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Re: August 2008
Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 7:57 pm
by eccles
The lady spreading its wings is a male. A rare capture that, Jack.
Re: August 2008
Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 8:08 pm
by Jack Harrison
The lady spreading its wings is a male.
I'm a little confused why you thought that I implied that the one with wings open was a female? Maybe my "caption" was confusing. I knew of course that the female is on the left.
Jack
Re: August 2008
Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 10:57 pm
by Dave McCormick
Saw one female holly blue laying eggs on ivy along this old wall about a few hundred yards from my house. Do HBs lay on ivy this time of year? I thought it was Holly? Or is that spring gen I am thinking of? I got a pic I'll post soon
Re: August 2008
Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 7:45 am
by Pete Eeles
Dave McCormick wrote:Saw one female holly blue laying eggs on ivy along this old wall about a few hundred yards from my house. Do HBs lay on ivy this time of year? I thought it was Holly? Or is that spring gen I am thinking of? I got a pic I'll post soon
It's Ivy at this time of year, Dave. In fact, it's worth monitoring any ivy flowerbuds over the next few weeks for signs of larval activity!
Cheers,
- Pete
Re: August 2008
Posted: Sat Aug 30, 2008 3:08 pm
by Jack Harrison
30 August. First example of new brood Small Tortoiseshell, South Cambridgeshire.
Beautiful weather here. Here's hoping for similar conditions for the butterfly party here three weeks today.
Jack
Re: August 2008
Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2008 4:55 pm
by James M
The past few weeks have seen an improvement here: 3 Small Tortoiseshells, 2 Peacocks and a Red Admiral not much but I was begining to think I wouldn't see any, still no Painted Ladies however.