Arthonia radiata
Lecidella elaeochroma, Lecanora chlarotera and Arthonia radiata
Punctelia subrudecta
Cladonia chlorophaea
Diatrypella quercina on dead oak branch
Blushing Bracket
Anyone got a clue what this red rusty stuff is?
Tonight I headed into the garden to see if a leaf mould fungus that Seth has mentioned on Facebook was present on my garden Ivy - found this instead ..
Old Lady, still lots of growing to do
I also found a Satellite at the moth trap, but I'll wait to see if anything joins it before adding to the list.
| Taxon | Vernacular | Date Added | |
| 179 | Mormo maura | Old Lady (larval) | 03/03/2013 |
| 178 | Agonopterix arenella | (micromoth) | 03/03/2013 |
| 177 | Scotophaeus blackwalli | (spider) | 03/03/2013 |
| 176 | Liocoris tripustulatus | (bug) | 03/03/2013 |
| 175 | Daedaleopsis confragosa | Blushing Bracket | 03/03/2013 |
| 174 | Diatrypella quercina | (fungi) | 03/03/2013 |
| 173 | Punctelia subrudecta | (lichen) | 03/03/2013 |
| 172 | Arthonia radiata | (lichen) | 03/03/2013 |
| 171 | Cladonia chlorophaea | (lichen) | 03/03/2013 |
| 170 | Empoasca vitis | (hopper) | 03/03/2013 |
| 169 | Salticus scenicus | (spider) | 03/03/2013 |
| 168 | Eristalis tenax | (hoverfly) | 03/03/2013 |
And here's the updated breakdown.
| Bird | 52 |
| Vascular Plant | 32 |
| Lichen | 18 |
| Fungi | 14 |
| Mollusc | 9 |
| Moth | 8 |
| Moss | 7 |
| Spider | 7 |
| Springtail | 5 |
| Woodlouse | 4 |
| Fly | 3 |
| Mammal | 3 |
| Millipede | 3 |
| Beetle | 2 |
| Harvestman | 2 |
| Ant | 1 |
| Bristletail | 1 |
| Bug | 1 |
| Centipede | 1 |
| Earwig | 1 |
| Hopper | 1 |
| Hoverfly | 1 |
| Liverwort | 1 |
| Slime Mould | 1 |
| Worm | 1 |
| 179 | |
| Agg. | 5 |
The orange stuff is probably trentepohlia the algal photobiont in many lichens. Which of course are a species pair in some form of partnership. The photobiont will shack up with pretty much anything though, so the latin name for lichens comes from the fussy part - the fungal partner.
ReplyDeleteLichens look incredible, but seeing as I've failed to get going on them so far, and the inverts are starting to appear, I suspect I'm going to keep them as a "reserve group", to be brought into play in November if things are getting tricky
ReplyDeleteThanks Matt - certainly looks to be Trentepohlia abietina from tinternet searching. I'll go back for a closer look.
ReplyDeleteCould be a good plan Andy - though I'm trying to get as much of this 'other stuff' in while I can before the mothing kicks off and also in case post-August lethargy sets in. I'm also rubbish at plants whilst they are small seedlings with barely any structure or character so I need something to look at!