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| female Purple Emperor, Apatura iris, specimen D |
On Monday 14th I visited Houghton Forest and met Paul Fosterjohn
who also wanted to see a Purple Emperor on the ground. We struck lucky and
witnessed 3 landings by females and some flying around a sallow then perch on its leaves. When I got home and studied the photos I
realised that we had seen three different females on the ground between 12:05
and 12:51. Neil Hulme confirmed that the photos showed 3 females, and also that
of the two females I photographed on July 10, at least one was another differnt specimen. In conclusion we had at least 4 different females in a
small area during a 4 day period. During a walk along the main path, a Roe Deer
darted out and ran down the path. A Holly Blue passed us in the car park.
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| remains of beetle wing cases - id needed! |
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| is this a cocoon? 15mm. Id needed please. |
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| Common Yellow Conch, Agapeta hamana |
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| Paul pays homage to the Empress |
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| Sawfly larvae in web, Neurotoma saltuum |
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| Sawfly larvae in web, Neurotoma saltuum |
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| Pearl Veneer, Agriphila straminella |
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| female Purple Emperor, Apatura iris |
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| Purple Emperor, female, Apatura iris, specimen C |
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| Purple Emperor, female, Apatura iris, specimen D |
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| Purple Emperor, female, Apatura iris, specimen E |
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| Roe Deer, Capreolus capreolus |
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| Small Skipper, Thymelicus sylvestris |
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