I sort of had the plebeji (sorry ) down as Reverdin's , well maybe not the last ones .... and the 4th to 6th mellictae as Meadow.... now preparing to bail out

Viva la difference one and all :D :D Here are some more variably out of focus backgrounds... IMG_4962.JPG IMG_5001.JPG IMG_5386.JPG IMG_4589.JPG IMG_4995.JPG and an unknown... IMG_4325.JPG Seems to me that it's a matter of distraction levels with backgrounds... our occipital lobes naturally process ...

owch yes indeed - I MUCH prefer your clean background to mine... still working on getting the best I can out of my setup. Hope this is bringing back some good memories

It wasn't me, it was my son - I think I was drunk at the time cracking storm though

This is looking towards Lausanne over Lac Lehman in early July, 30 sec exposure...
Happy days

A few more dimly lit ones, hence the inescapable noise...

Ah.... so they do... the marginal marking differentiator is much less obvious than that now you say... fascinating how not so subtle differences can be easily unobserved.... and I thought I had looked closely!! I remember your alexis photo from last year when I thought I would really really like to ...

Now for another focus on Green Underside Blue, and Black Eyed Blue..
and Black Eyed...

I've been using a different way of "developing" my RAW images over the last few days, and some re-do's seem worth a new airing..
There will be more to follow

Sounds good... if you can re-size your photos to 800 pixels on photoshop or equivalent, then they should download nicely? - would like to see the Pashas... & that is a Common Blue, and I'm still waiting (5y now) for an open wing LTB.. well done!

Great idea for a thread, and some great and interesting images showing.... did not immediately reply as I've been lucky enough to have lots to think about.... but this one is my fave... an Osiris Blue male in it's pristine perfection...

They appear to be males... I don't think the scotica form is as obvious in males as it is in females, so being in Scotland I would say they were indeed scotica. Ironically the first ever DGF I saw was on the hills above Kyle of Lochalsh, and it was a female as scotica as a butterfly piping in the ha...

excellent, thanks. - that second napaea you posted was an absolute beauty wasn't she.

although the subject of my first photo looks worn, she was in fact well covered in very pale scales, ? to the point of aberration

Thanks Paul... that is helpful, I'm sure we were there just days apart, supports my premise so far and hope Guy casts his eye over them at some stage.... I want to label them in my forthcoming Photobox book :D - preferably correctly, though some know that is not my norm!!- especially where it comes ...

Now I can't remember whether I've already requested confirmation, such as is possible, for these I have labelled as napaea, so please indulge me in a ?further opinion.... 1)... Beaufort Pass... 110704 9918.JPG 2)... 3 different ones from Simplon... 110707 0340.JPG 110707 0296.JPG 110707 0316.JPG Man...

A Red Admiral warming itself in this morning's autumnal sun..

In my infinite ignorance, they look like arion to me Guy will know! ( both the ID and the ig )

Your female sooty coppers look like Purple edged to me

Close enough for me thanks Gibster, I am constantly in awe of the collective intelligence available on this site