Fw: Black Hairstreak UK

[Ceri Jones]

Nigel I did try this direct a few times but it comes back so I hope you see
it on leps-l
----- Original Message -----
From: Nigel Venters <venters at iinteralpha.co.uk>
To: <leps-l at lists.yale.edu>
Sent: 04 July 1999 16:42
Subject: Re: Black Hairstreak UK
 
 
>
>
> T Dunbar wrote >...
> > The black hairstreak is having a very poor flight season this year in
the
> > UK. Having done 10 visits to regular haunts of the species I have only
> seen
> > one specimen to date.
> >
> > Any other sightings out there?
>
> They were out early this year in the South, my first captive bred ones
were
> on the wing in late May and the first from my release into the woods
behind
> my house were on the wing first week of June.
> Nigel
>
>