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Post by africaone on Feb 14, 2019 14:29:13 GMT
![]() ![]()  Going to take some flowers (the day !!), it was flying around. And this sphingid is lucky as these are the only flowers in the vicinity. incredible early for the season (we had very bad weather until now, it is the first sunny day in Belgium) |
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Post by Paul K on Feb 14, 2019 15:17:14 GMT
Wow!!! Here all is covered with snow and must forget about any insects for at least another two months.
I hate Canadian winter.
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Post by xavm (Xavier) on Feb 14, 2019 15:18:11 GMT
Nice to see.
I just saw today - 14.ii.2019 - 1 Vanessa atalanta and 1 Inachis io in the suburbs south of Paris.
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Post by jhyatt on Feb 14, 2019 15:31:23 GMT
Last Friday (Feb. 8) I observed Pieris rapae, Phoebis sennae eubule, and Eurema daira flying across the lawn of our house
on the coast of Georgia, USA.
A good start!
jh
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Post by africaone on Feb 16, 2019 8:40:05 GMT
yesterday I seen first butterfly, A male Gonepteryx rhamni... probably more today as the sun continues to shine with days up to 16-17° despite night keep very cold (-2 °)
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Post by nomad on Feb 16, 2019 9:06:16 GMT
Quite mild here at the moment for February, saw my first butterfly yesterday, a Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni in an urban cemetery. However, I saw my first hoverfly the common Marmalade Episyrphus balteatus on 1 January in a farmland drove. Some interesting Diptera yesterday and. 3 species of common hoverflies and lots of honey bees and a Queen bumble bee at crocus flowers. So out and about with the camera. Last year because of the bad weather, these did not appear until April.
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Post by jhyatt on Feb 16, 2019 14:49:38 GMT
Very mild here in the mountains of eastern Tennessee, but no hopes of seeing anything flying. Rain, rain, rain. The 10-day forecast shows rain every single day,
and cloud cover approaching 100% daily. Oh well, it's better than snow!
jh
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Post by mygos on Feb 16, 2019 21:23:59 GMT
I saw my first Gonepteryx rhamni today, 37530 Souvigny de Touraine, France.  A+, Michel |
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Post by neominois on Feb 23, 2019 5:16:10 GMT
Still buried in snow here in Colorado... We have over 100% snowpack this year, so the butterflies in high altitudes should be very good this July. I can't wait! High altitude butterflies are my favorite. Erebia magdalena, Oeneis bore... Aww, I want to hike those passes... First however, I'll spend a month in Peru with students... I can't wait for those jungle species! It will be overwhelming to see them again!
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Post by wollastoni on Feb 24, 2019 9:55:12 GMT
After the wintering species (Gonepteryx rhamni, Aglais io), I even see a new generation species : Pararge aegeria tircis, yesterday in Frehel, Brittany, France.
Crazy 18°C in February !
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