report from Glen Beg

[Pierre A Plauzoles]

"Anthony W. Cynor" wrote:

> Who said anything about Earth?.

... sounds like something that could be from Ireland or the United Kingdom to
me.

> Doug wrote:
>
> > And where on the planet earth are you?
> >
> > Doug
> >
> > On 23 Jul 2000 01:20:45 -0700, viceroy at anu.ie (Anne Kilmer) wrote:
> >
> > >Yesterday being a remarkably sunny, hot day, we went hunting for purple
> > >hairstreaks, equipped with neither nets nor binoculars. Skunked, alas.
> > >We explored the ancient oak trees along the alleged road round the
> > >eastern end of Glen Beg, M0659, a quadrant hitherto unexplored, if I
> > >read the atlas right.
> > >Therefore, for the record, we saw
> > >one Brimstone Goneropteryx rhamni
> > >many Green-veined Whites, Pieris napi
> > >One Small Tortoiseshell, Aglais urticae, whose left forewing had failed
> > >to extend properly, and who therefore looked rather battered.
> > >One Red Admirable, Vanessa atalanta, also rather battered.
> > >Many Ringlets, Aphantopus hyperantus, nectaring on bramble, wings folded
> > >and inclining themselves to the sun.
> > >Many Meadow Browns, Maniola jurtina, enjoying a similar lifestyle.