40.013 BF882 Mompha locupletella
Distinctive bright orange/silvery grey species.Wingspan c.10 mm. 3-4mm Body length small
Damp situations.
Larvae mine the leaves of various species of willowherb
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Vapourer Caterpillar & Red Admiral
72.017 BF2026 The Vapourer Orgyia antiqua
Currently found throughout (this one at Adel Dam)
Monday, 8 August 2016
Invasive New Zealand Pygmyweed Crassula helmsii
New Zealand Pygmyweed Crassula helmsii AKA Australian Swamp-Stonecrop
Found in a Lagoon with seeds remaing stertile the best way to remove this is by raking as it spreads vegetativly
This is an Invasive Plant under Schedule 9 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act in England and Wales therefore, it is also an offence to plant or otherwise cause to grow these species in the wild.
More here NZ Pigmyweed
NZ Pigmyweed whats happening elsewhere Potteric
Found in a Lagoon with seeds remaing stertile the best way to remove this is by raking as it spreads vegetativly
This is an Invasive Plant under Schedule 9 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act in England and Wales therefore, it is also an offence to plant or otherwise cause to grow these species in the wild.
More here NZ Pigmyweed
NZ Pigmyweed whats happening elsewhere Potteric
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