Gorse Orb Weaver Agalenatea redii

This appeared while I was moth-trapping, on the sheet on the ground where I had laid the lights. It looked very distinctive so I thought it worth taking some pictures and seeing if I could put a name to it later. The species is very variable and had it been one of the less distinctive forms I would probably have ignored it.

Gorse Orb Weaver Agalenatea redii, Wendling Beck Environment Project (Norfolk, UK), 19th September 2025