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Thread #93375   Message #1802566
Posted By: bfdk
06-Aug-06 - 04:32 AM
Thread Name: BS: Butterfly watching challenge
Subject: RE: BS: Butterfly watching challenge
We've plenty of Cabbage Whites around here at present, mainly the small and big whites, but also the green-veined whites.

I see a fair number of Peacocks (Inachis Io), and I've seen Painted Ladies (Vanessa Cardui) and Admirals (Vanessa Atalanta).

I've seen a few Small Tortoiseshells (Aglais urticae), but there ought to be plenty, because a few weeks ago there were bundles of their larvae crawling on nettles all over the place.

I've seen one single Orange Tip (Anthocharis cardamines) male.

I've seen a few of the small blues, but I've no idea which subspecies they were.

Now, I'm looking forward to seeing which species I shall come across in the USA :-)

Best wishes,

Bente