{"id":6000,"date":"2013-07-20T19:47:29","date_gmt":"2013-07-20T19:47:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/?p=6000"},"modified":"2013-07-22T08:57:18","modified_gmt":"2013-07-22T08:57:18","slug":"a-royal-appointment-with-the-emperor-of-the-woods","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/a-royal-appointment-with-the-emperor-of-the-woods\/","title":{"rendered":"A Royal Appointment with the Emperor of the Woods"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tA visit to Fermyn Woods in Northamptonshire is really a must during June – July<\/strong><\/span>. The reason<\/strong>, an encounter with his Imperial Majesty, the Purple Emperor butterfly. If one has never seen this butterfly before, then your first sighting is usually high up in the tree canopy, as they chase each other around the tops of Oak trees. When one or two enventually come down onto the path to take minerals and with patience they do, your encounter really begins and a male Purple Emperor will take your breath away.\n<\/p>\n

\n\tFermyn Woods is probably the most northerly site in UK for the Purple Emperor. On arrival, Saturday 20th July<\/span>, with my good freinds Barrie, Anita & Elliott, the weather was really not suitable for butterflies but we hung in their and eventually a break in the grey and overcast weather around lunch time, we got our reward. During the day we saw at least 15 Purple Emperors<\/span> but only one came down on to the footpath and really did put on a show. When perched in the leaf canopy they can easily be mistaken for White Admiral but their distinctive underwing pattern and the eye in the centre of the under-forewing helps with the identification. Also at Fermyn we saw 1 White Admiral, several Purple Hairstreak, plenty of Ringlet & Meadow Brown, several Small Skipper, 1 Large Skipper, 1 Gatekeeper, several Large White and Green-veined White. Later in the day we paid a visit to a small Limestone Quarry in nearby Leicestershire and saw many Marbled White.<\/p>\n

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\n\tFirst encounters of the Purple Emperor kind<\/strong> – Fermyn Woods – <\/span>Tony Davison©<\/em>\n<\/p>\n

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\n\tFirst encounters of the Purple Emperor kind<\/strong> – Fermyn Woods – Tony Davison©<\/em>\n<\/p>\n

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\n\tMale Purple Emperor<\/strong> – The before – Tony Davison©<\/em>\n<\/p>\n

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\n\tMale Purple Emperor<\/strong> – The after – Tony Davison©<\/em>\n<\/p>\n

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\n\tMale Purple Emperor<\/strong> – Fermyn Woods – Tony Davison©<\/em>\n<\/p>\n

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\n\tMale Purple Emperor <\/strong>– Fermyn Woods – Tony Davison©<\/em>\n<\/p>\n

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\n\tPurple Emperor<\/strong> – Fermyn Woods – They can get mistaken for White Admiral when higer up in the leaf canopy – Tony Davison©<\/em>\n<\/p>\n

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\n\tA Purple Emperor Twitch !! <\/strong>– Tony Davison©<\/em>\n<\/p>\n

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\n\tSmall Skipper<\/strong> – Fermyn Woods – Tony Davison©<\/em>\n<\/p>\n

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\n\tRinglet<\/strong> – Fermyn Woods – Tony Davison©<\/em>\n<\/p>\n

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\n\tMeadow Brown<\/em> – Fermyn Woods – Tony Davison©<\/em>\n<\/p>\n

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\n\tMale Marbled White<\/strong> – Note the silvery white upper-forewing costa – Leicestershire – Tony Davison©<\/em>\n<\/p>\n

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\n\tMale Marbled White <\/strong>– Leicestershire – Tony Davison©<\/em>\n<\/p>\n

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\n\tFemale Marbled White <\/strong>– Note the buffish upper-forewing costa –  Leicestershire – <\/span>Tony Davison©<\/em>\n<\/p>\n

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\n\tFemale Marbled White <\/strong>– Note the buffish upper-forewing costa –  Leicestershire – <\/span>Tony Davison©<\/em>\n<\/p>\n

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\n\tFemale Marbled White <\/strong>– Note the buffish and brown tones to the underwing –  Leicestershire – <\/span>Tony Davison©<\/em>\n<\/p>\n

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\n\tFemale Marbled White <\/strong>– Note the buffish and brown tones to the underwing –  Leicestershire – <\/span>Tony Davison©<\/em>\n<\/p>\n

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