A Peacock pupa was photographed in the wild at Mill Hill, Sussex on 16th September by David Cook, although credit also goes to Mark Jones for finding the pre-pupation larva.
It is very difficult to locate one of these in the wild at the best of times, but the find is doubly significant because it is from the rarer partial second brood. Reported on the Sussex BC website, but also summarised in a Personal Diary entry by Neil Hulme viewtopic.php?f=29&t=4065&start=3240#p137057
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Notes and Views - September 2018
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Re: Notes and Views - September 2018
Excellent work by all those involved. I take my hat off to you.
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Re: Notes and Views - September 2018
A Monarch was photographed at Portland observatory, Dorset on 25th September by Roger Hewitt. Reported on Dorset BC branch website https://www.dorsetbutterflies.com/2018/ ... -portland/
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