As some of you might have noted, and which I highlighted in another recent blog, the Painted ladies (tistelfjäril) are migration into Sweden in high numbers this spring. Lars Pettersson (lars.pettersson@zooekol.lu.se) at the Department Ecology has compiled an animation showing the movement of observations of Painted ladies in Sweden during late May and early June. Lars has also been interviewed for the radio channel Sound of Science in the UK on the matter. Please find the broadcast and the animation at the following link. www.soundofscience.wordpress.com
You may find more and updated information on observations of Painted ladies at:
http://www.artportalen.se/default.asp
Have a Great Summer and I hope you will see many Painted Ladies in the Swedish landscape!
Susanne
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onsdag 17 juni 2009
måndag 8 juni 2009
Painted lady migration
Dear All,
Perhaps some of you have noted that there has been intense migration north by Painted ladies (tistelfjäril) in Europe this year, and a high number of butterflies have been observed also in Sweden. You may see the observations reported to Artportalen. Please, find below a report (and photo) by Pål-Axel Olsson from his field observations at the east coast of Skåne (Österlen) where he has observed many painted ladies during the spring. Have anyone else made observations of painted ladies this spring? If so, please, make sure to report your observations to http://www.artportalen.se/.
/Susanne
Pål-Axels observations (in Swedish):
En stor mängd tistelfjärilar har sträckt in till Sverige under våren. Arten har varit talrik i Skåne sedan mitten av maj enligt Artportalen. Redan innan dess var den vanlig på många håll i mellersta Europa. Fjärilarna har troligen kläckts i Nordafrika och sedan sträckt norrut. I Sverige har de varit särskilt vanliga i Skåne, på Västkusten, Öland och i Sörmland.
I Skåne har jag sett tistelfjärilar på de flesta lokaler jag besökt på Österlen under våren. Jag har sett dem i Lyngsjö, Everöd, Brösarp, St Olof, Vitaby, Kivik, vid Klammersbäck, Kumlan och på Ravlunda skjutfält. I sandmarkerna har tistelfjärilarna ofta besökt gråfibbla.
Pål Axel Olsson, Ekologiska institutione
Perhaps some of you have noted that there has been intense migration north by Painted ladies (tistelfjäril) in Europe this year, and a high number of butterflies have been observed also in Sweden. You may see the observations reported to Artportalen. Please, find below a report (and photo) by Pål-Axel Olsson from his field observations at the east coast of Skåne (Österlen) where he has observed many painted ladies during the spring. Have anyone else made observations of painted ladies this spring? If so, please, make sure to report your observations to http://www.artportalen.se/.
/Susanne
Pål-Axels observations (in Swedish):
En stor mängd tistelfjärilar har sträckt in till Sverige under våren. Arten har varit talrik i Skåne sedan mitten av maj enligt Artportalen. Redan innan dess var den vanlig på många håll i mellersta Europa. Fjärilarna har troligen kläckts i Nordafrika och sedan sträckt norrut. I Sverige har de varit särskilt vanliga i Skåne, på Västkusten, Öland och i Sörmland.
I Skåne har jag sett tistelfjärilar på de flesta lokaler jag besökt på Österlen under våren. Jag har sett dem i Lyngsjö, Everöd, Brösarp, St Olof, Vitaby, Kivik, vid Klammersbäck, Kumlan och på Ravlunda skjutfält. I sandmarkerna har tistelfjärilarna ofta besökt gråfibbla.
Pål Axel Olsson, Ekologiska institutione
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