Sussex Butterfly Conservation
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Saving #butterflies and moths in #sussex through habitat management, advice, education & events. Tweets by Andrea, Colin & Neil. Header pic. J. Williams
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http://www.sussex-butterflies.org.uk 08-04-2012 16:23:23
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Lovely scruffy chalk grassland patch at Kithurst Meadow #SouthDowns Perfect for Duke of Burgundy and lots of other 🦋 and 🐝. Sussex Butterfly Conservation Sussex Wildlife Trust 🦔 South Downs National Park
Duke of Burgundy flying both at Fairmile Bottom and Kithurst this week. Sussex Butterfly Conservation Butterfly Conservation 🦋
Green Hairstreak at Kithurst a couple of days ago. Sussex Butterfly Conservation Butterfly Conservation 🦋
On my birthday last week I spent time with a Duchess in Kent. I also enjoyed my favourite micro, Anania funebris as well as a rather nice Ancylis unculana. Butterfly Conservation 🦋 Kent Wildlife Trust Butterfly Conservation Kent & SE London
Despressia daucella, Water Dropwort Brown, lovely distinctive caterpillar - on a first visit to Woods Mill Sussex Wildlife Trust 🦔 Sussex Butterfly Conservation #moths #caterpillars (lovely walk and cake thank you!)
Loving Michaela's t-shirt tonight on #Springwatch? Get your very own Big Butterfly Count t-shirt here 👉 butterflyconservationstore.com/collection/all… BBC Springwatch
Adonis blue flight sequence Isle of Wight. BBC Springwatch OM SYSTEM Cameras West Midlands Butterfly Conservation Butterfly Conservation 🦋 Patrick Barkham Martin Warren Matthew Oates
Marbled White photobombing a picture of ‘tickle grass’ and other Poacea in High Weald grassland or perhaps a reminder that the #BigButterflyCount is underway… (This is the first year I have seen this locally.) Sussex Butterfly Conservation
My first Silver-washed Fritillary (Argynnis paphia) of the year here in the High Weald. A favoured spot: a sheltered sunny bramble patch on the woodland edge. This one, a male, appeared late morning, imbibed nectar then suddenly gone, presumably back to the canopy. Sussex Butterfly Conservation
Aphantopus hyperantus, the Ringlet, my first sighting of this year of such a common butterfly, especially here in the High Weald, but easily overlooked perhaps amongst the Meadow Browns on a woodland edge. Sussex Butterfly Conservation
A Large Yellow Underwing (Noctua pronuba) - the second one I have accidentally disturbed recently (their FS is from early summer to end of Autumn so plenty of time to do so). Wonderfully striking wing colour in daylight flight. Sussex Butterfly Conservation
#BigButterflyCount on Friday had 5 species incl. the first ever Marbled White on ‘my patch’ but for the day before and after just 2 species: Meadow and Hedge Brown (or Gatekeeper if you prefer) the later providing cheerful bounces of orange along a field edge. Sussex Butterfly Conservation
Dull and drizzly here in the High Weald presently so a good excuse for the sunshine of a Silver-washed Fritillary (Argynnis paphia) from my local walk late last week. I don’t see these often though there are Oaks for eggs and Common Dog-violet for larvae. Sussex Butterfly Conservation
With many butterfly species struggling, it's good to see the Chalkhill Blue doing quite well, with some brand new ones crawling out of the grass this morning too. Butterfly Conservation 🦋 Sussex Wildlife Trust 🦔 Sussex Butterfly Conservation South Downs National Park
Today's UKBMS Live Data transect - a smorgasbord of butterflies including Small Blues (hooray), Common & Holly Blues, Comma, tired looking summer Skippers, Gatekeepers, a Green Veined White and a very battered White Letter Hairstreak. Thanks to Haven friends Gary Fuller & Cathy.
