13 May
Strong winds made it nearly impossible to observe insects, despite sunny conditions and 17°C (12:41 PM). Additionally, I had to keep an eye out on the grasses growing in and near my main zones. Luckily, I did not discover much common meadow-grass and most happened to grow in front of my home until the grassland got mowed, with the rest having been removed this morning.
+-------------------------+---------------------------------+--------+ | Species | Location | Status | +-------------------------+---------------------------------|--------+ | Anthocharis cardamines | Zone II / III | Adult | |-------------------------|---------------------------------|--------| | Coenonympha pamphilus | Zone I | Adult | |-------------------------|---------------------------------|--------| | Gonepteryx rhamni | Zone II / III | Adult | |-------------------------|---------------------------------|--------| | Pieris napi | Zone I | Adult | |-------------------------|---------------------------------|--------| | Polygonia c-album | Zone III | Adult | |-------------------------|---------------------------------|--------| | Polyommatus bellargus | Zone I / II | Adult | |-------------------------|---------------------------------|--------| | Polyommatus icarus | Zone I / II / III | Adult | |-------------------------|---------------------------------|--------| |–------------------------|---------------------------------|--------| | Pyrrhosoma nymphula | Zone II | Adult | +-------------------------+---------------------------------+--------+
Due to the strong winds, species such as P. malvae and A. levana are absent. A bunch of whites were observed, however I was unable to properly identify most of them.
The weather is set to remain like this for the rest of this week, so I can only hope that at least the winds will decrease in intensity next week.
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My mother is claiming to have observed B. dia a few days ago. Since I cannot confirm this, I have decided to just include a mention of this incident.
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