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Species Information
This page will contain photos and information on all the New Species.
If we run out of new species we will use this page to display information on some of the species found in the Dene.
Total Number of Recorded Species in the Brierdene 30/09/2018
| Groups | Number |
|
Arachnids |
36 |
| Bats | 3 |
| Birds |
125 |
| Bugs & Beatles | 51 |
| Bumblebees - Bees - Solitary Bees | 15 |
| Butterflies | 21 |
| Centipedes | 1 |
| Crustaceans | 5 |
| Dragonflies | 6 |
| Fish and Amphibians | 5 |
| Flies | 51 |
| Fungi | 39 |
| Harvestman | 2 |
| Ladybirds | 8 |
| Mammals | 10 |
| Molluscs | 9 |
|
Lichen,
Liverworts Mosses and Slime Moulds |
121 |
| Moths & Miners | 165 |
| Plants, Bushes & Trees | 323 |
| Reptiles | 1 |
| Wasps | 9 |
| Worms | 11 |
13 new moths were found during the Moth Night
Acrobasis advenella
Distributed widely throughout much of Britain except the far north, preferring areas of old uncut hawthorn hedge, this species is reasonably common.
It has one brood, which flies in July and August, when it often is a visitor to the light-trap.
Agriphila tristella
Wingspan c.27 mm.
Another common grassland species throughout Britain, and fairly distinctive with its pale yellowish or creamy longitudinal streak which branches into 'fingers' towards the wing tip.
Flying from June to September, it is nocturnal and a regular visitor to the light-trap.
The larvae feed in the base of stems of grass.
Argyresthia goedartella
Wingspan
10-13 mm.
This is one of the commonest moths in the genus Argyresthia.
Flying at night and on sunny afternoons from June to August
Batrachedra praeangusta
Wingspan 14-15 mm.
This small, inconspicuous species is locally common in England and Ireland.
It can be found in a wide range of habitats, where the larvae feed on the catkins and leaves of poplar (Populus) and sallow (Salix).
The nocturnal adults, which have elongated narrow forewings, fly during July and August.