Vanessa at night - no 3

[Paul Cherubini]

Jaakko Kullberg wrote:

> I have
> seen red admirals also coming to baits almost dark conditions in archipelago
> of small islands when going south and they fly remarkably nicely even it is
> so dark you can't see them. 

Yes, there are numerous reports of them flying after sunset or before sunrise.
But I am unaware of any reports of any migratory, temperate zone
latitude butterfly flying in the middle of the night.  Your observations
do not meet the following conditions:

1. well away from artificial lights
2. in the pitch black night sky (well after sunset & well before sunrise
in temperate zone latitudes (not arctic latitudes in the summer)

Paul Cherubini

 
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