http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/Glosbutterflyforum/ Gloucestershire Butterfly Forum Sun, 11 Nov 2012 05:52:20 GMT grahambest33 http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/Glosbutterflyforum/message/200 http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/Glosbutterflyforum/message/200 On my new field patch of plants for Butterflies and moths I find that when Field or Small Scabious and Verbena bonariensis are in flower the other flowers Sun, 11 Nov 2012 05:44:16 GMT grahambest33 http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/Glosbutterflyforum/message/199 http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/Glosbutterflyforum/message/199 Brimstones are greatly attracted to Runner Bean flowers and also flowers of Perennial Sweet Peas where I have seen up to three at one time on one plant.As my Sun, 22 Jul 2012 22:03:12 GMT grahambest33 http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/Glosbutterflyforum/message/198 http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/Glosbutterflyforum/message/198 A couple of years ago I photographed a Large Blue on a Marjoram flower. It was a windy day and I had to use a fast exposure as the plant was moving. when I put Mon, 11 Jun 2012 20:01:10 GMT grahambest33 http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/Glosbutterflyforum/message/197 http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/Glosbutterflyforum/message/197 My daughter has recently given me a book from Spain on butterflies with their vernacular or Spanish /Common names. So far the Purple Emperor or Tornosolada Tue, 05 Jun 2012 05:00:58 GMT grahambest33 http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/Glosbutterflyforum/message/196 http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/Glosbutterflyforum/message/196 In late evening sunshine at Stinchcombe Hill numerous Small Heaths, one Small Blue, one Male Adonis Blue and one Glanville Fritillary, now survived two Thu, 24 May 2012 18:10:25 GMT barneymidlands http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/Glosbutterflyforum/message/195 http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/Glosbutterflyforum/message/195 Spent a few hours at Rodborough on the 23rd. Plenty of Dingy Skipper around and several Duke of Burgundy and my first Common Blue of the year. SO846035. No Thu, 24 May 2012 08:29:19 GMT dovehouse195 http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/Glosbutterflyforum/message/194 http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/Glosbutterflyforum/message/194 Firstly, let us thank everybody involved in the walk we had on Prestbury Hill on Sunday. Despite it being the sort of weather where all self-respecting Tue, 17 Apr 2012 21:53:30 GMT grahambest33 http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/Glosbutterflyforum/message/193 http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/Glosbutterflyforum/message/193 The new member is probably myself having had to open a new account with Yahoo. Spotted one of my two surviving Purple Emperor larvae yesterday sleeved on Wed, 11 Apr 2012 14:17:16 GMT mothwhispers http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/Glosbutterflyforum/message/192 http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/Glosbutterflyforum/message/192 Thats a fair few. I spotted a speckled wood female in the garden on Saturday. Other than that for Garden butterflies,just a peacock and a male brimstone so Wed, 11 Apr 2012 12:49:47 GMT rptmorris@... http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/Glosbutterflyforum/message/191 http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/Glosbutterflyforum/message/191 Have now seen 8 species in the garden tortoiseshell, red admiral, comma, peacock, holly blue(m), large white, brimstone and orange tip Has anyone spotted Tue, 03 Apr 2012 19:35:57 GMT G.Best@... http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/Glosbutterflyforum/message/190 http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/Glosbutterflyforum/message/190 Some years ago a late colleague of mine spoke of the possibility of the introduction of Large Coppers to Slimbridge. Staff changed and the person interested Thu, 29 Mar 2012 14:36:40 GMT mothwhispers http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/Glosbutterflyforum/message/189 http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/Glosbutterflyforum/message/189 Oooh I didn't check my post last night, I must see if mine is there when I get home. Sheryl Thu, 29 Mar 2012 03:23:06 GMT G.Best@... http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/Glosbutterflyforum/message/188 http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/Glosbutterflyforum/message/188 About 30 years ago saw Glanville Fritillaries basking in the sun on the worn coastal path in patches the size of dinner plates in such numbers that one had to Thu, 29 Mar 2012 03:18:25 GMT G.Best@... http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/Glosbutterflyforum/message/187 http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/Glosbutterflyforum/message/187 At the turn of the last Century reports from Ireland of aurinia "whole fields and roads blackened by moving myriads of larvae".and " the black layer of insects Thu, 29 Mar 2012 03:11:27 GMT G.Best@... http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/Glosbutterflyforum/message/186 http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/Glosbutterflyforum/message/186 Have seen all the usual hibernators recently including releasing a Comma found trapped in my greenhouse