Dalgety Bay - Myco magic

It's that time of year and since I want to make 200 species of fungi in the square this year that's where a fair bit of effort's going. I've now overtaken last year's total even as the season's essentially just beginning. A smattering of inverts punctuate efforts, though, and a nice small session of sweeping moved my coleoptera tally closer to last year's pitiful 57 species.

Probably my last butterfly species of the year fluttered past as I discussed garage conversion with my architect neighbour. I think he was somewhat bemused that I just stopped talking because a Red Admiral flew past. People are weird. I mean him, obviously!

Hyphodontia arguta

Hyphodontia arguta

Mycena haematopus

Burgundy blood!

Helophora insignis

Numbers:

1215	*	hymenoptera	Pemphredon lugubris	Mournful Wasp
1216	*	fungus	Dendryphion comosum	A hyphomycete
1217		fungus	Mycena pura	A mushroom
1218		fungus	Scopuloides rimosa	A corticioid fungus
1219		coleoptera	Stenus impressus	A rove beetle
1220		fungus	Mycena haematopus	Burgundydrop Bonnet
1221		fungus	Davidiella macrospora	A fungus
1222		coleoptera	Protapion trifolii	Clover Seed Weevil
1223		coleoptera	Psyllodes napi	A flea beetle
1224		lep-moth	Acleris laterana	A micro moth
1225		lep-butterfly	Vanessa atalanta	Red admiral
1226		spider	Meta segmentata	A spider
1227	*	diptera	Cerodontha iraeos	An agromyzid fly
1228		coleoptera	Curtonotus aulicus	A Ground beetle
1229		fungus	Claviceps purpurea	Ergot
1230		fungus	Agaricus sylvaticus	The Blushing Wood Mushroom
1231		spider	Helophora insignis	A Linyphiid spider
1232		fungus	Hyphodontia arguta	A corticioid fungus
1233		fungus	Botryobasidium candicans	A corticioid fungus
1234		fungus	Coprinopsis atramentaria	Common Inkcap