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The July Peacock Emergence 2017
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Author:  Freddy Johnson [ Tue Jul 18, 2017 4:32 pm ]
Post subject:  The July Peacock Emergence 2017
The July emergence of fresh Peacock adults has now started. I had several at Bedford Purlieus yesterday and today they appeared in the garden on Buddleia. They will hibernate in due course and reappear next Spring to mate and breed, with the next generation appearing in July........so the annual cycle continues, with the adult living for up to 11 months.(That compares very favourably, say, with the Black Hairstreak adult's span of some 2 weeks!)

Freddy
Author:  Edmund Mackrill [ Thu Jul 20, 2017 2:08 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: The July Peacock Emergence 2017
Same in my garden Freddy.
Author:  John T Goy [ Fri Jul 21, 2017 2:34 am ]
Post subject:  Re: The July Peacock Emergence 2017
Nowt here.
Author:  John Walker [ Sat Jul 22, 2017 8:08 am ]
Post subject:  Re: The July Peacock Emergence 2017
5 peacocks 2 commas 12 red ads 2 small torts 5 green veined whites, on my Buddleia
adjacent Theddlethorpe dunes, Fri afternoon.

regards John
Author:  Freddy Johnson [ Sat Jul 22, 2017 12:44 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: The July Peacock Emergence 2017
That's a great Buddleia list, John, and it seems to highlight current trends for two butterflies :

Painted Lady - not so many about this July.

Red Admiral - very good numbers this year.

In addition :
Gatekeeper - few and far between in my garden this July, whereas in a 'good' year I've had days with over 20 thronging the Marjoram. I wonder if Max (JohnTG) has had this special visitor so far this year?

Freddy
Author:  Roy Harvey [ Mon Jul 31, 2017 1:18 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: The July Peacock Emergence 2017
One Gatekeeper in our garden today, plus a few Peacocks and good numbers of Red Admiral.

Roy
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