Devils Dyke 30.4.14

A beautiful afternoon and early evening at Devils Dyke, and saw just every species of Butterfly that should be there at this time of year which was great. Its a superb site for all sorts of insects and hopefully will be for years to come. Of note I saw 2 Brown Argus, which were possibly the first sightings for Cambridgeshire this year (at least recorded on the Butterfly Conservation Website), as well as a few Small Heath which may have also been the first sightings recorded. What was also really good to see was Dingy Skippers, Brimstone and Peacocks pairing, there was something in the air!

Also interesting to spot was a Parasitic Wasp probing a Knapweed seed head with its Ovipositor, with a Dingy Skipper roosting just above. I made a short film - link.

Species seen - 

Dingy Skipper
Green Hairstreak
Brown Argus
Small Heath
Orange-tip
Peacock
Brimstone
Small Tortoiseshell
Small White
Red Twin-spot Carpet Moth
Lattice Heath Moth
Common Heath Moth

Green Tiger Beetle
Dock Bug
Sloe Bug
Cuckoo Bee Nomada Flava
Sawfly Tenthredo temula 
Crane Fly Nephrotoma flavipalpis
Parasitic Wasp (unknown species)
Beetle Silpha atrata
Soldier Beetle Cantharis Rustica

Green Hairstreak

Dingy Skipper

Crane Fly Nephrotoma flavipalpis

Parasitic Wasp (species ??) probing with Ovipositor

Tenthredo temula Sawfly

Dock Bug

Devils Dyke looking north west