queen) |
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I also found the colourful Cinnabar Moth caterpillars.
There were other pollinators too, including this Soldier Fly.
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