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#30DaysWild, 30 Days Wild, Aberbargoed Grasslands, British butterflies, British moths, Common blue butterfly, Large white butterfly, Long-horn moth, Nemophora degeerella, Small copper
On day 8 of #30DaysWild I paid my first visit to the Aberbargoed Grasslands, with my friend Sharon. We were hoping to spot some of the Marsh fritillaries this National Nature Reserve is known for but, sadly, we didn’t even see one. Perhaps the overcast weather had sent them into hiding. The good news is that I saw my first Small copper butterfly for the year, we saw a small number of Common blue butterflies and a few whites. We also spotted several moths, the most spectacular of which was a group of five male long-horn moths, Nemophora degeerella. They were dazzling, even on a grey day, and just look at the length of those horns!
Small copper butterfly
A Common blue butterfly feeding on meadow thistles
Large white butterfly
A long-horn moth, Nemophora degeerella
Look at the length of those horns!