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03-04-2011, 07:40 PM
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| | | Brimstone
Still my favourite butterfly, saw a perfect yellow Brimstone, flying around the garden yesterday |
03-04-2011, 09:03 PM
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Well done GFM, I share your joy! 
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04-04-2011, 05:53 PM
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Have never ever seen a brimstone. Will have to add it to my "must see this year" list
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04-04-2011, 06:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Kreacha  Have never ever seen a brimstone. Will have to add it to my "must see this year" list | They are prettty common butterflies over most of England + the males in particular will wander some distance. Now + over the next month or so + from mid July to August are the best times to see one, though it is just about possible to encounter one in most months.
Best habitats are chalk where Purging Buckthorn (one of the larval foodplants) grows or damp areas where Alder Buckthorn occurs. They can be seen in most areas but the highest numbers are usually the 2 I mentioned. Good luck- seeing the first male Brimstone of spring is special, like seeing the first Swallow! |
04-04-2011, 06:26 PM
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Originally Posted by aeshna5 They are prettty common butterflies over most of England + the males in particular will wander some distance. Now + over the next month or so + from mid July to August are the best times to see one, though it is just about possible to encounter one in most months.
Best habitats are chalk where Purging Buckthorn (one of the larval foodplants) grows or damp areas where Alder Buckthorn occurs. They can be seen in most areas but the highest numbers are usually the 2 I mentioned. Good luck- seeing the first male Brimstone of spring is special, like seeing the first Swallow! | Hi Aeshna5, thanks for the advice on where to spot them 
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