2009

TG3502 : Painted Lady butterfly (Vanessa cardui)

taken 15 years ago, near to Langley Street, Norfolk, England

Painted Lady butterfly (Vanessa cardui)
Painted Lady butterfly (Vanessa cardui)
The Painted Lady, also known as the thistle butterfly, may be the most widespread butterfly in the world and millions of them were recorded arriving in Britain over this year's (2009) May bank holiday, after a 1000 mile migration from North Africa. The butterflies originate from the Atlas Mountains of Morocco, where heavy winter rains allowed good germination of the caterpillar food-plants. A Spanish researcher, Constanti Stefanescu, had reported seeing hundreds of thousands emerging in mid February and beginning their long flight north. They were seen in large numbers in Spain during April and a few weeks later in France. LinkExternal link (Archive LinkExternal link ) . For a wider view of this location see > Link. For a view of this butterfly with its wings closed see > Link.

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TG3502, 58 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Evelyn Simak   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Thursday, 23 July, 2009   (more nearby)
Submitted
Thursday, 23 July, 2009
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TG 355 021 [100m precision]
WGS84: 52:33.9463N 1:28.4753E
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TG 356 021
View Direction
West-northwest (about 292 degrees)
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