European migrants

[J.B.Murray (John Murray)]

I think there were some UK sightings of Clouded Yellow in mid-April, and Painted
Lady even earlier this year, but the first big (but short-lived) immigration
that I know of this year hit the UK around June 21st, when there were suddenly a
number of sightings of Clouded Yellow, Red Admiral and Painted Lady.

My first migrant moth this year was a Diamond-back (Plutella xylostella) on May
13th, and they are continuing to turn up now.  At Marshalls Heath we have had
Rush Veneer (Nomophila noctuella) this morning and recently Silver Y (Autographa
gamma) in ones and twos.  

John Murray
Marshalls Heath,
Herts., U.K.
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From: kendrick at hkusua.hku.hk on Thu, Jul 2, 1998 11:17 pm
Subject: Re: European migrants
To: hello.seddons at virgin.net; LEPS-L

Hi Kathy,

try the Belgian Migrating Lepidoptera website
(http://www.club.innet.be/~pub00644/) for current Europe wide information on
migrations that have taken place this year.

Kathy Seddon wrote:

> Can anyone provide me with some dates(approximate) for first sightings
> of European migrant butterflies in.....Northern Spain, Catalonia,France,
> Netherlands, Denmark,Sweden  Norway and UK.  We need some validation of
> the childrens sightings recorded on our website
> (www.exeter.ac.uk/telematics/Butterfly/
> Any info gratefully received!
> Kathy seddon

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