Observations at Velvet Bottom regarding the food plants and their prevalence would be of interest to me.

Hello, First ones that come to mind (excluding food plants): Small Coppers visiting Fleabane Late Meadow Browns visiting Carline Thistle Marbled Whites visiting Greater Knapweed Small Blues visiting Horseshoe Vetch http://www.glaucus.org.uk/MarbledWhite-u-0059.jpg less so Grizzled Skippers visiting ...

I have never heard this. My camera does not even make a click. I turned this off.

Hello, http://www.glaucus.org.uk/Butterflies1X2007.htm Only a Red Admiral (disturbed from hibernation) has been recorded in December. Adur Butterflies http://www.glaucus.org.uk/Butterflies.htm Adur Butterfly Flight Times http://www.glaucus.org.uk/Butterflies1X2007.htm First Adur Butterfly Dates 2003...

Hello,

I don't think they are that unusual. Most of them seem to occur when the Gatekeepers were about. It caused me confusion when I was a school kid.

Andy Horton

A brief look at

http://www.ukbutterflies.co.uk/sites_ng ... pecies=All

and there does seem to be a correlation on some sites of Green Hairstreak where the cattle grazing occurs amongst scrub. e.g. Malling Down.

Another double-spotted one at:

http://www.quoditch.org.uk/quoditchsatyridae.html

http://www.glaucus.org.uk/MeadowBrown375e.jpg Meadow Brown with the Double Spicks http://www.flickr.com/photos/shoreham/180783856/ http://www.glaucus.org.uk/Butterfly-list2006.html#3July I am not sure if this counts as a sub-species or a regular aberration? It was from Mill Hill, Old Shoreham, Suss...

Addenda: Original chalkhill is nearer to limestone pavements than calcareous grassland. There is a continuum or ecological succession from bare chalk or limestone to grassland, caused by the accumulation of humus from decaying vegetation and erosion of the underlying bedrock. Chalk is softer so it e...

Hello, Observations of some of the smaller moths in the Adur district area There are a few small day-flying moths listed below that are found on chalk downland. All the records are from the lower slopes of Mill Hill as these moths are not common enough elsewhere to be recorded. 1366 Pyrausta nigrata...

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I am not informed on sub species of Meadow Browns. How do I find out please?

Andy Horton
Sussex

Hello, Observations of the other Butterflies of the Adur district area and a few absentees ---------------- The nettle feeding and part or wholly immigrant species: Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral, Comma, Painted Lady. These are present on the levels and nettles will only occur on the downs in area...

I had the illustrated one above down as an Essex, but I was unsure about all the others. I will have a look later tonight.

Hello, I can't ID these at all in most cases. If you are sure, maybe you could help me out on this page. http://www.glaucus.org.uk/Skippers.html But wait until you have more time. I like to have the dates and habitats as well when identifying skippers. Not to help me ID them, but when other people d...

Hello, I can't ID these at all in most cases. If you are sure, maybe you could help me out on this page. http://www.glaucus.org.uk/Skippers.html But wait until you have more time. I like to have the dates and habitats as well when identifying skippers. Not to help me ID them, but when other people d...

I can't tell, but I'd go for an Essex

http://www.glaucus.org.uk/Skippers.html

Hello, Web pages: Town & Gardens 2006 http://www.glaucus.org.uk/Town2006.htm Nature Notes for Lancing Ring http://www.glaucus.org.uk/LancRin2.htm http://www.glaucus.org.uk/LancRin2004.htm http://www.glaucus.org.uk/LancRin2005.htm http://www.glaucus.org.uk/LancingRing2006.htm Mill Hill http://www...

Another:

Skippers of Shoreham, Sussex

http://www.ukbutterflies.co.uk/phpBB2/v ... php?p=8763

Hello, Skippers of the lower Adur Valley area, Sussex Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris http://www.ukbutterflies.co.uk/species.php?vernacular_name=Small%20Skipper http://www.glaucus.org.uk/Skippers.html The main food plant is Yorkshire-fog (Holcus lanatus). Cock's-foot (Dactylis glomerata), Creepi...