Red
Admiral Vanessa atalanta (Linnaeus, 1758)  |
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.....A relatively common migrant most
years, although there was a general decline in the number of records
after the turn of the present
century. Following good years in 1996, 1998 and a small
peak in numbers in 2003, the Red Admiral showed a slump
in reported numbers after 2000. 2008 represented the
poorest year for the butterfly in recent years, but there
has been signs of a gradual increase since 2005. Typical
of all migrant species, there has been a great deal of
annual variation and there were pronounced influxes into
the county during 2011 and 2014. Now recorded over-wintering here with
greater frequency and can often the first butterfly many recorders see
in early Spring. |
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at Eakring Flash August 2003 |
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Early stages |
| Egg.
Photographed at Gunthorpe GP July 2021. |
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Newly hatched larva (length 1.2mm).
Photographed at Gunthorpe GP July 2021. |
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Half grown larva (length 25mm). Photographed
at Gunthorpe GP July 2021. |
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Full grown larva. Photographed
at Gunthorpe GP July 2021. |
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