Meadow Fritillary sighting

[Pete Eeles]

Not sure what to make of this:

http://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/news/loca ... -1-6226246

There's a photo on this page:

http://www.theparkstrust.com/about-us/m ... ugust-2014

My gut instinct is that this is either a release, or an accidental "import", especially given its good condition - and inland too!

Cheers,

- Pete

[David M]

It surely can't have arrived here under its own steam!

[lee3764]

I agree with Pete. Not too difficult to obtain livestock of this I've been told & as it is fresh & non migratory it must be a release!

[Jack Harrison]

Hasn't there been a non-native introduced colony in south Bucks for some years? (Can't remember the name of the wood). Maybe they are spreading and becoming self-sustaining.

Jack

[Pete Eeles]

Hi Jack - I think you're remembering Marbled Fritillary at Finemere Wood.

Cheers,

- Pete

[jhanlon]

Are those marbled fritillaries still around? I was at Finemere a few weeks back but at night (catching bats)

James

[Neil Hulme]

Now that's what I call dodgy! I reckon this has about as much chance of being a genuine vagrant as I have of becoming Pope!
BWs, Neil

[MrSp0ck]

Are those marbled fritillaries still around? I was at Finemere a few weeks back but at night (catching bats)

James

I don't think any have been since 2010. They were there a few years until then. I didn't know about them until after that.

[David M]

Are those marbled fritillaries still around? I was at Finemere a few weeks back but at night (catching bats)

James

I don't think any have been since 2010. They were there a few years until then. I didn't know about them until after that.

Nope. I went there two years ago in perfect conditions and didn't see any.