Life on the Riverbank

Banded Demoiselle
Male Banded Demoiselle damselfly on the banks of the River Mersey. The females are similar but with a green body.
Broad-leaved Helleborine
Broad-leaved Helleborine in Kenworthy Wood
Ragwort and Cinnabar Moth caterpillars
Ragwort being stripped by the caterpillars of the Cinnabar moth

Broad-leaved Helleborine (close up)
Close up of the flower of the Broad-leaved Helleborine.

Whilst the colours tend to vary from pink through to pale green the inside of the cup is always red.

Cinnabar Moth caterpillar
The caterpillar of the Cinnabar Moth.

Seems almost beyond belief that the once common Cinnabar Moth is now red-listed due to an ongoing decline.

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