painted lady butterfllies

**BumbleB** · 28-05-2009, 10:08 AM

Yes, we noticed a lot of them last w/e after the heavy rain and then sunshine, they seemed to be in 3's.

**Two_Sheds** · 28-05-2009, 01:22 PM

I've got loads too!
They must have enjoyed the cool wet summer last year.

**Hazel at the Hill** · 28-05-2009, 02:32 PM

They have been blown over from France - there was something about it in the paper today (but I can't find it now!)

It happens every year, but there are more than usual this year apparantly.

**hamsterqueen** · 28-05-2009, 03:42 PM

50 arriving every minute!

Patrick Barkham on the arrival of millions of painted lady butterflies in Britain | Environment | The Guardian

**Nicos** · 28-05-2009, 04:30 PM

That's fantastic..thistle eaters too!!!!

...I could do with a few hundred of them in our field- don't think I've seen any yet....I wonder where they could be????

**Nicos** · 28-05-2009, 06:28 PM

Guess what I saw tonight sussing out the peas????

( just the one though

)

**hamsterqueen** · 28-05-2009, 08:30 PM

'tis the tip of the iceberg Nicos!

**roitelet** · 29-05-2009, 07:09 AM

We've had loads here all flying east to west, they are heading your way Nicos.

It must be the annual arrival. Did you know that they are migratory?

**Two_Sheds** · 29-05-2009, 07:38 AM

Originally posted by Two_Sheds View Post

They must have enjoyed the cool wet summer last year.

Ah ... they're from North Africa!

A Spanish scientist, Constanti Stefanescu, reported seeing hundreds of thousands of them emerging in Morocco in mid-February after heavy winter rains in north Africa triggered the germination of food plants devoured by its caterpillars.

**Nicos** · 29-05-2009, 08:18 AM

Originally posted by roitelet View Post

We've had loads here all flying east to west, they are heading your way Nicos.

ooo...that's rather exciting!!!! Must get out my camera!!

**FB.** · 29-05-2009, 10:59 AM

Yes, more than usualy numbers here, too.
As people elsewhere mention, they really like chives.

**KayJay** · 01-06-2009, 11:04 AM

we had 30 passing through in 20 mins- still going north

**tulip** · 03-06-2009, 09:15 AM

we've got lots of them here too.

**shirlthegirl43** · 03-06-2009, 11:15 AM

We were parked outside Tesco a few days ago and I commented how many butterflies there were about - hundreds and hundreds. They were orangey brown but I didn't see one close enough to say if it was a painted lady or not.

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