2016 January 2

   The Sussex, England, butterfly site  (www.sussex-butterflies.org.uk/sightings.html) has recently had two items of local interest.  A Sussex butterfly enthusiast, Patrick Moore, visited the west coast of Vancouver Island in August and photographed a couple of butterflies, which he posted on the Sussex site.  One was a Pine White on Wickaninnish Beach on August 25 – to be seen on the Sussex site on an undated posting, probably December 24.  More remarkable was an American Lady at Ucluelet, also August 25, and posted on the Sussex site on December 31.  As we know, the American Lady is very rare indeed here, but there seems to be no doubt that that is what the Ucluelet butterfly is.  Have a look at it, and let me know if you disagree!   (BTW, the “BC” that you will see on the Sussex site is short for “Butterfly Conservation”!)  Jeremy Tatum