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Butterflies?
Buddleia in full bloom everywhere but no butterflies on the butterfly bush.
However something is spawning caterpillars on virtually all my shrubs - they are eating away the growing tips. Even going after the olive trees. I read that we had a butterfly shortage, but is Coastal Suffolk particularly affected? Cheers Dave R -- Windows 8.1 on PCSpecialist box |
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"David" wrote
Buddleia in full bloom everywhere but no butterflies on the butterfly bush. However something is spawning caterpillars on virtually all my shrubs - they are eating away the growing tips. Even going after the olive trees. Sawfly? I read that we had a butterfly shortage, but is Coastal Suffolk particularly affected? I've only seen a few here and mostly whites on the cabbages. One Red Admiral, one Peacock, a few Brimstones and blues and a Meadow Brown. -- Regards. Bob Hobden. Posted to this Newsgroup from the W of London, UK |
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On 30/07/16 17:20, BobHobden wrote:
"David" wrote Buddleia in full bloom everywhere but no butterflies on the butterfly bush. However something is spawning caterpillars on virtually all my shrubs - they are eating away the growing tips. Even going after the olive trees. Sawfly? +1 It's been far worse this year than previously. The greenhouse shrubs are a mess. Anything with other than extremely tough leaves seems doomed. Even apparently tough eucalyptus leaves are fair game. I read that we had a butterfly shortage, but is Coastal Suffolk particularly affected? I've only seen a few here and mostly whites on the cabbages. One Red Admiral, one Peacock, a few Brimstones and blues and a Meadow Brown. Not seen a Red Admiral, but several Brimstones, Large Whites, Large Tortoiseshells, and the odd Gatekeeper. -- Jeff |
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David wrote:
I read that we had a butterfly shortage, but is Coastal Suffolk particularly affected? Have had the usual Red Admirals flapping against the invisible force fields here ... |
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David wrote:
I read that we had a butterfly shortage, but is Coastal Suffolk particularly affected? We feel as if we're seeing more butterflies this year compared with the last few years. I saw a really beautiful, perfec, Red Admiral this afternoon and there also seem to be a few Tortoiseshells around and they have been very scarce the past few years. We also seem to have quite a lot of browns of various species in our meadows. We are in Suffolk Coastal DC, near Woodbridge. -- Chris Green · |
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On Sat, 30 Jul 2016 19:17:12 +0100, Chris Green wrote:
David wrote: I read that we had a butterfly shortage, but is Coastal Suffolk particularly affected? We feel as if we're seeing more butterflies this year compared with the last few years. I saw a really beautiful, perfec, Red Admiral this afternoon and there also seem to be a few Tortoiseshells around and they have been very scarce the past few years. We also seem to have quite a lot of browns of various species in our meadows. We are in Suffolk Coastal DC, near Woodbridge. Just up the road from me, then. Nothing much in Felixstowe at the moment. Cheers Dave R -- Windows 8.1 on PCSpecialist box |
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