Back

Ecological Observations

Home

06 September

Without the transition day, where I'd do two trips on a single day, I moved to my autumn schedule. With few tiny clouds, weak to moderate winds and 22.3°C (5:03 PM) it marked the first day where a field trip would be possible.

+-------------------------+---------------------------------+--------+
| Species                 | Location                        | Status |
+-------------------------+---------------------------------|--------+
| Aglais io               | Yard / Zone II                  | Adult  |
|-------------------------|---------------------------------|--------|
| Araschnia levana        | Zone III                        | Adult  |
|-------------------------|---------------------------------|--------|
| Coenonympha pamphilus   | Mixed Field / Zone III          | Adult  |
|-------------------------|---------------------------------|--------|
| Colias sp.              | Mixed Field                     | Adult  |
|-------------------------|---------------------------------|--------|
| Issoria lathonia        | Mixed Field / Zone III          | Adult  |
|-------------------------|---------------------------------|--------|
| Lycaena phlaeas         | Mixed Field                     | Adult  |
|-------------------------|---------------------------------|--------|
| Pieris napi             | Zone II / III                   | Adult  |
|-------------------------|---------------------------------|--------|
| Pieris rapae            | Mixed Field / Zone I / II / III | Adult  |
|-------------------------|---------------------------------|--------|
| Polyommatus icarus      | Mixed Field / Zone II           | Adult  |
|-------------------------|---------------------------------|--------|
| Vanessa atalanta        | Yard                            | Adult  |
|-------------------------|---------------------------------|--------|
| Vanessa cardui          | Yard                            | Adult  |
|-------------------------|---------------------------------|--------|
|-------------------------|---------------------------------|--------|
| Aeshna cyanea           | Mixed Field / Zone II           | Adult  |
+-------------------------+---------------------------------+--------+

I was not expecting any of this, to be honest. Some regrown alfalfa are blooming and currently attract the most species in "Mixed Field", including L. phlaeas which was absent until this day.

There isn't anything else to say, other than the A. io from Zone II was found alive stuck in a spider web underneath the wooden bench I was resting on. I decided to rescue it since there are plenty of other insects this spider can eat.