A research project is well underway in Warwickshire to determine the egg laying requirements of the Dingy Skipper butterfly.
The aim is to find and record the location of at least 300 Dingy Skipper eggs across the region in order to acertain the prefered egg laying sites in different parts of the region. The records consists of data entered on to Ova Deposition Preference Survey (ODPS) Forms.
Once this data has been analyzed, the results will be used to advise site owners on how to improve existing habitat for the Dingy Skipper and increase their colony size.
With such a difficult and important task, we need your help. If you would like to take part, please contact the project leader, Mike Slater (details above right). Training on egg survey will be given where required. |
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Project Leader
Mike Slater - t: 01788 335881
Project Documentation
If you are taking part in this project, please download the blank Ova Deposition Preference Survey Form  pdf file or  microsoft word file.
Project Reports
The following document has been produced where the findings of the research has been sumarised.
Ova Deposition Report 2008  (397kb). |
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Project Statistics
2008 - 124 eggs found from 12 locations
Find out more about the Dingy Skipper
Find out more about the Dingy Skipper on our detailed species page. |
| Egg Counts 2009 |
Location:
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# eggs found by ? - view ODPS Form |
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Images by Glyn Clarke and Steven Cheshire.
If you have any images of the life-cycle of the Dingy Skipper you would be willing to share in our slideshow, please email them to webmanager@butterfly-conservation.org.uk
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