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07-08-2010, 07:25 PM
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| | | Wall butterfly
Hi
My first post and first uploads - hopefully! Snapped this butterfly in my garden in Essex a couple of weeks ago. Am I right in thinking they're quite rare in this part of the country?
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07-08-2010, 07:34 PM
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Hi and welcome to WAB! Lovely photos; I've never seen one of these myself but this is the distribution info on UK Butterflies:
"This butterfly is found in relatively small colonies that are self-contained although some individuals will wander, allowing the species to quickly colonise suitable nearby sites. This species was once known to occur throughout England, Wales and Ireland. Today, however, is a very different picture, with this species suffering severe declines over the last several decades, now being confined to primarily-coastal regions."
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07-08-2010, 07:56 PM
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The only ones Ive seen are the 2 Ive saw in Wat Tyler Country park in Pitsea, Essex, and thats 1 last summer and 1 a couple of days ago. |
08-08-2010, 06:21 AM
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Fantastic, Val! What a beauty.
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08-08-2010, 06:49 AM
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nice picture of a ladiommata megera 
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08-08-2010, 06:47 PM
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Thank you all - and especially Jo for taking the time to copy that information for me
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08-08-2010, 07:45 PM
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No problem Val, copy & paste is a really great tool! The UK Butterflies site is a really good one for information on all types of 'flutterbys'!
Jo
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