Nice to catch 2 of the fast-declining Garden Tiger moths at the weekend.
One of those species that has eluded me over the years is the fungus beetle Endomychus coccineus (False Ladybird). Put that to rights at the weekend. What a beauty!
A long wished-for fungus seen yesterday in Beech woodland. Giant Club (Calvariadelphus pistillaris). This specimen was 15cm tall.
During two moth-trapping sessions in the last week on chalk grassland sites I have attracted the nationally scarce Horned Dor Beetle (Odonteus armiger). First a female and then this cracking male.
Nice to find Sundew Plume moth (Buckleria paludum) in the New Forest yesterday though it was struggling to hang onto its perch in the wind!
A moth first for me at the weekend, unexpected here but been on my wish-list for a long time. The beautiful and cryptically marked Goat Moth.
Some superb Devil's Boletes (Rubroboletus satanus) in Hants this morning and not slug-damaged for once!
Finally, for December I have chosen a close-up of a large harvestman, Phalangium opilio. Merry Christmas to all.
The Hampshire coast provided November's highlight, the tiny Solar-powered Sea Slug (Elysia viridis).
October's choice is this attractive Rhododendron Leafhopper (Graphocephala fennahi).
