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Queen of Spain Fritillary

Posted: Thu Aug 10, 2006 9:40 pm
by markhows
Saw this on Birdguides


On the Isles of Scilly a Queen of Spain Fritillary butterfly at Trenoweth Horticultural Centre on St. Mary's; also Clouded Yellow, Painted Lady and Hummingbird Hawk-moth all there also

Posted: Thu Aug 10, 2006 11:38 pm
by rdunn162

Posted: Fri Aug 11, 2006 2:36 pm
by Pete Eeles
Martin Goodey also sent me this pic:

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Martin said in his note "I was lucky enough to find this Queen of Spain Fritillary yesterday at Trenoweth Horticultural Centre. St Mary's Isles of Scilly. To my knowledge it represents the first record for Scilly. Its occurrence ties in with huge numbers of Clouded Yellows and Painted Ladies".

Cheers,

- Pete