Notes and Views - August 2018

[Vince Massimo]

Mixed butterfly species pairings are seen infrequently, but it's highly unusual to find a butterfly mating with a moth. In this case a male Small White with a Brimstone moth. Photographed by MaryAnne on 14th August and reported on Twitter https://twitter.com/maryanne1601/status ... 2315049984

Vince

[Vince Massimo]

A second generation Silver-studded Blue was photographed in Cornwall on 25th August. Reported on the Cornwall Branch BC Twitter feed. https://twitter.com/Cornwall_BC/status/ ... pdates.php

Several more were seen at Fairmile Common in Surrey by Dave Miller on 30th August. Reported in UKB personal diary. viewtopic.php?t=9885&start=40#p136337

Dave Miller 30-Aug-2018

Vince

[CallumMac]

Two sightings of Monarch have been reported by BC Scotland this month on the west coast - the first near Oban and the second on Islay.

https://twitter.com/BC_Scotland/status/ ... 1610783745
https://twitter.com/BC_Scotland/status/ ... 1924190208
I believe there is good reason to assume the first was from a wedding release, and so presumably the second was also.

[David M]

Two sightings of Monarch have been reported by BC Scotland this month on the west coast - the first near Oban and the second on Islay.

I believe there is good reason to assume the first was from a wedding release, and so presumably the second was also.

The sooner this practice is stopped the better, especially when the butterflies are non-native ones.