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Butterflies in May

Nice couple of Map Butterfly, Araschnia levana L. I met on one transect next to Bukovcevo

http://piccy.info/code2/3180396/4a8ec2a ... daaae9ffe/

June 2012. The largest success this month in the Bukovcevo BMS was Geranium Argus, Aricia eumedon Esp.

First in 2011 I found Geranium palustre grassland.

And recently, this week some of butterflies emerged on Geranium flowers

http://piccy.info/code2/3180400/88bc5f2 ... a97bc1062/ - Male



And female

http://piccy.info/code2/3180401/5be931f ... 57e7c08b4/



For the first time here Black Hairstreak, Strymon pruni L. registered

http://piccy.info/code2/3180402/b67ccd8 ... 439f7fb10/

Still waiting for our Black Hairsteaks. They are late this year. Weather permitting this week

Stunning photos, love the Black Hairstreak shot

Chris

Another Hairstreak's success was while I walk at 23 June. I met White-letter Hairstreak, Strymon w-album Knoch, male feeding on Umbelliferae sp., probably Angelica sylvestris

w-album Bukovcevo-1 S3 2012_06_23-10 sm
http://piccy.info/code2/3188234/373de38 ... 46257dad1/

Butterflies seen on Bukovcevo-1...6 transects in July 2012

Papilio machaon
machaon Bukovcevo-3 S6 2012_07_13-07 sm.jpg



Argyronome laodice
laodice Bukovcevo-3 S9 2012_07_13-06 sm



Erebia ligea
ligea Bukovcevo-6 S14 2012_07_11-03 sm

The best shots of butterflies in August 2012. Butterfly monitoring scheme in the West Ukraine. Bukovcevo-1-6 transects

Iphiclides podalirius
podalirius Bukovcevo-3 S6 2012_08_01-01 sm



Pararge aegeria
aegeria Bukovcevo-2 S6 2012_08_01-05 sm



Minois dryas
dryas Bukovcevo-6 S1 2012_08_01-02



Fabriciana adippe
adippe Bukovcevo-5 S11 2012_08_17-3 sm

September is last month for butterfly monitoring. I met with some of species. Here are three pictures from Bukovcevo-1...6 transects on Butterfly monitoring scheme in the West Ukraine, year 2012.

Polygonia c-album
c-album Bukovcevo-6 S1 2012_09_26-07 sm



Vanessa atalanta
atalanta Bukovcevo-5 S1 2012_09_26-04 sm



Colias hyale
hyale Bukovcevo-5 S1 2012_09_26-6 sm

BMS in the West Ukraine Transects results since 2011 just published. Some results on butterflies next to Bukovcevo monitoring camp given.
Direct link to free table here below at this message. You can use it for free, no registration required.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc ... sp=sharing

This winter, 2012-2013, only two overwintered Peakock registered.

io Bukovcevo-87 cowshed 2012_11_17-1


First March moth butterfly flight at 3 March 2013 registered. Butterfly and moth recording season in the West Ukraine started.

Archiearis parthenias Bukovcevo-87 2013_03_06-3 sm

First butterfly at monitoring camp Bukovcevo in April 2013

I'dlike to inform that Alexanor CFSI main page, Ukraine Butterfly Monitoring Scheme, moved to new address, it works and still under construction, please check it time to time directly at https://sites.google.com/site/alexanorukrainebms/

BMS in the West Ukraine, Bukovcevo monitoring camp, first butterfly seen on wings in 2014 is Camberwell Beauty !

12.Feb.2014 , was +14°C, Sunny Weather

My Tags: C-Europe, South-West Ukraine, Monitoring, Populations, Insecta, Lepidoptera, Papilionoidea, Hesperioidea. The most important butterfly observations are directly at http://www.inaturalist.org/observations/serhiypopoff

First day activity moth and the Spring start indicator emerged from pupa is Archiearis parthenias, 28 February - 10 days in average earlier than always.

Some data on butterfly numbers in Bukovcevo Butterfly Monitoring Camp for 2013 ready directly at https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc ... xWUE#gid=0

First butterfly of Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui) at our butterfly monitoring camp was recorded, 20-April-2014

Is it Muschampia tesselum? Thank you for ID

http://image-store.slidesharecdn.com/b1 ... edium.jpeg

No - the spot at the base of s1 on the hindwing rules out Muschampia. So it's Pyrgus. Do you have any more pictures?

Guy

While I walk on Luta-2 butterfly transect in Velyky Berezny district new butterfly species for Transcarpathia fauna monitored
http://i.piccy.info/i9/fc53abdd4dcbc306 ... 2_14_2.jpg



It flies together with Brenthis ino and Eumedonia eumedon on wet tall herb Geranium palustre meadow, section No6



http://i.piccy.info/i9/6850bd972709e624 ... _14_06.jpg

Please compare underside using LepiBase Europa, it is!



http://i.piccy.info/i9/8f8baa936dee92d6 ... pibase.jpg