It's now clear that Purple Emperors are emerging in superb numbers. This weekend is going to be MEGA...
Everyone reading this Blog should be out Emperoring this weekend. No excuses, skip the wedding, even if it's yours... You may see things like this -
Some sites / districts are only just kicking off now. Today, I was in a superb (but very private) Emperor wood need Woodstock in Oxon, and felt it was Day 1 or Day 2 there (a scatter of freshly emerged males, who were not holding territory, but were wandering slowly around, exploring their Empire - classic freshly emerged male behaviour...).
Elsewhere, the butterfly has now been seen in Berks, Middx, Notts and Warwicks (Oversley Wood).
Knepp produced the first female of the year today, and a large number of males.
If you're unsure of where to go, or are a newcomer to Emperor, visit Knepp - scroll back on this Blog for visiting details.
In the immortal words of our inspirational leader, IRP Heslop of Notes & View of the Purple Emperor (1964) fame: 'To the woods, without breakfast!'
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