On 16/9/06 17:28, in article , "Russel Sprout"
wrote:


"Sacha" wrote in message
...
Fluttering around the garden and one of the green houses yesterday, at
least
5 people saw a very large sky blue butterfly. By very large, it was
described as being about 5 or 6" across! Even allowing for the
exaggeration
of memory and reducing that to 3 or 4", it's still pretty big. Does
anyone
know what that might be or whether we have an escapee from the
Buckfastleigh
butterfly farm? And how far can butterflies roam, anyway? Any (polite)
suggestions would be welcomed as to ID.
--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
http://www.discoverdartmoor.co.uk/


A Blue Underwing moth perhaps?

http://www.wwb.co.uk/shop/product_in...d=87a064ea011d
c41976ff8afa1f9e44d5

Otherwise it's an non-native escapee.


I'll print that photo off and show it to the staff that saw the mystery one.
Blue and really huge was repeated again today! But the photo of that says
'extinct' - which would of course make it lovely if it was that one!
--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
http://www.discoverdartmoor.co.uk/