Notes and Views - July 2016

[Vince Massimo]

Another Silver-studded Blue bilateral gynandromorph seen by Paul Fenn at Penhale Sands, Cornwall on 7th July. Reported on Twitter https://twitter.com/Kipperd7000/status/ ... 1692935170

Vince

[Vince Massimo]

A Monarch was seen in a Rottingdean garden (near Brighton), East Sussex by Amanda Connolly and two others on 17th July. No photograph was possible. Reported on Sussex BC website http://www.sussex-butterflies.org.uk/sightings/
This was subsequently attributed to a wedding release.

Another was seen in London on 17th July by Barbara Hall. Reported on Twitter https://twitter.com/Bc_HertsMiddx/statu ... wsrc%5Etfw
A different example (also in London) on 18th July reported by UKB member "nathNW6" viewtopic.php?t=8959&start=0#p112507. Both are most likely to be escapees from a local butterfly exhibit.

Vince

[Pete Eeles]

Superb observations by Guy on the Purple Emperor egg band, and its relevance in terms of larval head capsule development.

viewtopic.php?f=29&t=4872&p=112653#p112653

Cheers,

- Pete

[Pete Eeles]

Guy's observation on sexing White-letter Hairstreak:

viewtopic.php?f=29&t=4872&start=2640#p112326

Cheers,

- Pete

[Vince Massimo]

A fresh Long-tailed Blue was seen inside a house in Camden, London by Alice Smith on 25th July. Photograph on Herts and Middx BC Twitter feed https://twitter.com/Bc_HertsMiddx/statu ... 8179611648
The circumstances of this sighting would probably point to an accidental introduction.

Vince