No field trip was set for this day due to work and far-from-optimal weather conditions, with the sky nearly fully covered by clouds, winds supposed to be picking up again and chill temperatures of 12°C (9:45 AM).
Nevertheless, my mother went outside and discovered a butterfly she failed to identify. Upon showing her some possible species based on her faulty descriptions, she rejected everything but claimed that it resembled L. maera – a species that never appeared at any point in our region and tends to prefer forests.
It turned out that I already showed her the species she discovered but initially rejected. L. megera has made its first appearance this year next to the wheat field and was seen wanting to continue to rest due to the lack of sun and rather cool temperatures.
Despite better conditions to search for more resting butterflies, I decided against a full field trip.