August 2024
Single logs from this month:
Weather conditions began to shift to hot and dry throughout this month.
Species that already were seen in July and returned:
- Aglais io
- Araschnia levana
- Celastrina argiolus
- Coenonympha pamphilus
- Cupido argiades
- Erynnis tages
- Issoria lathonia
- Maniola jurtina
- Pieris brassicae
- Pieris napi
- Pieris rapae
- Polyommatus bellargus
- Polyommatus coridon
- Polyommatus icarus
- Vanessa atalanta
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- Aeshna cyanea
- Coenagrion mercuriale
Species that were last seen in June and returned:
- Polygonia c-album
Species making their first appearances:
- Aglais urticae
- Aricia agestis
- Colias sp.
New species:
- Boloria dia
- Carcharodus alceae
August, especially towards the end, offered more surprises than anticipated. Not only did A. urticae and A. agestis make a surprise return, two new species joined the species list, as well.
As it was announced that "Bog Hill" will be "maintained" for a little over a year, chances are high that I won't be able to properly identify Colias sp., unless I get blessed with some extreme amount of luck. Other caterpillars and pupae (A. io, P. rapae, V. atalanta) were discovered and monitored, on the other hand.
With many signs pointing towards an early start of autumn, it remains to be seen whether I may be able to track butter- and dragonflies all the way into October, given how late some species began to appear, or may end this observation season somewhere in September.
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