Well I had to look this one up and it is Lamiastrum galeobdolon, or in the vernacular, Rolling Stone Nettle. Despite Colin’s efforts to sort my Forget-me-not out I remain dazed and confused.
I have an interesting micro moth to decipher and last night I added 4 species to the Lodge list.
Epiphyas postvittana, Eilema sororcula, Syndemis musculana + the mystery moth which might be a male Incurvaria masculella.
So which one is this? No cursor hovering please. Clue – it is a tortrix moth (Tortricidae).
This little chap also turned up – Elasmostethus interstinctus, a Birch Shieldbug – very photogenic.
There’s a lot of life out there.
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You to can find your answer “grasshopper” but only when you look inside you to find the essence of the bug within
I am looking forward to the shield bugs emerging. Colorful and textured creatures.
I like the nettle but hope it is not the stinging one. I know Holland used to have them growing everywhere. The birch shieldbug looks as if it should feature in a film ” knights around King Arthur’s round table”.
indeed there is. I have been too smug for thirty plus years about hedgehogs keeping our slugs in check, but the last month I became aware of plants being chomped to pieces before they could get growing. Last night after a rainstorm, I collected many, many handfuls of slugs. Love the photo of the dead nettle, but I see that it is listed and ‘non-regulated class B noxious weed’ – Aaaaah?
The nettle photo is lovely and I hope it won’t sting.
Wow, these are really quite beautiful. Unfortunately, I am so clueless as to the species of moth that as soon as you said Rolling Stone I was thinking of Mick and Keith.
Sadly it’s real name is Yellow Archangel but I called it Rolling Stone Nettle as a tribute to the famous album cover 😜.
Yes, one of my favorites!
That nettle must have had ine serious night out to hsve a tongue look like that!
Burch Shieldbug is very fine looking creature.
Life abounds.
Your Lamiastrum galeobdolon looks like it could pass for an orchid. Lovely little flower. Lovely little shield bug.
It does look like it could pass for an orchid. That latin name is a mouthful, isn’t it? Good grief. Love the bugs 🙂