Steve, Was in Cote D'Azur area this August and saw a good number of Two Tailed Pasha's. Best location I found was Lac De St Cassien (approx 15 miles west of Cannes). Along the eastern shore of the lake they were in abundance and regularly settled for close inspection (see my photo in overseas catego...

Hello All,

The following Frits were seen during August in Ehrwald (in the shadows of the Zugspitze mountain on the Austrian/German border). Any help with them would be very much appreciated.

Kind Regards
Kevin

Hello All,

Perhaps some kind soul could help me ID some more skippers seen in South of France (Gorge Du Loup area).

Many Thanks in advance

Kind Regards Kev

Finally they are here (Lessor Purple Emporer & Two tailed Pasha). Thanks Charles Nicol for your help and patience.

All seen at Lac Du Cassien near Canne

Regards
Kev

Charles, Thanks for comments. Yes I do have a photo of the Lesser Purple Emporer but as with a lot of my photos it is to big and needs re-sizing. I know this is probably off topic for this forum, but if you can direct me as to how I re-size on Flickr (have looked but cannot see how or where to do it...

I have just returned from a family holiday on the Cote D Azur and thought a brief review of my sightings might be useful to some. have included a couple of photos 1. High Brown Frit (Gorge Du Loup) 2. Common Blue (I think!). Not unusual but pleased with the photo 3. Geranium Bronze (Seen in Monaco) ...

Hello All,

The following skipper was seen last week in the South Of France (Lerin Islands, Canne). Have pondered long and hard and come with a couple of options. Would dearly love an expert cast an opinion.

Regards Kev Ling

A cracking day out at Marks Hall Estate, Coggeshall, Essex produced the following on Sunday 24th July (A whopping 20 species) 1 x Purple Emperor 4 x White Letter Hairstreak (sharing same canopy as Emperor) 2 x Purple Hairstreak 1 x Silver Washed Frittilary Other species seen in good numbers: Lg Whit...

Hello all,

On a recent visit to Austria, the following blue butterfly was photographed by myself. I seemto be having great difficulty in establishing it's ID, so if anyone can assist , I would be most grateful.