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Saturday 5th May 2012, 21:05
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Mallorca Butterflies
Hi Folks
Does anyone know what butterflies can be found on Mallorca in August in particular around the S'Albufera natural park? Is the queen of spain fritillary a possibility. regards Sean |
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Sunday 6th May 2012, 08:13
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Hi Sean
The Balearic Islands have a relatively small list of butterfly species. However, the Queen of Spain Fritillary has been listed as one of them. However, it is not recorded from the Balearic Islands on the Fauna Europaea website, so there may be some doubt. I've never been there during the summer months but if you do see it in s'Albufera, or anywhere nearby, I would be really interested as it has not been recorded from the reserve. I've always wondered if it really was present on the Balearic Islands or if they were sightings of the slightly similar-looking Cardinal, which certainly does occur there. I need to try and find the original reference to it being there. I've just returned from three weeks in the Balearics (two in s'Albufera and one on Cabrera) and saw hardly any butterflies due to it being a late Spring and cool. I was mainly there for the moths, which were also quite poor due to very cold nights. That shouldn't be the case in August! I hope this helps Martin |
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Sunday 6th May 2012, 08:19
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Hi Sean,
you can find a biodiversity list here, http://www.mallorcaweb.net/salbufera...sitat_2002.pdf Its not in english but it lists all the various life form in the park in latin and if you scroll down you will find the butterflies. finding the english from there should not be to difficult.
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Sunday 6th May 2012, 08:22
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Here's a list of the butterflies of s'Albufera, taken from their species catalogue (which is being up-dated at the moment so the nomenclature may not be up-to-date).
A Monarch butterfly was also found there recently but I learnt this trip that this may have been the result of a release of butterflies during a local wedding! Martin HESPERIIDAE Carcharodus alceae PAPILIONIDAE Papilio machaon PIERIDAE Anthocaris euphenoides Colias crocea Gonepteryx cleopatra Leptidea sinapis Pieris brassicae Pieris napi Pieris rapae Pontia daplidice LYCAENIDAE Aricia cramera Callophrys rubi Celastrina argiolus Lampides boeticus Leptotes pirithous Lycaena phlaeas Polyommatus bellargus Polyommatus hispana Polyommatus icarus Cacyreus marshalli NYMPHALIDAE Charaxes jasius Danaus chrysippus Nymphalis antiopa Argynnis pandora Vanessa atalanta Vanessa cardui Coenonympha pamphilus Lasiommata megera Maniola jurtina Pararge aegeria Hipparchia fidia Pyronia cecilia |
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Sunday 6th May 2012, 17:53
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Thanks Andy and Martin for the info. Martin I will let you know if I come across the fritillary.
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