All the time the sun continues to shine and the air temperature hovers around 10 degrees, there is still a chance of seeing some late season insects but a recent change in the weather to more blustery conditions has largely put paid to any lingering butterfly and dragonfly populations on Pevensey Levels.
My last sightings of the Wall (Lasiommata megera) were of two males flying together on 2nd November. This is the latest date that I have ever seen them on the wing.
Wall (Lasiommata megera) (male)
Common Darters (Sympetrum striolatum) (basking in the sunshine)
Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta) (nectaring on ivy)
My garden moth-trap is still attracting some seasonal species.
Feathered Thorn (Colotois pennaria)
Autumnal Moth (Epirrita autumnata)
Rye Harbour, East Sussex.
