Nick Hull sent this email to the website
Hello, just a little something that might be of interest. I was sat in my garden
last weekend in Ivybridge, Devon. When a large butterfly flew into my garden. I
realised it was not a U.K species and got my camera to take a few shots. I
wondered if you might be able to throw any light onto where it may have come
from and what sort of butterfly it is. We do have a butterfly farm about 10
miles away at Buckfastleigh, is it possible it came from there.
Roger Bristow replied:-
Thanks for this interesting photo. The nearest that I can tie it down to is a
male swallowtail called Papilio polytes theseus from Sumatra and Borneo
(it is a good, but not exact, fit). I guess that it must have come from the
Butterfly Farm.
NFU Mutual’s £ for £ pledge pays off
BC’s Chairman, Maurice Avent, has praised the generosity of NFU Mutual to the STOP EXTINCTION Appeal. "The timely £ for £ pledge has revitalised Butterfly Conservation’s 40th Anniversary Appeal in its closing stages, doubling donors’ contributions. I am delighted to tell you that our members and supporters rose to the challenge and with huge thanks to the NFU Mutual, we have just passed the £100,000 target." Butterfly Conservation relies heavily on donations to its annual appeal to plan and carry out conservation all over the UK to save butterflies, moths and their habitats. Martin Warren, BC’s Chief Executive commented "Given the current financial downturn, this fund could not have come at a better time. I know our projects really are making a difference and several species are responding well to treatment. Thank you to everyone who has contributed to this appeal and especially to NFU Mutual for their magnificent support. The generosity of everyone who has donated to the appeal shows how the need for large scale and ongoing conservation action is now widely recognised."
Keep an eye on the national website for news of our 2009 Appeal: in conjunction with the Landfill Communities Fund we plan, not just to double your gift, but to multiply the value ten times over!
