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This is my first observation day since I was diagnosed with a kidney stone on 25 June. As such, my observations were limited to my yard my front and back doors. With a mix of sun and clouds, strong winds and 26°C (12:37 PM) around noon and rainy conditions in the afternoon, a longer trip was not possible.
Because of my current limitations, I decided to check my yard multiple times throughout the day. This method already proved beneficial one time just shortly after my diagnosis, when one T. acteon suddenly showed up rather far away from its usual habitat, and one I. elegans was discovered.
+-------------------------+---------------------------------+--------+ | Species | Location | Status | +-------------------------+---------------------------------|--------+ | Aglais io | Yard | Adult | |-------------------------|---------------------------------|--------| | Pieris brassicae | Yard | Adult | |-------------------------|---------------------------------|--------| | Pieris rapae | Yard | Adult | +-------------------------+---------------------------------+--------+
Because I missed the end of June, which previously has been a very crucial period for my observations, it's been nice to see three species in my yard and in front of my home, at least. Sadly, there are no signs of butterflies on my stinging nettle. I checked the cauliflowers and, much to my annoyance with myself, one califlower showed clear signs of caterpillars eating on it but neither caterpillars not eggs were found. The surrounding area still consists of the same three pupae remains (P. rapae) from last year, so I assume that those feeding on it may have been P. brassicae, as they undergo metamorphosis in the soil beneath their host plant(s).