In September, October or even November this is one of the few common plants covered in flowers, so on a warm day it is covered in insects. Wasps particularly and more rarely butterflies, find this plant a good source of nectar in the leaner, cooler Autumn months. This one is probably ssp helix there is so much overlap between this and ssp hibernica that I don't even try to separate them in the UK.
Helsby, Cheshire 9th November 2001
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