by David Hall | Aug 28, 2015 | Uncategorised
Entomophthora muscae (232/365) Family: Entomophthoraceae A hoverfly has become a food source for a fungus. Upon infection, the fungus causes behavioural changes in the host, leading to ascent of a blade of grass before death. This allows the spores to be broadcast...
by David Hall | Aug 20, 2015 | Uncategorised
. The mocha (Cyclophora annularia) Family: Geometridae An attractive moth that feeds on field maple (Acer campestre). This was one of at least three individuals taken at a light trap left overnight in Prior Park Landscape Gardens by the Bath Natural History Society. ....
by David Hall | Aug 19, 2015 | Uncategorised
Twelve members made an early start in the delightful surroundings of Prior Park Gardens adjacent to the lower lake to examine, identify and study the contents of a moth trap left overnight close to the lake and surrounding trees. Before looking at the moth trap we...
by David Hall | Aug 8, 2015 | Uncategorised
Leaders: Alan Barrett and Geoff Hiscocks This was a joint meeting between Bath Nats and the Somerset and Bristol Branch of Butterfly Conservation. On a glorious sunny day, 22 of us (about equal numbers from each group) met in Stockhill car park opposite Priddy...
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