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- Sun Jul 19, 2009 11:01 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Trees and habitatfor the white and red admirals
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Re: Trees and habitat for the white and red admirals
Hullo again.When you say the white admiral won't nectar of most plants butterflies do,would it nectar off buddleia if needs must?I am assumimg that it does not nectar on any form of lonicera and this is solely the host plant for the caterpillars?Am I correct?Thanks again,LOIS
- Sun Jul 19, 2009 9:58 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: Trees and habitatfor the white and red admirals
- Replies: 8
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Re: Trees and habitatfor the white and red admirals
Thanks for all this.I'll look forward to finding out what that plant is.Would it ever nectar on wild queen anne lace? Have you ever seen it in Europe?LOis
- Sat Jul 18, 2009 12:03 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: Trees and habitatfor the white and red admirals
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Trees and habitatfor the white and red admirals
Can anyone suggest good nec tar TREES for the white and red admirals apart from buddleia..Iread the white(camilla) likes partial shade and yellow and black birch,black oaks and aspens.Can anyone share their experience with these butterflies and these trees and tell me if these butterflies tolerate p...
- Thu Jul 16, 2009 4:22 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: White Admiral(camilla) and lonicera
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White Admiral(camilla) and lonicera
Can any one tell me if they have seen the White Admiral s( limenitis camilla) l caterpillars feeding in any part of the Uk or the world on any other form of lonicera apart from the periclymenum(European) and specifically if they have seen it on lonicera japonica.I read somewhere it had been seen on ...