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coaltit

Well-known member

• Jul 13, 2016

• #1

I have not seen a single butterflie this month from the confines of my garden and the surrounding neibourhood they may be one or two lurking in the nearby Countryside well hopefully they are no doubt due to weather conditions we,ve had this month the last butterflie of note along with a few holly blues in the garden was a small copper in the white peak in may, I,m hopeing like usual The butterflies will make an appearance in late july around the 25th as at present its devoid of them.

 

honeym

Well-known member

• Jul 13, 2016

• #2

Low(ish) numbers here in London but they are about during the odd sunny periods.
Small White, Green-veined White, Small Tort., Comma, Red Admiral, Holly Blue, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Purple Hairstreak, White-letter Hairstreak, Small Skipper, Brimstone have all seen this month locally.
Martin

 

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coaltit

Well-known member

• Jul 13, 2016

• #3

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honeym said:

Low(ish) numbers here in London but they are about during the odd sunny periods.
Small White, Green-veined White, Small Tort., Comma, Red Admiral, Holly Blue, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Purple Hairstreak, White-letter Hairstreak, Small Skipper, Brimstone have all seen this month locally.
Martin

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Hi martin
That is pleaseing to see a nice selection of butterflies there it just goes to show even the most common butterflies won,t show in some regions when in others they do.

 

Tiraya

San Diego CA

• Jul 14, 2016

• #4

Some regions definitely have different patterns of abundance and date of emergence.

That does not apply to white-letter hairstreak which I argue is mythical and does not exist anywhere in the UK

 

Jos Stratford

Eastern Exile

Staff member

• Jul 14, 2016

• #5

Silverwolf said:

That does not apply to white-letter hairstreak which I argue is mythical and does not exist anywhere in the UK

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In this last week, they existed on my thumb :t:

 

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aeshna5

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• Jul 14, 2016

• #6

Silverwolf said:

Some regions definitely have different patterns of abundance and date of emergence.

That does not apply to white-letter hairstreak which I argue is mythical and does not exist anywhere in the UK

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I see it annually around London. Saw 3 on a less than ideal day a couple of weeks back.

 

honeym

Well-known member

• Jul 14, 2016

• #7

Plenty near me, too, in west London (inner part of Surrey).
Martin

 

Tiraya

San Diego CA

• Jul 19, 2016

• #8

It's been a hole on my butterfly list for nearly a decade - ouch

Spent most of my time at Stockbridge Down admittedly, perhaps I should look elsewhere.