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We're now reaching the period in which my main study area offers the lowest amount of nectar plants and a nearly-absolute dominance of few grasses. The vast majority of spots resemble overused hay meadows and only one extremely tiny spot south to the abandoned hay meadow in Zone I managed to attract some insects, alongside my regular resting spot in Zone II.
Weak to moderate winds and temperatures already reaching 20°C at 10:43 AM also influenced this field trip more than during previous days. The lack of any clouds, unfortunately, turned out to be insignificant.
+-------------------------+---------------------------------+--------+ | Species | Location | Status | +-------------------------+---------------------------------|--------+ | Anthocharis cardamines | Zone II / III | Adult | |-------------------------|---------------------------------|--------| | Celastrina argiolus | Zone III | Adult | |-------------------------|---------------------------------|--------| | Coenonympha pamphilus | Zone I | Adult | |-------------------------|---------------------------------|--------| | Erynnis tages | Zone I | Adult | |-------------------------|---------------------------------|--------| | Pieris napi | Zone I / II / III | Adult | |-------------------------|---------------------------------|--------| | Polyommatus bellargus | Zone II | Adult | |-------------------------|---------------------------------|--------| | Pyrgus malvae | Zone II | Adult | +-------------------------+---------------------------------+--------+
Nevertheless, I managed to make two unexpected observations. A freshly-hatched P. bellargus was resting next to me in Zone II, whereas one individual on Zone III, which I initially suspected to be P. icarus solely based on its shade of blue, turned out to be C. argiolus after checking three photos I managed to take while it was resting on a leaf. C. argiolus was last observed in 2022.
Other than that, the oriole (O. oriolus), which was first heard in 2023, appears to become a permanent resident within my main study area.