tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939528489287886153.post6288958232996399847..comments2024-03-24T19:02:41.190+00:00Comments on Martin's Moths: Butterfly ponderingsMartinWainwrighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08383027708524885786noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939528489287886153.post-4159869909830934032011-08-15T17:09:07.158+01:002011-08-15T17:09:07.158+01:00Hi there
Mmmm interesting. I hope it's not go...Hi there<br /><br />Mmmm interesting. I hope it's not going to be a washout of the big, bright, familiar ones.<br /><br />Yes I like Small Coppers v much. I'd love to see a Large one. I think they've reintroduced them at Wicken Fen and maybe one or two other fenland places - a Dutch variant rather than the English original, which was hunted to extinction by collectors (one of the rare examples of that actually happening for definite). But very fine.<br /><br />All v best<br /><br />MMartinWainwrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08383027708524885786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939528489287886153.post-41286350153555007532011-08-15T08:39:09.958+01:002011-08-15T08:39:09.958+01:00Hi martin, no you're not the only one, i'v...Hi martin, no you're not the only one, i've seen only a handful of solitary red admirals on the buddleias this year, most worrying. I've also seen none of their furry caterpillars on nettles either.<br /><br />Small coppers are one of my absolute favourites, such a pretty, jolly little butterflywormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02802335627720182532noreply@blogger.com