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Post by bluemoth on May 16, 2017 6:59:25 GMT -8
Any one else been experiencing less butterflies than normal? Many places are hot for a week or two then cold for a week or two then back to hot. This is having a negative affect on Butterflies in my area. Since April only seen a few Cabbage Whites, one Umber Skipper, two Tiger Swallowtails and no Checkerspots that should be active this month - May. Checkered Skippers that should have been out and flying at the County park this time of year are not there. Your Thoughts?
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Post by admin on May 16, 2017 9:17:41 GMT -8
wildflowers are behind schedule down here in the LA area. We're having a late spring
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Post by Liang on May 17, 2017 19:10:54 GMT -8
Here in northern California the weather has been terrible this spring, being unusually cold with bouts of heat. Normally during this time I'd be finding zelicaon eggs almost everyday on my fennel, but this year I only found a few back late March and never found a single one since, nor seen the butterfly. At least I've seen many rutulus and pipevines though, but just very confused about the absence of zelicaon.
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Post by admin on May 19, 2017 10:05:51 GMT -8
My hunch is that the abnormally heavy rainfall earlier in the season threw off some biological cycles. Down here in Southern California too.
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Post by bluemoth on May 19, 2017 13:51:14 GMT -8
Well Clark I think you are rite. I just saw some butterflies at a park I visit. They must just be coming out now, a bit late. I saw a faded Buckeye, a fresh Variable Checkerspot, and a Cabbage White. I also saw another white butterfly and as I got closer was shocked to see my first Large Marble ever. Wow what a treat! It was a female laying eggs on mustard on the flower bud bundles that were just starting to open. The lower haves of her wings above were tinged with pale yellow - so beautiful. I was surprised to see she was almost as big as a Cabbage White. I always imagined them as being smaller.
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Post by miguel on May 20, 2017 10:18:21 GMT -8
Here in a part of the spanish Mediterranean I have seen less butterflies tan other years but one day is very sunny and next day is cloudy and rainy,I suppose that is one of the reasons of seeing less butterflies tan other years,typical butterflies of April as Anthocharis,Satyrium or Callophrys are flying now.
Miguel
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Post by miguel on May 25, 2017 9:16:30 GMT -8
The butterflies are here,the places that I use to go are now full with Pyronia bathseba,Gonepteryx cleopatra,Limenitis reducta,Charaxes jasius,Lampides boeticusand so many more.
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Post by joee30 on May 25, 2017 20:06:12 GMT -8
Miguel. Usted nunca hace cria de Charaxes jasius??? Siempre he querido algunos ejemplares de España, pero no muchos las consiguen.
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Post by exoticimports on May 26, 2017 11:33:02 GMT -8
Upstate NY: flying now- P. glaucus and (shockingly) polyxenes; actias luna, A. Polyphemus.
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Post by bluemoth on May 28, 2017 9:27:43 GMT -8
I went back to the park on 5/27. Only saw two Buckeye Butterflies. Still no Common Checkered Skippers. There should be a few Blues and some Fiery Skippers by now, but none. The host plant for Cabbage Whites is all over but no Butterflies seen. No California Ringlets either. Always see a few at this park. No Painted Ladies - all three species are absent. No dragon flies seen either. There always a few flying around the grass field in past years all the time. Found video that explains what mite be happening in some parts of the world. On the adapt 2030 channel on YouTube the video is called increased UVB effecting insect sight, pollinators disappearing. This may explain whey there are les butterflies in my area. Insects are the bottom of the food chain on land. Once they start disappearing all creatures will be affected. It looks like this is starting.
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Post by Adam Cotton on May 28, 2017 11:58:07 GMT -8
I doubt it, at least on a worldwide basis, there are loads of butterflies here.
Adam.
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Post by Paul K on May 29, 2017 5:05:22 GMT -8
I think the weather in North America this year is really mixed up. Here in South Ontario it is unusually cold and wet so far. I have seen only P.rapae and V.atalanta earlier in April. Cold weather cause insect to be much less active as they rely on sun energy therefor they are more difficult to spot. Also flight season is effected by low temperatures.
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Post by miguel on May 29, 2017 8:33:53 GMT -8
Hi Joe;
Very difficult to collect Charaxes larvae,I work in a place full of their feeding plant(Arbutus unedo) and I have seen only two larvae.
The butterfly is very common in August-September,but It´s not easy to collect A-1 specimens.
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Post by joee30 on May 30, 2017 21:57:05 GMT -8
I always wanted a specimen of that species. A1 condition doesn't matter to me. A little damage is acceptable. lol I have heard that they are very difficult to nab.
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Post by miguel on May 31, 2017 9:01:21 GMT -8
Today I have seen 2-3,they fly very very quick.
If I could collect one I´ll send it to you.
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