Hummingbird hawkmoth

From Cardigan Island and Mwnt, Atlantic Grey Seals and a Wall butterfly

Small waved umber. Only second sighting in the County.

Hummingbird hawkmoth on Red Valerian

Anania crocealis and new to the area. Only 3 recorded in Staffs since 1995

Cinnabar moth named after mercury sulfide ore, but not the same colour!

Bucculatrix ulmella

Two new to Hammerwich. Maiden's Blush and Seraphim

Small March Moth

red legged partridge

Now on sale in Lichfield Cathedral

£15.95.

Graphocephala fennahi or the Rhododendron leafhopper. From America (1935) and moving northwards in UK. First appearance in Staffs.

Chasewater

Recent moths

Opheltes glaucopterus ichneumon wasp. Only 6 records in country and this is the first for Staffordshire.

Oblique Carpet. 5th sighting in County since 1995

Bucculatrix demaryella, only the third record in Staffs since modern records (1995) began.

Alder Kitten and White Ermine

Suphur tubic–Esperia sulphurella