The curious observations of Sir Alex. (Presumably an entomologist)
Cupido minimus... strong year, no doubt.
Glaucopsyche alexis... went extinct during the 1930's. How nice to find this out after digging through various databases – my constant search was for nothing.
Polyommatus icarus... increasingly becoming an annoying observation.
Polyommatus... Huh. This is weird. It looks like icarus but could also be its odd twin (icarinus) or thersites. Let's check the databases again.
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Strange.
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Good lord in heaven, this can't be real. Official papers published by the environment ministry analyzing this particular area state that thersites was last spotted prior to 2011, yet not a single database maintained by entomologists list any such observations of this species for this area. That's just lovely.
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Okay, the same ministry also listed thersites twice with entirely different Latin names. The second name is completely unknown to all search engines.
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I should stop reading this report because it only seems to get worse. A proposal to include a nearby pond to the protected area was declined because "the pond is too dirty". No explanation regarding the meaning of "dirty" or something that indicates that they even checked the water quality properly. Just "dirty" and "many bushes". Right.
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Lysandra bellargus... stable.
Lysandra coridon... just as stable.
Argynnis paphia...
The curious observations of Sir Alex. (Presumably an entomologist)
I'd be humbled if I'd ever be honored like Sir David Attenborough, however my work is hardly comparable to his and I'm sure this kind of honor is reserved for British people only.
And if it were open to anyone, I probably would not be allowed to carry the title of "Sir", even if I wouldn't mind it, hehe.