I'm putting the same text on various sites.
Right, this ones easy, anyone can do it all you need is a very basic understanding of French, like wot I got. oh, and a tiny bit of effort. It's about butterflies and helping with the National recording for the Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle, the body that manage all species recording in France. Now, as I said this is really easy, no great expertise involved as it's really just the 28 most common species - easy to identify and anyway there is a PDF you can download with photos and names. If you really feel up to it there are another 18 species that you can add to your observations. Everything is on-line, to actually send your monthly records you will need to resister and "log in", bit like this forum.. Have a look around the site and see for yourself, it's a piece of cake and it all helps, really, really helps.
http://www.noeconservation.org/index2.php?rub=12&srub=31&ssrub=98&sssrub=99&goto=contenu
Comments, Questions?
Chris
There ar some lovely photos on that site Chris! We will have a look at it properly in the light of day soto speak. i.e. when not so tired.
I was helping a fiend with his peniche on the Canal du Midi early this week and I say probably more Brimstone Yellows than I have seen for years. Literally a dozen or more in an hour. I was so surprised and pleased. He didn't know what they were in French? What a lovely sight.
Thank you for the card. I had meant to say that earlier!!!
Well John, looks like you are the only person interested. It really is so easy to do and so useful in providing the status of even the commonest species.
Fench / Latin / English if it helps.
Lycènes bleus , Polyommatus icarus , Common Blue
Aurores , Anthocharis cardamines, Orange-tip
Demi-deuils , Melanargia galathea, Marbled White
Gazé, Aporia crataegi, Black-veined White
Piérides blanches , Pieris rapae, Small White
Citrons , Gonepteryx rhamni, Brimstone
Flambés , Iphiclides podalirius, Scarce swallowtail
Machaons , Papilio machaon, Swallowtail
Cuivré, Lycaena phlaeas, Small Copper
Hespérides orangées , Thymelicus sylvestris, Small Skipper
Procris, Coenonympha pamphilus, Small Heath
Amaryllis , Pyronia tithonus, Gatekeeper
Belle-dame, Vanessa cardui, Painted Lady
Petites tortues , Aglais urticae, Small Tortoiseshell
Robert-le-diable , Polygonia c-album, Comma
Souci, Colias croceus, Clouded Yellow
Tabac d’Espagne, Argynnis paphia, Silver-washed Fritillary
Paon du jour, Inachis io, Peacock
Vulcain, Vanessa atalanta, Red admiral
Argus verts , Callophrys rubi, Green Hairstreak
Brun des pélargoniums, Cacyreus marshalli, Geranium bronze
Hespérides tachetées, Pyrgus malvae, Grizzled Skipper
Mégères , Lasiommata megera, Wall brown or Wall
Moro-sphinx, Macroglossum stellatarum, Hummingbird Hawk-moth
Myrtil, Maniola jurtina, Meadow Brown
Tircis, Pararge aegeria, Speckled Wood
Sylvains , Limenitis reducta, Southern White Admiral
Silène, Brintesia circe, Great banded grayling
No, I'm sure lots of people interested. Just a bad weather day. Nice to see your postings (again)
All I can say Dun-d is that "COME ON YOU LOT"! It's going to get better from now on and the pappions are going to appear and are appearing!!
My desktop wallpaper up till I changed my laptop was a lovely chalk blue. What a beautiful little machine!! It may well come back soon??
Hi Chris, I thought that my subtle approach may stir something up??
Would have agreed John........till I got up this morning and saw 3" snow outside. Still snowing now.
Blimey Michael, I glad that I don't live where you are. It's a bit windy here, situation normal, but sunshine and lots of holiday makers on the Canal du Midi in the Tupperware tubs (plastic hire boats).
Probably a bit cold still for the pappillons though?
O.k. John........don't rub it in. Here's proof
Rub it in, now would I do that?
Oppppps!
Mind you that was a couple of years back.
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