A lot of Purple people out looking for Emperors today, in several counties. An intensive search took place at Knepp, in very good weather. The only one seen anywhere was a 'probable' seen at a distance, twice, at Bookham Common, Surrey, by Colin Kemp. Colin may be being a little cautious about this sighting.
At Knepp, still no hairstreaks [Purple and White-letter], both of which should appear before the Emperor; and we still haven't seen any White Admirals there this year [only a small colony present], though it's well out in woods 2 miles to the north.
Ben Greenaway is following a few pupae through in the wild near Knepp. None is showing through yet, though they may be late developers and some are female.
This year is outside my box so I really don't know when the butterfly is going to start properly... It may be imminent, but I just don't know...
It may be a year of quality rather than quantity... ... ...
2 comments:
Hi Matthew, many thanks for the continued updates. I know you are 'busy' surveying the areas at the moment, but wondered if I might please ask a quick question? We know that the females prefer matt, as opposed to shiny Sallow leaves for oviposition. Can you perhaps recall where this observation was first reported? We are currently looking for any available references in relation to this topic. Many thanks in advance.
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