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Notes and Views - June 2016
Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2016 10:45 pm
by Vince Massimo
A Silver-studded Blue bilateral gynandromorph photographed by Paul Fenn at Penhale Sands, Cornwall on 2nd June.
Reported on Twitter
https://twitter.com/Kipperd7000/status/ ... =twsrc^tfw
Vince
Re: Notes and Views - June 2016
Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2016 10:49 pm
by Vince Massimo
A superb video sequence of a Small White larva emerging from its egg posted by Gary Norman on 5th June.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CvSWMnILLs
Vince
Re: Notes and Views - June 2016
Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2016 8:39 pm
by Vince Massimo
An unusual observation of a female Duke of Burgundy being mated for the second time on 5th June. Reported by Neil Hulme at a site near Storrington, Sussex.
viewtopic.php?f=29&t=4065&start=2320#p110938

- Neil Hulme
Vince
Re: Notes and Views - June 2016
Posted: Sun Jul 03, 2016 9:32 pm
by Pete Eeles
Swallowtail seen near Ashdown Forest (15th June):
http://www.sussex-butterflies.org.uk/sightings/
Cheers,
- Pete
Another Swallowtail photographed at Newdigate, Surrey on 10th June by Stephen Whitmore. Reported on Surrey BC website:
http://butterfly-conservation.org/8782/ ... -2016.html
Vince
Re: Notes and Views - June 2016
Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2016 9:59 pm
by Vince Massimo
An unusual and mysterious piece of behaviour of ants appearing to attack a newly emerged Silver-studded Blue, rather than tending it.
Reported by Richard Carter at Slop Bog on 19th June.
viewtopic.php?f=29&t=5040&start=2520#p112953

- Richard Carter
Vince