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  1. MTem

    Male Purple Emperor in my garden - uncommon?

    Yes it's on a railway sleeper that makes up one of our raised beds, Ken.
  2. MTem

    Male Purple Emperor in my garden - uncommon?

    Sorry, I wasn't clear - I meant the eastern edge in the Surrey/Sussex/Kent region looking at that distribution map. Anyway as you say I do now feel it was a good find! Mick
  3. MTem

    Male Purple Emperor in my garden - uncommon?

    Yes I saw that. I have done a bit more research online and the link below shows the UK distribution in more detail. http://butterfly-conservation.org/1866-843/purple-emperor.html I surmise from this that it is uncommon, scattered, elusive and a lover of large tracts of woodland. There are a...
  4. MTem

    Male Purple Emperor in my garden - uncommon?

    Not a Fluttery expert by any means. I can ID the more common/obvious ones, and am trying to get on better terms with them to add them to my BTO Garden Birdwatch listings - so with that intro.... I have a large (2 acre) garden/wood that is adjacent to Surrey Weald clay farmland near the...
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