Recently received a couple of 2006 Pearl-bordered Fritillary records at
SX4349 not far from where Leon saw his at SX4351. Still awaiting
confirmation that the observer is happy with his id but we either have
another colony or we have strays from Murrayton.

John


----- Original Message -----
From: <jowan@...>
To: <cornwall-butterfly-conservation@...>
Sent: Monday, December 03, 2007 1:07 PM
Subject: [cornwall-butterfly-conservation] Pearl-bordered - ?new colony


> Hi Folks,
>
> This is a request for anyone visiting SX4351 Minadew, (Rame Peninsula),
> next
> April onwards, to check any fritillaries. Leon saw both Pearl and Small
> Pearl on 2nd May, 2007. Would be nice to know if there is an unrecorded
> (or new) colony here. Last Pearl-bordered recorded in the same square was
> 1989.
>
> I tend to record all the small fritillaries I see as Small-pearl even if I
> don't get a good look at them. But then there are no Pearl-bordered
> Fritillaries down here in the far west. Is there?
>
>
> John
> Cornwall Butterfly Recorder.
>