Butterfly monitoring camp Bukovcevo, Carpathians, East Ukraine, altitude 465 m. Extremely hot November with temperatures more than +10°C. Peacock butterfly (Inachis io) resting on building roof, yesterday photo here is http://i.piccy.info/i9/63f2f676a23f438d6512e9c6328a766f/1479800278/47863/991761/i...

Nymphalis polychloros one of the first butterflies monitored in BMS of the West Ukraine since 1st April 2016 http://i.piccy.info/i9/acfcd8d11494a02a05e7ee3e6e30f327/1460079790/50978/991761/polychloros_Bukovcevo_5_S2_2016_04_03_500.jpg http://i.piccy.info/a3/2016-04-08-01-43/i9-9656128/500x298-r/i.gif

Archiearis parthenias Bukovcevo 87_2011_03_16 Archiearis parthenias Bukovcevo-87 2012_03_19 Archiearis parthenias Bukovcevo-87 2013_03_06 Archiearis parthenias Bukovcevo-87 2014_02_28 Archiearis parthenias Bukovcevo-6 S1 2015_03_24 Archiearis parthenias Bukovcevo-6 S2 2016_02_22 List of recording da...

Butterfly Monitoring Camp Bukovcevo Butterflies of Carpathians hay making fields http://i.piccy.info/i9/17553972424cd8a36f3dfa037090e268/1445152360/53021/946271/rapae_Bukovcevo_5_S1_2015_10_07_2_sm_2x4_cm.jpg http://i.piccy.info/a3/2015-10-18-07-12/i9-8885868/472x335-r/i.gif Artogeia rapae feeding o...

Ukrainian butterflies. From the first grassland indicators Erynnis tages (Dingy Skipper) found on transect next Zarichevo village. Erynnis tages (Dingy Skipper) resting on stone http://i.piccy.info/i9/3116130fdcca3bf209847cbe71b6b8bc/1429860583/41371/563736/tages_Zarichevo_1_S8_2015_04_16_7_sm_500.j...

Issoria lathonia first butterfly emerget from pupa today. Male visited for feeding on flower of Tussilago farfara http://i.piccy.info/i9/bb9b79dfde036560e873abf45777366a/1428690376/54169/563736/lathonia_Bukovcevo_5_S10_2015_04_10_sm_500.jpg http://i.piccy.info/a3/2015-04-10-18-26/i9-8036738/496x336-...

Some flowers still in beauty Scilla bifolia http://i.piccy.info/i9/b6edd0eda5ac350d40eccf094b75482f/1427606592/56522/563736/_Scilla_bifolia_birch_juice_Bukovcevo_6_S1_2015_03_27_1_500.jpg http://i.piccy.info/a3/2015-03-29-05-23/i9-7965506/476x350-r/i.gif Galanthus nivalis ssp. IMPERATOR http://i.pic...

Grus grus migrates to North direction. I'm lucky with bird picture.. these days

One more picture of Yellow-legged Tortoiseshell, Nymphalis xanthomelas

One more overwintered species Nymphalis antiopa registered today http://i.piccy.info/i9/115e25d9e45642b2468b0afeed370eb5/1427307209/49005/563736/antiopa_Bukovcevo_5_S2_2015_03_25_02_sm_500.jpg http://i.piccy.info/a3/2015-03-25-18-13/i9-7948121/472x354-r/i.gif Also Anemone nemorosa just starts flower...

Some pictures to previous post to confirm nature events at the end of March 2015 Leucojum vernum http://i.piccy.info/i9/a4fe15dd9593b8b95c62a285f95276eb/1427268795/39716/563736/_Leucojum_vernum_Bukovcevo_6_S1_2015_03_25_1_sm_500.jpg http://i.piccy.info/a3/2015-03-25-07-33/i9-7944366/349x477-r/i.gif ...

First butterfly observations next to butterfly monitoring camp in Bukovcevo. Archiearis parthenias first appearing is today, 23 March 2015 Also several adults of Nymphalis xanthomelas on wings registered Camp Results link 2014 https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Apsext-QBI2GdFZ0ZlpNamdSRWVt...

BMS in the West Ukraine. Up to date at 26 Jume 2014. New species for Bukovcevo Butterfly Monitoring Camp was found recently. Lycaena phlaeas, female resting on grass http://i.piccy.info/i9/78e40ea368e73894087456c018592bbf/1403774433/34962/563736/phlaeas_Bukovcevo_6_S1_2014_06_23_04_sm_500.jpg http:/...

While I walk on Luta-2 butterfly transect in Velyky Berezny district new butterfly species for Transcarpathia fauna monitored http://i.piccy.info/i9/fc53abdd4dcbc30631d7ce55f0029988/1403571203/266548/563736/_Geranium_palustre_Luta_2_S6_2014_06_22_14_2.jpg http://i.piccy.info/i9/5da78c3932962a267d034...

Is it Muschampia tesselum? Thank you for ID

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First butterfly of Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui) at our butterfly monitoring camp was recorded, 20-April-2014 http://i.piccy.info/i9/013e7ae9a1ef97805f2070e978f48009/1398053670/49321/563736/cardui_Bukovcevo_6_S1_2014_04_20_sm_500.jpg http://i.piccy.info/a3/2014-04-21-04-14/i9-6269234/433x385-r/i.gif

Some data on butterfly numbers in Bukovcevo Butterfly Monitoring Camp for 2013 ready directly at https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc ... xWUE#gid=0

First day activity moth and the Spring start indicator emerged from pupa is Archiearis parthenias, 28 February - 10 days in average earlier than always. http://i.piccy.info/i9/99a2f353eb56433e74f91e80122f0c5a/1393650443/51808/563736/Archiearis_parthenias_Bukovcevo_87_2013_02_28_500.jpg http://i.picc...

My Tags: C-Europe, South-West Ukraine, Monitoring, Populations, Insecta, Lepidoptera, Papilionoidea, Hesperioidea. The most important butterfly observations are directly at http://www.inaturalist.org/observations/serhiypopoff

BMS in the West Ukraine, Bukovcevo monitoring camp, first butterfly seen on wings in 2014 is Camberwell Beauty ! 12.Feb.2014 , was +14°C, Sunny Weather :wink: http://i.piccy.info/i9/b0e0591c2aaef7ad2b0c87677004554d/1392477824/20568/563736/antiopa_Bukovcevo_6_S1_2011_07_29_19.jpg http://i.piccy.info/...