Moths and Flower ID Help Please

Grey Arches

 

Today's post is a selection of mostly very common moths from the past couple of nights, and some flowers that I'd really appreciate some help with if possible. I like to learn about wildlife by just going out and exploring with the camera, but I've not yet got a decent field guide so progress is painfully slow.

The only birds noted today were four Crossbill on Bicton Common. Otherwise tonnes of Marbled Whites on Orcombe and the Maer, and several Silver-washed Fritillary on the commons.

Ox-tongue Conch Cochylis molliculana

Red Piercer Lathronympha strigana.

Coastal Pearl Mecyna asinalis
 

Poplar Grey

Heather Knot-horn Pempelia palumbella - seen these on the commons but think this is a garden first.

Diamond-back Moth - only the one but at least one other on the commons along with several Silver Y, so some immigration in progress.

Grey Pug - dull name but a stunning moth when fresh.

Common Marble Celypha lacunana

Privet Tortrix Clepsis consimilana

Buff Arches

Cocksfoot Moth Glyphipterix simpliciela athough I'm not entirely sure I can rule out G. schoenicolella.

Small Skipper on what I think is Bristly Ox-tongue.

Grass Emerald

Dusky Brocade - the really pale, contrasting form that I don't usually see. It bares a striking similarity to Light Brocade.

 

White Water Lily - Bystock

Yellow Water Lily and Azure Damselfly - Bystock.

Ground Ivy - many thanks to Gibster for confirmation and for identifying many of the plants in the photos below.

Wild Strawberry

Slender St John's Wort - underside. I think I've got this right but please correct me if I'm wrong - note the orange colouration on the underside of the petals and the black dots along the edges of the sepals and petals.

Slender St John's Wort - heart-shaped leaves clasping round stem.

Slender St John's Wort

 Cotton Grass species (with Bog Asphodel and Star Sedge) -  this and all the species below were in the boggy areas on Bicton Common.

Tormentil

Pale Bladderwort

Pale Bladderwort

 

Heath Milkwort

Orchids

Common Twayblade - Chudleigh. A huge thank you to Dave Smallshire for showing me this fantastic orchid. Finding a green flower in a 'sea' of green is no easy task. I don't think there's any way I'd have found it without his help. Common Twayblade is just one of five species photographed this afternoon - a new one for me along with Greater Butterfly Orchid.

Pyramidal Orchid

Pyramidal Orchid

 

Bee Orchid

 

Greater Butterfly Orchid

 

Common Spotted Orchid

 

 

Ringlet - my first this year at the back of our house, on the playing fields.

Marsh Helleborines

Egyptian Goose - 2 adults with 7 juveniles present on Exminster Marshes.

 

Off the Imperial recreation ground this morning - 1 Common Tern, 1+ Sandwich Tern, 2 Great Crested Grebe, 2 first-summer Mediterranean Gull, c100/150+ Black-headed Gull and 1 Dark-bellied Brent Goose.

A wander around Exminster Marshes produced 9 Egyptian Goose, 2 Common Tern and good numbers of singing Reed Warbler and Sedge Warbler.

Marsh Helleborine - Dawlish Warren.

Marsh Helleborine - I don't think I've ever seen this orchid before - a subtly beautiful flower that can be found in good numbers at the Warren. Many thanks to Kev for the info.

 

Southern Marsh Orchid

 

 

American Blue-eyed Grass - I think that's what this is. I'm tentatively dipping my toe into the water of plant identification. I'm not going to go mad but I'm keen to be able to at least put a name to the common species.

Hoary Bell Eucosma cana

June Stuff

Cinnabar

 

A Dark-bellied Brent Goose was the only bird of note off the Imperial first thing this morning. Three or four Sandwich Tern were in with the Black-headed Gull flock that consisted of c50/100+ birds.

At least 10 Red-veined Darter were located at the local site along with 2 Common Darter. Other species noted included Golden-ringed Dragonfly and Keeled Skimmer. Six Crossbill flew over.

Grey or Dark Dagger

Straw-barred Pearl Pyrausta despicata

Common Wainscot

Purple Clay

 

Shuttle-shaped Dart

 

Elder Pearl Anania coronata

Large Ivy Tortrix Lozotaenia forsterana - a very worn individual.

Twenty-plume Moth

Oak Nycteoline

Rosy Tabby Endotricha flameallis

Setaceous Hebrew Character and Double Square-spot

Marsh Grey Eudonia pallida

Little Grey Eudonia lacustrata

Base-lined Grey Scoparia basistrigalis

 Pearl Grass-veneer Catoptria pinella

L-album Wainscot

 Small Skipper on Creeping Thistle.

 

Caterpillar sp - need to get the book.

 

 

Marbled Minor agg.