tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5334048668354898660.post505906337088777665..comments2024-01-08T19:01:37.331+00:00Comments on Donegal Wildlife: Sunflower (part two)Stuarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15225743105419715015noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5334048668354898660.post-26817166529947216052015-12-21T07:01:43.866+00:002015-12-21T07:01:43.866+00:00Thank you, Stuart, for the information! I'm fr...Thank you, Stuart, for the information! I'm from Sweden. Thermo Seed production has recently been started in Eslöv. I'm afraid it could be the reason for the butterflies disappearing.<br />Regards,<br />CoalCoalnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5334048668354898660.post-39371207198890580662015-12-18T13:12:27.274+00:002015-12-18T13:12:27.274+00:00The Red Admiral is a migratory butterfly. It arriv...The Red Admiral is a migratory butterfly. It arrives here in spring from France or further south, the females lay their eggs on nettles and then die. The caterpillars hatch and feed on the nettles through the summer, before pupating and emerging as new adults in autumn. So the adults are mostly seen in spring and autumn, with the occasional straggler in summer. I never see them in large numbers, and in some years I see none. You didn't say where you are, but I'd say the local availability of nettles would be a major impact on the numbers you see. If the chemical plant is causing a problem, it won't only be Red Admirals that are affected. Stuarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15225743105419715015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5334048668354898660.post-44440937605125513852015-12-18T12:17:15.703+00:002015-12-18T12:17:15.703+00:00Stuart, Red Admiral is a very rare butterfly at ou...Stuart, Red Admiral is a very rare butterfly at our place. They say it has disappeared after opening a new factory of chemicals. I can't say for sure though. Maybe you can help with the explanation of their extinction.<br />Thanks,<br />Coalhttp://term-paper-research.com/http://term-paper-research.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5334048668354898660.post-69950548473282258712015-11-08T16:25:28.853+00:002015-11-08T16:25:28.853+00:00Hi Stuart. It is a long time since I contacted yo...Hi Stuart. It is a long time since I contacted you = not since I got my new computer and started again. However, I have been meaning to put you on my side bar for ages and shall right that now!<br />In the meantime, could you please look at my blog for today and see if you can identify the spongy looking mass of fungus, which seems to be puzzling everyone. You are always my first port of call. Hope all is well with you.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.com