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The purpose of this thread is to identify observations that have been made in the forums before 1st October 2014, but are not formally documented anywhere (but you think they should be!). The intention is to get such items formally published via the new Dispar website. If you can think of anything that you have posted (or someone else has posted) then please reply to this thread with a link to the relevant item. Thanks!

Cheers,

- Pete

04-Sep-14 - Peacock under corrugated iron, found by Pauline! viewtopic.php?f=29&t=6199&start=1300#p90601

Cheers,

- Pete

09-Aug-14 - Nice sequence of ovipositing Map by Pauline. viewtopic.php?f=29&t=6199&start=1220#p89495.

Cheers,

- Pete

September 2014 - various reports of 2nd brood White Admiral on Twitter:

https://twitter.com/RichardFoxBC/status ... 3218258944
https://twitter.com/RichardFoxBC/status ... 5630034944
https://twitter.com/BillButterfly/statu ... 7628400640

Cheers,

- Pete

Translation of notes on the Red Admiral aberration bialbata,originally posted at:
viewtopic.php?f=90&t=5991&p=56834&hilit ... 80f#p56834

Mike

Excellent example of what we're looking for, Mike - thanks!

Cheers,

- Pete

Observations of a wild purple emperor egg hatching:
viewtopic.php?f=29&t=4872&start=1736

Guy

The extraordinary tale of a Large White larva which survived parasitism by Apanteles glomeratus (and the likely explanation by Maximus).

viewtopic.php?f=29&t=6813&start=480#p91180
viewtopic.php?f=29&t=6813&start=500#p91260
viewtopic.php?f=29&t=6813&start=500#p91299

Possibly the best in-flight sequence of Brimstone courtship behaviour ever posted (in this case the female rejecting the male). By Dave Browne (Buchan Boy).

viewtopic.php?f=29&t=7453&start=40#p83872

Good stuff! I remember a post regarding the colour of the antenna of the female Large Skipper, but can't find it. Anyone remember? Thx!

Cheers,

- Pete

Great work by Neil Hulme in tracking down a newly emerged Continental Swallowtail in Sussex.

viewtopic.php?f=29&t=4065&start=1640#p85250

I have found it................

A classic example of a casual observation becoming a new discovery. In this case that the male and female Large Skipper can be differentiated by the colour of the antenna tips alone. First reported by Pauline in June 2011.

viewtopic.php?f=37&t=5300

Small Skipper - Multiple egg batches laid by different females in the same grass sheath. Discovered by Pete Eeles. That's not in the books............

viewtopic.php?f=29&t=3977&p=88671#p88666

Thanks Vince!

I suggest that regular contributors (especially those with personal diaries) trawl their posts for useful newsworthy snippets! Will trawl mine tonight.

Cheers,

- Pete

April 2014. An interesting comparison showing the size of a classic parasitic fly and its puparium in relation to the Small White pupa from which it emerged. Reared by Vince Massimo

viewtopic.php?f=103&t=7550&p=83918#p83918

A great sequence by Maximus showing a Brown Hairstreak larva emerging from an egg and then disappearing into a leaf bud.

viewtopic.php?f=29&t=6813&p=81537#p81535

An amazing image of an Orange-tip larva which appears to show structures associated with the developing wings showing through the skin. Taken by William.

viewtopic.php?f=29&t=7283&p=78963#p78963

3rd October 2013. Possibly the first ever photographic record of wild Long-tailed Blues mating in the British Isles. Congratulations to Butterflysaurus rex

viewtopic.php?f=29&t=7180&start=40#p77220

Rare sightings of Geranium Bronze in Liverpool by "Reddog" on 16 August 2013 and Gordon Jarvis in Peasmarsh, East Sussex on 31 August 2013

viewtopic.php?f=8&t=7041&p=75374#p75366
viewtopic.php?f=8&t=7187&p=76433#p76402