Not a single cloud, mostly weak winds and 23° (10:25 AM) should've been ideal conditions even in the areas I visit less often. The opposite was observed and it even appears that the usual "May drop" now is occurring in August, as well.
With most blues having vanished even before fully kicking off (P. coridon) or "finishing" its respective generation (P. bellargus), even P. icarus remains unusually rare and only a single female,very small-sized P. icarus was discovered. Only a single C. pamphilus, which never made any appearances in any previous August before, was seen and was just as unusually small. The only species currently unaffected by this are all whites (minus P.edusa), A. io, A. urticae, V. atalanta & V. cardui – nothing can be said about I. lathonia, which has just started to return after suddenly vanishing in May, at this time. A. io, P. brassicae and V. atalanta were only seen on the remaining butterfly bush in "Front Yard Meadow".
In a similar fashion, most damsel- and dragonflies also have disappeared, with only a single male C. mercuriale currently remaining at the stream on the western side of Zone III. The general lack of suitable nectar plants, alongside host plants showing clear signs of malnutrition (especially the remaining stinging nettles are turning yellow/brown noticeably faster than usual, even in hidden spots), the upcoming heat have may make matters worse.