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| *****SWAAG_ID***** | 27 |
| Date Entered | 09/01/2011 |
| Updated on | 10/12/2016 |
| Recorded by | Tim Laurie |
| Category | Flower / Plant Record |
| Record Type | Botanical HER |
| Site Access | Public Footpath |
| Record Date | 30/09/2010 |
| Location | River Swale at Hoggarths |
| Civil Parish | Muker |
| Brit. National Grid | |
| Geology | Namurial Shales and sandstones |
| Record Name | Red Admiral Butterfly and a Noon Fly feeding on the sap exuded from a ripe downy rose hip |
| Record Description | Red Admiral feeding on the sap exuded from a ripe rose hip (Downy Rose,Rosa tomentosa group) together with a Noon Fly (Mesembrina meridiana).
At the side of a track by the river bank. |
| Dimensions | See photo |
| Additional Notes | The downy rose is almost as common as the Dog Rose in Upper Swaledale. Reference: Deborah Millward, 1988.'A flora of Wensleydale.' The Yoredale Natural History Society. |
| Image 1 ID | 35 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 1 Description | Red Admiral feeding on the sap exuded from a ripe rose hip together with a Noon Fly (Mesembrina meridiana) |  |
