Monday, 6 May 2013
Saturday, 4 May 2013
Friday, 3 May 2013
Now that was a surprise!
Not sure I can add it to my butterfly year list but found a Small White this evening, in the bottom of my fridge!
Clearly there must have been a pupae in the broccoli or cabbage which had hatched and the adult then perished (prob a mixture of cold, lack of light and nectar) but not before it had managed to fully pump up it's wings. I've found several catapillars in broccoli before but I'm more surprised that a pupae managed to hatch in the cold of a fridge!
Clearly there must have been a pupae in the broccoli or cabbage which had hatched and the adult then perished (prob a mixture of cold, lack of light and nectar) but not before it had managed to fully pump up it's wings. I've found several catapillars in broccoli before but I'm more surprised that a pupae managed to hatch in the cold of a fridge!
Thursday, 2 May 2013
Butterfly days
The best butterfly day of the year so far, enlived the journey home from work this evening.
1st up was a Holly Blue at Cathay's station in Cardiff. This is a regular sight for the species as there is plenty of Ivy.
Walking the Taff Trail between Abercynon and Quakers saw the smallest Comma I've ever seen - must have been no more that 45mm wing span. This was followed by a Green-veined White, Peacock, Brimstone and a more distant white, which although probably a G-v, goes unidentified.
1st up was a Holly Blue at Cathay's station in Cardiff. This is a regular sight for the species as there is plenty of Ivy.
Walking the Taff Trail between Abercynon and Quakers saw the smallest Comma I've ever seen - must have been no more that 45mm wing span. This was followed by a Green-veined White, Peacock, Brimstone and a more distant white, which although probably a G-v, goes unidentified.
Wednesday, 1 May 2013
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