BUTTERFLY REPORT 2004
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Butterflies around Framlingham, 25 July–6 August Our Observations in 2004 were on the following dates: Species Small Skipper Large Skipper Clouded Yellow Large White Small White Green-veined White Small Copper Brown Argus Common Blue Holly Blue Red Admiral Painted Lady Small Tortoiseshell Peacock Comma Speckled Wood Wall Brown Grayling Gatekeeper Meadow Brown Ringlet
Dates (25 July–6 August) 26, 27, 27,
29, 30, 31, 1, 29, 31,
25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 29, 30,
31, 1, 31, 1, 31, 1, 31,
29, 30, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 1, 28, 29, 31, 1, 30, 31, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 1, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 1, 27, 28, 30, 31, 29, 31, 1, 27, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 1, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 1, 29, 30, 31, 1,
2,
3,
4,
2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2,
3, 3, 3,
4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4,
3, 3,
2 2, 2, 2, 2,
2, 2, 2,
3, 3,
4 4 3, 3,
6 6
4, 4, 4, 4,
5, 5, 5 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5 5 5, 5, 5, 5
4, 4, 4,
5, 5, 5,
6 6 6
6 6 6 6 6 6 6
6 6 6
25 July was dull and overcast but the following twelve days of good weather brought out 21 species, with a peak of 19 species on 5 August. The walks undertaken were much the same as in previous years and it is therefore possible to draw comparisons. The 2004 daily species average of 12.5 stands well against other seasons, particularly when one considers the small contribution made by 25 July (2 species only). We were pleased to watch a Clouded Yellow on 5 August as it visited roadside leguminous plants. Again, the Wall Brown was welcome evidence of its hanging on. The absence of Brimstones and Small Heaths may only be a signal that they would be appearing later on. Alasdair Aston Wakes Cottage, Selborne, Hampshire, GU34 3JH
Trans. Suffolk Nat. Soc. 41 (2005)