UK Butterflies (with added Moths)

[Prichard,AW,NAR7 PRICHAA2 M]

Here in Suffolk I haven't seen much on the butterfly front myself. Just a
couple each of Peacocks and Small Tortoiseshells although I haven't been
looking too hard. I have heard reports of the odd Brimstone and Comma around
- but nothing to match the 51 Brimstones.

On the moth front we have made the most of a couple of warm nights in the
last week to hold a couple of MV sessions.

The first at Rede Wood, just north of Ipswich, on the 12/3/99 turned up 19
species including; Shoulder Stripe, Dark Chestnut, Engrailed, Brindled Pug
and Oak Beauty.

A second session at Wolves Wood RSPB Reserve, west of Ipswich,  on 16/03/99
turned up a bit more - 20 species. These included Lead-coloured Drab, Small
Brindled Beauty, Yellow Horned and Shoulder Stripe. The 500+ Small Quakers
on and around the sheet was a bit of a contrast to the mostly bare sheets
we've been having in January and February.

Hebrew Character, Early Grey, Clouded Drab, Small Quaker and Common Quaker
seem to be turning up in some numbers at quite a few people's traps in the
county.

Tony Prichard

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Mark Litjens [SMTP:litjens at ibm.net]
> Sent:	Wednesday, March 17, 1999 6:49 PM
> To:	leps-l at lists.yale.edu
> Subject:	UK Butterflies
> 
> What have UK people been seeing this week so far in the mini heat wave?
> Since Saturday i have recorded 51 Brimstone and 1 Comma in Hampshire.
> Most around my place of work SW of Winchester. To me this is high but i
> have only been recording Butterfly numbers for 2 years (3rd spring). But
> i have not seen any Small Tortoiseshell or Peacock but i know people who
> have. Their emergence may just be patchy.
> 
> Mark