Wurzel wrote:Is there no way that subspecies or races can get protection? Surely if there is a push to maintain biodiversity then that means covering all subspecies/races and as many genetic variants as possible? Surely endemic forms/races/subspecies are worthy of just as much protection as the nominate form?
I couldn't agree more.
Wurzel wrote:On a lighter note...Did you see any Hedge Brown collections perchance?
I didn't go aberration hunting (that's for a later date!), so didn't look at the Gatekeepers. Too busy looking at Large Coppers and the like
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The targets were:
Chequered Skipper - From England (e.g. Northants). Allegedly larger than Scottish colonies.
Swallowtail - From Wicken Fen. The original colony is extinct. Allegedly smaller than other colonies.
Large Blue - Devon / Cornwall - Cornwall is the type locality for the extinct ssp. eutyphron
Large Blue - Cotswolds (allegedly, a different shade of blue)
Large Blue - Northants (Barnwell Wold) - this was the northernmost colony
Large Copper - ssp. dispar (British)
Silver-studded Blue - ssp. masseyi (e.g. from Witherslack, Westmorland)
Silver-studded Blue - ssp. cretaceous (e.g. from Kent)
Mountain Ringlet - from Ireland.
Cheers,
- Pete