http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/forums en Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:13:34 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/forums/images/misc/rss.jpg http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/forums http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/forums/butterflies/62697-late-comma.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:02:52 GMT No pictures unfortunately but Yesterday morning I saw a very bright but about half normal size Comma. Is it normal to see them about this late in the year? No pictures unfortunately but Yesterday morning I saw a very bright but about half normal size Comma. Is it normal to see them about this late in the year? ]]> Butterflies Mike Jackson http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/forums/butterflies/62697-late-comma.html http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/forums/butterflies/62570-buddleia-weyeriana-better.html Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:15:57 GMT In my garden I have Buddleia weyeriana and the normal davidii. I've noticed that the weyeriana both flowers earlier and finishes later than davidii ,is this other peoples experience also?,are some butterfly bushes better than others for butterflies does anybody know? ]]> Butterflies Jason Claxton http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/forums/butterflies/62570-buddleia-weyeriana-better.html http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/forums/butterflies/62310-any-help-would-appreciated.html Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:59:58 GMT Just come back from a beach holl in Tunisia. Not many areas for butts etc however did come across this very small blue on the rough grass by the beach. There were a few others the same flitting very low. Image: http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/archive/data/31/thumbs/Blue6.jpg ... Just come back from a beach holl in Tunisia. Not many areas for butts etc however did come across this very small blue on the rough grass by the beach. There were a few others the same flitting very low.



All I can say is it was very very tiny, smaller than a small copper I reckon! The nearest I can get to is a Chalk Hill, but not sure about this.
Cheers for any help. ]]> Butterflies CHASSYP http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/forums/butterflies/62310-any-help-would-appreciated.html http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/forums/butterflies/61948-attracting-brimstone-butterflies.html Sun, 18 Oct 2009 09:44:47 GMT Last spring I was amazed to see a Brimstone butterfly in the garden. I live in North London and have never seen this species before in the area where I live.

I'd like to plant a species of Buckthorn this year ready and waiting for next spring, in case my luck should be in again. Does anyone know which species of Buckthorn this butterfly prefers? How many plants should I try to grow? And is there anything else I should consider?

Thanks in advance :) ]]> Butterflies AshLee http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/forums/butterflies/61948-attracting-brimstone-butterflies.html http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/forums/butterflies/61842-transect-zip-files.html Thu, 15 Oct 2009 16:02:29 GMT Hello, I have attempted to contact the Hants section of Butterfly Conservation twice in the last week using their online contact form but have had no reply. I have been trying to get an email address so that I can send them this years transect data that I have input. Any ideas on who to... Hello,

I have attempted to contact the Hants section of Butterfly Conservation twice in the last week using their online contact form but have had no reply. I have been trying to get an email address so that I can send them this years transect data that I have input.

Any ideas on who to contact?

Cheers,

Adam ]]> Butterflies APC http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/forums/butterflies/61842-transect-zip-files.html http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/forums/butterflies/61765-clouded-yellow-but-one.html Tue, 13 Oct 2009 18:24:30 GMT Image: http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/archive/data/82/thumbs/IMG_2618.jpg (http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/archive/showphoto.php?photo=114803) My wife spotted a pair of these delightful butterflies when we visited Shotley in Suffolk. We are pretty sure that this image is of a clouded yellow...
My wife spotted a pair of these delightful butterflies when we visited Shotley in Suffolk.
We are pretty sure that this image is of a clouded yellow but which one please?
There appears to be several species and we are confused. ]]> Butterflies brianholland http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/forums/butterflies/61765-clouded-yellow-but-one.html http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/forums/butterflies/61743-life-tick.html Mon, 12 Oct 2009 21:59:06 GMT This has been an amazing year for butterflies and I have seen many species for the first time (and just missed the Iole Purple Emperor by a whisker too!). The year started well with Duke of Burgundy among others but I wasn't prepared for the grand finale, which were these today:-

]]> Butterflies Susie http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/forums/butterflies/61743-life-tick.html http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/forums/butterflies/61727-michaelmas-daisies.html Mon, 12 Oct 2009 18:37:17 GMT Our michaelmas daisies have really attracted the butterflies this year (better than the buddleias when the weather was a bit iffy): today there were several quite fresh looking painted ladies, red admiral and small tortoiseshell, and single (rather tatty) comma, speckled wood and peacock as well as... Our michaelmas daisies have really attracted the butterflies this year (better than the buddleias when the weather was a bit iffy): today there were several quite fresh looking painted ladies, red admiral and small tortoiseshell, and single (rather tatty) comma, speckled wood and peacock as well as silver-y moths and lots of other weird and wonderful insects. ]]> Butterflies Monika http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/forums/butterflies/61727-michaelmas-daisies.html http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/forums/butterflies/61694-small-large-white.html Sun, 11 Oct 2009 22:25:56 GMT Took these pics yesterday, thought I was seeing things til I got close up! :D Image: http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/archive/data/61/thumbs/00236.JPG (http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/archive/showphoto.php?photo=114633)Image: http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/archive/data/61/thumbs/00151.JPG ... Took these pics yesterday, thought I was seeing things til I got close up! :D


Never seen this before :eek: Googled some great images of all kinds of butterflies mating, brilliant mirror like images.

Anyway could anyone tell me which White it is?
Large White - Pieris brassicae or Small White - Pieris rapae?
I can't really tell from pics and spots are confusing.:confused:

Cheers SusieBee :) ]]> Butterflies SusieBee http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/forums/butterflies/61694-small-large-white.html