Notes and Views - a Retrospective (before 01-Oct-14)

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Re: Notes and Views - a Retrospective (before 01-Oct-14)

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Unusual sighting (with photos) of a Large White laying eggs on a pea plant. Reported by Maximus in August 2013.

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Re: Notes and Views - a Retrospective (before 01-Oct-14)

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The story of the year was the influx of Scarce Tortoiseshell to these shores.

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However, perhaps it needs an article rather than notes to do justice to this event.
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Third brood Small Tortoiseshell and second brood Peacock larvae reported in various locations, but documented here by jackz432r.

Small Tortoiseshell 24-Aug-2014 viewtopic.php?f=29&t=6085&start=280#p90383
Peacock 7-Sept-2014 viewtopic.php?f=29&t=6085&start=280#p90844
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Re: Notes and Views - a Retrospective (before 01-Oct-14)

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First edition now published! http://www.dispar.org/reference.php?id=88

Thanks for all of the contributions!

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