The 2026 Purple Emperor season is stuttering towards its inevitable end.
Today, Fri 17th July, a female was seen in a wood near Basingstoke, Hants.
Yesterday, two males were seen on territory at Knepp, Sussex, and this dying male was found on the ground there -
He had clearly lived life to the full...
In addition, yesterday, one was seen in Lincolnshire and this male was nicely active at Sapperton in Gloucestershire -
However, he was not seen today.
But watch this space, it may be that a small second brood appears this autumn, weather permitting: we already have 2nd instar larvae, by mid-July...
'In my end is my beginning'.
No comments:
Post a Comment