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There was a consensusthat feedbackto recorders shouldbe improved,and it was agreedthat an annualsummary of Lepidopterarecords would be produced.The establishment of a validationpanel and a numberof othermeasures were also agreed. Thesemeasures will be implementedfully in relationto 1995records. As an indicationof thingsto come, I decidedto producea summaryof 1994records submitted to LeicestershireLepidoptera Recording Scheme. These records have all beenprocessed and mostare alreadyincorporated into BIOSPIN, the computerdatabase used by LeicestershireBiological Records Centre.However, it shouldbe bornein mindthat this is, in someweys, an incompletereport; it is knownthat there are a numberof recordsfor 1994which have not yet beensubmitted (and these will stillbe gratefullyreceived), and a srnallnumber of submittedrecords unfortunately appear have gone astray(e.9. a batchof recordsfrom Jane McPhailand RayMorris). Furthermore, a smallnumber of recordswill be subjectto considerationby the validationpanel, and have thereforebeen excluded from this summary.On the positiveside, this exerciseshould prove extremely useful in identifying problems,which hopefully will havebeen remedied in timefor the 1995review. I am thereforeextremely keen to learn of any errorsand omissionsin this summary,and also to receiveany comments from local recorders about the layout,content and style of thissummary; is this type of reportthat recorderswish to receive? As of September1995, a total of 4,300 recordshave beenreceived, comprising over 500 bufterfly records,approximately 3,000 macro-moth records and morethan 700 micromoth records, altogether coveringapproximately 560 species. The onlyother records to be includedare thosethat havebeen * publishedin otherlocal journals (indicated by ). Beingthe first ever annualreview for the county, decidingwhich species to includein sucha summarv provedto be perhapsthe mostdifficult task. The criteriaapplied vary betweengroups and a briefexplanation has beenprovided in each section \' of the review. The systematiclistings of speciesare prefixedby the Bradley& Fletcherserial number, with the currentnational status (unless this is "common")following the speciesname. In relationto macro moths, these are the recently updated status assignationsgiven by Waring (National Moth ConservationProject, News Bulletin 5, 1994).These may be summarisedas: RDB3 Red Data Bookcategory 3: Rare. RD84 RedData Book category 4: Out of Danger. Notable/Na NationallyScarce Grade A. Speciesrecorded from 16-30of the 1Okmsquares in Britainsince 1980. Notable/Nb NationallyScarce Grade B. Speciesrecorded from 31-100of the 1Okmsquares in Britainsince 1980. Local Localisedwithin Britain. Known from 101-300of the 1Okmsquares in Britainsince 1980. Migrant Specieswtrich are not knownto survivethe winteras a ruleand turn up as influxesfrom abroad. v BUTTERFLIES J Despiteencouraging weather conditions very earlyin the year,the Springof 1994was a poorone, particularlyin Maywhich proved to be distinctlycold and lackingin sunshine.This had an obvious effecton the butterfliesnormally flying at thistime of year,e.g. the DingySkipper, Grizzled Skipper, Orange-tip,Small White, Small Copper were generally seen in lownumbers. Theureather improved considerably in June,and July provedto be an excellentmonth. Species with summerbroods therefore generally had a betteryear. The MeadowBrown, Gatekeeper, Ringlet and SpeckledWood were all seen in good numbers,with the lafter now beingwidespread and often commonthroughout the county. The MarbledWhite also had a successfulyear with good numbers being reported from its stronghold d at KettonQuarry, as well as beingrecorded by HarryBall and othersfrom LuffenhamHeath Golf I Course- a sitefrom which it hadpreviously been recorded in 1968.A similarstory applies to the Leire Cuttingcolony where a singleMarbled White was recordedin 1985,followed by 3 or 4 the following year;after an apparentabsence it wasagain recorded "in goodnumbers" in 1994by JohnSmith. A particularhighlight of 1994was the returnof the BrownArgus to the county.lt wouldappear that this specieshas always being rare in Leicestershire.lt was knownfrom KingLud's Entrenchments in the 1950's,and was last recorded from there in the early1980's. However, this species appears to be expandingits rangeat the presenttime and its discoveryat KettonQuarry on 21stAugust should act D: as encouragementto bufterflyrecorders to lookout for it in othersuitable localities in the county. The PurpleHairstreak and the White-letterHairstreak both appeared to havedone well in 1994,with a goodnumber of recordsbeing received for bothspecies. The resultsof a wintersurvey for the ova of thesespecies undertaken by HarryBall, Steve Telling, Len Holtonand Glenn McPhail at Holywell and BurleighWoods, as well as TonyDiebel's observations of a colonyof White-letterHairstreaks at Loddington,both produced detailed local information about these species. We are very fortunateto have a colonyof the BlackHairstreak butterfly in the county,and recordsfor 1994indicate that this butterflyis doingwell. Becauseof the sensitivenature of this information,the precisedetails about these records and the locationof the colonyhave not been includedin this summary. The SmallTortoiseshellappears to havehad another poor year, as doesthe Commawhich seems to be experiencingparticularly low numbersat the presenttime. Likewise,the memorablenumbers of HollyBlues seen in the early1990's have fallen dramatically, with only 1 3 recordsfor 1994. Of the migrantspecies, the PaintedLady had a particularlygood year. Hourever, with only4 county recordsfor the year,1994 will not be rememberedas a CloudedYellow year. Finally, there has been a publishedrecord of a Swallowtailseen in a Loughboroughgarden on 2nd Septemberby Andrew 9 Knight;whilst this could be a migrant,an escapeefrom captivitywould appear to be morelikely. The selectionof speciesfor inclusionin the systematicsection below was ratherarbitrary and aimed at includingthose species likely to be of mostinterest locally. For thesespecies, all knownrecords are listed.The viewsof recorderswould be welcomedabout this sectionin particular,e.g. the submissionof moredetailed/dated sightings could allow for the productionof a moredetailed report coveringall speciesand providingmore information about relative abundance, flight times, etc. 1627 Thymellcus llneola EssexSkipper Duxburysrailway line, Tilton (HNB). :,: : Exton,24th July, 4 (AnD)*. KettonQuarry, 13th July, 6 (KJO)*. KingLud's Entrenchments, 8th August, 4 WBf. Loddingtonrailway line (HNB). ,.d:s LuffenhamHeath G.C., 5th August & 7thAugust (HNB). Lyddington,24th July, abundant (PR). SaltbyQuarry and airfield, 24th July, 50+ (WB)*. SouthLuffenham (HNB). Sproxtonmineral line, 24th July, 8 (WB)*. Y 1632 Erynnis lages DingySkipper AsfordbyHill, 15th June (JMS)*. BreedonHill, 17th June, 1 (WC)'. ClipshamQuarry, 30th May, 3; 19thJune, 7 (RNHS). HolwellQuarry, 8th May, 1 (KJO)*,30th May, 10 (AMB)*. KettonQuarry, (RNHS); May (LH);13th June, 1 (KJO).. 1$ Alrgus malvae GrizzledSkipper ClipshamQuarry,30th May,4; 19th June, 15 (RNHS). Driversrailway line, Tilton (HNB). KettonQuarry, May (LH); 13th June, 1 (KJO).. Loddingtonrailway line (HNB). 15/;5 Coliascroceus Glouded Yellow Migrant AylestoneMeadows, Leicester, 20th August (SJC)-. Belgrave,Leicester, 15th August, 1 male(AD). LongClawson, 16th August & 2nd September(JMS[ 1555 Callophrysrubi GreenHairstreak ClipshamQuarry, 30th May, 5; 19thJune, 12 (RNHS). Duxburysrailway line, Tilton (HNB). HolwellQuarry, 8th May, 1 (KJO).. KettonQuarry (HNB/SWT/LH/GDM); 1st May (RG). WarrenHills, Charnwood Lodge, 13th May, 10 (AJM).. 1567 Quercusia quercus Purplc Hairctrcak BeaumontLeys, Leicester, mid-August, 1 (SJC)*. BradgatePark, 20th August, 2 colonies(SFW).. BrownsHay, Newtown Linford, (HNB). BurleighWood, Loughborough, ova (HNB/SWT/LH/GDM). CharnwoodLodge, 7th August, 1 (SFW).. CloudWood, 13th August, 1 (MBF)*. HallGatesSpinney, Bradgate, 8th August, 3 (L&MH).. HolywellWood, Loughborough, ova (HNB/SWT/LH/GDM). KettonQuarry, November, ova (HNB/SWT/LH/GDM). LaxHill, Hambleton, 6th August, 1 (PHG/JMS).. WhiteHill, Markfield, 14th July (EPS)". : Old BrakeSpinney, Peckleton *. ! RutlandWater, 19th August, 1 (MEB/RAF)*. SouthLuffenham (HNB). 1558 Satyrium w-album tMrite Letter Hairstreak BurleighWood, Loughborough, ova (HNB/SWT/LH/GDM). HolywellWood,
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