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On 2013-08-07 14:39:07 +0000, echinosum said:
;989363 Wrote: From the size and the sheen I'd guess that it was a Purple Emperor male, it's the right time of year and it does frequent oak trees. The only thing that is wrong is the area of the country, as it tends not to be found further west than Hampshire. 'UK Butterflies - Purple Emperor - Apatura iris' (http://tinyurl.com/l72on8j) Have a look through http://www.ukbutterflies.co.uk to see what catches your fancy. Nothing else seems to match the description. I went out today, hoping to see it again but that didn't happen. I'll try again tomorrow, if the weather holds. The forecast isn't great. -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon |
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On 2013-08-09 11:53:25 +0100, echinosum said:
sacha;989412 Wrote: Nothing else seems to match the description. I went out today, hoping to see it again but that didn't happen. I'll try again tomorrow, if the weather holds. The forecast isn't great. -- Sacha 'Buy plants online, including rare and popular plant varieties from Hill House Nursery, mail order plant specialist' (http://www.hillhousenursery.com) South Devon It's not that PE is never seen in S Devon, there are a handful of sighting records there, it's just that its so rare there that we look for another explanation first. I usually go for the trope that if there are two explanations, one involving something very rare and one involving something reasonably common, it is close to certain to be the the latter. Thus the person who was strongly asserting they had seen a golden oriole out of season and in the wrong place was eventually persuaded it was a green woodpecker. But if you look under Camberwell Beauty it says "rare migrant", but I've seen Camberwell Beauty a couple of times; after all there's really no mistaking it. It's been a funny year for butterflies, the obligate early breeders suffered badly, but others have thrived. It wasn't Purple Emperor as it didn't have those white markings on the wings. But what did cross my mind today is that while butterfly observing round here, we should probably be aware that Buckfastleigh Butterfly Farm is just minutes away by road, so even fewer minutes by butterfly. I suppose we might, one day, see the odd escapee! That Camberwell Beauty is simply gorgeous but that I've certainly never seen. -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon www.helpforheroes.org.uk |
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On 08/08/2013 19:27, sacha wrote:
On 2013-08-07 14:39:07 +0000, echinosum said: ;989363 Wrote: From the size and the sheen I'd guess that it was a Purple Emperor male, it's the right time of year and it does frequent oak trees. The only thing that is wrong is the area of the country, as it tends not to be found further west than Hampshire. 'UK Butterflies - Purple Emperor - Apatura iris' (http://tinyurl.com/l72on8j) Have a look through http://www.ukbutterflies.co.uk to see what catches your fancy. Nothing else seems to match the description. I went out today, hoping to see it again but that didn't happen. I'll try again tomorrow, if the weather holds. The forecast isn't great. I feel quite honoured to have seen two or three Jersey Tiger Moths in the garden this week. I don't think they're rare, but usually have a much more southern distribution. Apart from the usual whites (not to be sneezed at these days), we have quite a few gatekeepers in the garden, too. -- Spider from high ground in SE London gardening on clay |
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On 2013-08-09 13:13:27 +0100, Spider said:
On 08/08/2013 19:27, sacha wrote: On 2013-08-07 14:39:07 +0000, echinosum said: ;989363 Wrote: From the size and the sheen I'd guess that it was a Purple Emperor male, it's the right time of year and it does frequent oak trees. The only thing that is wrong is the area of the country, as it tends not to be found further west than Hampshire. 'UK Butterflies - Purple Emperor - Apatura iris' (http://tinyurl.com/l72on8j) Have a look through http://www.ukbutterflies.co.uk to see what catches your fancy. Nothing else seems to match the description. I went out today, hoping to see it again but that didn't happen. I'll try again tomorrow, if the weather holds. The forecast isn't great. I feel quite honoured to have seen two or three Jersey Tiger Moths in the garden this week. I don't think they're rare, but usually have a much more southern distribution. Apart from the usual whites (not to be sneezed at these days), we have quite a few gatekeepers in the garden, too. I caught an extremely fleeting glimpse of a butterfly yesterday with wings of such a pale beige that it looked almost like a sliver of tortoiseshell with the light shining through it. It flitted past me so quickly I had no chance to register much more! At this rate, I'll soon be seen leaping around the garden with a fishing net! -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon www.helpforheroes.org.uk |
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On 09/08/2013 15:01, Sacha wrote:
On 2013-08-09 13:13:27 +0100, Spider said: On 08/08/2013 19:27, sacha wrote: On 2013-08-07 14:39:07 +0000, echinosum said: ;989363 Wrote: From the size and the sheen I'd guess that it was a Purple Emperor male, it's the right time of year and it does frequent oak trees. The only thing that is wrong is the area of the country, as it tends not to be found further west than Hampshire. 'UK Butterflies - Purple Emperor - Apatura iris' (http://tinyurl.com/l72on8j) Have a look through http://www.ukbutterflies.co.uk to see what catches your fancy. Nothing else seems to match the description. I went out today, hoping to see it again but that didn't happen. I'll try again tomorrow, if the weather holds. The forecast isn't great. I feel quite honoured to have seen two or three Jersey Tiger Moths in the garden this week. I don't think they're rare, but usually have a much more southern distribution. Apart from the usual whites (not to be sneezed at these days), we have quite a few gatekeepers in the garden, too. I caught an extremely fleeting glimpse of a butterfly yesterday with wings of such a pale beige that it looked almost like a sliver of tortoiseshell with the light shining through it. It flitted past me so quickly I had no chance to register much more! At this rate, I'll soon be seen leaping around the garden with a fishing net! I know what you mean. An afternoon's planned gardening soon becomes a butterfly/moth photographing and id-ing exercise. I haven't wafted a net around yet, but I did save a Jersey Tiger Moth from a huge spider's web. That's dedication, that is! :~) -- Spider from high ground in SE London gardening on clay |
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On 2013-08-09 18:44:29 +0100, Spider said:
On 09/08/2013 15:01, Sacha wrote: snip I caught an extremely fleeting glimpse of a butterfly yesterday with wings of such a pale beige that it looked almost like a sliver of tortoiseshell with the light shining through it. It flitted past me so quickly I had no chance to register much more! At this rate, I'll soon be seen leaping around the garden with a fishing net! I know what you mean. An afternoon's planned gardening soon becomes a butterfly/moth photographing and id-ing exercise. I haven't wafted a net around yet, but I did save a Jersey Tiger Moth from a huge spider's web. That's dedication, that is! :~) I'd called that selfless! ;-) -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon www.helpforheroes.org.uk |
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On 2013-08-10 08:11:26 +0100, Malcolm said:
In article , Sacha writes On 2013-08-09 18:44:29 +0100, Spider said: On 09/08/2013 15:01, Sacha wrote: snip I caught an extremely fleeting glimpse of a butterfly yesterday with wings of such a pale beige that it looked almost like a sliver of tortoiseshell with the light shining through it. It flitted past me so quickly I had no chance to register much more! At this rate, I'll soon be seen leaping around the garden with a fishing net! I know what you mean. An afternoon's planned gardening soon becomes a butterfly/moth photographing and id-ing exercise. I haven't wafted a net around yet, but I did save a Jersey Tiger Moth from a huge spider's web. That's dedication, that is! :~) I'd called that selfless! ;-) I call it cruelty to the spider, depriving it of a meal :-) Shudder! I rescued a bumble bee from a spider recently and I'm afraid I couldn't summon up any sympathy for the spider, which was trying to wrap its threads round the frantic bee. -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon www.helpforheroes.org.uk |
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On 10/08/2013 09:44, Sacha wrote:
On 2013-08-10 08:11:26 +0100, Malcolm said: In article , Sacha writes On 2013-08-09 18:44:29 +0100, Spider said: On 09/08/2013 15:01, Sacha wrote: snip I caught an extremely fleeting glimpse of a butterfly yesterday with wings of such a pale beige that it looked almost like a sliver of tortoiseshell with the light shining through it. It flitted past me so quickly I had no chance to register much more! At this rate, I'll soon be seen leaping around the garden with a fishing net! I know what you mean. An afternoon's planned gardening soon becomes a butterfly/moth photographing and id-ing exercise. I haven't wafted a net around yet, but I did save a Jersey Tiger Moth from a huge spider's web. That's dedication, that is! :~) I'd called that selfless! ;-) I call it cruelty to the spider, depriving it of a meal :-) Shudder! I rescued a bumble bee from a spider recently and I'm afraid I couldn't summon up any sympathy for the spider, which was trying to wrap its threads round the frantic bee. I know what you mean. Spiders have had a pretty good innings over recent years, so I confess I didn't feel too bad about it. Bumble bees need all the help they can get, so well done :~). -- Spider from high ground in SE London gardening on clay |
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On 10/08/2013 08:11, Malcolm wrote:
In article , Sacha writes On 2013-08-09 18:44:29 +0100, Spider said: On 09/08/2013 15:01, Sacha wrote: snip I caught an extremely fleeting glimpse of a butterfly yesterday with wings of such a pale beige that it looked almost like a sliver of tortoiseshell with the light shining through it. It flitted past me so quickly I had no chance to register much more! At this rate, I'll soon be seen leaping around the garden with a fishing net! I know what you mean. An afternoon's planned gardening soon becomes a butterfly/moth photographing and id-ing exercise. I haven't wafted a net around yet, but I did save a Jersey Tiger Moth from a huge spider's web. That's dedication, that is! :~) I'd called that selfless! ;-) I call it cruelty to the spider, depriving it of a meal :-) It already had quite a few hits on its website. This is one spider that won't starve! -- Spider from high ground in SE London gardening on clay |
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On 10/08/2013 08:11, Malcolm wrote:
In article , Sacha writes On 2013-08-09 18:44:29 +0100, Spider said: On 09/08/2013 15:01, Sacha wrote: snip I caught an extremely fleeting glimpse of a butterfly yesterday with wings of such a pale beige that it looked almost like a sliver of tortoiseshell with the light shining through it. It flitted past me so quickly I had no chance to register much more! At this rate, I'll soon be seen leaping around the garden with a fishing net! I know what you mean. An afternoon's planned gardening soon becomes a butterfly/moth photographing and id-ing exercise. I haven't wafted a net around yet, but I did save a Jersey Tiger Moth from a huge spider's web. That's dedication, that is! :~) I'd called that selfless! ;-) I call it cruelty to the spider, depriving it of a meal :-) -- Spider from high ground in SE London gardening on clay |
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