UK: Spring butterflies

Chris Raper triocomp at dial.pipex.com
Wed Mar 22 10:27:06 EST 2000


As well as the normal spring leps:

- Brimstone (Gonepteryx rhamni)
- Peacock (Inachis io)
- Comma (Polygonia c-album)
- Small Tortoishell (Aglais utricae)
etc

I have just seen a male Orange-Tip (Anthocharis cardamines) flying
along a sunny woodland ride in central Berkshire. It looked very fresh
and seemed very keen to sun itself. A passing male Brimstone gave it a
good run for its money and then gave up the chase!

This seems a very early emergence to me - has anyone else seen them
around?

Chris R.


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