A Large Ranunculus this am, is my earliest ever for this species in the garden. There are a couple earlier in VC41, 15.viii.1979 on Gower & one reared on from larva by GMT 29.viii.2011. This year has also been the best for two other species in the garden: Cypress Pug & Yellow-barred Brindle.
That is early Jake - I don't usually get them until late September. I've trapped the last 2 nights and not caught any.
ReplyDeleteIncidentally, the larva I reared in 2011 was found on Aquilegia.
Cypress Pug and Yellow-barred Brindle have also had good years in Llandaff North.
I had a Cypress Pug in the trap this morning, and also a couple of Heart and Dart which were the latest record of that species for me.
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