Vanessa atalanta update - UK (& Commas)

[Cris Guppy & Aud Fischer]

In contrast in British Columbia (Canada) the weather is generally poor and
the season very late, but there are abnormally large numbers of most
butterflies.
 
-----Original Message-----
From: Andrew Daw <andrewd at redac.co.uk>
To: zagatti at versailles.inra.fr <zagatti at versailles.inra.fr>;
leps-l at lists.yale.edu <leps-l at lists.yale.edu>
Date: July 6, 1999 5:58 AM
Subject: RE: Vanessa atalanta update - UK (& Commas)
 
 
>My observations agree with all the mails on this subject so far.
>Re: Commas (polygonia c-album)
>  At the weekend (3rd/4th July)I saw several fresh (2nd gen. Commas near
Oxford
>and
>in the Malverns). Also saw one worn specimen.
>
>Other:
>I saw no Black Hairstreaks (Satyrium pruni). They do appear to be very
sparse
>this year.
>But I did see a Purple Emperor (Apatura iris) which made up for it.
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: owner-leps-l at lists.yale.edu [mailto:owner-leps-l at lists.yale.edu]On
>> Behalf Of Pierre Zagatti
>> Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 1999 12:18 PM
>> To: leps-l at lists.yale.edu
>> Subject: Re: Vanessa atalanta update - UK
>>
>>
>> I've seen 2 very fresh Aglais urticae this morning. Now the commas are
rather
>> worn.
>>
>> It's 40 km south of Paris.
>>
>> --
>> Pierre ZAGATTI
>> INRA Unite de Phytopharmacie et Mediateurs Chimiques
>> 78026 Versailles Cedex
>> FRANCE
>> Tel: (33) 1 30 83 31 18
>> e-mail zagatti at versailles.inra.fr
>> http://www.jouy.inra.fr/papillon/
>>
>>
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