a present for Anya

 merveille du jour

a miscellany of marvels

                                            canary shouldered thorn

                                                 vapourer

                                                 rosy rustic

                                                 angle shades

                                               green-brindled crescent

4 more

                                                           copper underwing

                                    Large ranunculus with feathered ranunculus

                                                      small bloodvein

3 autumn specialities

                                                        feathered ranunculus

                                                           beaded chestnut (IM)

                                                            black rustic (IM)

still keeping going..............just!

                                                          2 tatty old ladies

                                                          pink-barred sallow

tailing off

Numbers of moths are now diminishing (except for large yellow underwings), but the odd moth of interest keeps occurring.

 brown-spot pinion (scarce at flamborough)

 centre-barred sallow

 olive (1st. for the head)

red underwing

Butterflies

The buddleias, lavender and other plants have done great for butterflies this year, here's just a small sample.

 The biggest of 9 buddleias and lavender.

 peacock

 meadow brown

 painted lady and small tort.

 ringlet

 wall brown and peacock

 red admiral

 small white

 red admiral

small tortoiseshells