Hi this is my new blog so that you can follow the comings and goings of the Suffolk Wildlife in the County.
This morning before the rain. Eileen and I visited the Waveney Valley to locate resting Dragonflies, my task to photograph all Suffolk species this year has been very good but I am still missing the Norfolk Hawker Aeshna iscosoles. On Saturday I saw one at rest but as I moved to take a photograph it flew off!
Still this Female Scarce Chaser Libellula fulva was located at Barsham It was showing two unfurled forewings. I believe the crumpled wings on the Scarce Chaser L. fulva. were caused by a fault in the wing expansion following emergence. I've a feeling the two fore-wings may have got stuck together early on, and not have split apart until just before the wings hardened off. They were thus unable to expand fully. Maybe a spider's web was the culprit?
Among the species found were Sailor Beetles Cantharis rustica. Cardinal Beetles Pyrochroa serraticornis. This species differs from P. coccinea as the former has red, not black head and differs from Shizotus pectinicornis by not having a blck dot on the back of the head.
Then the rain fell, just as we were leaving I found two Slowworms Anguis fragilis.
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