Langham in Rutland
Insects
Butterflies abound, particularly in gardens, starting in the
spring with orange tips, gatekeepers and holly blues. Later,
other common species appear, small tortoiseshell, peacock,
painted lady, red admiral and a few comma. Of course the
numbers vary from year to year. Records also include the less
common speckled wood, small skipper and the silver-Y day-
flying moth.
There are many night-flying moths recorded, and in a few
seasons during the daytime, the spectacular hummingbird
hawkmoth appeared. The surveyors did not in general, identify
the numerous species of bees, or any of the smaller insects of
which there are very many where there are flowering plants.
The southern hawker dragonfly and damselflies are sometimes
seen and an occasional ‘special’ has been the hawthorn
shield bug.
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