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Spanish Festoon
Posted: Mon Nov 24, 2014 4:27 pm
by Tony Moore
I shall be going to the Algarve early next April, based at Silves. Does anyone know a reliable site for SF within 40 miles or so?
Tony M.
Re: Spanish Festoon
Posted: Mon Nov 24, 2014 8:43 pm
by FISHiEE
The place is alive with them. Probably the most common butterfly when I was there a few years ago end of march to early April. Will send some details when home Wednesday.
Re: Spanish Festoon
Posted: Mon Nov 24, 2014 8:44 pm
by FISHiEE
Also solved itself has a colony of monarchs too if you didn't know already.
Re: Spanish Festoon
Posted: Tue Nov 25, 2014 9:53 am
by Jack Harrison
Also solved itself...
Looks like spell checker again. I guess the place "Silves" that Tony asked about was auto corrected.
I certainly found Spanish Festoons in several places mid-Spain many years ago. Isn't the Spanish name for them "Harlequin"? (Or is the French)? Anyway, a delightful name for a delightful butterfly.
Jack
Re: Spanish Festoon
Posted: Tue Nov 25, 2014 11:25 am
by Chris Jackson
Jack,
For info, the Spanish Festoon is called "La Proserpine" in French - don't know in Spanish.
Chris
Edit : You're right Jack, in Spanish it is the "arlequin"
http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zerynthia_rumina
Re: Spanish Festoon
Posted: Tue Nov 25, 2014 3:16 pm
by Tony Moore
Thanks, Guys,
I was a bit late this year and only saw one.
Took me a mo with solved/Silves, but got there eventually...
T.